Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-26
J. w, PIatt Wins
City Golf Title


chip was not close enough and he was
seventh S,o hole in /, % ! to . at the NINTH
Coming home franclne outuroye
bank 4 half ton second shot from the
hanging lie went on a bee line. but
was discovered hole-high some fifteen
feet from the cup. Platt was on the
edge of the green with his second, made
a bold chip shot along the edge OF the
green and holed a three foot putt for
n half. Platt had a beautiful drive to
the eleventh about six feet beyond the
pin, while Francine was on the edge to
the right.
Francine rolled his ball well up over
the terrace, but Platt holed his putt
for birdie two. This put Platt dormie
seven, but Francine was not through by
any means and though Platt MT a ire
mendous drive franclne was SIX rect Dc-
hind. Platt's brassie second was right
down the line and within easy mashie
distance OF the hole. Franclne put ms
attempted prassle into tne water altch
oank, was snort out ana went 1or trap
on fourth. Platt put MS maSnie
well on, and Francine atter looking
over tne hopeless SITUATION; snook nands
while platt finished oy sinking oird'
lhelr AFTERNOON Gurus ioiio"'
Plat 90
In ...........,.. 424
Franctne- ,,,,,, 4,
ou' '''''''''''
Play Par Golf
In the morning round they halyed in
fours ON both the first and second.
where Platt again had a chance for a
bird but missed. Par golf and perfect
shots by both players halyed the third
hole also in par fves.
The fourth was odd. Both had good
drives. platt mad n fine second shot
fsrty yards short st Of tn The 't creek SS'
ssEs S% ssd s ssi s s,:s sss SH
they halyed their fourth straight hole
this time in skies.
On the fifth over the road Platt was
twenty feet from the pin on his second
while Francine was short of the green
The chip cost him the hole. o-4. Or
the short sixth up the hill Francne pu
his pitch in the bunker and didn't ge
out. Platt had to and was up
Platt put two shots out or bounds a
the seVenth coming down the mn acros'
tne road IN the oiu iarnl proPcrH, an'
tnen nearly hoiea haii' Mn'n run .n,
cine' aiter urNe ana praS"l'' 'o't
three puts. francine uowh'
Both had par 3 to the short "ighth
and at the ninth Francine sliced De
hind the big tree at TINS dog leg NOE
His second was forty feet over IN TN
rough to the right. Platt started
fine second, but 1t just nippea the llh'
of the tree and dropped beside iran
nin hNpS.
up at the turn, out in 4O to IL fo
Francine.
Their cards.
Plat au, 80
In 49,. 4 6 4-3s-7
fr9ne'he4 nmt 4 rs K 2 6-42
In 49,. 8 0 8 0 o 3-+3-s
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ht Tue teh.n t"noe n;aht soi ~" ',',loJ hi
on ms ariVt " .nI i.sho anu II,'' III tb;r,
second TO the punker oank. ms ot tn'r' au
wa was snort anu ne heeueu iour ~ e'' va
fia,t was aown ~ pat ,pn.h w. wifi
pun u; W. WI; ~ b. 'IS D,ot. tooi, throo nutt
lneit L urinerS' h t tha r c',n ,'oM and was oni
up .ne oanN W 'Ne >"p anu
up
: Francine was holding MS !outhiu
opponent safely and fiatt was not out
driving Francine much either to TN TN
point put at the Iweith in" I T'T" 90
c"ihe, .;s,,I %'. sno 80, not s co. ' fror' home
a oeau'liu, SpoGn ;. VI tha Ia. - , and hi
iran rrahcine, uroNe ini2 " Inc . soGSn ;6ohos any fr"r
thlru th wv was +, 2 four Plat boled n six foo
me rmt 'fp far n nar K and Francine rimmc
4 t,u.' tho n ~, On pa" ono of Tho shortest INIT
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