Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-16
SEGH AT LARGE
Just How Do You
Treat q Winner?
By MORRIS SIEGEL

THERE is GRAVE concern, on my part at least, for
the of the Deane Beman rally tomorrow
in the Satler Hilton has been long since we've had
the chance 10 honor winner in Washington We may
have forgotten how it works.
We don't breed many winners Name it, we lost it.
Our countless setbacks include the loss of two teams
We lost Calvin Griffith to Minnesota. This in itself
wasn't major disaster but when Cal took his club with
him it amounted to real disservice The group created
IN replace his team shows real promise of becoming
al-tme loser Already it has lost SO7 times, not bad
considering it has been together for only three
We also lost the Washington Caps They quit
when they suspected had quit them Actually, the
demise of the Caps not really vital They were only
basketball team.
IN ToMORRows HoNoREE, we've got a genuine
champ Where the Redskins, Senator's, Maryland and
George Washington have falied.i Beman has marched
on alone.
His most recent accomplishment was the National
Amateur golf championship But that's old hat to the
24year-old Bethesda bantamweght. He won it in 1850
He also owned the British Amateur title in 1859.
Physically, Beman looks like the sort likely to
win blind DOGGY than national championship His 148
pounds nicely grouped 5foot-6 chassis. He is
not exactly the powerful Jack Ncklaus type, but that
compact frame houses the drive and erceneSS to match
anyone's.
Beman is no egotst but he is confident to the point
of almost being cocky He has answering belief in
himself, no matter what.
RECENTLY THERE WAS talk again he might chuck
the business and turn pro- He laughed off the
talk not his chances of being successful if he had
made the move.
Naturally he often considered the possibilities of
hitting the road in pursuit of the thousands available
the fairway gypsies Sure think about it, he admits
80 does every amateur who plays topflight golf.
haven't given much consideration in four five years.
though"
How would he do pro? There is no question
in my mind" he answered calmly that would have
been moderately succeSSfu-between $4,000 and $4,000
year I say that without reservations"
How could he hope to compete against the long
bang Pamers Nicklauses and the rest Of the heavy
weight sluggersP physically of couldn't COPE
but I'd work harder in other call it shot manage
ment I'd play my game better"
1T WASN'T NECESSARY to remind Beman of the
vast gulf between amateur and professional golf "Is
like Glass vs. the majors" he said, land know it,
also know that anybody who consistently rises above
competition can do it at any level That's why think
would have done all right pro-"
In the last 10 years there have been four National
Amateur champs who chose to play for money long
as thew were playing Three of them doing all right
-Nicklaus Palmer and Gene Lttler. The fourth
Hman Robbins who is unreported after many, many
tries that he has applied for amateur status again
A week after Beman returned to Washington from
his success at Des he played Columbia in the
Washington Baltimore team matches The gallery
sisted of two caddes plus occasional curiosity seeker
you'd think thered be more people than this to
atch the National Amateur champ play player said
pee Wee Cornwen was listening. Maybe we've be-
Gonna too accustomed to losers in Washington" the
nbiosonher from Manor reasoned He may be right.