Evening star., 1949-08-17
Bogart Could Climax
His Best Golf Year
lin j. ). Amateur
By MerrelI WhittIesey

Business partners Ralph Bo-
CART and Bobby Brownell figure
it's bad for business If both are
playing golf at the same time. but
it doesn't hurt If one is oh the
city sectional circuit. This was
Bogart's year and he's making
the most Of 1t.
Big Ralph, 20. and playing the
best golf Of his life. yesterday
added the medal in the sectional
trials for the National Amateur
to his season accomplishments,
which include the Maryland and
Middle Atlantic amateur cham
pionships. the Kenwood Invita-
ton and several minor events. It's
one Of the biggest sweeps in the
history of local golf.
Bogart and Marvin Worsham
will represent Washington in the
USGA Amateur starting August
20 in Rochester. and this year
Bogart may make a move in the
all-match play event. He figures
to go two or three rounds on the
basis Of his play to date.
Bogart in for Fifth Time.
This Is the way they finished
yesterday at Congressional. which
Hike most of the other courses, has
suffered from the extreme heat
and is not suited for low scoring
Bogart, medalist with 72-73-
145. qualified for the fifth time
He twice qualified on the scene
when the Amateur was medal anc
match play. but never has won .
match in the tournament proper
Brownell, with 72-74-146
missed a tricky 4-footer on the
last green that would have tiee
for the medal, but Bobby with.
drew after qualifying for the sew.
enth time. He went to the third
round In Memphis last year. Ont
Of the Brownell children has the
whooping cough and he's afraio
the others will get it and he will
have to be around. Besides, Bogart
is going.
Spencer Overton, 51-year ole
winner Of most tournaments ir
this section at one time or another
paired 74s with 148 to qualify fol
the eighth time.
Johnston Makes Grade.
Eddie Johnston, 27-year-old
c. c. Of of Maryland golfer. made
the grade for the. fifth time ir
five tries. Johnston had rs in the
morning. was 3 under par fol
eight holes in the afternoon, but
slipped to u for 148. Recently he
received his LIB. degree at the
University of Baltimore and LED
his class.
Marvin Worsham of Bethesda
c. c., 19-year-old Wake Forest
junior. tried for the first time and
was successful with a pair of 75s
Lewis kid brother was even PAL
for IA holes in the morning, then
hit two balls out Of bounds on
the 18th. That didn't upset him
too much and he played more
carefully in the afternoon, but his
puts wouldn't drop.
Bill Cole, 37-year-old oil COM
|pany employe from Baltimore
slipped in with 73-77-150 and
was believed to be the first public
links player ever to qualify from
this section. Mount Pleasant is
a member club of the USGA and
his entry was accepted.
Bogart was about to toss away
mis- medal chances as he played
4-over-par golf for the first eight
holes of the afternoon, but he
dropped a 25-footer for a par on
the ninth and with new conf
dence played the back nine in 80.
Swearingen First Alternate.
Ray Swearingen of Columbia
won the first alternate's berth
with 77-74-151, while Bob Har-
rington of Frederick won the Sec
ond over host club champion M.
Parker Nolan after they tied with
1885. Harrington had a par on
the first extra hole.
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