Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
jim BARNES HAS "QUALLFZED
ENOUGH";CA DEFEND TITLE
Professional Association Decides Let Champion Resist Com
petitors for MatchPlay Cro,on-CleueIand Has
T,oo.Club, Picturesque er-Champion q"
BY SANDY McNIBLICK


,PElNG champion has it's compcn-
sations after ALL Jim Barnes,
champion of the Professional Golfers
Association of America, will not be
called upon to qualify for the champion
ship this year. He won the title last
year.
1nasmuch as he was detained by the
association to play an exhibition match
for its benevolent fund. and thereby
earned something over $1,000 for the as
sociation. and in view of his showing
for American golf abroad. Barnes, will
be permitted to enter this years tour
ney as he was unable to be present Mt
the qualifying round of his own dis
trict.
Vardon and Ray are expected to play
in this event. which is the sole match
play competition for the pros in this
country. Nardon and Ray. at match
play. will be worth going miles to see.
On paper they look unbeatable.
Two Locals
Two pros, Charlie Hoffner and
George Saycrs. from this district. quail
fed for the event. in which both Will ap-
pear for the first time. The two locals
should do we'll at match play.
August is surely a month for the
pros. At the end of the professional
play, there will be a big event when
provided good many thrills last year,
the Canadian open.
1t will be played at the Rivermead
Golf Club, Ottawa. August ~ ana -.
J. Douglas Edgar won 1t last year
with one of the lowest totals ever made
for ~ holes, 30 strokes. Jim Barnes;
Robby Jones and Kar Keffer were tied
for second score with 294.
A special effort is being made again
To have Americans enter. Jim Barnes
announced that he wouldn't be able TO
compete there this year, tut many
others are expected.
r. Sterling Beckwith is claimed to be
the most picturesque figure in American
golf. He has twice won the Ohio state
championship. is said to have won the
North and South amateur way back
there in other years. and It IS also as
serted that he can start Ellsworth Au-
gustus. the Cleveland cannon ball.
driver, 9 up and beat him.
So much for his record. We are told
that Beckwith. a millionaire, at nifty
eight years of age. generally breaks
SO over the Shaker Heights course,
playing with only two clubs.
He is to be spotted. 1t is said. by q
rod bandana handkerchief worn around
his neck and a pair Of bicycle clips
about his trouser flaps. Another dis
tinguished feature is that he never
takes n caddy and carries his clubs in a
blue denim bag hung on his shoulder BY
/ piece of rope.
Only Two Clubs
His two clubs are driver and a mid :
| iron. He also carries niblic solely
because, it IL alleged, friend gave IT
| to him, and he hates to show that nc
doesn't appreciate the gift So he car :
ries il, But he uses his midirOn every
where he cant use his driver, which
! includes the art of putting. lie is very
deadly at this. it's said. by topping the
i. hal The overspin makes the ball dror
like plumet. 80,
He asserts he's only proficient witt
two clubs can play all the shots witt
them, and so. why carry around lot o,
fool mashies. battles. cleeks and things
Which Is reasonable enough. One time
he is said to have bet he could beat an
other millionaire cronic, also fifty eight
tceing his ball off the iron. golf bal
markers Cn the tees. The other playcl
polfs in the COS. but Bcckwith is saiC
TO have brought him in II down.
All of which is recounted by Golfer
Peterson. newcomer from Cleveland
who has joined Overlook, and plays L
vrry fine game of golf, indeed lie en-
tertained the visitors in a close mattel
against jim Dougherty the other day.
Since the worlds record marathon
golf score of IS holes was made by