Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
Dark Horses,
Bush League Stars
and Favorites Mingle
n 'Anybody's' Cham
pionship
'uv SANDY McNIBLICK

.,,zer are unhappy times for the
a.r.ns at golf, seasoned warriors, ex-
.s.mps and the like.
~ sun has now set on that cheerful
lps gben all the outstanding star of the
Fas'sx x.d 10 do was to throw his bag on
yal "a 81 tee in order to win the champion
dip. - -, ,,-- -
i .nv Youngsters capable of the most
le,,.ant w. golf and apt to have their most
hur.sh week of expertness just at the
nssssancsrting time of the play for the ma
ssi crown. It only takes one riotous
w. W 20 oust the surest bet of the tourney.
-, year there was absolutely nothing
- The winner would either be Travers,
W. champion; Ouimet, amateur champion,
n rvans. held up as the country's best
gs.-., There were a few other favorites
~ -hich would surely wln," but hardly
~ ,ha play started than the talent began
:. q. ssttIe 10 the ground like apples from a
". II was the youth of the land, the
ee'.t.a.chance" delegation, that accom-
,,I.hsd this for the most part.
W. Are Coming, Father
rnsra will be n larger delegation than
.,r of Youngsters at Merton two weeks
s,rsa when the championship is under way.
ana Of the favorltes Is Douglas Clarke
rortran. II the youthful Princetonian can
.sov a run of shots such as he did at
shawnee recently there will be few able to
s.Op him. The best part of his game Is
eonndence, for he says himself that the way
1. makes his hardest shots Is by knowing"
n can make them and by wishing" the
nrcper line on them.
: T.ast year Corkran did not qualify He
.hot A 90 in the morning which virtually
MT him out then and there. But he went
k,ck in the afternoon with beautiful courage
srd shct 10. which almost brought him
inside the ropes.
Another prominent favorite at this date
/. Nelson whitney, New Orleans, former
souther1 champion and recent winner OH
ths national links His victory over Philip
Csrter, the sensational North and South
champion, and his winning of the medal
frum the very large and fast field, give
Whitney much prestige.
Carter is one of the youngsters on whom
hs Metropolitan fans are banking not a
Mies
George Schiefrelein, OF Schenectady, who
won his first tournament recently by lick
ing Max Marston and Sheriff Sherman,
10th national semifnalists last year, Is
picked as a real dark horse, If he is able
IA enter.
Our Own Good Quota
tered In Cameron Buxton. but the local
champion has been going wabbly lately
There Is a goodly quota OF Quaker fans
that claim Sidney Sherwood is going right
out there and cop the medal over his home
course Such triumph would be a bril-
liant coup for the locals.
The dark horses of this city are Walter
Reynolds, George Hoffner and Edward
Clarsy By strange fate they have had
the task Of ousting each other from most
Of the local Journeys and their worth has
only been tested occasionally this season.
igainst the other local stars On their run
nay days all three are unbeatable. Efforts
y now being made to have the last two
Entioned entered, which will likely be
EeeessfuI
Ars. A. X. Billstein is one of the first
s'men, If not the first. to enter a mans
fno championship in these parts. She
Fays her first round of match play this
ssek. and 1t will be interesting to see
ipw she fares. If she can shoot ASS, as she
I'D once in the qualifying round, she will
hs fare so badly against most of them over
ne hard links.
George Klauder is slowly but surely drift
hE back to his old anchorage at the Bala