Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-14
BOYS SHOW MERIT AND FINE
SPIRIT IN JUNIOR GOLF PLAY
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BY SANDY McNIBLICK
TIP AT school one time they picked a


TIP AT school one time they picked a
youngster for captain Of tho foot
ball team because he was the only stu
dent there who wore long pants. But
such distinction won't be worth any
thing at twilight today when they award
the prizes in the seventh annual tussle
for the junior golf championship Of
Philadelphia.
1t will take real golf to win any
fight, il the golf wares already shown
by the youngsters is any indication. No
potential Bobby Jones for the district
was uncovered. but when more than
one youngster winds up his match but
two or three strokes over par on a
long course the shots, as written, have
to be played.
From twelve years of age tS the eve
OF voting they are in there battling at
Old York Road today. some of them
half the size of their caddies. scarcely
able to top their golf bags for height,
or their sticks.
1' Thanks to the Golf Association of
Philadelphia and the CO. operation of
the local clubs with the committee, as
we'll as the interest of the boys them
selves. there was one of the biggest
turnouts in the history Of the event.
The sntry list, the golf shown and the
spirit Of the boys will make this years
tournament forever a mark at which TO
aim.
Concrete Examples
1t was the spirit most Of all. II was
n spirit that might we'll put many Of
their elders to shame for those cards
weren't torn up, there weren't with
drawals because they didn't make the
championship eight, and, indeed. the
youngSter who turned in a card of 1S5
was just as proud Of it az the med
allist. He'd had an off day. that was
all. but he'd come to play and he wasn't
going to back out while there was a
chance.
So were the committee proud of
spirit like that and they proved it. 1t
happened that w. w. Watson, Sd,
101 "a -1S5. and G. L. Barnes. who
scored 16S, didn't qualify in any OF the
five flights so the committee is going TO
give them chance TO play il of today.
Watson is twelve years old. He isn't
very big. It's tough when he gets in
bunker.
And he had sort of rugged time add
ing up his card. He made it 10i out and
196 for the total. He signed it without
Zoo much difficulty and was agreeably
surprised when he found he had given
himself thirteen strokes the worst of it.
Made me sick" he pouted. WAS
takin' three puts TO n green and missin'
'em so long he measured with his
tiny hands.
he beefed like veteran anyhow.
But the best example of spirit shown
was when Robert II. StrOuse, twelve
years old, Philmont, played Francis ].
Doyle, Jr., same age, North Hills.
Neither is bigger than minute. but
they are a pair of little fans both born
and raised in an atmosphere of golf in
goling families, chips off the block" of
rsdl golfng daddies. Both boys knew
golf ambitions in big way. They'd
neen the veterans play it out 1t was
TO them to show something in their
first start.
After Eight Miles
Down toward the close Of that thirty
six holes s.stretch both began to fud the
going a. little rocky.
1t was tough to keep up to the cad
dies and TO hold their place.
Those hills were like MOUNTAINS 70
their tiny legs. the clubs rere> getting
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