Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
The Golfers Aftermath

In looking back short way over the sum
things that strikes the average observer is
tho frequency with which the youthful players
have &C me S So ss H club set she
ball rolling, literally as well as hguratirey
when he won the trophy In the NTH sixteen
at the Shawnee Invitation tournament from
neld OF men. most OF whom were much older
and more experienced than he. And his was
the under side OF 10.
c. s, Webster Jr;.. captain Of the University
the Frankford Country Club followed this up
by winning the qualifying medal In the Bala
Bala Cup, awarded the winner OF the first
sixteen, from some Of the most consistently
good golfers In the city; And we6sters s game
Then along comes Norman Maxwell, II years
old. haIing from the IAnsdowne and Aroni;,
mink Country clubs, He captured the coveted
Clarence II, Gest trophy at the Whitemarsh
Valley Country Club meeting. In order to
defeat such golfers as S. V. Anderson, L. r
Deming, Walter Reynolds and Maurice Risley.
A youth who can come through such field
must surely contain some pretty good golf
The recent performances OF l. ~ Wash
Jr'" Jr'. Of II LansdowHe, and s. L. Jones plymouth,
who Is slightly older than the others mentioned,
on one Il 10 st b.Ieye ha1 % the future Of Phiadepha
golf is In rather competent hands.
The, annual invitation tournament Of the
week can scarcely he dismissed without calling
Entered entered. 10 fewer than 2s5 players signlfed
their Intention Of competing FOR the various
trophies. ,--
ers were sent away at intervals of Ave minutes
until 80 in the evening. The anair was con-
Quoted as perfectly such an unwieldy nel'i
would permit The size Of the list Of en-
tranrs is an excellent tribute 10 the popularity
OF the event The only drawback was that
the committee in charge had neglected TO pro
vide more than the usual twelve hours o. day
light. This was an oversight Tor "hlch they
deserve the gravest censure
II is readily observable in looking over the
for the last few years that the same names
appear season after season. and that the new
conner has but comparatively little chance 10
capture one of the much coveted trophies that
are the spoils Of the victor.
In this connection 1t has been suggested that
there be annual events for the high handicap
men and that the low handicap players be
Ineligible SO as 10 give the poorer Iayeys ris "a
contests among the less sklfnl I has been
rumoTsd that the Bala Golf Club has planned
ssndIcaps sGn m even SyeE 2s The size Of the ed viii
be watched with interest and d It Will 1 ssg be
keen rivalry and an intense enthusiasm
Fourteen individual title events, starting
with the qualifying round for the tnterclut
I team championship at the Whitemarsh Val
/ ley Country club on May % and ending win
/ the cioIf Association OF Phadelphis, also Al
! WhItemarsh were on the official program foi
] the masculine golfers In this section I'M,
| season. and now all that remains TO he heif
/ under the direction OF the local association Il
| Years ago the Philadelphia Golf Associa
/ tlun held a formal meeting at which oHlcer'
/ were elected and various matters OF Importance
/ discussed The first annual dinner was heIg
| at the Bellevue and was an evening dress
! analr movement started, which proved
| successful, 10 have succeeding dinners informa
/ In nature. This will he the case when the GolI
] Association members gather at the MeTloi
! Cricket Club next Tuesday evening, SeptemDel
/ 20 when an informal meeting will be held
\ speeches or vaudeville show as was recently
| The real event Of the day will be S6-hol'
| match play handicap tournament over the cas-
| and west courses for all members VINO star
| before noon. and an lS-hoe match play handl
| cap tournament over the east course fo
| players starting after ~ o'clock.
Prizes for winner and runneT-up IN eaci
| composition will be given by the Phlladelphl'
! Golf Association. Notices OF these arrange
/ have been sent 70 all the country clubs an'
| are now posted on the bulletin boards
| Although al the scheduled events have beer
| held which were planned for the Golf AHsocla
| tlon OF Phllsdelphia, tho women golfers hav
! not yet ended their season so far as ouhelt
| tournaments go. and following the fouTil
| annual invitation event for the Berthellyn H
| az the Huntington Valley Country club, N'
| Is now IN progress the next competltin-
| the list Is for October and g. when
twelfth annual contest for the Mary IhaE-
medal play ss holes rs each day. and wil
be held over the course OF the SVinShays
County Club. WalliHEfoEds o