Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04
'CORCORAN DEFEATS
FRANK HIGGINS
Wins Way Into Second
Round in Golf Tournament
in Atlantic City
PERCENTAGE OF 5 AND 4
Ry SANDY McNlBLlCk

,.opTuFIEI.D. Atlantic city, y. j., May I
t,our raiu-soddcu but bloodthvStN golfers
,.art to the tees here in the lovely May
airs this afternoon as taNoriteS III the
.nnual spring links soree. now at its height.
c'rI,o ,'orliran a seminnalist for the Amer
80 championship. dragged dripping
ss,'.r ont of his bag to lay by the heels
ne platt winner of the classic Lake.
nood tourney last week. In the flooring oi
No frst fight. Warren Corkrau, one Of the
snest players in the country, stepped forth
A., conflict against Maurice Risley, the At
iantic city champion, The gallery watched
sn,b matches eargerly from the clubhouse
The rain fell all around. Fans feel that the
,,inners of these two matches will meet in
Ono finals tomorrow afternoon.
clarke Corkran won his way into the Sec
ord round of match play by a success over
frank J. Higgins. Philadelphia, by the per-
csntage of and I. The Quaker city golfer
could not win the holes outside of that he
played swell goli'
Corkran went like the water in which
they played. lie was out in Al, which is
hogev for the first half The young Balti-
morean's main slip was ON the long scv-
,nth, where he missed mashie and
strained to get his 6.
His card
Out .....",,. i / : . I'll
I" Another Phadelphian went by the board
,his morning when I'D Clarey got tangled
nm in the fast golf of Percy Plat and
doffed his ran-soaked cap to the opposition
Al the thirteenth play, and ,. Plat was
out in 80, which is something when the
clouds are as gloomy as today.
Platt's card:
Out .......... Il : 4--39
In George Hoffner. another Phlladolphian.
kicked his clubs around after the thirteenth
had been assaulted. He lost 'to Rislcy, C
and 5.
In the other large match of the morning
Warren Corkran licked Philip :. =. Ran
dolph, Jr.. by the width of and I. Ran
dolph admits getting one hole in par, but
that was the polo-golfcr's only bright spot
for the day
Corkran with Randolph and Rislcy was
tied for the gold medal yesterday
The first round results follow:
FIRST siNTEEN
" J. Wcstncy. Atlantic CITY. defeated J. Il.
Maxwell. Merton, : up aud 2 to play
s p. Randoiph. i;akewooi; ! up ana ! 70 play
Magric,G; Rislsy, N,a,nt,c clty, d.f"qt:d Gg2rEt'
" tsrk HSri@S GarkrSn Bpiim?r@a @ dcfcaod @ frank
isGns TrlTto ra oRmlYS TR a4S d"ionS % n Edward
c. Clarcy Wogdhury. NJ and ; 20 play
Jrc NatiaHai i%lii ; y' M Sd SHd 70 piay, @ IT. ',
WalnwrIqi RmHEyn T%EGT%G"N pn m a5
20 play.
SECOND SINTEEN
Donald rsnrsoTp YG2gnsfi,olwH I"fGat'd Sr"n-
J r. Fraser Atlantic City, up and = to Glny
J. II. ,Liup.ncott. Atlantic CITY, defeated u.
W; Wood, Ailqntic ci,yyi anup and to GiaD NJ
Robinson" g rH%rrd. MSrTGdtr AaHd NJ "9H % d FT I'd
ward STYLES, North iili w ,s.,., =,
X. Read Read Atlantic "t,Iii;Ey, ! un % hqlgs. ,
HAY Wnitcaalrs6. WiM%%;li6 ',i"j' up and 10 10 TaS " =
F. II. Mccall Atlantic city. defeated !. VI.
Thompson, sprir,haycn, I M ana to play.
THIRD SIXTEEN
A. W. Wostncy, AtlaEti" City. defeated q.
Henry McSwecuy Atlantic Titr. defeated A.
c. Allison; PhadfSIG Cricket; : ug. ,,,,,,,,
Wilbur Mack, Atlantic city, / up and to
''fS Louis stader. Atlan,r city. defeated H. j.
l'f'W w u, n.mniptb}u AUantj"' guy, won from u.
c. Ccgg. Bon Air by default
from + " Rcnnott Atllntir Ciry.. Ivy default
F. u Ncttorcin. Pine VALLEY, dcfCa,od r. :.
Wheeler Pianhcid. ! up ana , to play
FOURTH sIXwEr%
First Round
w; !. Allen. Hgn,insdsa yaIiaE,, 4gre3},cd j.
=, II. ". Leeds. Atlantic city, defeated e. =.
E9gp RTHsr!P2m NJ aqI 70 p"}o,.l v,or.
Stevens Atanti, city. I up.
HorHdr Akin fHii22yS2&&' G%"iJI J I9n1,n /, n
II, r M9orchcedd Va'"'cou'cs". :" dyffoaotod rory',
n} ~, e., ,r5Tr%". 3'" 11,%"9ro cts, defeated u. ".
Il. ), C@sIo, RivertoTn,. Il rcatod il. s White,
Atlantic city up and TO play
FINTH SINTEEN
Emmett u'Nein, rhiladclpau Cricket. defeated
j. R, Baita, Atlantic city. up.