Evening star., 1953-09-23
BrowneI|, Keyed Up
In Title Play, Faces
Lengthening Odds
By MerreII WhittIesey


Bobby Brownell said earlier
this season that he enjoyed
tournament golf to a certain
extent, but that his family and
business were so much more
important and took so much Of
his time that sometimes he really
didn't care whether he won or
lost.
81 get keyed up for the Dis
trict Amateur" he said at the
time, but the rest of the tour
naments are all the same"
The eight time District ANA
teur titlist started his keying-up
for the current championship
with a 2-under-par 68 at Belle
Haven in the qualifying round
yesterday, one stroke too high
for the medal. That was won
by his business partner and
Chevy Chase clubmate, Ralph
Bogart, with a 81. Arnie Prada
of Argyle had So.
Brownell takes an astounding
streak of 38 consecutive matches
won into his first-round en-
counter with Argyle's Roger
MARITIME, today. Brownell never
has lost a match in this cham
pionship which he won in 1886,
again in '46 and every year since.
Forgotten Man of Tourney.
Bogart knocked in a 12-foot
putt on the last hole to win the
medal, his second straight.
Bogart is the forgotten man OF
the tournament. He won 1t
three times, but Brownell didn't
play in any of the three. He was
runnerup to Bobby In 1916, 1949,
1852. He was medalist twice,
and twice tied for the medal.
In addition to the law of aver
ages. Brownell is playing over a
short, par-70 course this week
where form often means little.
Belle Haven is the type layout
where anybody can be beaten.
The home club has six players
IN the championship fight, sec
ond only to Argyle, which has
seven.
Brownell and Bogart are in
opposite halves of the draw and
if they both win two matches
today and tomorrow they would
meet for the title in the 36-hole
final on Friday.
The Brownell-Martino winner
plays Mike Jankowski or Frank
Woolley this afternoon, and the
Bogart-B. c. McKoWn winner
plays Ray Swearingen OF John
Gonella.
Del Beman Misses.
Everybody who figured made
the title fight except Del Be-
man, the Worsham Memorial
Junior titlist. who skied to an
83. His kid brother Deane, Mid
Atlantic Junior champion. had 76
and met the District Golf Asso-
citation president, Eddie Edwards,
in the first round. Eddie quail
if1ed in the playoff.
The playoff was one of the
highlights of the qualifying as
SIS played for 80 places in the
championship. Seven had 79s
and met in a sudden-de elm
ination for three places. Ed
wards, Tom Shenk of Argyle and
Karl Kellerman won with three
straight pars.
First-round pairingS, with the
winners, in order. to meet in the
second round this afternoon:
Bobby Brownell Chevy Chase o6S)
Jankowskt. Prince Georges "a, VS.,
Frank Woolley Belle Haven C77D; Eddie
Frank. Belle Haven C72D VS.. Jack Kurtz.
Belle Haven G6): Jay Randolph, Be
theSda C75I VS. Don Sullivan. Argyle
GSp; Arnold Prada. Argyle t6g) VS..
Vern Johnson. Congressional (76I; L.
A MCGOWAN, Manor G5D VS.. Maurice
LeBosauet. Belle Haven G;sl,; Neil
Bethesda C76); Deane Beman. Bethesda
90 VS. Eddie Edwards, Belle Haven
f9,; Ralph Bogart. Chevy Chase t67l
VS.. B. c. McKown, Prince Georges Gt);
Ray Swearingen Columbia C14l VS.. John
Gonella, Prince Georges 60; Pete Rock,
Prince Georges C12D VS.. Eddie Ault. In
Army Navy go VS.. Karl Kellerman.
Columbia t79p: Bob Martino, Argyle
11) VS.. DR. Mike Oliveri. Kenwood G6l:
Bob Chandler Congressional t75) VS.. DR..
Mike Oristian. Manor (7Sl: Bob Blanck.
Argyle ca VS. DR.. Jerry Footer. Wood
mont on: Dan Fults. Argyle 76) VS..
Tom Shenk, Argyle (79).