Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-05
Jim BARNES IN
PAOL| GOLF BOUT
U. S. Links King One Of Many
Stars to Play in $500 Main
Line Open Championship
BOBBY CRUICKSHANK HERE
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

It's something new. II will he
played over the links of the Tredyff-
rim Country Club. which is at Paoli.
Pa. If YOU know where we mean. this
next Monday, which is November :.
II will be called the Main Line
championship because that helps to To-
cate Paoli, Pa. The entry, however.
is not limited to Main Liners.
In fact, If the territory from which
the entries will come continues to OK.
tend, it may be called the Eastern
open championship. There isn't any
such event now and Tredyffrin might
as well seize on that name as any
other club,
But the facts. Jim Barnes. cham
| pion of the United States, will be the
leading character in the going. This
tall tutor, who used TO be pro AT
| NhitcmarSh. has probably won more
| open tournaments than any other golfcr
in this country.
lie has promised over the phone TO be
here and has verified this by letter. To
win at Tredyffrin Barnes will have to
step ont.
Cyril Walker. PENNSYLVANIA omen
champion. and Bob Cruickshank. New
| York state champion, will also be in
the going. Cruickshank is the former
scotch amateur who has been playing
sehSationally over here lately. You
might almost call this little stocky son
OF the links the worlds champion.
Beat Jim n Jock
For In the st. Joe. Mo. tournament
recently Bobby entered n triplc tie in
! this 1000 bucks affair with Jim
Barnes. United States champion. and
Jock llutchison. British champion.
who should win the play but
CruirkShank
Another noted entry at Paoi is Joe
| Sylvester. who ratified off one oe the
! lowest scores ever made at Columbia
before the last open started.
! Wilfred Reid. Wilmington Carl
Anderson. Now York; George Main.
Essex County,: George Norrie. New
! York; Cyril Hughes. Lancaster: Jim
Skelley, Wilmington. and Ray Nc
Govern. Pittstield. Mass. are some oF
! the other Out-of town pros who will
start
1t is considered likely that Gene
Sarazen. the youthful star who
swamped Jock Ilutchison in the =. G.. |
\. tournament. will compete here Mon
day. and perhaps Freddy Mcleod. who
finished in a closeup for the l. :. !
| title.
Every effort is being made to get
hold of Walter Hagen and Willie Hun
ter, the British amateur champion, for !
entry
Flock O. Locals
Few local experts. pros or amat"Urs.
! will be missing. Here is partial
lineup of the Philadelphia talent
which had entered UP TO yesterday:
Alex Douglas. Frank Collart. j,
Wood Plntt. George Ilofn"r: j. j.
| Bcadle Norman Maxwell Jack lio-
Charles IoffnNr. Peter Cont, Paul
TewkSbury. "Buz" Law. Jack Camp
! bell. William Leach. Jack Sawyer,
, Joe Scka. John Rowe, George Grii-
| fifth CClpnrficld. Pa. George Peters.
! Morris Tulman. Jim Develin. Robert
RanSford. John and Jim EdmundsOn,
Louis Godbeck. Bob Barnett, Jim
Doughcrty. Morris Flahcrty, Max
| Croft. James Lawler and Stanley licrn.
Beg pardon for DEPRESSING. but Mr..
hern took unto himself the other day a
! blush!ng bride. This is the latest in
! formation around the links loop.
More Than $500
/ As for the tournament. again. it Will
/ be over thirty-siX HOLES Of mShal play.
/ The first prize is 5000 and tn" Maln
/ Line title. This is offered by tn" club,
as well as un added so prize for the
/ best eightren- hole card.
The entry fee is 81. and the total
i will make up pool for which the en-
tries will play. 1t will be split up into
! several purses for second. third. etc..
/ pIurc~. and there ought to be at least
/ $500 Of this to divide. Tie total prizes.
therefore. make this a very attractive
one days play. even for the most nom