Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-26
REYNOLDS AND TAYLOR
STARS IN MIDSUMMER
HANDICAP AT MERTON
Aronimink Player Only One Break 80, While North
Hills Youngster Captures Class Tourney
as Well
BY WILLIAM H. EVANS

By WILLIAM H. EVANS
THE honors in both the midsummer
i handicap and the class tournament
yesterday went to B. Irving Taylor. a
tall. slim. sandy-haired youngster from
North Hills. who not only won the mid
summer handicap with a net score of
10 and the class tournament in Glass A
with gross score Of 80. but who in
addition registered the third lowest gross
score of the day. Walter Reynolds and
s@Max Marston alone turning In lower
gross total. He was a post entry and
he appeared on the scene about 1880
o'clock. At that time Francis B. War
ner. secretary of the Golf Association
Of Philadelphia. was up to his eyes in
work. So after stating that he wanted
to play in both events. he waited on
his tiptoes until the hard-working Sec
retary could see daylight. The sun was
still high in the heavens, hut the youth
from North Hills. who said he had time
to burn, was getting anxious. Some
suggested that he ask again. and ten
minutes later, with a partner from his
club. he was out on the first tee and
away.
Taylor Is Junior
Taylor played In the last junior cham
pionship and ne has tremendous wal
lop. He defeated Herbert Calves in the
opening round. but went down to de-
feat in the second battle He played
some very excellent golf yesterday and.
with card that had no birds or threes
and only two skies. and both OF these
on par five holes he was as steady as
rock. He had ten fours and six f1ves.
While Taylor was still cut and with
most Of the cards returned, 1t looked as
II the honors would go to r. l.. Mishler
Of the Country Club of Lansdowne. He
had the best outgoing round Of the day.
a Al, and while 1t took him three more
strokes coming home, his gross Of IS
looked good for Glass A and his net OF
"a seemed an apparently sure winner
of the handicap. AS 1t was, he won
second prize in Glass A. The great
majority of the players took more
strokes for the harder outjourney than
the homestretch and he was one or the
yery few players who reversed this
order.
Taylor had the best score for the last
nine holes and he was the only player
to break forty on either journey 1 am
referring only to the players who con-
tested in the class tournament
Reynolds Low Scoring Star
The gross honors of the day went
to Walter Reynolds the Aronimink star.
who has been playing some very nne goii
this year. Reynolds was out In 80. and
when the gallery above the thirteenth
green heard this It was ready to wager
that his score would be the lowest OF
the day, as Max Marston had already
turned in a total Of 81. Reynolds not
only had the best total Of the day. but
his figures for the out-and-in journey
were the lowest scored.
C.. G. Hubb. who has been playing
the game but a year or so. and wno
had never seen the Merton course until
Yesterday. won the honors in Class E
fer players with handicaps ranging from
Is tolls. He returned gross score
of 90. and he was we'll up In the
midsummer handicap. L. w. PARK, OF
whitemarsh, and L. T.. Adams, of Lu Lu
tied for second honors In this class witt
totals of "a. ,.,
In Glass C. restricted to players will
handicaps of 10 and upwards, the nonor'
went to DR.. G. II. Simmerman. with
totol Of 9S. while C. c. Patton, Of Mer
ion, scored the second prize.
Big Entry List ..
Tn the class tournament there were
eighty-three entrants and In the mid
summer handicap the total was eignty-
Ave, The golf association permitted the
olayers to play in three and four oall
matches but the change in medal play
scoring is poor one. 1t Is dlstinctly
contrary to the rules Of golf. Under
Special Rules for Stroke Competitions
Rule 1, Section 2. reads as follows:
Competitors shall play in couples: II
from any cause there is single COM
petitor. the committee shall either pro-
vide him with a player who shall marx
for him or select a marker for MIN ano
allow him to play alone. (Stroke Rule
(2) does not permit more than two COM
petitors to play together. R. AZ.
Not According to Rules
In the decisions of Rules OF COL
Committee Of the Royal ana Ancien
club of St Andrews there Is decision
proh,biting this. Here 1t Is:
"2s6-Royal Jersey Club-ln stroke
connection there was a single competi'
tor. AS no marker was available. one OF
the committee in charge of the competi'
tion allowed three competitors to play
together with each Of the three competi'
tors' consent One OF these three re-
turned the lowest score, but Is objected
u..sto by another competitor for breach ol
\. stroke Rule 1 (2). Are the three com
petitors disqualified?
"Answer-Stroke Rule l (2) does no
hermit three competitors to play to
gether. The rule clearly describes tn
manner in which the committee mus
provide for single competitor. Evei
IL II is assumed that the member o