Evening star., 1952-05-26
Belle Haven PLANNING
Tougher 4-Ba|| Event
For BroWneI|, Bogart
By MerreII WhittIesey

Belle Haven'S golf committee.
men have a long-range plan fol
a much stronger field for mex
years four-ball invitation tourna.
ment, particularly some out-of.
town talent that can give Bobby
Brownell and Ralph Bogart some
competition.
Brownell and Bogart's 2-and-1
triumph over Ernie Garlem and
Hank Robson yesterday gave the
District and Maryland amateu,
champions their second Belle Ha-
ven title in a row.
Although two of their matches
were fairly close. Brownell and
Bogart hardly were extended
They never were down in the four
rounds of match play, and in fact
had their biggest scare in the
qualifying round when they Just
made the championship flight
with a best-ball SO.
Well Ahead Despite Letdown.
For the tournament, the Chevy
Chase Club partners were Is un-
der par despite a letdown on the
last nine of the final. They
missed par on only one hole of
the qualifying round, the 18th,
where both three-putted. They
didn't miss par on the first and
second rounds Of match play, and
only once yesterday morning.
But after leading 4 up after nine
holes Of the final with 3-under-
par golf they went to pieces.
Neither Bobby nor Ralph pared
the easy par 4 18th, 18th or 18th
holes. Brownell finally broke the
streak with a par on IA to 60 2
up and Bogart scrambled to a par
on the 18th to end the sloppily-
played match.
Garlem and Robson are public
links players who went to the final
of this tournament in 1949. Gar
lem is a former assistant pro,
while Robson was almost legend
at Georgetown Prep's course after
moving here from Minnesota sew
eral years ago. He would shoot
phenomenal scores around the
short course. but never played in
tournaments.
Losers Team Well
Both Garlem and Robson are
extremely short hitters, but both
are good putters and they team
well on short course such as
Belle Haven. But they were offer
ing so little opposition in the title
match Brownell and Bogart start
ed coasting with a 4-up lead and
almost were caught from behind.
Next year Belle Haven hopes to
have Virginia's top amateurs play
ing with partners who can give
them more help. They also hope
for better representation from
Baltimore and are going to bid
early for top amateurs from the
CarolinaS and the Philadelphia
section.
OF the "a teams in the Belle
Haven event this year, it appeared
that Mike Jankowski and Bob
Morris of Prince Georges or
Claude Wild Of Washington and
Bob Chandler of Prince Georges
could give the defending cham
pions real opposition. But Nor
ris and Jankowski were upset in
the second round after winning
the medal. Wild and Chandler
had an off day qualifying, but
then won the second flight with
some of the best golf of the tour
nament.
Kallio Plays Alone.
The winners played 4-under-
par golf in the first round in beat
ing Belle Haven's Frank Woolley
and Eddie Frank, while Robson
and Garlem won, 8 and 2, over
Colonels Jim Wilson and Ben
Schriever.
Keith Kallio caused about as
much comment in the tourna-
ment as anybody else. After the
qualifying round with Volney
Burnett as a partner, Kallio COM
planned about the placement of
the pins. In the first round of
match play he threatened to call
hole because an opponents cad
die marked a ball.
Then when Burnett refused to
play in the consolation, Kallio
played Buddy Sharkey and
Maury Fitzgerald alone, and they
beat him, but then forfeited the
match to him. Kallio then played
Pete Rock and w. j. Rogers alone
in the second round of the con-
ISOLATION and won, but lost. 6 and
4, to Don Sullivan and Roger
MARITIME in the consolation final.
He said he was going to keep
both prizes, silver pitchers, be-
cause Burnett wouldn't play.
Wild and Chandler won the sec
ond fight over Connie Sellers,
the Virginia amateur champion,
and DR.. Jack Keffer of Roanoke,
3 and 2. John Gonella and Billy
Buppert Of Prince Georges won
the third over George Winkler
and Redford Burney, 6 and 4,
and H. A. Halpin and Jim Gipe