Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-01
Randolph, culIinane
Sfandoufs in Opening
Junior Golf Rounds

sham Memorial Junior tourna-
ment doesn't count toward
ranking the District golfers, the
current junior event. looks like
1t might produce a top-flight
challenger to the Bobby Brow
nell-Ralph Bogart regime. par
ticularly il Jay Randolph and
Perky Cullinane should meet in
the final today.
To date Randolph and Gull
linane, teammates at Bethesda
Country Club. are high on the
ranking list. Jay by winning
three tough matches in the Ma
tional Amateur and Perky by
winning the sectional qualifying
medal for the Amateur.
The District Amateur comes
up in three weeks. Randolph
is a definite entry and Cullinane
hopes to play, although classes
start at Georgetown University
on the day of the first and Sec
ond rounds Of the tournament.
If Randolph and Cullinans win
the seminal matches on their
home course today, they'll meet
for the title in one of the top
tournaments ever held here for
the under-21 golfers.
Face Tough Opponents.
OF course both have some
unfinished business. Randolph
meets Jordan Ball and Cullinane
plays Deane Beman in seminal
matches. Ball. Of Norfolk, Va.
was medalist in the recent Vir-
ginia Junior championship at
Belle Haven and was touted
as the most promising player Of
the lot, but he lost a tough
quarter-final match in the Viz
ginia event, l up.
Deane Beman, younger brother
Of last years winner, Del Beman.
also is from Bethesda, like
Randolph and Cullinane.
Cullinane played the best golf
Of the first two rounds in the
championship flight. even par
in beating 14-year-old John
Konsek of Buffalo, a brilliant
golfing prospect, and Jerry Nc
Ferren. the District Junior
champion. Cullinane was 2 up
on McFerren after 10 holes,
thanks to an out nine of 80, but
Jerry cut the margin to 4 and
8 before losing.
Randolph disposed of two Uni
versity of Maryland golf team
members, Bill McFerren, jr.. and
Richard Mason. finalist in the
Indian Spring Club champion
ship. Randolph won the first
three holes from McFerren and
never was headed. and won 1873
from Mason for a lead he held.
Randolph was 8 over par for
the windy day, as was Beman,
with Ball about the same.
Buffalo Youngster Stars.
The youngster who has cap
tured the fancy Of the Bethesda
club members is Curt Siegel Of
Buffalo, N. Y, who was low scor-
er by nine strokes in the fight
for 13-year-olds and under, and
who won his first match by Z and
6. He meets Mike Cullinane to-
day, while Jim Hoffer Of York,
Pa, plays Dick Rinaudot of Con-
gressional.
The second flight, which in
cludes so many good juniors that
next years tournament may be
a championship fight of 80.
finds Paul Kosko of Roanoke
against Walter Lawrence Of
Richmond. and Henry Kerfoot
of Washington G&CC against
Bill Dudley of the host club.
In the third flight it will be
Keith Bowie of Prince Georges
VS.. Melvin Rowe, assistant in the
Burning Tree golf shop, and
Dwight Mock of Bethesda
against Roger Coonrod of Prince
Georges. In two of the top
matches yesterday Mock defeat
ed Kay Fletcher of the Uni
versity of Florida golf team in
the third flight and Kerfoot beat
Sonny Severson. the Virginia
junior champion, in the second.
It's that kind of a tournament.
Championship Flight.
jay Randolph. Bethesda, def. Bill Me-
Msscn Indian Ma sprne d sad Carr Richard klan.
berger, Baltimore, and 3; Jimmy Dee
mer, Blacksburg, Va, def. George Burns.
Bethesda. and l; Jordan Ball. Norfolk.
DEF: Dave Schneider, Bethesda. 8 and 1;
Doser. Woodmont. and 81 Perky Cul-
linane, Bethesda, def. John Konsek, Buff
falo. and l: Deane Beman. Bethesda,
def. Don Jones. Richmond, and 1; John
Keresstsey, Manor, def. Larry Spellman.
ouarter- I anc Randolph def. Mason,
9 and /: Ball def. Deemer, and 8:
Cullinane def. Jerry McFerren. 4 and 8;
Beman def. Keresztesy, 4 and 3.
Semi-final pairings: Randolph VS.. Ball;
Cullinane VS.. Beman. Final at pm.
Slugger
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