Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-13
SIX PH|LA. GOLFERS
QUALIFY At SHAWNEE
Hoffner, Though Beaten by
Worthington for Medal,
Still Favorite
EDDIE STYLES IN FORM
BY SPICK HALL

shawnee on the DelaWdTe, Ga.. june
13.--with six crack golfers qualified in
the first sixteen. Philadelphia adherents
Of the Scotch pastime were confident
this morning that the representatives
of the Quaker City would carry home
the bacon, along with few trophies as
mementos of the annual tilt in the
, Buckwood tournament.
The players of the Philadelphia dis
trict who qualified yesterday and teed
off for the BuckwooC trophy this morn
ing were: George Hoffner. Bala, u;
Eddie Styles. Old York Road, 81; Pat
Grant. Philadelphia G. c., SO; Sydney
Sherwood. Merton, SO: G. l.. McGin-
ley. Merchantville, SS; james Gay,
Philadelphia C. c., IS.
Although these scores are not low
they represent an excellent days work
for the Philadelphians. the majority
of whom did not know the course as
we'll as their rivals from New York,
who fell far behind in the intercity
struggle.
Hoifner Favorite
Although Hoffner was beaten out for
the medal yesterday by X. ). worth E
ington, of Shawnee, he was still a big
favorite to Come through for the match
flay honors which will be concluded to-
morrow afternoon.
There are also number who believe
that if Hoffner should be eliminated, one
of the other five Philadelphians will
breeze through the tournament. 1t is
i certain that not onenof the six Quaker
City men who qualified played up to
his game Yesterday. with the possible
exception of Hoffner.
STYLES had some hard luck which is
not likely to follow him in the match
play today. In fact he got on to an
excellent start this morning and his
drives and pitts were being executed
with more ease and precision than at
any time yesterday.
Both Styles and Hoffner are likely
to put up better games in match play
than they did in the qualifying round.
Others Look Good
Crane and Sherwood. who, turned in
cards of SO yesterday. are also looked
upon as more than possibilities for ulti-
mate winners Both of their games
were consistent yesterday and did not
show the tendency to fiuctuate between
the brilliant and the poor as some OF
the others did.
Several men yesterday made unusual
birds. only to lose the advantage by a
big let up on the following greens
Merton rooters are hopeful that Shar
wood will have a good streak and wir
out, and it is not improbable that hi
will do so, judging by his fine star
this morning. az. ".. s'7--
If possible. the course this mornin,
was better than it was yesterday. Ran
on Wednesday slowed up some of tn,
fairways during the morning play yes
terday. but today they were the perfec
tion of golf landscape architecture.
Large Gallery Present
A huge gallery. with a big sprinklin
of women, greeted the first pair t,
drive off, the first tee. When tn
players had reached the island man,
spectators had gathered there to get
CLOSE up on the play. All the eigh
pairs were followed around the cours
by galleries, which demonstrated tn
intense interest that was being take
in the result.
Although r. s.. Worthington
triumph in the qualifying round wa
not unexpected, it came somewhat i
the nature Of anti climax. Hoffner ha
4 turned in his card of Il, which ap
peared to be the winning figure, befor
worthington started in the afternoon.
According to Shawnee player
( Worthington has made the course i
20 this season and has bettered u
number of times. Of course, his fla
miliarity with his home course bene
fited him, but he deserves a world {
credit for his fine recovery after havin
made skies on the tenth and elevent
holes. .r. -
His card included three birds and a
even dozen pars, a sure indication tha
he will be hare man to put out {
the match play.