Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-29
NEW GOLF JOURNEYS
WELCOMED HERE IN 20
Llanerch and Old York Road added limitation Events
Making List of about Dozen Such Meets in
Local District Clubs
Bx SANDY McNIBLICK

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and Filius to make It even more bulky
with entries and popular with the boys.
Meantime the British open had been
won by George Duncan, swiftest pro
In the world, with a card Of 800; Herd,
305; Ray. 306; Abe Mitchell. 307. md
Jim Barnes, America, fifth, with 3OS.
Walter Hagen, then national open
champion. finished fifty first, and was
great disappointment on this side.
But he won the French title from
Duncan and Mitchell the next week.
won the metropolitan from Barnes, in
play of on his return, and finished
the season far from out of the running.
Barnes also won at Shawnee from
LED Ray, where Bill Leach, Merchant
vile. finished high In the money and
fame.
Turning to the local field. we have
Llanerch's tourney being played. This
| saw George Hoffner. Bala, in his lone
tournament win Of the season. He had
previously won the Silver Cross, how
ever, one Of the most coveted tropbies
the association offers which, with his
showing at the national and at Llanerch
gives him a high rank this year.
Hofner started by tying for; the
medal Mt tlanerch with J. J. Readle.
won from Platt in the final roi,nJ
one OF the fine matches of the ycar,
which drew a big crowd at Llancrch'
Platt took it to the nineteenth hole.
however, where Hoffner's great re-
coyyery gobbled up the match, up, 10
| holes. ''
Cecil Calvert qualified in the frs,
sixteen here as did G. A. Rcckncr, A
Cobbs Creek player, who should prove
star some day.
Tho Datpr rJ
Som tourney was played at Spring.
haven and was won by w. II. and PHI
Corson, with n net card of II. This
pair had the low gross also, an SS. W
G. and J. s. Halkett had a net 70.
Ed tlarey won his second tourna
ment OF the year at Lu LUIS annual
invitation event. Joseph J. Young,
Frankford, burst into fame by coppine
the medal with an so over the newly
opened eighteen holes Of what is now
ia fine course.
Young then passed out of the picture
to make way for Clarey who beat ]. ].
Beadle in great match Of the semihnais,
to l, and entered the finals against
Morris +. Jones, whom he beat finally,
l up.
Joneses Shine
But Morris Jones came back later Mt
Whitemarsh in the Geist Cup tourney
which proved to be a catching up with
| the medal with a great "a, beat Platt IN
the second round when the latter was
apparently overgolfed after the no
tional and things, wiped out Walter
Reynolds, winner OF the cup the year
before, and finally entered the final
round against Morris Jones.
1t was probably the first time in golf
history two Joneses, who were no rela :
ton, had met In tournament final.
Something was bound to happen, and a
sizzling match was the result. NJ. z.
The st. Martins Cup tourney was
played at the Cricket Club the week
Hardon and Ray played their matches
here. but these did not keep a good
many leading players out Of the play.
Jimmy Gay and Chickering tied for the
medal at 10 with several youngsters
pressing close.
The finals saw a veteran, A. u
Huntington, Wilkes Barre. a player OF
national rating, who beat Maxwell In
the tourney, stacked against Young
Valley, who scored his first grown
up tourney" triumph by beating
Huntingdon, 3 and Q.
II should make Cresswell a factor
hereafter, this confidence he collected
in that event.
The ancient and honorable wa,
played at the Country Club and wor
by II. W. Lucas, last player in, with
SO -14-72. Richard Mott, Pine Valley
one OF the real Philadelphia tourna
ment veterans and bright star in many
events, had low gross Of S3-5-7S.
Norman Maxwell got his first trophy
Of the season at r, rresdale when h,
captured the low gross vase offered b.
the club in the Cornish Memoria
tourney there. George Beck, clui
member. .captured the plaque, with low
net, SS 1871.