Evening star., 1951-08-20
BroWneII and Bogart
Break Jinx 10 Win
Belle Haven Tourney

Nine hours and 46 minutes after
they left the tee in the semifinal
match yesterday, Bobby Brownell
and Ralph Bogart won their first
tournament as partners, the third
annual Belle Haven four-ball in
vitation.
The Chevy Chase clubmatesl
have been tops in amateur golf
here for years, alternating the two
top-ranking positions, but they
have played as partnerS> only In
three tournaments. In two pre-
vious years they were upset in the
first round at Belle Haven. In
two cracks at the Maryland State
four-ball title, they lost before the
semifinals. In two appearances in
the John G. Anderson four-ball in
New York. they set a record in
winning the medal in their first
try, but lost in the first round
both years.
Win Medal With IS.
It was apparent that they were
out to break their Belle Haven
jinx from the outset of this tour
nament, however. They won the
medal with a best ball score of IS,
five under par. They won one
match 6 and S, one by 3 and 2,
and both the Semifinals and final
yesterday by and l margins.
Bobby and Ralph have been
criticized for their slow play, but
in comparison to their final-round
victims, Comdr. Frank Heyer and
Frank Woolley of the host club,
Brownell and Bogart are bit-and-
run artists.
Woolley and Heyer insisted on
holding a conference on almost
every shot, and surveyed the puts
as team. They held up the final
match almost an hour by taking
nearly five hours to beat Ted
Rutley and Larry Imhoff. up.
WOOlley Starts Well.
Woolley was off to a good start
in the final with brides on one, Is
two and four, missing an g.
footer for an eagle on the fourth.
The match turned even but Heyer
put the hosts one up with a
birdie on the 18th. Brownell
squared it with a birdie on IL,
the winners won IA and 16 with &
parS and Bogart ended the match
with his second "gimmie" birdie
of the day on the 17th hole. The
winners were three under.
Brownell and Bogart won their
semiflnal match over Wynsol
Spencer and Ashley Briggs, also
8 and /. Briggs and Spencer
teamed well on the front nine
but Spencer had to carry the load
on the second. Brownell and
Bogart teamed we'll in that match.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
semihnpnalsrBos6y nnasx BroEnell.Ralph Bo7
News 9s and Hshs9
Hriggs. Hampton; Va. and /; Frank
defeated Larry 1mhon-Ted Rutiey. Ken
- aI-Brownell-Bosart defeated Heyer-
CHAMPIONSHIP CONSOLATION.
ssmidnals1Bob f,1 Is Harrington M Carl Shook,
ETeQeTlCk. Mo, QeIeaGeQ w. byTne CuFIlSS,
Columbia. and Frank Arbosta, Argyle, l
up; Bobby Morris-Mike JankowSki. Prince
GEORGES. defeated Comdr. H. D. Helfrich.
IT, Army Navy; and Harry Simpson.
Final-Morris-Jankow defeated Har-
ffngton-Snook. 4 and 2.
SECOND FLIGHT.
Semihnals-Tony Popolaski- LaSalle,
Bethesda, defeated Col. Jim wilson Bob
Chandler. Prince GEORGES. and 3; Pete
Callovini Prince Georges, and Bob Mar
tino, unattached. defeated W.. T. Elmer
N. Campbell Fredericksburg, l up in 19
holes.
ovini-Martino, 5 and 4.
THIRD FLIGHT.
Semihnals-Ted King-William WetZel,
%nsttached dsfssated Miller Wash
George Foster. Army Navy, defeated Frank
Mann. Belle Haven. and Taylor Kincan- z
non Birmingham. Ala, l up. In
Final = Foster-Foster defeated King +
WetZel. 4 and 8. Is
FOURTH FLIGHT.
Semifnals-Frank Mailley-Joe ReRan. \
unattached, defeated Jim Swink, Belle
Haven. and Ed Coffman. Washington:
no; j. P. KurtZ. Belle Haven: and Col.
M NJ. Hay, Army Navy, defeated RcXl
Spaulding Billy Martin. Washington
HF HFFinial-Mailley -Resan defeated Kurtz-
Hay, 3 and l.