Evening star., 1949-10-12
District Links Team
Has Edge on Virginia
Brownen Thinks
By MerreII WhittIesey

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By MerreII WhittIesey
Bobby Brownell, who under
took the thankless task of con-
tacting and pairing the all-star
lineup of District amateur golfers
that will meet Virginia's best
Sunday in Charlottesville, has
come up with a team that he
thinks will be too tough for the
hosts.
This is the first match in what
the District and Virginia Golf
Associations hope will be an an
nual affair. alternating between
the District and either Richmond,
Charlottesville or some other Vir-
ginia city.
The teams were picked on the
basis Of showings in established
tournaments, interest in the sport
and sportsmanship. Thus it's not
just a cold -blooded golf match.
Most of the Washington team
members plan to 60 to Charlottes-
vile on Saturday, some of them
will attend the Homecoming foot
ball game between Virginia and
Washington and Lee and there's
party at the Pennington Coun-
try Club for the visitors.
Brownell still was two players
short today as Billy Griffin of
Manor and 1t. Jim Kinder of
Prince Georges were forced to
withdraw. but he hoped to fill the
places from group of alternates.
The two players to be added to
make up a 16-man team-will play
as partners.
Brownell and Bogart Team.
The inseparable golfing COM
panions, who between them hold
all the major sectional amateur
titles, Brownell and Ralph Bo-
CART, will team in the first four
some. Jim Gardner. runnerup to
Bogart for the Maryland and
Middle Atlantic titles. will play
in the second spot with George
Voigt, the great match play
golfer from Prince Georges, as
his partner.
Claude Rippy of Washington,
now just Sunday golfer but
good one, will pair with Bob
Morris of Prince Georges in the
third spot. Morris often has been
termed the most underated golfer
in the District.
Charles Price, playing excellent
tee-to-green golf of late but
bothered by an erring putter, will
be IN the next position with Billy
Shea. the Congressional Club
champion. Eddie Ault, one of the
Districts top-ranking amateurs
from Indian Spring. will pair with
Earl McAleer of Manor, one Of
the country's top southpaw golf
ers.
Manor Club champion Ted
Burrows and Don Miller, a steady
flight competitor from Kenwood,
will team up, as will William B.
McFerren, the Indian Spring Club
champion. and Col. Bernard
.Schriever, the club championship
fnalist at Belle Haven.
Pairings Carefully Made.
II sBrownell took great deal of
spains IN pairing players who he
thought would be steadying in
fluences for each other. Some
thought he should have put him.
self and Bogart In different
matches, but the captain appar-
emily believes in leading with his
aces, and it might be the best
move. -
The match was arranged by
William Briggs, president Of the
District Golf Association, and vir-
ginia officials following q sugges-
ton by Gerard (Eddie) Edwards,
one of the city's top golf pro-
moters.
| Members of the Virginia team
and some of their outstanding
performances:
James 0. Watts, former State
amateur champion; Wynsol Spen-
Ger. twice Virginia amateur titlist;
Burr Melvin, John S. Battle, jr.,
and Benno Jansen, jr., qualifiers
for the National Amateur; Pat
Jansen, the Pennington club
champion; Harry. Easterly, jr.,
Richmond city champion; George
Fulton, jr., who defeated Rippy
in the Fairacre Invitation final;
j. B. Hall, captain of the Univer-
sity Of Richmond golf team; Jack
Hamilton. the present State anna
teur champion; Jack Harris, club
titleholder at the c. c. of Vir-
ginia; Earl Howell, twice Rich
mond champion; Ray Lang,
George Gosey, Lynchburg's out
standing player; Meredith Watson
OF Petersburg and Walter Hagen,
jr., twice National Amateur quail
fer from Richmond.
The match will be played on a
best-bal basis using the Nassau
scoring system, one point for each
nine and one for the 18 in each of
the eight threesomes.
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