Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-15
BALA TOURNEY NEXT WEEK
OFFERS FINE CHANCE FOR
THE OLDER GOLF PLAYERS.
Virtually Last Opportunity for Players Who Come
Under the New Draft Law-The Hard Luck
of Harrison Townsend
By WILLIAM II. EVANS

THERE will be lot of golfers miss
L ing at the annual Invitation tourna-
ment of the Bala Golf Club. which begins
next wednesday. who were playing In
the tournament last year. Wilmer De-
wees. the sensational youngster from
North Hills. who upset the dope by win
nlng the tournament, Is in service, as Is
George Hoffner. who was the runner-up.
Georges younger brother Bob won the
second flight with ease. and he is in the
national service. Tom Cooper, another
North Hills player. won the beaten eight
or that sixteen, and he Is In France.
DR.. Perce De Long. the then chairman
OF the green committee at Bala, was
the winner of the beaten eight Of the
third sixteen, and ha Is also abroad
with the army. There are lot of
others who failed to come through who
are In service. Young Bob Clarkson
was the clerk of the links. and he ham
died the tournament in fine style, but he
has Joined the fighting forces.
Fine Chance for Veterans
However. there are enough of us older
chaps who will have a chance to play,
and for many of us it will be the last
opportunity to play in any golf tourna-
ment for this new draft bill will get q
lot of US.
Last year there were 153 entries, and
on the day of qualification the golfers
were busy from early morn till dewy
eve, and many of US had to qualify
in the darkness. But the daylight
saving law will be grea. nelp, and
there will be none of this difficulty next
week.
Prizes Will Go to Charity
Bala has adopted the Shawnee plan,
and 1t is an excellent one. Instead Of
spending a lot of money on silverware,
the club has decided TO offer a medal
for the low qualifying score and a tro-
ply to the winner Of each sixteen. There
will be no prizes for the winners of
the runners-up, and the winners of the
beaten eights. but they will have the
privilege of giving certain sum Of
money to any charity they may select
the club acting as the paymaster. The
winner Of the first sixteen will receive
$50 the runner-up $40; second sixteen,
winner s25. runner-up SIS; third six
teen. winner SIS, runner-up $40; fourth
sixteen. winner SO. runner-up IS.
Every man who plays in the qualify
ing round will pay 81, which will go to
the Red Cross Entries should be sent
to Charles II. Sykes. Box III. Bala.
not later than tomorrow. The usual
privileges of the course are extended
to the contestants this week.
Some Hustling Committee
Frank McAdams is chairman OF the
tournament committee and his assistants
are that most popular of players, Charlie
Corr. F.. H. Hobson, c. II. Long. John
Mackin, w. B. Scott W. B. Supplee, BIZ
Sykes and Director Of Public Safety Bill
Wilson
The qualifying round will begin at 8
o'clock next Wednesday and the match
play rounds on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday mornings will begin at 3. The
finals in the various flights will begin at
1890. Saturday afternoon there will be
a handicap competition at eighteen holes
medal play for all not engaged in match
play, and for this event there will be a
Red Cross donation entrance.
Bala Is a hard test of golf. The fair
ways are narrow, and unless the players
stick to the straight line there Is trouble
for pulled and sliced balls. The par Is
72 and it ought to be 20. as the sixth
hole with q yardage of 23o should have