Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-14
Wilmington Idea of Cat
aloguing Golfers for
Gallery Discussed =
Large Purse
Nv SANDY McNIBLIcK

Dorn h,ack numbers. such as those sewn
- on the eweatered backs Of plunglng'
mud .covered warriors Of the sridiron. or to
the jerseys OF strainins athletes OF 'ne
cinder paths may adorn the backs OF golt
srs in the future in tournaments likely 70
draw large galleries.
The matter Of placing numbers on the
backs of golfers. 80 they may be identlneu
as in other sports, has been much aiscusseu
since the national by prominent goltmen OF
,he oltv. THE idea Is 10 catalogue the num-
hers. with the players name, so that the
fan following the match may simply refer 70
hIs nrorram and discover from the players
number Just who he Is and what is his claim
to fame.
Tried Out
The i3sa rot a fine. big boost yesterday
at Wilmington when II was first tried out
hereabouts To the bag OF each player wes
hung a large placard with his number On
the program was found his name anu cruz
opposite his number, 30 that there were no
loud ''whoIs-he" questions, and good play
ers never walked past fan who wanted 70
see him play but who otherwise would not
have known who the golfer was.
The plan would have been especially
commendable In the national dualfying
round and in the match play OF the nrst
down definitely. 1t would have shed lot
on light on the problems OF the fan,
hundreds OF them, who had favorites they
wanted TO watch and then let them pass
by ignorant OF their identity.
The play-off today Of the ties at VIII
mington brought together some beautiful
pairings.
Jim Barnes, walloplng wizard Of white
marsh, had a fine chance to get back at
To Iuto pftfqburCh.
last-mfnute cunning Of the latter In
Journeys OF the season where the two have
played.
There Mt Sunset /.
In the open championship Of the United
States, Hutchinson nosed out Jim Barnes
for first professional profits with record
score for the course.
In other Journeys he has slid in Just in
time and yesterday, when Barnes slipped
up three strokes in the afternoon on his
morning card OF r. Hutchinson breezed up
to the scoreboapd at the last minutes with
"a for his second round. They played
today 70 beak the tie at 147 strokes for
first money IN the 1915 purse.
wilfred Reid played over his own
course to break another tie for third and
fourth money with Emmett French, a
Philadelphia lad, who is pro at York.
Reid is a famous British veteran, so It is
'nOmeDreu against IOTelBn DOfn
Five players Of the southeast section
qualify FOR the match play rouniu for this
championship of the Professional Golfers
Association Of the United States to play
against twenty-seven other pros who will
qualify in the various sections all over the
country.
Charles Hoffner young star from Phil
mont, broke the tie today with James
Thomson, Country Club, for the fifth place
There Is a matter of fifty cold and round
dollars resting on the victory. Each of the
defeated players in the firstN round of the
match play, which will be next month, al
Mount Vernon, ~ Y, will get $50, so that
any player to qualify, whether he defaults
his first match, walks around the course
for licking or throws his clubs in the lake
is sure Of at least that much money.
Lovely Percentage
There will be more than s250o in stakes
for the players I'm the match play. This is
the largest purse ever whacked up by pros
In this country, according TO Jim Thomson
veteran. The match play is also sig.
nifcant, for 1t shows how the pros would
manage their own play for the stakes II
they could do 1t.
They did not choose medal play. Some
time ago the western open championship
was at match play. but this style has beer
abandoned for medal play.
Jim Barnes and Charlie Hoffner took q
all day yesterday at Wilmington, and
showed some remarkable stun on the ball
Pretty sloppy golf" groaned Hoffner a:
he handed in miserable" card OF rs.
ut makes me Sick" sighed Jim Barne.
after his morning round of 49, II should
have 6s or better without any trouble"
Hoffner brought down the house" and
saved himself considerable furry when he
sank bird two on the eleventh in the
afternoon by running down a nice long putt
Exceptionally "Poor"
He was two over fours TO that point. and
| every golfer knows that is punk golf" His
two made Hoffner all even with fours again
and he was able 70 smile once more
Two OF Barnes's strokes In the aiI-day
session were penalty strokes he had TO droI
out OF the creeks when he laid on his
drives too vigorously in an effort to make
| the green.
Jack Hutchinson was almost In tears
| over his awful score Of the afternoon.
'Th' mon blew up. n there ye have tn,