Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
RED CROSS GOLF MATCH
AT CRICKET CLUB AUG. 10
SHOULD NET A LARGE SUM
Enthusiasm, Pep, Organization and Publicity on Part
of Committee in Charge Necessary to Make the
Event Huge Success
BY WILLIAM H. EVANS

MAX MARSTON left yesterday for
xV1 Chicago. where he and Oswald
Kirkby will play In a Red Cross golf
match at the Flossmoor Country Club
tomorrow against Chick Evans and War
rem X. Wood. Originally Jerry Travers
was to have played. but he is playing
today at Binghamton and It will not be
possible for him to get to Chicago In
time.
Before leaving this city yesterday
Marston said that already the Chicago
club had collected $4,000 and there is
every indication that a much larger
total will be In hand at the end of the
match.
West Ahead Of East
We cannot get away from the fact
that the westerners do these things very
much better than ourselves. AS Chick
Evans. who has played in more Of these
Red Cross matches than any other anna
teur in the country. has pointed out in
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, the west
erners have these tournaments or exhi-
billions better organized and get better
publicity.
Last fall three of these tournaments
were held. two at the whitemarsh Val
ley Country Club and one at Hunting
don Valley. Two of these were for the
Soldiers Tobacco Fund and the other
for the Red Cross. And without the
aid of auctions FOR the privilege OF
Z caddying, and the sale of the balls at
the ninth and the eighteenth holes. and
the birds, more money was collected
at these three tournaments than was
gathered In at Merton. which has had
\ two of the three Journeys this year. The
crowds were larger and neither WHITE
marsh nor Huntingdon Valley is as ac-
cessible as the Main Line course. and in
addition the matches were held late in
the fall and one OF them was on a
Monday.
Big Match Here August 10
Possibly the last of the summer. ex-
hibitions will be held Mn this city on
August 10 with four of the most promi-
nent women golfers in the country as
participants. paired with four Of our
best youthful golfers. Here is an OPP
portunty to get out not only large gall
iery, but to collect a very large sum for
the Red Cross. But the success of this
tournament depends on the way it will
be handled.
When all In said and done the success
Of any of these tournaments depends
largely on the attitude Of the men and
women members of the club where the
/, tournament Is held.
One of the men who has been handling
the other exhibitions. in speaking of
the wonderful success attained in the
West attributes 1t to the fact that the
men in the Middle West have beec
making a lot of money since the war
started and that the Fast has been busy
with the Liberty Loan drives and the
War Chest fund He is of the opinion
that the Philadelphians are more con-
servative.
But the westerners have also sup
ported the Liberty Loan drives and
have given generously to the war chari-
ties. Philadelphia today Is the center OF
Industrial America. Pennsylvania, for
Instance, is producing today one-sixth
Of all the products used by this country
In waging the big war abroad. and most
Of this is made right here in Philadel-
phia Nowhere in the country Is there
more Red Cross work being done than
right here. Philadelphians have always
been generous.
A, large percentage OF the money
raised in the big boxing show last winter
was collected at an auction or the
seats, and this was given largely by
golfers. But that particular show was
we'll organized and there was a lot OF