Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
FANCY CARDS NECESSARY TO
PLACE IN LOCAL GOLF PLAY
But Sixteen Qualify With Much Riualry for Championship
FEght-Play Lasts Three Days at Huntingdon
Talley-Junior Record
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

THERE ought to be some fancy scor-
l. ing to qualify for the amateur golf
championship of Philadelphia. Play
starts tomorrow for the title at Hunt
ingdon Valley.
There are two reasons why the 7O's
should be stormed in the scoring. and
two more why the scoring will have to
be low to be good enough.
In order. the course at Huntington
| Valley. where the championship will be
| held, has seldom been in better shape,
| This was attested to by the star field
competing in the Lynnewood Hall tour
new, where new course record of 90
was made by W. II. Gardner, Buffalo
Country Club. Then the field this year
for the Quaker City title will be one of
| the fastest in years. The competition
| formerly was more or less between the
veterans of the district.
| But this year there will be the dis
| tinct spice of rivalry between the for
| mer rulers Of the district and the
youthful newcomer element, many OF
whom have won their spurs nationally.
Indeed to those who follow the game
| hereabouts through all the Journeys
there is noticeable rivalry even among
| the young players. group which one
| is led TO believe has its own factions.
All of this is bound to lend zip to the
qualifying round tomorrow, where but
sixteen players will have played cards
good enough to entitle them to tee off
at match play.
This latter comes under the head of
why good scores will HAVE to be
made, Also there is the Silver Cross to
be considered. This trophy is awarded
annually by the Golf Association of
Philadelphia to the player making the
lowest aggregate scores in the Joseph
Henry Patterson Memorial Tourney.
held Memorial Day over 80 holes at the
Cricket Club, and the qualifying round
for the Philadelphia championship.
This usually means - holes of medal
play, but the championship of the city
has been shortened to three days this
year, which means the Silver Gross will
90 to the player with the best Sggre-
gate for the Patterson trophy and the
1S holes tomorrow for the amateur
championship qualifying round, "a holes
in all.
Max Marston won the Patterson
trophy with a card of 14S. He leads the
field by six strokes and showed by his
scoring in the Lynnewood Hall tourney
that he will be hard golfer to catch
over short lS-hole span. J. w. Platt,
North Hills. finished second $50 in
the Patterson. with George Hoffner
156. present Philadelphia champion;
Norman Maxwell 1850; Walter Rey-
nolds Cl62D Harold MacFarland
15S). and others closely grouped on an
outside chance, You might say.
This is MarstCn's first year as an
entry from the Philadelphia district.
He will enter important starts from
Merton or Pine Valley. 4 star of his
caliber coming to our midst has kept
the play from "sameness" in the va
rious Journeys and has added consider
able zcst and rivalry. The strictly
home products are girded up to show
their wares tomorrow.
Several Huntingdon Valley stars will
have to be counted in on that first six
teen over their own links. Harold Mac
Farland. Horace II. Francine, l.. NJ.
Adds, Jr., j. b. mcfarland, Edward
Stevens. Writ L. Thompson. C. G.
Ingraham and a couple of others out