Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-23
FORTY STRO[[ERS
Do GOLF BATTLE
Famous Links Club Meets for
Session at BaIa Today-FalIs
Champion Crowned
TECHNICALITlES INVOLVED
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

Forty golfers will tee off this aft
ernoon over the links Of tho Bala Golf
Club in n rollicking tournament. The
reason you can bet therell be forty
playing is that this is the period meet
ing Of the Forty Strolling Golfers.
Every member of this punch packing
body is not only prominently identified
with the life, political, business and ar
tistic, in Philadelphia but is also num-
bered among the hardest and most en-
thusiastic golfers of the city.
Each IS strong for the Strollers. No
body misses n meeting II he can help 1t.
1t isn't being done. The only absentee
expected today is Herbert B. Newton.
Golfer Newton has suffered sun.
stroke twice on the links this year, and
the condition of his health has obliged
him TO clay off," He started Satur.
day on n cruise Of the st. Lawrence and
Canada (probably taking his clubs with
route).
attorney "Bill" Gray was in Europe
at last accounts, but vacancies in the
lineup have been filed and the Stroll
ars were otherwise all present or ac-
counted for Mt Bala early today.
It's medal and match and Scotch
foursome and every other kind of play
with q collation. following. Judge
Utely 3. Crane is president of the
Stroilers. This Is their umpty -umpth
tournament and each one successful.
Hofrner Shines
Above the babble Of voices last night
in the "Gunboat" Cafe, from the best
authorities, and from the golf shots yes
terday. It appears that Charlie Hoffner
IL the 1921 champion Of the Falls OF
Schuylkill.
70 for a total Of 144 strokes and no one,
we we're about to say by hook or crook,
could beat 1t.
''Bill' Leach, last years champion,
vas Iunner-up with las, and Bob"
Barnett turned in money card at 162.
81 otfner played remarkable golf over the
County Club course, which Is never In
its best shape at this time Of year.
In the morning Hoffner put ball out
of bounds or he'd have had II.
In the p. NJ. session he was even
better. a missed two-foot putt on the
home hole again costing him stroke.
He also had three puts that died on
the lip of three cups, which gives nm
idea Of how straight were his drives
and iron shots. 1t was field day for the
citizenry Of the. Falls. There were
seventy one entries for the tourney,
and ali the rest Of "Martie" Cassidy =
cash customers were out there following
favorites.
Dobsons and other mills Of the dis
trict just about had to shut down. You
emit run golf tournament and ex-
Dect any work to be done.
Business WAS good at the "Gunboat
last night. More matches are won and
lost in that cafe than in any other
nineteenth hole" Of this town.
'It's heavy on the ham an eggs, "
stated Paddy" Neilan, and he was
right. They were all there to talk it
over, hurl challenges and make their en- :
tries IN the "missed shot column"
Have Played Better
Not an entry but what has played
better golf than he did yesterday, proved
It with terse arguments last night, and
all stood ready to back up their ability,
any time, against anybody, on any
links. The leaders in the champion
ships didn't win an argument last night.
So there you are.
Alibis few thick and fast.
II don't never play only annually. t.
John Clarey.
II went out with a caddy and came
back with an enemy. Jack Kelly,
"I caught too many crabs. Paul
Costello.
Somebody stole me ball. l."-Jiggs
"& ar? "tS%-&'(')" - Matt
Duffy.
The noise tournament at North Hills
recently had nothing on this one.