Evening star., 1947-08-31
Hagen and Sehriever
Only Sure Starters
From This Area
By MerreII WhittIesey


Atlantic section to the National
Amateur championship are going
begging, with second low-qualif1er
Ralph Bogart and Bob Morris, who
won the playoff for the fifth and
final place, already having declined.
Walter Hagen, jr, of Richmond will
60 and Belle Haven's Col. Bernard
Schriever already has been named
to sub for Baltimore's Eddie john
ston.;
That leaves Bobby Brownell,
medalist locally and second low
qualifier throughout the nation to
make up his mind. Brownell noti-
fed District Golf Association Presi-
dent Albert E. Steinem that he
would not know until Tuesday
morning.
Others Not Interested.
The way Brownell has been DOM
mating the local amateur tourna-
ments, it would pay his opposition
to take up collection and get him
out of town. For Brownell said If
he made the trip to California for
the September 6-13 championship at
the Pebble Beach course in Del
Monte he would not defend his Dis
trict Amateur title at Woodmont
September 1919.
After Schriever the next alternates
are: Arnold Litman of Baltimore
(not interestedD Billy Shea of Con-
gressional (out of town but said he
would not play as an alternate), +,
Eddie Ault of Indian Spring (out
of town Maury Nee of Columbia
Gin Akron with the Baltimore
Colts and DR.. Joseph Kendrick, of
Kenwood. It is extremely doubtful
if any of them will fill in.
For a golfer who would have to
pay his own way, stay at a hotel,
ETC., the trip probably would cost
$500, An airline attempted to get
the five Middle Atlantic qualifiers
together to make the trip in a group
for publicity purposes. The round
trip fare quoted was $306.
Price Wanted To Go.
An ironical note is that Kenwood's
club champion, Charles Price, at
temped to qualify in Philadelphia
which is closer to his summer res
idence. He shot 153 up there after
being misinformed as to what he
needed to qualify and wasted a few
shots on the finishing holes. Price
was anxious to play. If he had played
here he could have gone with almost
any score.
The same situation likely will pre-
vail next summer when the National
Open is held in California. A num-
ber of golfers will enter merely to
swell the field, which is the sport
I ing thing to do, then will spend a
week or more deciding not to go. 1t
seems the West Coast is getting
more than it's share, with the PGA,
Amateur, Open and Ryder Cup
matches there within two years.
DIVOT DATA-Leo Walper was
hit on the right thumb by an errlng
shot on the Congressional Club driv-
ing range the other day and played
in the Pro-Lady tournament with
his thumb heavily bandaged. He
shot rs Chevy Chase Clubs
Charles Rassler, leading the local
pros in tournament scoring this sea-
son, has been without three and
four wood all year. He uses ia
vorite driver and a mismatched
brassie with whippy shaft that he
chokes down for shorter wood shots.
Bassler claims he cannot find set
of woods to suit Buck Worsham
played in the Westchester Open the
same day Brother Lew was in the
Western Open and Brother Bub in
the National Caddie championship.
Buck finished 28th with two 75s and
II Cliff Spencer. formerly of
East Potomac. has taken up his new
job at Elizabeth City, N. c.
Bob Morris will defend his Will
ham Bright Memorial Invitation
tournament title this week at Wild
wood, N. J. John Hitchborn,
the Manor Club golfer with half
dozen titles to his credit in New
England records. was constant
golfing companion of Bobby Locke
in South Africa in the late 1930s, a
time when Locke wondered if he
could make expenses if he came to
the United States Vohey
Burnett, out of golf for several
weeks with an injured knee, returns
to work at his D. c. Fire Depart
ment job tomorrow, but will not be
a threat in the Indian Spring Club
championship unless everybody joins
him in playing on one leg Isn't
1T about time that the Middle Allan
tic PGA recognized AL Houghton's
promotional work and elected him
president at the annual meeting?