Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09

FATHER, SON AND GRANDSON
IN ONE GOLF TOURNAMENT
DECIDEDLY OUT OF THE USUAT
How George w. Statzell, Sr., Oarsman, Cricketer,
Ball Player and Tennis Enthusiast, Forsook
All These Sports for the Lure of Golf

for years held the championship Of the
Schuylkill Navy with Jack Dempsey, and
for years he was commodore Of the navy
and later the head Of the national rowing
BODY Before that he was a cricket crack
and had been for several terms president
or the now defunct Belmont Cricket Club.
He had played tennis and baseball, and
there was hardly any outdoor game in
which he was not proficient.
But he had no time for golf That was
about ten or twelve years ago. His son,
Harlan, tried to interest him in the game
but he could not see the game. One day
in tho fall father and son had a date to
meet at the Country Club of Iansdowne
to 70 20 Franklin Field for a football game.
Harlan Statzel was playing a golf match
and suggested that his father walk around
for while. During the walk he gave his
father a mld-lron and couple OF balls
and suggested that he try n few shots So
the elder Statzell was tempted, and he has
never played any other game but golf
since. No more football games for him. =
At Pinehurst
year or two later some friends per.
suaded him to run down to Pinehurst and
again he succumbed to the temptation.
While he was down there he met a lot OF
men of his own age, and, TO his surprise. he
found that the great majority OF them had
retired and were enjoying things immensely.
So he thought things over. At the time he
was vice president of a big corporation
with yearly salary Of five figures. But
that night he rushed a telegram resigning
the position and he says he has never res
GREETED IT, He was too busy man to stay
an idler, so he began TO build up a com.
munity. and after he had finished that and
disposed OF the houses he started another
one and stll another one.
one Of the greatest and most pleasurabla
moments In his life was the year that he
won the qualifying round Of his club cham
pionship in a 7G and later on the winning
of the championship itself. When the new
Aronimink Country Club was formed he
was asked to become the president and as
he has been president OF some club or other
all his life It was only natural that he
should continue as such, and after George
Klauder resigned to return to his first love,
Bala, he took upon him the duties Of the
green committee n job that makes the
young old and the old older and a job that
is the most thankless in the world. But he
likes anything that has to do with the game
of golf.
Statzell Plays Well
Harlan Statzen. If he had the time would
be one Of the best golfers in Philadelphia
When he is on his game there is not q
player in the Philadelphia district who can
hit longer ball from the tee on numer-
Gus occasions he has crashed out balls more
than 900 yards
The younger son, George, had the satis-
faction one year at Palm Beach in beat
ing his father, and George W., senior, got
more pleasure out OF that than he would
had he defeated the youngster. For keen
as he is about golf he would rather. bs
beaten by his sons than defeat them. The
grandson. Bob, is just taking up the game
and greatly to the satisfaction of his father
the boy is greatly interested in golf.