Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-04
BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL GOLF .
AUTHORITIES TO STAGE MATCH FOR
THE BENEFIT OF RED CROSS FUND
BY PETER PUTTER


TT LOOKS as il the Golf Association OF
1Philadelphia were overlooking a splendid
opportunity to make some money for its
war fund. Philadelphia is about the only
large gofing community in the country that
is not staging big tournament for the
Red Cross. Chick Evans has been playing
a lot in the west for the Red Cross and the
open and amateur champion has given up
all tournament golf In order to help out
the Red Cross.
Francis Ouimet, the former amateur and
open champion and the present Western
amateur champion. has also been playing
for the Red Cross as has Jerry Travers,
four times the amateur and once the
open titehoder. Oswald Kirby and Jesse
Guilford, two other prominent amateurs,
are also doing their bit.
Jim Barnes, rated last year as the best
of the professional players. has appeared
in several matches for the Red Cross. All
these matches have been played In some city
other than Philadelphia.
We have a few players right here in Phil
adelphia who could be called upon for these
matches for the war fund. Prominent
among them are Barnes and Norman Ma x
well, Miss Mildred Caverly, Mrs, Clarence
II. Nanderbeck and Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow,
Barnes Is Well Worth Watching
There s no more interesting player in
this country to watch than big Jim Barnes
His tee shots are as long as those of any
man who drives and he is one of the most
finished players in this country today. 1t is
a treat to watch him play, and he never dis
appoints Maxwell is probably the youngest
player who ever won the North and South
championship, and in the final he beat Bill
Fownes after a sensationa match He is a
graceful player, and with all his grace he
has the fine points of golf He has been
making some very fine scores this year and
today is the best player in the i'hiladel-
pha district among the amateurs, with the
possible exception of Cameron 3. Buxton.
Miss Mildred Caverly was the runner-up
to Miss Alexa Stirling last year In the ma.
tional championship. And it was one of
the best played finals in the history of golf
in this country. At one time Miss Caverly
was three down. but she managed to win
the next two holes and was finally beaten
on the seventeenth green
Mrs. Chick Evans said of Mrs. Wander
beck, the national champion of 1915, that
she has the finest and soundest golf of any
American woman. Mrs. VanderbecS played
superb golf in winning the championship.
and in her qualifying round she broke the
record Tor the Onwents!a course. Mrs. Bar
low has twice been the runner-up in ma
tonal championships and has on more than
She has won the Philadelphia championship
one occasion won the eastern championship.
more these than any other two women from
this city
A game between Chick Evans and Miss
Stirling on one side and Jim Barnes or Nor
man Maxwell and Miss Cavery, Mrs. Van
derbeck or Mrs. Barlow on the other would
attract tremendous gallery. 1t would
mean at least $1,000 for the fund We have
had little opportunity 10 see good golf here
this year due to the canceling of dates and
the decision not to award titles.
Big Galleries Here in the Past
There have been three or four occasions
here when the galleries have turned out in
large numbers. The first time was way
back in 1910 on that memorable Monday
when Jack McDermott and the two Smith
brothers fought out the tie for the open
championship at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. Possibly 1000 players walked as the
gallery that day
Then in 1913, when Ray and Vardon
played at the Whitemarsh Valley Country
Club against Gil and Ben Nichols White-
marsh has never since seen a gallery TO
equal 1t. II took about thirty men 10 keep
the crowd back and from early morning to
night the course was thronged with enthus-
iastic onlookers.
Later when Jerry Travers who had the
week before won the open championship of
the coaStry. played In the final of the