Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-01
NORTH HILLS TOURNAMENT
PROMISES GOLFERS TREAT
With Crandfahers Clock Prize and Entry List of Stars 1t
Should Be Big Week at Edge Hill
BY SANDY McNIBLICK
TOURNAMENT golf this season i

TOURNAMENT golf this season in
- Philadelphia promises to be the fast
est in years. The opening Memorial
Day salute to individual play answered
that yesterday at the Cricket Club,
when J. Wood Platt's 75-70-154 and
George Hoffner's rs 1915 were beaten
so handily by Max Marston's T3-75-1 lis.
Scores under so have been necessary
frequently to win the suburban team
play matches.
Next in order on the schedule comes
the invitation tourney this week at
North Hills. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Most of the stars hereabouts are play
ing golf like scared rabbits. The panic
is on. you might say. and it looks like
something would have to drop. par
ticularly puts. at Edge Hill in the
long end Of the week before grand.
fathers clock will be handed, or
wheeled. to the winner.
Just a word about grandfathcr's
clock. 1t is the top prize and is one
of the finest prizes ever offered IN
ocal tournament. The clock is in Inc
with what the North Hills club is going
on the schedule and the list of stars en-
tered shows few abscntecs.
All the Shots
The beautiful course offers a variety
of shots. .hc hospitality Of the club is
proverbial and everything is being done
TO make the tournament as JUST ~
tie more attractive than its prede-
cessors, which is quite mark at when
to aim. .,,
There will be four sixteens provided
for md there'U be substantial prizes
for the winners and runncrs-up in each
sixteen as we'll as for the winners OF
the defeated eights. ~
Also. Saturday afternoon there VIII
no n handicap affair, for which big
entry is also expected.
Those who have played the course
lately testify to the fact that 1t Is IN
first class shape. -,
!. Wood Platt can testify for one.
He had II there two days ago wnlcn
broke the course record. 1t Is tough not
to play them better than l. but ilat.
reaIly should have done better. lie
r,;ssed two easy puts which would have
g;yen him a 90. But then that will be
q mark to shoot at in the tourney THIS
week. ~ cooo IIoenor
rdward STYLES, Fred Knight, Edward
CIancv Rob Rowaud, with about half
of his Penn team, and many others Will
be in there for tussle to the hnlsh,
SO that plenty of very expert play Is
expected. There is still time to enter
and the completed entry list Is expected
TO lack few local regulars
Max Marston's las was almost open
yactnrInu n thp
Patterson cup tourney. There was talk
oroupd the clubhouse that ii was one
NJ tbe best scores ever made in the
affair. Anyhow. the best field that ever
entered could not touch it by margin
of six strokes.
That 50 going out in the first round
vas about as close as you clip them
without using a pencil, and it was the
result of fast, steady play. Marston
and Platt garnercd something like cley.
en- birds between them in their rounds
which shows how rugged was the going
for the faltering. MarSton's best hole
was the tenth. bird both rounds,
To illustrate the New Jersey cham
mons stylc, he had a 30.foot putt on
His thirty sixth hole, eight strokes bet
ter than the field. Marston looked 1t
over from back and from the cup. Then
he ran it up and hit the back of the
cup with bump, but it stayed out.
II was winning golf all the way.
Marston gained his sIxstroke lead over
PIatt after the latter had squared by clip
ming on a stroke from Platts card on the
Hrse last holes TO the turn and the three
last holes coming home.
George Hoffner has not yet rid himself OF
the hook that has been bothering his early
season game, and his puts that stayed on
the lip OF the cup hurt. too.
DR.. j. W. Robb. Merton. had hard luck
with his puts. also Twenty-inchers-or'so
were his Jonah.
Alec Coles and Harold Mcfarland had a
fought time on the down grade valley
hole Both were slightly over from the
tee and both chipped couple of feet down
In the sand trap Their outs weren't too
aratifying. and both walked gladly from
the spot when 1t was over.
Perslstant rumors that Sydney r. Shhr.
wood has given UP golf for farming gained
NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK