Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20
NEXT NATIONAL OPEN |
GOLF PLAY DUE HERE
Fans Likely Treated With Chance to Heel Greatest
Amateurs and Pros-Bmnes, Hagen (?) Eudns,
Ouimet, Jones Conflict
By SANDY McNIBLICK


the main contender will likely be New
York.
The Gothamites will not have had the
principal American golf classic in a
span of seven years. In only five of
the previous eighteen years to 1913 has
New York missed having at least one of
the three main titleplays there, the
women's, mems or the open.
In 1915 New York had the open
championship, but that was the last of
the national championships that has
been held in the metropolitan district.
Philadelphia has no claim for next year,
having staged the pre-war tourney at
Merton. That tournament stands out.
however, and the Quaker City should
have no trouble in landing the one when
comes its turn.
In the new twist of players figuring in
modern golf, Bobby Jones stands out as
one of the best claimants next year,
with Ouimet and Evans to lead the way.
Jones may be like Evans.
Perhaps it will be four years in the
interim between fnalist, as was Chick
in 1912 to champion in 1916, before
the youthful Albanian can break
through.
Bob Gardner waited six years before
he repeated his first championship Of
title next year, for he was amateur
king of 1914.
No amateur has ever won the title
more than twice in succession. Jerry
Travers won four times in seven wears.
Walter Travis three times in four years.
But in its last five Journeys five
different golfers have won that greatest
of honors for golf amateurs on this
side. There is something required now
adays to attain the seat of kings-a per-
feet week of golf and the gate to him
who falters.
He 1t Is
We cling to the belief, incidental
to the national, that the match to de-
eide the best amateur golfer of the
country for the season 1919 was played
in the second round and not the finals
of the national, when Chick Evans met
Ouimet. The latter has the edge by
just about the amount shown in that
match.
In regarding Bobby Jones, his tenn
permanent seems to be his main hold up.
He is bound to arrive at the crest. His
youth preserves him for many a test
without having too much to fear in back
of him.
As Johnny Anderson, twice national
finalist, says, Few of the cracks OF
the 1910 vintage are as good today as
then, though they don't believe it."
Jones made his debut in 1916 where
! the champion, Gardner, dropped him
Bobby goes to the finals, where we
will leave him without discussion.
Consider only the fact that Jones
finished in a tie with Jim Barnes in
second place for the Canadian open
title with 294 strokes for ~ holes. Ii
the southern open he was stroke
back of Barnes, who won the title
Playing side by side with the profes
sional affected his game not a whit il
the last round, where he shot a II
strokes better than his famous pro op.
ponent.
Few amateurs OF his age can play
that way.
, Going West ..t-
, The women's national next year il
$ virtually sure of going west, as it viii
: be five years since its last start there
? the year that Mrs. Vanderbeck won it
1t is reported that two bids are III
E from the west and one from the east.
e Philadelphians are not worrying 81
E much about where it will be played al
they are about winning it. With Miss Al
8 exa Stirring, two time winner, the activ
for the above worry. Speaking of thi
, it is interesting to note that Mrs. J. II
= Burd, of Pittsburgh, who as Miss Dor
. othy Campbell won the British, Ameri
can and Canadian championships ;
decade ago, is on visit to Scotland
for the first time in some years. Sh
has entered for the British women
8 championship to be held at Burnham
Somerset.
Mrs. Hurd was one of the few promi
s nent women golfers not in the recen
American national championships a
Shawnee, ewing to her absence from th
country. She won the United State
1 title in 1909 and 1910; the British it'll
e in 1909 and 1911, and the Canadian
title in 1909, 1911 and 1912. Mrs. Hur'
, has held more national titles than an.
other woman golfer who ever lived, ant
5 her many admirers on this side of tn
t water hope that she will again reacl
8 first place in Britain.