Evening star., 1946-06-23
Indian Springers Face
Star Ba|timoreans
Greiner, Meyer
By MerreII WhittIesey
Stor Stof Corrsspondent


By MerreII WhittIesey
Star Staff Correspondent
BALTIMORE, June 22.-Buddy
Sharkey made two tremendous
strides toward winning the Mary
land State amateur golf champion
ship here today as he advanced to
the ,semifinals. along with his
Indian Spring clubmate, Volney
Burnett, and two members Of the
host Country Club of Maryland,
Otto Greiner and Eddie Meyer.
In the semis tomorrow, Sharkey
plays Meyer and Burnett faces
Greiner at $50. The final is slated
ct 2 o'clock.
sharkey took the play from the
other double-victors both in the
morning and afternoon. The 26-
year-old former Navy radio oper-
ator-eunner. now employed by the
World Bank, won his morning
match from twice-champion Spen-
Ger Overton of Rolling Road in
spectacular fashion, up in 19 holes,
then trounced Medalist Eddie john
ston from the host club in the
second round, 4 and 3.
Wins With 60-Foot Putt.
Three down and three to play
against Overton. Sharkey won the
10th and 18th with pars, the 18th
with birdie to square the match
and then holed a 60-foot birdie putt
the length of the spacious 18th
green to beat the methodical Balti-
morean in the principal upset Of
the initial round. Sharkey also
holed a 20-foot putt on the 18th
hole yesterday to qualify via the
playoff route.
Sharkey again was an underdog
In the afternoon, but after an in
auspicious 6-6 start on the first
two holes he posted II pars on
the next 13 holes to beat Johnston
on the 18th. The latter found the
woods with straying tee shots on
three of the last four holes of the
match. Sharkey, consistent quar-
terfinalist, semifinalist, comedalist,
ETC., never has won a State or Sec
tional title.
Former Baltimore Public Links
Champion Meyer, Sharkeyis semi
final opponent tomorrow morning,
ousted, ex-State Champ Bill Eager
In the first round and clubmate
Ken Scales in the second. Sharkey
made the semifinals of this tourna-
ment as an 18-year-old in 1888, but
lost on the Goth hole to Greiner.
Burnett Has Easy Rounds.
Burnett. who would like to win
this title for the third time and add
1t to his Middle Atlantic crown, had
comparatively easy day. Wearing
his loud, good-luck shirt and US
ing his 18-year-old niblick and put
-, ter to perfection, Volney won two
matches with nine holes to spare.
In the first round, he trimmed
Stuart Rupert of Baltimore C. c.
4 and 8, and in the afternoon ended
Ernie Caldwell's hopes of second
State crown on the 14th green,
5 and 4. Caldwell, however, is not
the golfer he was six or seven
years ago.
Greiner, his game sharpened by
commendable performance in the
National Open, handed Manor's
Bobby Brownell an unexpected first
round defeat, and /, and routed
Donald Cooke. a member of the
host club and Chevy Chase, 8 and 6.
Brownell was 2 up on Greiner at
the turn, but played his worst golf
OF the season on the back nine.
Greiner had two brides on the back
nine in the Brownell match but
strayed over par three times.
broWneu was no opportunist,
though, and couldn't win a single
hole where Greiner went over par,
How Capital Players Fared.
Burnett and Greiner meet tomor-
row morning in what may be the
best match of the 26th State cham
pionship.
Results yesterday:
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Second Round-Sharkey defeated Johns
ton, ana 3; Meyer defeated Scales up;
burnett defeated Caldwell, s and 4: Grein
er defeated Cooke. 8 and 6.
Play Of Washingtonians in other
flights:
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William srisss.0 s0tlRRs RsnvoodD aD defeatsS ns taSese
Michalek. Mount Pleasant, / up; Joe vii.
son; r ktsnTood, st defeated Eddie steinbert.
Finnessy. Mount q Pleassnf efona a.feated toaed
Wilson, 3 and 2; Stuart FoxWsil Rolling
Third night: First round-H. johnson,
Mount @ Pleasant: defeated George Thorn
itonS Pa4t d:fsatsd :na q Gen. n FS, sS,
pessant defeated uP .ndss, aay Asias stnfs
Prince GEORGES, and l.
Fourth flight: First round-Bin Cole,
snrins M0gns Pleasant. defeated Jay Wolf; Indian
r9sn aes L Alan WasEs; WesSsrr C. 1adsa S
Spring. and 3. A.N."''
III iTIith Flight: First .ound-w. R. M.r.
Summers. Indian Spring. ? up: pr. W. &.
Ross; Gatoetin: defeated Charles Alex