Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-11
british GOLF CUP
TOSSED TO JOCK
Z, Y. Formal Presentation, but
I. Was cheered, Says Charlie
Hoffner, Just Back
= .ppEu MISSED PUTS
~. SANDY McNIBLICK

the aa observed BY the British when
WIRE 9aYH,,cbison. H. OF Chicago. won tne
ycx M ,oIf championship Of Great Britain
ressn,h's; hss been printed that the British
~. cbecr Uutchison Mt the nn,ah
ni,cu ~, m instead three long rays,
ano . .;scn for young Roger Wethcred'
'wrrep rrepssi,,.h s,h amateur beaten BY Jock In
ine p,,.,'oif pif Also that the champion
fnc pm, vas ''thrown at the Amer
mp ss sitbont the formality Of speech !;
tichn was,a win WIS credited as
tna. 'V victory. Hutchison has Just
ceoun name and Is quoted az saying
se..s WAS much miffed at the lack
ftnat tnatociation =. for his feat, the credit
q and that he would never; go
gven - n,ay In the event again nn-
eprsu .bsd ashore In a shipwreck. -
tTu Tu,Snsr the Philadelphia born. home
~ tbe Philmont Country Club.
tleo pot p.ot over with the American team,
WhL hscL on the job nt his club TINS
vas u,rs % and "tickled to death to be
tbre," he said. .n. .. .a.
IN think you can charge up much
u .Ast happened over there to the
.nn, nn az the moment, stated
,i.s.s. TODAY, "It Is certainly true
a.t s.t' tb,nss were done differently than
ms. bsre They were 80 worked up
%.t @ they clapped when JOCK would
mS sss Rbsd five straight holes in three;
,',rs a cut face mashie niblick, ana
u ur,t On four of them. Hc was stick
Them no there dead to the hole
mth bis ribbed club. and there were
mutterings at that, 49,. -,...s .,,,h
rot and, besides, that club is
sm,,tsh invention. He was beating
M with their own weapon and could
.SsYs % n,ayed the same with any other.
"wksn il was all over we grabbed
lin nm. hoisted him on our shoulders
"a we're making a fuss the same as Is
~. anywhere. when an official came
I ovt and tossed the cup up to Jock with
'.p,rhops they thought a speech un-
o,cessary and wanted TO mnke his tri-
pmoh complete by waving the cup up
mere for them all to see. We thought
;hsr svould make formal presentation
i.,sr but they didn't. 1t was the least
iIsr could have done. we thought.
~ Th;s omission brought many indig-
,.nt letters to the papers abroad from
~. Rritons themselves, 1t Is said.
clock told us all on the boat that
\. vouldn't 20 over again." continued
To6ner. "but don''r know about that:
They cheered him as we'll as Wethered
n he finish. 1t was the Scotch credit,
hs ribbed club matter and throwing
~ cup to him that angered him:
'Hofner didn't have much praise for
n Andrews which he described as
burnt out at the time and not very
dimcult. e..
Trenches
.The wind" he said, was what
made Il a test. 1t has blind bunkers
h n only about five feet wide and
about three feet deep. There's not
room to swing a club In there. You re
juM out of luck II you get In one
ot those things and ! did that
lie had little to say about his own
nistortunes. The SO which dropped
bin down the line was the result Of
starting late just as a regular hurricane
started which got him In all sorts OF
trouble But for that he might have
finished well in the money.
~ was sorry for Jim Barnes,' re-
marked Hoifner. "He had a 81 for 1t
and took 43, the same as last year at
Deal. But Jim had been sick and GER
tainly played wonder III golf. He was
al in at the finish; didn't seem able
10 hit the ball."
Hofner said that Hutchison was an
American citizen, all right, and that
III was real American triumph u
we won 1t and placed three others In
the money. He was full Of praise for
KGrigan and all the rest of the team.
"0f the British players ! still like
yardon best" finished Hoffner. "But
young Havers looks like the real conner
over there, and / believe he will be
. champion some day. 1t was a great
experience, l had wonderful time,
and I'm sure grateful for being sent
Bdtons Play Here
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
hmous British pros, are making their
omcial bow to American links today
over at Pelham, N. Y. In a thirty six
nole match against Jock Hutchison and
Ion Kerrigan.
Duncan was bereft of his title as
Srtish open champion by Hutchison.
Iitcnell won the international profcs-
holal 1000 guineas tourney at Glen
.sses recently and the golf of Barnes Is
sSays an attraction.
Tomorrow the British pair play
Me Americans thirty six holes at
ieham again and leave the same night
iof Philadelphia. where they will ap-
En Wednesday, this week. against
s siM Marston and Jerry Travers, both
''%Sus nationally known amateurs.
Inc match will be ur-ball best
ys' exhibition over thirty six holes
M Tue benefit of Bryn Mawr Hospital.
ua.s is thought to be Duncan and
acneus only local engagement and
.s soinng citizens hereabouts are ex =
wo 70 turn out In a body, both
Ssuse se rs a worthy cause and be-
'u's u Will be real golf treat.
Harding VIII Open
warren q. Harding Is said to be
snt,ahg up with his drives in prep
to a sttsu iof me first ball he Is going
Snt tttempt tep to knock 200 yards of the
may ee 10 open the twenty fifth an :
Ubited o.. h'' thaihptoHshlp OF the
I@ OF a nation has ever essayed This
IN, G ana sha some interesting bets are be.
Hs,dIaae as to the distance President
an. VIII get. The President will
pteseht the cup to the winner AT
Smmnoia next week,
s,,@ tournament has been set for
pcsaihi. uay to make these ceremonies
Ss sas IT Is a wonderful thing for
DIV. sHme s TO have the Chief Executive
postpons"n,Os ",s personal attention, but the
ifont ~ shhi thn mas thrown a barrier In
20 prom,s;e Ie iocal open event which was
Souay and Saturday at Pine Val Eai,sx ",
Md ~ U.s. rs expected the event viii bc
not w W Whitemarsh and the date ha,
held NJ ts .s TO the open, which will be
ist on,. @ me Columbia Country Club,