Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-20
VARDON-RAY FEATURE GREAT
LOCAL EXHIBITION GOLF WEEK
Giants Of the Links Due Wednesday for TreeDy Lud Hole
TussLe-Loca Chances Discussed-St
Martins Cup Conflict
BY SANDY McNIBLICH
THIS is exhibition week in Philadel

THIS is exhibition week in Philndel.
i phia golf. For three days four OF
the leading amateurs Of the district and
one Of its latest acquisitions In the
professional set win 20 into mortal
conflict with two OF the most famous
professionals OF the world. Harry Var
don and Ted Ray.
On Wednesday Dwight. Armstrong
and Jack Hobens play Vardon and nay
over the links of Huntington Valley.
On THURSDAY Chick Evans and Max
Marston play the Britons at Merton.
On Friday. at Aronimint. Walter
REYNOLDS and Paul Te~ksbury will ap-
pear at Aronimink against the FAR
famed foreigners.
All of these matches are thirty SIX
holes affairs. vardon and Ray have
lost q good manv ~ their exhibition
matches In America this wear. but have
won the majority. and local fans are
wondering what the localR' nercentage
will be after the 10s- hole rrind.
Big Rep" Hazard
In matches such as they will face
here. with the possible exception Of
Merton. vardon and Ray generally
Hstart A couple up." They know their
own possible mistakes in the first round
due TO unfamiliarity with the course.
will be neutralized By the play OF their
opponents. home talent anxious to make
rood with the home folks, and therefore
not apt 70 play hteir best golf.
When the homo professional Is in
voIved this Is particularly true. II the
home talent starts of with the rabid
desire to make II a runaway affair, the
steady, cold, oft times astounding shots
Of the Britons soon get the home talent
TO pressing, to overanxiety and 10 nit
ting the ball all over the lot
yardon and Ray then proceed to
mound tho opposition into a subdued
state OF mediocrity.
Huntington Valley, the first day, is
likely 10 suit the play OF Nardon and
RAY excellently. 1t depends on how
they are putting.
RAY, who sinks them from anywhere
on one Of his streaks. Is capable OF miss
ing absurdly easy chances. We have
seen him miss aplonty Ike that. Var
don 10 q good putter, the same as Chick
Evans is-sometimes. lie Will generaliy
need two puts, but that's all.
This IL one reason he's the par
man" Of the pair. Short on his drives,
he Is always right in the middle and
/ tOllOWS up WIN OIIc Ol MS sWc'S iiOhe'
Ray, the slugger. will get In his fine
hand after they pass the frst two holes
at Noble. 1t is Rays Job to go after
! the brides and eagles on the long holes
like the third. fourth, twelfth and six =
tcenth, and his plunEinE mashie may
get him something sweet on the NTH,
seventh, tenth and seventeenth.
Only Human
So you could guess on their chances
at the three courses on each OF the
holes; but the pair 10 human and at the
fag end Of a gruslinE trip golf never
turns out according to statistics, any
how.
As for the players they will oppose
Dwight Armstrong IL the leading anna
teur at Huntington Valley and hat
made deep impression with his two
starts here this season. He has de
fcated Norman Maxwell. Mar Marstor
and ]. W. Platt in his two Journeys
That is an awe inspiring record locally
Jack Hobens, the Noble pro, Is q
former metropolitan open champion
and is at the ton of his game these
days. You couldn't get better Hunt
| ingdon Valley combination.
The best match looks to be at Merton
where Evans and Marston will oppose
the Britons. Chick Evans. fresh from
his glory at the amatepsj where he VOL