Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
PHILA. CRICKET AND WHTTEMARSH
VALLEY CALL OFF ST. MARTINS
AND GEIST CUP GOLF JOURNEYS
Whitemarsh Women Will Hold Tournament, With
Valuable Belle Steelman Bumm Memorial
Trophy as Chief Prize

TWO Of the most important golf tourna.
l. ments held in this city will not be played
this year. They are the ST. Martins Cup
and the Geist Cur. tournaments, The first
has been fixture at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club for many years. The Geist
Cup, while not so old, Is one of the most
important events held in this city.
The St Martins Cup event is an invi-
tation affair given yearly by the Cricket
Club, Earlier In the season the club de-
cided to hold no tournaments of any kind,
and, following out this policy, II has been
decided to call off the St. Martins Cup
tournament. The Cricket Club is virtually
the only golf club in the city where there
has not been single club event this year.
While II is true that the Joseph Henry
Patterson Memorial Cup was held at the
Cricket Club on Memorial Day, it should
be remembered that this event is not a
Cricket Club affair but is held under the
auspices of the Golf Association of Philadel-
phia.
For number of years the event was
shifted from course to course with the
other events, such as the old and now die
carded Philadelphia Cup, the interclub and
the championship tournaments Several
years ago II was decided that inasmuch
as Mr. Patterson during his lifetime had
been a member of the Cricket Club for
many years 1t was only right that the fix
ture should go each year to the Cricket
Club, and there 1t has since been held.
Maxwell Has Won II Twice
Norman Fl. Maxwell, winner of the
North and South tournament, has two legs
on the Geist Cup. This cup is given by
Clarence H. Geist, the founder and builder
Of the very fine Seaview Golf Club, and the
a Mt ha ia
marsh Valley Country Club, where for
years Mr.. Geist was president It must
be won three time to become the personal
property Of the winner. Whitemarsh de-
cded In view of the unsettled conditions
and the possibility of not getting nrst-
class field to pass up the tournament for
| this year.
In order to get the tournament on a
| higher plane and as an inducement to the
| better players the invitations last year were
| restricted to those having handicaps Of ten
strokes or less. The tournament last year
| was won by Maxwell
On the other hand, the Cricket Club tour
ney appealed to the high-rated as well as
| the low handicap men. And the greatest
| entry list in the city's history was that of a
| few years ago when more than 200 players
| participated In the event. One Of the pleas
| ant features Of this tournament was a din
ner given to the entrants. following which
there was always vaudeville show.
New Tourney for Women Golfers
| But to Offset this there will be a brand
new tournament this fall. but It will be
| confined to the women For many years
| one of the most interested women players
at Whitemarsh was Mrs. Belle Steelman
Bumm. Following her death this spring
Mrs. Jacob II. s. Disston gave the White
marsh Club the Belle Steelman Bumm
| memorial cup, the largest and most ex.
pensve sterling silver cup ever contested
for In this city. For an unusually large
| cup It has very graceful lines and the
| club in order to insure II against theft
onA nre has PLACED = policy of $500 on II.
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