Evening star., 1947-09-17
Luck Of Draw Pairs
Kinder, BrowneII
In D. {. Amateur

Last week the United States Golf
Association was criticized for using
the blind draw" or out of the hat
in the national amateur champion
ship. A lot of the top players met
each other In the early rounds while
unknowns advanced by killing each
other off in the softer brackets.
The District Golf Association did
not leave itself open to any such
criticism and used the USGA's gen.
eral numerical draw following the
qualifying in the 2sth District anna
teur championship yesterday at
Woodmont.
So what happened? 1t. Jim
Kinder, the down the middle
from Prince Georges, who won the
medal with a 2-over par II, and thus
was No. 1 in the draw. was paired
against No. II. No. II turned out to
be none other than Bobby Brownel,
the defending champion and heavy
favorite to add the title to his Mary
land and Middle Atlantic triumphs.
So it's Kinder and Brownell in the
first round of match play today.
Par Not Threatened.
Woodmont's par of SO was not
threatened. With only one par five
hole. which eliminated a lot Of
birdie possibilities, the 81 players
who scrapped for the 80 match play
berths made few brides, and eight
players with 30 played off for seven
places in the title flight. Walter
Takes of Manor had 80 but was not
present for the playoff and Everett
Steinem of the host club finally lost
out on the third hole.
There was nothing true to form
about the medal round. Kinder
pulled an upset by winning qualify
ing honors with his II and Charles
Price of Kenwood was next with 72,
and incidentally his three brides
on three through five were the only
brides of the day. The
73 shooters were surprises-Dick
Burgess, an Argyle member and
Syracuse University senior and Ed
Steptoe, former prominent amateur
golfer In Boston, now representing
Golf and Country Club.
Brownell came In with three
double bogeys and II and took
of for the practice tee. Ralph Bo-
CART and Billy Shea, the only other
ex-champs entered, had 75s. Most
Of the favored players qualified.
Skinker Takes 9.
Earle Skinker had the most weird
round OF the day but qualified in the
playoff. On the 18th hole, a 440-
yard par four and toughest on the
course, he took a juicy nine, in
Guiding a spoon shot off the heel of
the club that shot back between his
legs. He couldn't do it again if he
tried.
Two rounds are scheduled today,
Which will reduce the field to eight. !
First round pairings and scores:
Bobby .Brownell, Manor Gu VS.. 1t.
5xssriPgsn Ssss F5d5.r Columbia shrn 55 vs. Bl sum
niger. Woodmont Ga VS.. Walter Cessna,
Belle Haven (7s);. Martin Mccarthy, Co
um6ia go VS.. a, H. Youngquist. Ken
Sol. Paul Clifford, Army Navy (77]; /
2alph Bogart. Chevy Chase (f5), VS..
oseph kenrick. Ken%ood "a 'sVs' vs. ri; RT
,dlowitz: Woodmont (78); Don Miller
Senwood go vs.; E. R. Ferguson, jr,
eeenWood eI oSol; Charles Price. Kenwood .
lam Shea, Congressional 75) VS.. Jay wolf.
ndian Spring 800; Leroy Smith, Manor
ierreii whtties%ey % Manor m 9tomD'a 7Ss1 rs Nafdy s
sehkopf. Army Navy tSu); Ed St.ptoe.
'vashlnstEn 'aHslE fIdtsn G. 4 G G. 5S ys Garland
Yards, Belle Haven (75) vs. Earle Skinker,
Columbia 900: Ted Burrows, Indian
pring Ga VS.. Maury Nee. Columbia (7s):
oe wilson; KenWood (7D VS.. Bob Cook,