Evening star., 1953-06-03
ChampMayT Test
BoQar1 in First Round
0fMary|and Amateur
By MerreII Whittlesey


Maryland State Amateur golf
championship four Of the last
five years and it was only natural
that the contestants were scan.
ming the pairingS to find some
body likely to end the streak
after the qualifying round yes
terday at Chevy Chase Club.
Bogart was given the old Sher-
wood Forest trophy for perma-
nent possession after his 1852
triumph and there's a beauti-
full new cup donated by a for
mer champion from Baltimore,
B. Warren Corkran.
Ralph qualified for the Ma
tional Open championship Mon
day. but decided yesterday to
withdraw because of business
pressure. Harold Oatman, Nor
folk pro, was notified Of Bogart's
withdrawal and Oatman is ex-
pected to play as first alternate.
Burnett Meeting BOgart.
The players looking for a pos
sible Bogart conQueror heSitated
over his f1rSt-round opponent to-
day, Volney Burnett, 1887 WIN
ner. There are only four for
mer champions entered and they
meet today, with Spencer Over
ton Q936-45) playing Paul Hav-
tland 19SO in the other match.
Burnett has beaten Bogart at
Chevy Chase but has been play
ing little golf Of late and Bo-
sart has been in competition
since early spring. But Volney
cannot be overlooked. Burnett
took a nine on the ninth hole
yesterday. hooking one tee shot
out of bounds and one into poi
son ivy on the eighth hole, and
still qualified with a II.
Bogart, medalist with a u on
O day that his score was one Of
two better than five over par,
also has Claude Wild in his
bracket and three college golf
ers, Dennis Bolster of Duke, Jay
Randolph of George Washing
ton and Billy Buppert Of Mary
land.
Joe Schiller Shoots 73.
There's Overton, Eddie john
ston and Roland Mackenzie in
the lower bracket as possible
f1naliStS and q new name, Joe
Schiller, the second low qualifier
with a 73. The Baltimore golf
writer's have seen Schiller IN ac-
ton and say he can be tough.
Schiller is a member Of the
Green Hills Club just outside
Salisbury on the Eastern Shore.
He is a four-time Eastern Shore
champion and won an invitation
tournament there last week. Last
winter he played in the Cham
pion Of Club Champions event in
Florida and upset Dynamite
Goodloe, the colorful Georgia
golfer who two years ago made
a move both in the National
Amateur and the Masters.
Scores Of 70 and better made
the title flight yesterday ard q
playon at 70 was averted when
Billy Heimer Of Manor failed to
arrive in time for q playoff. Six
players had been tied for five
spots and thus the remaining
i've were qualified and Heimer
eliminated.
Some of the better golfers who
didn't make the title fight Of 80
were Edgie johnson and Jim Kim
der. 80s; Eddie Bean and Ray
Sweareingen, 81s; Karl Keller
man, 50, and Eddie Ault, Doug
Jackson and Buddy Brylawski.
Two rounds are scheduled to-
day and tomorrow and the So
hole final Friday.
FirSt-round pairingS:
Ralph Hogart, chevy Chase (79), VI.
vOIney burnett; Indian spTins %
III. JOSepD AGnE1Gk. AeEWOoQ S(0bI
vs.. Louis Mann. C.. c. of Md. (78).
vs.. Ciauds Wild, washington I7S).
Jay Randolph, Bethesda .(70), VS..
6ergt. Charles JENNINGS, Prince Georses
Frank Mailiey, All View ca, Va.
Mickey Gehrick. Clifton Park I'D.
Ed Finnessy,. c. c. Of Md. l75). vs..
Maury Fitzgerald. -Kenwood (7Sl.
George Taylor. Rolling Road ga. W.
Dennis Bolster. Bethesda (76), VS..
Irving Cantor, Woodmont (79).
Joe Schiller. Salisbury (73), vs.. Maury
JACK Barr: chevy chase t5sS: w
vs.: William Boyd. Army Navy (76).
Roland Mackenzie, Green Spring VAL
ley (76), VS. Bob MARITIME. Argyle (19).
Spencer Overton, Rolling Road (14,
vs.. Paul Haviland. unattached (7S).
vs.. Jack Emieh. Baltimore c. c. t79).
Dick Mullen. Rollins Road (74G vs..
Tim Cracg. Rolling Road (7S).
Hank Robson. Prince Georges (76),
". Ted Bower. c C. of Md. (79).
Bethesda Loses in SoftboII