Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Argyle Golfers Grab
Big Chunk Of Benhs
In District Amateur

y So
!. In District Amateur
Argyle members have stacked
the deck in a manner never
equaled in the history of the
District Amateur golf champion
ship, and it will be interesting to
see just how much local knowl-
edge means as the tournament
enters the match-play stage
today.
Twelve of the 80 qualifiers are
from the home club. including
two of the three co-medalists,
Bill Gartner and Roger MARITIME,
who had Ills along with Perky
Cullinane. the Georgetown soph-
omore from Bethesda Country
Club. Cullinane already has won
the National Amateur qualifying
medal and the Bubby Worsham
Memorial junior tournament.
Bobby Brownell, seeking an
unprecedented 44th straight VIC
tory in the match-play rounds
Of this tournament, was not an
automatic qualifier, even as the
defending and nine-time cham
pion. He played the course for
the first time in three years and
bogied the last two holes for a "A.
- Surprise Failures.
The strange part of Argyle
dominating the qualifying round
was that its 1851 and 1853 club
champions. Danny Fults and
Bill August, failed with 80 and
IS, respectively. Other disap-
pointments were DR.. Jerry Footer,
the Woodmont club champion
with 83; Buddy Brylawski, run
nerup to Brownell a few years
ago, with 80; Bob Chandler of
Congressional, National Anna
teur qualif1er. with 70; Del Be-
man. the Bethesda junior star.
81, and Eddie Ault, Indian Spring
club championship runnerup, no
card.
Two rounds of match play are
scheduled today and tomorrow,
with the 36-hole final Sunday.
Despite the Argyle monopoly
OF the qualifying rounds, Brow
nell appears to have break in
the pairings. Cullinane and
John Eisinger, two players who
could beat him and Ralph Boz
CART. the closest player in this
section to him, are in the OPP
posite bracket, where they
couldn't meet Brownell until the
final. ..a....
Randolph Tough Rival.
BroWnell's chief opposition in
the upper bracket appears to be
Jay Randolph. soon to be 20
years of age, who has had this
title in mind all this season.
Randolph, however. has played
better golf out of town than in
during his short tournament
career.
The surprise to some but not
to the Argyle members among
the medaliSts was Gartner, who
formerly was an assistant pro at
Manor Club under AL Treder and
went under the name of
Grumpy" nickname given
him because he never is grumpy.
However, Gartner has been
playing Argyle consistently in
sub-par figures. Roger MARITIME
paced two Of mis- brothers, Pat
and Bob, into the match-play
rounds.
The q shooters included
Frank Clark, oldest of the golfng
Clark brothers and a candidate
for the big hitting honors in
town. He reached the par-5
18th green with a drive and
7-iron and then 3-putted to
lose crack at the medal. Deane
Beman, the Bethesda junior star.
also had a II.
Today's pairings, with qualify
Ing scores:
Upper Bracket.
9-Bobby Brownell. Chevy Chase (74)
VS., Julian Murphy. kenwood .G5t.
9:05-Lt. Jim Kinder, Prince Georges
s Msl} vs. 5zs} Richard schattman' Indian
sam sle earks Arse cia Fsa, Argyle CID vs..
VS.. Joe Sears. Chevy Chase t77).
9:30-Bill Gartner. Argyle (71) VS..
George Cornell, Congressional t75).
si 2iI1 Ro Miller PRINCE Georges Ga
9:30-Mike Jankowski. Prince Georges
7:D VS.. Arnie Prada, Argle (76).
9:35-Sid carroll, WASHINGTON (74)
VS.. Denny Folken, Argyle {7O.
Lower Bracket.
9:40-Perky Cullinane, Bethesda CID
vs. Don SS anv mcc Argyle M n5o RI, y,
Bob 4artino. .Arsyie 10 MENU VIZ w.
9:50-Deane Beman, Bethesda t72)
vs. Tom Shenk, Argyle C76).
9:55-Pat MARITIME, Argyle Cd vs.,
J. Warner Whalen. Congressional (7O.
10-Roger MARITIME, argyle CD VS..
Doug Berry. Argyle 76).
1Q;o5EJack Rountree' Bethesda ca
10:1O-Ralph Bogart, Chevy Chase
(73} VS. Richard Mason, Indian Spring
i0:15-John Eisinser. Congressional
Cd VS.. Col. w. I. Rogers, Army Navy