Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-15
United STATES OPEN GOLFING
CHAMPIONSHIP C MAY BE STAGED
4 IN PHILADELPHIA NEXT YEAR
Nv SANDY MeNIBLIcK

~,-,tr opsn golf championship OF the
RATED states may be held In Philadei'
~hls next year.
!. mi. city's turn for the tourney, and
* mare than one club pulling hard for
W .vent 20 be held here there appears 20
W y. tlt,ls doubt but that here II will be
~. oncn was last held In this city In 1910.
:, me Philadelphia Cricket Club. Since
nm h has been held In the West twice
,nsiualns this year II has also been held
y. rSicsro, and has gone 10 Buffalo, Boston
- me metropolitan district since Its last
sisl, 10 the Quaker City.
r,srober OF the board OF governors OF
A.. whitemarsh Valley Country Club will
sr,or IN the proposition before the board
:, ~ NEXT meeting 10 put on the open over
-. splendid Chestnut Hill course next
NJ known that one or two other clubs
,...,,y are considering asking for the event,
sus no definite proposals have ne yet been
made by any. -
49, NAV develop. since Il has been, said
:, an authority Of the Shawnee Country
c,.h that the water Gap club will make a
sold bid for the open next year
Fanatics A.Plenty
prinxlns the open 10 this club will be
AZ thing at this period In keeping the
roIf pulse Of the city at high fow.
Ths amateur championship nt Merton
~, week not only aroused q tremendous
AMOUNT OF interest In this game OK golf
ioealty, but II also gave the national au'
shorltles q taste OF Quaker City hospitality,
Tbe Merton committee tackled the prob.
sns OF the tourney In fine fashion and
came IN for lots OF praise. both In the press
snd BY letter, from those who took part
"A the American classic.
Philadelphia fans are hungry for another
"a al. o.. 70
of NATIONAL golf circles.
Those Fortunate Ones
sorns OF those fortunate persons to quail
nv IN one or another Of, the sixteens at
match play In the eleventh annual invita-.
lion tourney OF the Philadelphia Cricket
club iust pushed back their chairs from
me table this morning and went right TO IT,
that IA how reeretful they were TO leave
the LARGE entertainment given them by
ths committee. and which began some time
last night.
v.rv low scores mark the play for the
y,ason that the Cricket Club links is very
FAST and there are some fine holes on which
10 pick UP strokes lost on the mean ones.
A series OF golfers broke the elshty-mark
yesterday in the qualifying round. which IL
Unusual for golf hereabouts. The tourney
This year was limited to players OF four
teen strokes handicap. II II one OF the most
oopular Journeys OF the schedule, and even
with the limited list there were more than
$50 entrants, about the largest OF the sea-
con.
There was all the usual smoothness and
attention TO detail The starters went
ahead OF the clock. which 10 an accomplish
ment to brag about
Harrison Townsend, one of the cheerful
veterans of the town, submitted a point OF
law to the committee after his play. and
came out four strokes worse than he ex-
pected. t-s
On the thirteenth hole. the wind-up OF the
famous triangle of holes In the Devil's
Kitchen Townsend played ball seemingly
out Of bounds from the tee. He shot an
ether to the creek and other places, so that
Ne finally got fat seven.
Not Out
with this function completed. his caddy
suddenly cried out that the first ball was
not out Of bounds. It hugged tree near
the fence In the rough in bounds Town.
send made a beautiful shot out and got Q
three. which he duly recorded on his card
He was telling the committee how he
thought he had a seven at first and then got
. three instead, when the committee took
Che smile off his face by telling him thai
he would have 70 count his second ball
X. W. Snedley. Merton, started on hi,
round with q bird three on the frst hole
Just 10 make It complete and newsy h,
rounded of his eighteen holes with another
bird on the last hole, two.
Alec Coles one Of the speediest Of tn,
visitors here In golf play, got in all kIndi
OF trouble going out, and could not shoo
better than fifty. Coming In he showed tn,
folf he plays when pressed and shot
mirty-nine. which made two entirely diff
ferent golf rounds
That Omaha Wire
disorderly wire from Omaha, Neb.. ar
rived In this office yesterday to the effec
that the family match between the Meehai
nmlly. Of Philadelphia. and the Peter