Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-26

Iy lnrgr entry list The showing of
J. W. Platt. George lIoffncr, Paul
Tcwksbury and r. c. Clarcy was a
great stimulus last year and put local
golf very much on the national map.
Max Marston is added to the local list
tinCtion of going to the scmihnalS one
year. Platt. city champion. and
lloffncr are two of the best amateur
players the city has ever produced.
They hav" been playing brilliant golf in
the tournaments this year hereabouts.
are both now national veterans" have
mapped out the seasons play to reach
the height of kccnnesS for the cham
pionShip, and both are fully determined
to give everything they have to the glory
of the golf district that bred them.
Clarey. too, learned his game here.
/ and has n tournament with win over
! llatt to his credit this year. He came
| close to upSrtting the favoritc last year
in tn" national and, well. you never
can call them iu golf.
Two Links
Complete arrangements for the ma
! tiOnal amateur golf championship have
been made public by Wyant -. Wander
pool. secretary of the L. :. G. A.. for
/ the benefit Of the great field which is
expected to enter this years fight for
the title. The tournament. rs has been
( announced. will be held September ell
/ over tn" links of the Engineers Country
Club at lsoslyn. l.. |.
The qualifying test at thirty six holes
will be played on Monday. September 6.
Half the field will play its morning
, round at Engineers while the uthpr half
makes the circuit Of the adjoining North
Shprn 'nln ('lph n ,lnI Hnu1 'Hhn
contestants will be- transferred at noon
from one course to the other by omni.
buses. All match rounds beginning
Tuesday are thirty six hole affairs. Ties
for the thirty second place on the list
of Qualiticrs must be- played off on Mon
day.
Entry is open not only to all amateurs
on the official 1920 rating list. but also
to those Foreigners visiting this country
who may be- invited by the executive
committee OF the I. :. G. a.
Competitors must enter through their
club secretaries and the fee of SO must
accompany the nominations. which must
be- received by Secretary NandcrpOol not
later than August 2S. \ gold medal viii
be the winners prize. the runner .ul
will receive It silver medal and the Other
scmifnaliStS bronze. 4 special prize
VIII br awarded 10 tnc payer mahiHI
the lowest qualifying score.
}. W. Flat drfentcd Tom Iiggctt for tn'
North illS championship. ! and ~. Plat
scored nrH low mark TO-. Edge HIN c0urs
with n rOuE!nG ~ in tn" morning round %
the thirty -hni" match and was Il up
The winners trophy was huge and elegan
table lamp. Piatt was the guest OF homo
at IA dinner later at the clubhOus".
W, Burnett stewart acted ~ paCcmaker t.
william Lra"h. our latest pro sensation
when tho latter beat his own mark over tn
MrrCnantvill" courS" hy playing IL In "A re
mnrkahlc score ~ Gn. Leach will play II
tn" metropolitan op"n thia week and Is yer;
much to ht I".kuh,d With At Greenwich
after his landing In NTH place at Shawnc
| In that h"ih I.,a"h's dazzling figures II
MrrCha ntyil," follow:
2S''.... at. ! ! 4 ! / ! 4 ! 55--$s 55-$sss-o
Stewart snor,nl an ~ while watching Lcacl
reel off tv" birds
In trying to catch W. to the prices de
mRnd"d by Ray and Nardon. the Br,tIS
players, Tor showing their wares, the Fo
fIis club charged g. per head for all thos
who cam" In tn" main gate, At the FIRST Z"
the Cummttt'r further demanded two iro
, men from each ian VIII" looked though h
> pr ahr had hoped tho fence. Many outCrie
IDDATpntlN were heard to