Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
Many Show Promise to
Fill Shoes of Veterans.
Burton Wipes Out
Dope
By SANDY McNIBLIcK

n nooRs Of the incubator are open and
- some pretty cocly roosterettes strut
about the barnyard.
Philadelphia veteran golfers are going to
have their hands full for the rest Of the
season with the swarm OF youngsters that
has suddenly invaded the field.
College and schools are over and vacation
lay-offs are ripe The rockies in the field
of golf Journeys are going right after the
old-tlmers in most embarrassing, to the lat
ter, and persistent fashion.
Some of the members of the Old Guard,
golfers who have won many honors here
and elsewhere for the city In the past, are
beginning to falter. and It Is a comfort to
look In the eager faces of the youngsters
and find the vim and ambish to go through
with a tourney to the last bell.
But the best part of 1t is the way the
veteran players coach the recruits along
and encourage them.
Francis B. Warner, secretary Of tho Golf
Association of Philadelphia, deserves
world of credit for the way he paired UP the
youngsters In the championship that ends
today. He gave each a veteran partner to
steady the inclined -to-be -fighty Juveniles
game. The results showed the wisdom Of
this, for a quarter of the field to qualify was
made up of the youth of the city who en-
tered the title tilt for the first time.
To Be Specific
Most promising is George W. Hoffner,
brother Of Charlie Hoffner, playing pro Of
Philmont Both players have the same
beautiful form.
George ia a better putter than his brother
and could beat him, experts agree, X he had
an much time to play. To play In the semi
finals of the championship. which was only
his second tournament, Is no mean accom-
pishment. The gallery was greatly i'm
pressed by his form. He was of in chip
shots, which are his long suit usually, and a
series of stymies did the rest
Meredith NJ. Jack, Merton, is another
youth who flies into the 70s frequently,
and Is capable of laying many of his elders
by the heels There Is the Old York Road
quartet, the two McBeans, Kindt, Jr.. and
Stevens, who will make going speedy with
a little more experience; Walter Wilkins,
Jr., woodbury., and flock Of other young
sters Just breaking into print.
Our Choicest Grapple
Cameron Buxton and Walter Reynolds
grapple in the all-day finals today for the
championship of Philadelphia at Hunting
don Valley, and we feel a touch of senti
ment in the matter since by a run of
happenings these players wers the very
ones that we picked some time ago as the
two premier" golfers Of the city.
Therefore. we feel that II Is entirely fit
ting to be absolutely neutral and to give the
palm to the winner. The crown will once
more rest on worthy scalp Last year
willoughby won It after a series Of vic
tories over all the best players in the tour
ney, and deserved his honors A big crowd
watched the play today between the two
flnalists.
i've come back to normal" said Maurice
Burton. Jack the Giant Killer" of the tour
nament, after he lost to Buxton In fast
round. Burton slaughtered the dope, even
on his own golf charts, when he put out
Willoughby, the champion. But when he
trimmed Sidney Sharwood-we can find no
keys on the typewriter to express the as
founded Undergraduates of the multitude
Burton played the golf he is capable of and
was forever slipping over vital shot Just