Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
To Repeat, o History


IT'S an oldfashioned saying IN golf af-
fairs. but never has It been frauEht with
such meaning rs in the present tren2ied
listing for the championship being solved
this week on the east course of the Merton
Golf Club
For the draw looks as n It would pair
together again Bob" Gardner. HInsdale,
present champion, and Max Mars;on, whom
he defeated last year by the narrow squeak
Of IA sx-inch putt. The match last year at
Detroit resulted in Gardner winning the
championship and in Marston being STAYED
Off after hc had been elected" to the high
post by popular opinion, rs the result Of his
great victory over Jerry Travcrs, the then
open champion.
1t Is looking ahead bit TO draw Mars
ton and Gardner together again tomorrow,
but both should pull through their Midday
matches today.
II is "a a6hoe grind and Marston looks
to have the edge on Walter PfeiL Hunt
ingdon Valley. one of the five locaA to
qualify Pfcil qualified I'm 10 more strokes
than Marstou. lie is very fine golfer but
will hardly stand strong chance against
ono OF the Big Six.
In the same way Bob Gardner should
triumph in the double round against John
NJ Ward. a famous baseball character and
veteran golfer Ward went very well yes
terday for a golfer Of his years. but /; is
hardly likely that he will stand up against
the youthful strength and fiber of the ma.
t!onal champion.
If old Mother Dope works out correctly.
therefore, Gardner and Marston viii be
called upon to repeat their match of last
year. good man viii fan In any case, the
only difference being that II Gardner is
licked new champion win be crowned,
and II Marston is beaten one of the most
dangerous contcuders will be put out Of the
going,
Fine Food for Fans
II would make an elegant match even
for the finals Marston has had to read
for whole year about how foolish he was
to carelessly putt the short one he had to
make TO win against Gardner at Detroit
last year especially after Gardner had
already conceded it, Marstou thought he
himself benched, instead of In the finals
against Johnny Anderson, whom he has
beaten.
There will be almost real gore" spilled
I'm this 'Srudge' match II It is played be-
tween these two splendid types Of young
America. Gardner viii try to show his
victory last year was no huke after all,
and AIarston will take the floor for the
rebuttal.
Another queer twist Of the draw was
the pulling from the hat Of the names Of
Perry Adair, Atlanta's I7-year-old prodigy
and l.. Il. Patton 10 play against each other
today Both squeezed into the match play
as the result of the play-off of the tie at
dusk yesterday when six players tied for
two last places with l67.
Horace Francne, a former Philadelphia
champion, was one OF those to fall by the
wayside The principal reason was the
miserable behavior OF a section Of the gall
lery near him, including some foolish femi-
nine fans.
They had a great joke about something
TO tell each other Francnes drive was
long, but hooked to the left In the rough
In the twilight he hit his ball too hard. and
instead Of being safe for his approach he
just rolled into the trap.
His out was short. The certain section
OF the gallery greeted friend rather Justify
as he made his approach shot and he was
so upset that he went across the green. He
sank great putt and brought much ap-
plause for his game effort. but his score
was not low.
George W, Hoifner, Woodbury., came near
being the hero OF the morning on the west
course. He came to the last three holes
all set 10 wind them up and hand IN a card
OF Is. But on the sixteenth he blew two
puts and could not get down in less than a
six on the eighteenth his ball took a