Evening star., 1947-05-05
Voigf Shines With TO
As Capital 5 Golfers
Drub MaryIanders
By MerreIl Whittlesey

Manor Country Club, known more
for It's woods nine and deception than
for Its length, was long golf course
yesterday. Two heavy rains late in
the week left the course too soft to
cut. The club was host to the sec
ond-round matches In the Maryland
State four-ball championship and
Pro Clagett Stevens said We'll
make them work today" The tee
markers were moved all the way
back, and according to Stevens the
course never played longer.
There were some long hitters
among the is visiting players, but
the low scorer for the day wasn't a
long hitter. It was 50-year-old
George Voigt, one of Americas s
greatest amateurs two decades ago,
who gave the youngsters a short
game lesson.
Voigt Gets Around HandiIy.
4 Voigt was out in "a and back In
36 for 10, playing summer rules,
and needed help from partner Jim
Kinder on only one hole as the
Prince Georges No. / team defeated
Aberdeen No. L. 8 and 4. Voigt
didn't reach all the long par As in
regulation figures, but those he
didn't reach he chipped dead to the
pin for one putt.
They say voigt plays the roll OF
the green on any shot so yards
from the carpet. He plays "cut'
on brassie shots and wind doesn't
phase him. After all, Voigt has
played considerable golf in the Brit
tsh Anlteur and in Ryder Cup
matches in England, where the wind
never lets up.
The Prince Georges members say
Voigt hasn't been out of the fair
way since he Joined the club, which
probably Is an exaggeration. He's
been out once or twice, he admits
Voigt and Kinder meet the Wood
holme No. team next week at
Hillendale-a course that's made to
order for George.
Only two Baltimore teams remain
m the quarter-f1nals of the two-man
team championship. Indian Springs
Eddie Ault and Buddy Sharkey
spurred by Ault's 3-3-3 start,
drubbed the. top contenders from
Baltimore, Eddie Johnston and Ed
die Meyer, 4 and 8. Otto Greiner
pulled out of the latter team due
to his decision to turn pro In the
Delaware Open May Is.
McAIeer. Ritter SnarxIe
Manor's Earl McAleer and Lee
Ritter pulled the best comeback.
Three down and five to play against
Bobby Jones and j. Miller of Hillen-
dale, McAleer southpawed two pars
and a birdie on the next three holes
to square the match, and Ritter
finished with pars to win it. Chevy
Chase's favorted Bobby Brownell
and Ralph Bogart fashioned six
brides between them in winning
easily.
State four-ball results:
y.rry nss Hs,t deSrses No sob Norris and
Lam Eager and Alex Knapp. and e~a I:
Eollins Road No. tspencer oyerton and
M and dds1fassd Mfton csnlsn and NJ
Mluer) defeated Bonnie View No / John
Bruff and W. Baumgartner) 2 and L;
Manor No. I nee, Ritter and Earl Nc
Jones and J. Millerl. 2 up. ''
Prince GeorEes No. l. George voight
1Floyd Watts and r. Meals. S and 4:
Moodholme No 81. Land and Nanny
pleep defeated Ksnwood No. tFred Mar
Chase No. (Ralph. Boeart and Bobby
BrownelD defeated Suburban No. | " .Le-
how and Arnold Litman), and 4: Indian
Spring No. i Eddie Ault and Buddy
Sharkey) defeated c. c. of Maryland No
! Eddie Johnston and Eddie Meyer,
Pairings for next Sunday: Prince Geor-
ses No. ys. Rolling Road No. /: Ken
wood No. VS.. Manor No. /: Prince
Georges No. VS.. Woodholne No / !;
CHEVY Chase No. VS.. Indian Spring