Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
NEW LOCAL OPEN "CHAMP"
GETS WABBLY WHEN FOLKS
ADMIRE HIM PLAY GOLF
Mastodonic Seaside Star Is Bashful as School
girl-Hoffner Reaches Majority-Profes-
sional Golf Diamond Medal a Beauty
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

TIM FRASER, Jersey Juggernaut, freshly
- crowned open golf king Of the Philadel-
phia district and confines is bashful.
The 30O-pound links mechapc admitted
today that when any one lboks at him
golfng he becomes Immediately very sktt-
tish and has no control whatsoever over
his shots.
He claimed to get all trembly.
For all that his play yesterday and the
day before for the local title was steady
flow of fine golf. The reason that he did
not make more errors In all the ifty-four
holes was that little thing like thrill
of nervousness running through him could
not make his mighty beef-bound frame
shake at ALL
The only way the mastodonic seaside pro
could give vent to his emotions when the
gathering looked on was by blushing deli
cately behind the ears like a schoolgirl
panoing her first piece In public.
His Public Debut
Fraser, who shot a 75--75-76 for the
title said It was his first tournament in
this country. though he said he had golfed
In many events 'twixt the heather OF Scot
land, his native heath Fraser's golf
showed that he will henceforth be a def
| mite factor in the open play hereabouts,
| for he beat out many good man when he
| came home first.
Among others was J. Barnes, the White
marsh pro. who landed the first champion
ship OF the United States Professional Golf
| ers Association not many days ago at
| Slwanoy.
The so Barnes got on the first day put
| him out of II, even though he finished well
up in the running Considerable interest
was attracted by the diamond medal Barnes
won at Swanoy 1t Is the only the gath
| ering at Philmont yesterday had heard OF
| in this country.
The medal is of heavy gold with the
oil mt tha
| face, over a large and lustrous diamond
| couchant. 1t Is a glittering piece OF jew
| elry and entirely in keeping with the win
ming.
Is n "Man" Now
One Of the most popular figures at the
/ tourney for the open title yesterday was
| Charlie Hoffner, the Philmont pro. OF whom
/ so much was expected over his own course.
Hoffner had an awful load to carry
| around with him when he shot an so In the
| rain of the first round on Thursday. In
| his initial round his putting had been scam
dalous, ~ on three greens he took four
| puts playing for water-logged green's he
| thought would be intensely slow and which
| were not SO slow
| 1t ls claimed that on seven greens straight
/ in the first round Hoffner missed yard-long
puts, something very unusual for the pro
| who was In a triple tie at Garden City this
| summer for the metropolitan title.
| Yesterday Hoffner became a voter.
1t was his twenty-hrst birthday and he
thought to fttingly celebrate by taking
| away the title.
He made a game effort with "a and O
70, leading the field till late In the after
| noon in tie, but Fraser nosed him out
| Hoffner Is getting country-wide reputa
| tion pro- despite his youth, and IL Il
| rumored that he will go to Pasadena, Cal
| as a pro for the winter at one OF the big
courses there maintained for the tourist
| drive.
Warren II. Webb ls also considering ar
offer to instruct at the same. resort thil
winter Webb was a teacher at one OF tn,
large indoor golf schools OF Philadelphia
last winter and had a large following.
Six Spoiled II
Wlfred Reid, the dlminutlve Brltisber
who played much abroad In the interna
tional team matches and is now a pro a
Wilmington, had a remarkable round yes
terday morning at Philmont, when III
turned the second half or his play up 10 tn