Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Bogart and Randolph
Districts Best Bets
In Maryland Amateur
By MerreII WhittIesey
Star Stoff Correspondent

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Star Stoff Correspondent
BALTIMORE, June 11.-Wash-
ington's best bets in the saith
Maryland Amateur golf cham
plonship are Ralph Bogart, seek
ing an unprecedented sixth title,
and 19-year Jay Randolph,
fighting for that first triumph in
an established amateur touIna-
ment. Both will know a great
deal more of their chances to-
night. Two rounds will be played
today.
Both Bogart, who qualified
yesterday with a II, and Ran
dolph, who had e. drew tough
first-round matches and even
more trouble ahead in the Sec
ond round. Both say that's the
way they prefer it. Bogart thinks
that playing tough opponents
keeps your game sharp. Ran
dolph, with one of the best out
looks on the game of any anna
teur developed here in years,
fully agrees.
They're in opposite halves of |
the championship flight of 80
players. Randolph's f1rst-round
opponent is Maury Bailey, run
nerup last year and winner over
Randolph in three extra holes
in the second round of the Mid
Atlantic last week. If Jay wins
that one he plays Frank Micha-
lex, medalist with 50, or Vince
Kennedy, both Baltimore public
parks players.
BOgart to Play PanOwski.
Bogart drew the 1854 Middle
Atlantic champion, DR.. Walter
Panowski, as a first-round OPP
ponent and the winner plays the
highly unpredictable Ed Fin
messy or Col. Rennie Kelley of
Congressional.
Michalek, 36-year-old five
time publinks champion of Balti-
more, won the medal for the
second time in three years. He
also had SO at Hillendale two
years ago, and warmed up for
this tournament with a practice
round SO Wednesday.
The biggest surprise medal
was the failure of Ben Hartig,
the new Middle Atlantic cham
pion, to qualify. Hartig played
poorly, but also became upset |
over the slow-poke tactics of the
threesome ahead. He had 70,
and the TBS played off. Ernie
Caldwell. a former champion,
missed with 80 and Keith Gallo
had 10.
PIayOff a HighIight.
One of the highlights was the
playoff for the last place in the
championship. Olin Wilcox, a
night-shift worker, was. home in
bed and defaulted. White Flint's
Billy Deck lost with a DOGGY on
the first hole, and Hollis Corn
well with a double DOGGY on the
third.
Maury Fitzgerald of Kenwood
and Louis Rip) Mann of the
Country Club of Maryland went
four holes before Mann finally
won. He had a decided edge on
the second and third holes but
Fitzgerald halved him, and when
Eitz bliStered a drive out the
middle on the 22d and Mann
was in the knee-high rough, Fitz
had the edge. But Mann played
q miracle shot for his par and
Maury took DOGGY.
NOTES.-The Suburban men,
bers are screaming for the end
Of the tournament. The rough is
so high the members have been
having a terrible time, and so,
we might add, have some of the
contestants Alex Knapp,
champion in 1880, played par
golf for IL holes. then shanked
four straight shots on the 18th
and took eight. He made it,
however, with a II. Spen- !
Ger Overton's 10 stood up most
of the day until Michelak
dropped a 10-footer on the 18th
for his 50 Buddy Brylawski
of Woodmont had a fine II de-
spite a double DOGGY Julian
Murphy of Kenwood and Leon
ard Lehman of Baltimore. Uni
versity of Maryland teammates
IA years ago, met for the first
time since graduation when they
were paired in the first round
=. Col. Kelley played the last
IL holes in one over to qualify
after a Six-over-par start the
first six holes Roland Mac
Kenzie qualified with 70 but !
withdrew.
Pairings lin order of winners
playing in second round):
Frank Michalek, Mount Pleasant $500
VS.. Vincent Kennedy. Mount Pleasant
jay Randolph, Bethesda t72) VS..
Maury Bailev, Hillendale (76).
Buddy Brylawski. Woodmont CD VS.. !
Tim Cragg. Rolling Road (75).
Gerald Ren, Prince Georges (74l VS..
DR.. Herbert Levin, Forest Park (77l.
Eddie Johnston. c. c. of MARYLAND
t7ll VS.. ANDY Bartolec Edgewood (75l.
Herbert Wagner. Green Spring VAL
lev (73l VS.. AL Bange, Clifton Park
Harry Parr w. Green Spring Valley
gSS}S vs., Nathan kaufman Suburban
Arnold Litman, Suburban C74> VS..
Maurice Click. Woodholm I77l.
VS.. Jimmy Cruise. Army NAVY (75).
John Anderson. Mount Pleasant t73)
vs.. w B. McFerren. jr:. Manor (76l:
KEN Scales. c. c. of MARYLAND C72)
vs. Martin Parks. Bonnie View. (75).
Julian Murphy. Kenwood (74l vs.
Alex Knapp. Elkridse (77l -,>
pr. Waiter Panowski C. c. of Mary
Ed Finnessy, C. C. of MARYLAND ,C74l
vs.. Col, Rennie Kelley. Confessional
Chuck Beeler. Mount Pleasant t72l
vs.. Eddie Never c. OF MARYLAND
Frank highland. Forest Park Ga
VS.. Rap Mann. c. c Of Maryland Tsi.
Don Ralph in SemifinaIs
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