Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19
GOLF STARS LAUD
FOREST VIEW CLUB
Newest Layout Holds Auspicious
Opening on Fine Course.
George Hoffner Wins
DARK HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP
BY SANDY McNIBLICk

The Forest View Golf Club, our
latest district links layout. held
unanimously auspiCiOus opening over
thp week end. Carved ont of strip OF
Jersey woods and set aside from the
beaten track there wasn't sign posi-
or banner TO lead the way, but nearly
400 citizens of the cuvirons found the
club. II was "open house, with II
dinner and dance and pleasant time
Thirteen holes have been complete.
on the golf course. and feature OF
oucning day was the tournament IN
which there we're nearly hundred en-
tries. and the lin"-up contained many
of the best players in Philadciphin ana
Jersey. -, .,,.
Words of praise were banded about
right aud left. The entire field was
pnthus!astic over the course.
The best greens I've pitched 70 IA
some time" stated George H"aner
When the ball lands there it STICKS
as is. "
Il was surprised at the green's
chincd in Charlie Green. Most OF
them were a. true as though years
old, ;, H., p.h
Ransford. They are going t" nay"
some Of the best holes here We have in
the ulSlIltl
The fine part about the course -
that YOU have 10 keep straight, j. j.
Resdle asserted. There's no place you
can better learn the advantages OF
straight ball. and the woods when
guard the fairways demand a straight
shot be played. The fairways are not
narrow either.
Modern Layout
So II went. All were surprised at the
finished condition of the club. Inc
clubhouse is one of the most modern IN
tbe CITY. complete and cOmmodious. II
was beautiful for this affair mass OF
flowers contributed from friends on all
sides.
The club Is only about half an hour
from Philadelphia, but feature is the
dormitory. II Is expected the club VII
have big demand for winter golf;
The soil Is sandy and ideally situated
for all year round play.
The golf played by George Hoffner
10 win the first tourney was remark
pble. He was out in rs, with scarcely
a mistake. and back in IL for an 50.
Other good scores in the ram. when
fell heavily. were Ed tlarey. 81 !;
| Charlie Reckner. 81: Paul Jennings;
50; W Flynn. 81; r. Ransford and
I ndflle l'OeIp' N''
Ave Fair Weather
Climatic conditions never worried
| any golfer. not any You ever heard or.
| for golf t. one game they play. come
| what may. Postponed golf on account
| Of weather j. as rare as double eagles.
The finals for the St. Martins Cup
were played in pouring rain and Nor
man Maxwell went eleven straight holes
! in par figures. That's how much rain
| bOthrrS golfers.
But here IS one for the bulletin
| board. Down in one of the lower
| flights in the Cricket Club tourney r.
| V. O'Ilanlon was embarrassed by win e
| ming in the second round. lie wns EN- =
barrassed because he expected 10 lose
and wanted to. rs he had lot of Office
! work on for Saturday morning. when
he was supposed to play thinner Plntt.
"WiSh 1t wasn't so late. said
| O'Hanlon. 80 ! could play now.
"I'll play you, quoth Platt. 1t was
DO You mean it," demanded
! O'Haulou.
You bet" and Platt beat it to get
back in his knickers. So the night
was on.
F. j. Higgins was oficial referee
. Everything was lovely tlll they came Il
the valley. The shades of night wcrt
falling. falling. The last ball seen wa
AT III" thirteenth, where they pitche'
en- up in the air
After that the Caddies went ahead
When they heard the balls light the!
ran 10 The spot. 1t was the only thtnl
light about the match. There wash
even a moon.
Every now and then they woul'
"halloo." TO each other to be sure n
one was lost.
On the seventeenth both were on IN
edge in 2 and caddy held a mate
over the hole. Hanlon sank from
twenty feet for a par 4. They halve
the last in As. which made Platt tn
winner, up. They lost only one ball
It was a real dark horse" cham
plonship.
Maxwell Stars
After ". G Hamilton won III
medal with a - there wasn't muc
left for rur other starters. but Norma
Maxwell covered himself with glory I
win the tourney His victory in 1911
give, him two legs on the cup, which
now still in the running with fourtoe
names on II.
Maxwell scored his first tOurnamen
win Of the season and his first for