Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
LOCAL GOLF CLUBS MUST GET
BUSY IF THIS CITY is TO BE
VENUE OF 1917 TITULAR TILTS
Open and Women's National Championships Both
Due Here but Awards Will Not Be Made
Unless Clubs Take Action
BY SANDY MeNIBLICK
pHmApEtpHrA clgOs must get busy Z

DHmADELPHIA clUbs must get busy y
L this city Is TO have any national goh
championships next year.
The open championship Of America is due
here next year. but II will not be handed
60 the city unless somo OF the clubs speak
right out and 6ner the facilities and the
hospitality OF their clubs and courses To the
United states Golf Association executive
committee.
TbN announcement OF tho award Is made
at tn, annual meeting which Is to be held
in January at New York The national
women's championship Is also due AZ PhllA.
delphia IN 1871. the matter being In the
hands OF women's committee which is
Quakerally represented by Miss Eleanor 4.
Chandler, Huntingdon Valley
Favorable to Quaker City
Tho national body. aside from all news
paper comment to that effect 10 very
favorable TO Philadelphia, according 20
Presdent.oloct Howard w. Perrin. after
tho amateur tourney at Merton this year,
and Is very much pleased with the Quaker
City's handling OF the tourney. This Is q
big point In favor OF tho open.
A member OF tho board OF governors at
whitcmarsh expressed the thought some
time ago that ho and other members OF the
Chestnut Itll club were going TO present
the matter at meeting and make an earn
est effort TO land the open for whitcmarsh.
SO far as can be learned, this has not yet
been done.
Various other golfers hcreabouts have
mentioned the fact that their own Clubs
would like TO take on tho event. and there
are at least two clubs locally entirely
capable Of tnkug care OF tho event and pre-
scuting "A course which would be an excel.
lent test to the pros and brilliant amateurs
who would compete in the open.
But thcso clubs must shortly begin their
negotiations for the big event or some other
city Will steal Il away
The New Rule
It is the best thing In the world Tor local
golf to get the big Journeys here since II is
Il violent stimulus to the interest In the
royal and ancient game here. There Is no
reason for a golf section OF tho Importance
OF Philadelphia to shlrk its national duty.
At tho womens national in Boston. Il
seemed to be all settled that the next cham
pionship would be fought out over Quaker
links. but other cities are beginning to speak
up for the affair and things at the present
writing do not look so positive for this city.
In New York II Is thought rather gem
orally that the next womcns championship
should go South. but many women stars
capable OF finishing strong In tthc uham-
pionship feel that this would be n mistake
Next years championship should find in
the running not only Miss Alcxa Stirling
the youthful champion. Miss Mildred Caver-
ly, this years nnalist and other stars OF
the recent meeting. but also such lights rs
Mrs. Clarence NRnderbeck. last years
champion; Mrs Ronald IL. Barlow, a
former fnallst: the Misses Curtis. Mrs L.
e. Stockton. Mrs. Q. Feitncr Miss Lillian
Hyde). and other brilllants who did not
play this year. so that II the bouting is held