Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-01
East and West Combat
Will be Speedy in Ma
tional-Klauder Has
Great Round
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

| A BIG-WRISTED, big-boned pole-vaulting
| "A giant calmly tests the keenness of his
tools and the skill of his shots these days.
| He comes next month out OF the wilds
| of the Far West to hoist his colors as
amateur golf champion of the United States
| over the Merton links in this city, and hurl
| back come who may, all the cracks Of
Americas golf army who would snatch
his honors from him.
Bob Gardner. twice winner Of supreme
honors, is fit and, continue western critics,
he is ready.
Since 1905 the long.hlttIng champion is
the only westerner who has been able to
smash his way into the finals and fly with
the precious bunting back to his western
home. Gardner is determined to accom-
plsh the desire this year of every cham
pion, namely, to repeat.
He also hears the plea of the prairie
folk to bring West again the championship
banner.
A poor Little Feller"
In the train Of the mastodonic champion
will come trotting along Just poor little
feller." golden of locks and cherubic of
smiles
Gardner, dinosaur among men, over
shadows the innocent-appearing youth, who
looks to be easy pickings for the stern
visaged vets" who will gather all around
for the going. But there is ample reason
for the cherubIc smile the poor little feler"
flashes. 'Tis Chick Evans.
He is open champion OF the United States,
and he. too comes with purpose afore-
thought. He would do what no other good
citizen has ever been able to accomplish
win the national amateur and open within
the same seasons span.
Chick also has the pride of hearth In
his heart and will do hattie unselfishly TO
take back the title to the natives of his
section, provided Gardner is not able to
do 1t.
These are the two generalissimos In whom
the West will rest her hopes.
What eastern cracks have we able to
lead the counter-attack? To oust the open
champion and the amateur champion. lead
ing a host OF stars, from the conflict? To
bring back the bunting blue TO its old
home In the East?
+. Ouimet, golf monarch, is exiled
Jerry Travers, always dangerous. is too
wabbly this year, his followers say. TO stand
real chance.
MarstOn Not Sure
This makes the two outstanding favorites
Oswald Kirkby and Max Marston, as east
ern hopes. MarstOn has not hit his real
stride SO far, but he looks better than
nearly all the hopes OF this section, except
Kirkby. The latter winner of the Metro
politan title this year. has not only been
trimming the opposition and sinking re-
markable medal scores, but he has been
playing each shot for all there is in il, cor
rectly, He knows the shot TO make and
can make II.
Kirkby will be hard to beat 1t looks as il
the bunting will come back this year but
in the taking there is sure to be marrow
delighting golf on all fronts
Joseph s. Bennett retired golfer, has
found, like many another, that life is not
complete by a long shot without a few
soTties occasionally at the ancient and hon
orable game. and has come out in the open
once more. The veteran OF many rounds on
the links finds that his eye has not lost it's
focus nor his swing its cunning He
played the other day at Cobb's Creek with
his son. Joe. The result has not been an
nounced.
A golf ball on its speeding way, even at
the end Of the run, has force enough to do
considerable damage to a person struck as
Is well demonstrated in a story told by
G. G. Worthington. venerable golfer at
Shawnee and father OF the brilliant r. S.
Worthlngton.
Worthington the elder said he was one
Of the judges in a recent women's driving
contest at Shawnee. He was standing at
the line marking 100 yards and did not see
ball hit by Miss Eleanor Chandler COM
ing toward him.
Miss Chandler is a powerful driver ana