Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29
Ry SANDY McNIBLICK

The golf tournament season re-
awakens with bang hereabouts thit
week. Play for the open championship
of Pennsylvania starts on the east
course at Merton Wednesday morning
The title is decided at thirty six holes
of medal play.
Thursday morning three score play .
ers will tee off in the qualifying round
for the State amateur championship,
The course is open at Merton Tor the
competitors. but starters today were
mostly locals. Pittsburgh's delegation
will probably be on hand tomorrow for
practice rounds before the main show.
Taking the events in order, the open
was won last year by Emil Loeftier, the
sensational player Mt Oakmont, who
held down the job of greenskeeper at the
time. His play out there was bringing
him into the outer rays Of the limelight
even back in 1917, but he joined up
with the army, and last year 5 win
was his first bow to championship as
piratiOns.
Loeffler played right with the leaders
at Columbia this year in the national
open, and there are many who believe
he Is slated for the American crown
some day. At any rate, Loeffler will be
here to defend his crown as State title
holder.
The Philadelphia open champion,
Willie McFarlane, who played so bril-
liantly at Whitemarsh recently, will
be with us. and Charlie Hoffner, Phil
mont, makes the list of local open
champions complete by his entry. Hoff-
ner, be 1t known. won the open cham
pionship of the Falls recently.
He was chosen for the American pro
fessional team which went abroad, and
locals depend heavily on him to uphold
Philadelphia honors. Hoffner won the
keystone State championship in 1919
but did not compete last year, as Il
appears that he wasn't apprised of the
date in time.
Invaders
There are several out of town en-.
trants, besides fairly complete list oil
the local talent. Among the former art
Bob Cruickshank, stocky youth from
New York town. for whom many hon
ors are predicted. If not now, then ir
the sweet by and by.
fred Thomson and others will cast theil
boll buio anu ihlo pay.
The prize money Is divided as follows
First, 5000; second. S1O0; third, $50
fourth, S35; fifth. $25, and sixth, S15
Every one admits that this makes g
small purse for the pros, and that it is
perhaps the reason more famous stars
do not enter.
But the best part of the event is the
International rivalry and the title in
volved. The play Is expected to be fast
and furious, considering the talent en-
tered and the nature of the course or
which the event will be played
1t was originally planned to have
four sixteens in the play for the anna
teur championship, but it may be that
this will have to be abandoned unles.
late entries are accommodated. The
Pittsburgh amateur invasion Is none toe
strong this year and according to the
entry list there nre only about ten listed
who are not entered from PHILADELPHIA
clubs.
They will be led by w. G. Fownes
Jr., dean of the Western district and
captain Of the American amateur team
which went abroad. Fownes has a vic.
tory over Chick Evans, the champion
to his credit this year and if he plays
that kind of golf around here he will
likely win the title for the fifth time
Fownes is former national champion