Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-02

T Asst year they led the unsuspectine
- amateurs to the rugged Oakmount
course to compete for the national goli
championship. In the field were such
prime favorites as Chick Evans. Francis
Ouimet. Bobby Jones, and Bob Gard
ner. Jones alone lasted past the third
round. Several Of the country's lead
ing lights did not even qualify.
This year the scene changes to the
Engineers course at Roslyn, L. I. No
amateur golf championship has ever
had a more representative field than
this, with the American, British,
Scotch, French, and Canadian cham
! pions all in there.
And there has never been such conf :
dent prediction that upsets will rule
throughout. Almost for the first time
in the history Of this classic 1t Is i'm
possible to pick out any three players
who, previous to the play, seem certain,
one of them. to win.
But the main reason for this upset
prospect is the nature Of the course
itself. All agree Il has a habit OF play :.
ing queer tricks on the majority Si
players. A star trying to bring on
n shot will fail oftener than the medium
player going safe for his s. tbs said,
The only star player of this city who
has given the course a real 'whirl >. IL
Max <Marston, Marion.
Freak" Course
"It,s n freak course" he says. ITS
not possible to pick out any particular
holes trickier than the rest, but l look
for them to have lot Of trouble with
the l4th, 18th and 18th. Many scores
will be ruined on these holes. ! think.
Marston's 5 idea of the qualifying score
IL that IL will be around l73, that II
the high score to get in.
II think the fair, average at North
Shore will be around 70, but at the En-
xineers' course many scores will run
around 9O-95, if" he added, they
are lucky" -
He said that North Shore was COM
paratively easy and good for scoring
The local star had 70 there both times
! he played North Shore.
John G. Anderson, former national
runner up. looks for about "a to be the
low score at North Shore, and expects
some one or two to turn 70 at the
Engineers'. , .., &c.,.
scores will hardly be made by the same
player
Must Break ITO"
Anderson places the medal card
around 158 and the high qualifying
figure at 189. He believes that the
caliber Of the field this year and the
international struggle to qualify will re-
suit in golf that should reduce the top
figure OF last year, which was 172.
Marston has moved his bag and clubs
to New York and has gone into camp
there for the national. He went over
last night and will play ~ holes at the
Engineers today.
]. W. Platt, city champion, and
Fred Knight, two more locals, are also
playing the course today.
The rest of the Philadelphia players
will trickle over tomorrow.
The latest local lineup to play, with
their qualifications, follows: Paul
Tewksbury. holder Of last years quail
flying medal; Marston, former semi
6naiist Platt, semifnalist last year
George W. Hoffner, twice qualified and
went to third round last year; Dwight
Armstrong and Il. c. Clarey, both
qualified last year; Meredith Jack,
| qualified 1915; Louis M. Washburn,
Walter II. Reynolds. Norman Maxwell,
Eddie briggs and Fred knight.
May BE Fourteen Locals
1t is understood that Pat Grant and
J. H. Gay, Jr., will also enter from
this city, making fourteen, and a very
formidable list at that.
Francis w. Eemble Is prevented from
playing. as he Is at a soldiers encamp-
ment, but the final entry list will doubt
less disclose a few unannounced local
entries, as nearly fifty are eligible to
play.
George Franklin Brown Is arranging
with a committee for the play Of Var
don and Ray at Huntington Valley Sep
tember %.
1t is definitely decided that Dwight
Armstrong. a member Of the club, will
be one Of the American pair for the re