Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Dope Gives Buxton,
Willoughby and 9th
ers a Chance-Juve-
nile Jousting Today.
"a, SANDY McNIBLICK

nv SANDY mcNlbLlCh
ZONES buSs into the SoS"'p u '"' eo'i
"A clan Of ouakerViiie'
- the good golfers Of the City OF Broth
-, rovs going to raEoo Papa Dope and
~ rim heedflrst into the cellar7 In the
~. ,.t,onaI championship played In Phila-
~. s,. ,,,,sbt IL be that local golfer lie
s.,,,ned to spill the beans ana have both
sands on the bowl in the soiree Tor the
titie1 ,-,,. ,,., ,,ood still. bu, local
lno stand right In the middle OF the
Hssilght today, and It honestly LOOKS as
gO.,gh we have home-bred talent that 10
..ss % have a look-in when the champion
Mn OF America is contested III september
a Hayerford. O.. ,o. ,,sod o.
Ipss,,ita today OF the Lynnewood Hall
~. N. ,nwrnev that ended yesterday at Hunt
K snISon Valley. Like big league mosuls,
Ms,y 4, the season, they are claiming the
nsnnant. The bunting may hutssr over tnIs w
.s,v and the bands may play. This Is the
civ Ahr tor the championship to be won by
I local II ever.
were squeezing for 1t
pweentage Takes 80 Jumps
M. local association will prime up
,,.s bend of hardened experts and SEND
Y ~ into the fray for the crown, Captain
mr.r," Buxton as chief taotictan
A. bis flrst shots OF the season, Buxton
+ ,.sS.d 10 be one Of tho best Two Bolters
y .ns oitv His work in the classic noble
~ .,,S w ;,,.t f,nished brings his percentage
y, about 80 Jumps. He sank under oV
y ~ much that all the other fello"s sa"
i Al him was the bubbles 1y. 80.
" xs,s % form IA easier this year. He mas
y .handoned almost entirely his OLD stinen-
I ~ IN and comes into the ball with a
IL ahnyHd
!; s,.y medal rounds with the best. and ms
( ~ -, match play never broke till the finals
W. trounced johnnie Anderson. who was
.rics finallst in the amateur champion
Nina and with tho exception OF one
80 boIe he was never down, and mostly
m prei 90 The 18th. on Maxwell Marston.
s.rr,,anaIist in the national last, year ana
icn1.hltting comet from Jersey, VINO was
4 ,Snyaht by all to be the best man for the
4 United States belt ,,s
Hugh Willoughby. Florida champion ana
,s,ocal ttleholder, showed that he can De
counted on by licking Georse Ey Gsa Io
tonal f,nalist and champion of Canada he
ssrrled Marston to the 17th green and out
5 for iaw-twisting missed puts might nave
gone further
And the Others
n.orre E,lkins. Jr, sensation of the tour
80 laid George v. Rotan neatly by the
h.sis and also Harold Steiner, conqueror OF
Maurice Risley and Walter j. Travis IN
other days. ,, s-,
wood, another local prodigy upon whom the
e,ty can lean heavily in time OF need
H Harold Mcfarland could play more
ecN, experts agree he would be a wizard AT |
he game. He will play more this summer
than usual, and should have chance: wal
ssr H. Reynolds breaks into the 70s Just oy
( ssv,ns TO himself that he 'guesses he WILL
I clarey, the woodbury. brilliant of the |
season. will show his class next week.
And there are many others
Most of the stars of the Lynnwood Hall
matches are playing today at Pine valley
Never does a famous player visit THIS sec
ton without a trip to that remarkable
nurse. They left behind them. however
lome spectacular shots on the difficult Hunt
hgdon Valley course.
The most cheerful was that OF Tex
Rotan Playing I1lklns, he had short drive
on the third, and then jumped hot hnush ~, 70
the rough, we'll to the left ana behind the
biz tree His opponent was hole high and
the rollicling ranger drew from his scab-
bard his good brassie. The rain beat
against his chest and he was desperate.
The prairie prodigy then pulled one or the
most remarkable shots ever seen on the
Noble course. His ball screamed to the
clouds high over the tree. from the binding
grass and carried more than 200 yards to
the pin.
Elements Engulf Enthusiasts
Two dripping section hands looked over
the amphIbious gallery from the banks of
The railroad.
'Mucha da crazy?" suggested one point
ing to the water-soaked crowd following the
Two golfers.
est Eet ees da-whatta you call eet-
d asylum" replied the other, shaking his
head. ''Eet musta be on peekneek."
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gallery when he worked brilliant deed at
the sixth. His ball was far from the pin
on the green. With stab Of his mashie
he huttered the ball over the soggy green
seross neck of casual water and right
Plumb in the hole.
He got back at Marston for the bird
the latter had on the long third. Buxton
played two shots while standing up to his
snkies in the waters of the creeks. His
u going out was par He was best in the
heavy showers. Every time 1t stopped rain
Inc he lost his advantage,
Because then MaTston took of his coat,
harston'S bird on the 10th was what won
BIN the match really The hole was over
700 yards. 1t looked like child's play to see
him whack out his drive brassie across the
sips, Iron 10 the green and sink a six-foot
putt.
7 guess l will play like that after this"
Esmarked one of the gallery, 'It is much
simpler than the way l juggle my shots"
Marston used poor judgment in trying 10
pay the green on his second from behind
ne Tea at the 18th. both against Buxton and
: esorkran, when the latter were not nigh.
po.h shots took the heavy tree at the bridge
sho both dropped TO the creek. His op-
sOnents wish he had been guilty Of more
poor judgment
The Modern Way
me 10th century way of winning tro-
pnles Is over the telephone. C. w. B. Town
lsnu, pA, Merton, was to get his degree at
shh yesterday, He called up the club to
- - shat time his match In the third de-
ss@tea eight was TO come on
..ss EsNery one in It had defaulted but him
~ ~. ne got very nice prize for being
$500 assa N his first match and getting in the
,l.sasatsd ,.a eight where there was no opposl-
s@s- @ Marston's prize was the large silver
~ .n3l. When Giftsman Henson gave
s,a -. .hs trophy the former remarked that II
" LOT baptlsmal bowl
-atston hlushed as he took it TO his arms
@ HAin postponed the Shawnee tourney for
iaae'' issaIssh' and the matches did not start until
ss1y sssay, This is one Of the first cases on rsc.
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