Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02

~.,r, ..rorkable success that attended
IS ma Red Cross golf tournaments over
~ ~ the best of the Metropolitan
s,s,,,. last week with the best OF tne
...,sur and professional players IN the
s.uptry competing shows what can oe oo''e
& = !, ,n,,l,igent way to aid the Red Cross
n !, the best things the United states
an Association has done along these INES
\ - an the Fourth of July, when hundreds
\ = cubs throughout the country held "ha'
~. known as Liberty Day tournaments
- IN which every golfer who played
\ hstributed at least 81 to the aliied war
i ~ fund of the national association
4. 4 r.,,,.r IN the year at time when there
ltssI wave Of hysteria sweeping the coun-
nv there was an informal meeting OF repre-
1slstIyes Of the United States COLI Asso-
e,tIon. the United States Natlonai Lawn
ftnnls Association. the Amateur LH.li.e.,S
Union and the Intercoiiegiate Aha'eu, ANA ..a
4 1thIstic Association. At that meeting tne
H - ds,ssates were Howard w. Perrin,
<ssr,dent: Howard F. Whitney, secretary
In. I. Crosby, vice president, and f. >.
Wheeler, treasurer.
tnh Resolution Did 1t
{iHsrs is the resolution which was
fo1bpted:
Il ~Resolyed That 1t Is the sense OF thls
h. n6etlnE that the youth OF the naNon
A sAsuld be encouraged to become physicai-
st n n and mentally alert. through the stim-
III Of athletic competition, and that every
feGort should be made to interest all citizens
s ~ Ia Improvement of their physical con-
X kton by systematic exercise and partici-
ration in sport, but that by reason OF the
fdna Of war now existing it Is not ad-
,lsable to hold championship events at any
Y fate subseuuent to a call of the Govern
fpent for volunteers or the enactment ana
ooaaton Of a bill for compulsory service,
ia that In place of championship events,
*oompettons should be held In which certi-
I ltatss instead of the usual prizes or medals
Z todd be the only awards to the winners,
sneh certificates to state that by reason OF
\ ~ s1istlng conditions the winners shall
I ~ b recognized as the champion for the
Mia.
And II Is the further sense of this meet
~ ~ that 90 long as the existing state of war
N atinues all athletic meetings should be
29eeucted as patriotic demonstrations and
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40 for the American Red Cross, rs per
70 be contributed to the local chapter
fsck and rs per cent to the national
S {e(11nization"
Hhsn the Golf Association of Philadel
z met It was decided to carry Il the
~ program. and later a meeting wa!
OF the presidents of the golf clubs, a.
<1{ 1kn u was decided that the best thing t.
WOULD be to carry out the regular sched
&;52ss WI tnat no prizes were to be awarded
80 proceeds from the entrance fees anC
amounts usually given by the Golf AS
''on were to be given to a war relie
sne meantime, the draft call had beer
4 f<--ss' ana II soon became apparent that !
0 Jake months before those who wer
4 ~ = drafted would know about it. Alonl
8s ,ne tournaments, and there was a de
.Ack of interest In them. There wer
.es and no titles, Even the playe
son the Joseph Henry Patterson Me
Sup, which Is a perpetual trophy, di'
Sve the satisfaction of having hi
~ nolo the trophy. When it came tim
Soit championship of the city ther
vny lew entries over the thirty-si
~ Su'u quaiify Cameron B. Buxton, tn
champion, promptly announces
~ ~. sr as ne was concerned the WHINE
~ tournament would be the champion.
rri1es. No Field, No Interest
was no interest in the tournament
4S.ne person could figure for one mo
.S Ne, eoifers would take a week OF
~ so'uteiy nothing at stake. So tn
nos 70 give prizes acted as
n~ ~. Ine He'd Cross suffered becaus
-. ,mail entry list, as the golfers di
~ tne advantage of playing for notf
tnis was, particularly true of III
qualifying round Only four team
H ana the fourth team only auaI
usn the good graces of the execr
90 .nee' Then when the time cam
e match play round the who
asriSls saned on. At the last minute
UsrS.l 70 give prizes In the Midsun
r,ss ana the Class Tournamen
~ 'unately 1t was not possible
players In time, and the tw
~ nv which ordinarily would ha,
ah the war fund, "
- u ~ Warner. the very efficient Sc,
me local golf association. struc
ses" wnen he said the golf associs
~ 81 ~ ~ one OF two things, eitht
1rirss me tournaments or give It'll,
M Ii,s wood Hall Cup tournamen
~ npare favorably. with ar
~urnament In the country. viii
nrS.H Vt ot the national champion
prisss as usual. and viii
80 not as great as in 9th,
- much class a. ever.
~ ts)sd ~ sxpsrims,