Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
By SANDY McNIBLICK

Max NarstOn, Merton, with card
Of 73. was leading the early starters in
the thirty six hole qualifying round of
tbe PENNSYLVANIA State amateur golf
cbsmnionship over the Merton G.. G.
east course today.
Eddie briggs. clubmate, was see
ond with 20. This pair, with James
n. Gay. Jr., Cricket Club. Is. and j.
Wood Platt, Whitemarsh, 70, were the
onlv contestants to break so.
Nlarston had Il good chance for a SO
going out, but got mixed up on the short
holes and had 80. On the twelfth he
took three puts for 5, but got bird
2 on the eleventh and bird = on the
thirteenth. Going to the eighteenth, his
hall was buried on the edge of the green,
which cost him 3. losing chance to
break 70, as he required "a for the re-
turn Journey. Marston was n fnalisr
last year and lost to Davidson Heron.
of Pittsburgh.
Marston's card
out fs -: -: ) 4 7 ! ! ! 5t-sa-7s 5sa
Eddie Origgs was out in Al and back
In 80. His card:
ss' .::::::::::::::::t ::::::::tts sGsSSsss al ss-s5-7s
His 3 on the eighteenth was long
putt for bird.
Cav went out and back in the same
figures. 80. and Plat was out in AZ and
back in 81.
W. G. Hamilton-- of the Cricket
Club, a newcomer, was surprise with
a Al, 40-S1.
Fitz Sargent. Merton, and J. J:
Beadle, Llanerch tied at 80. Clifford
Hawley, Cricket Club, staged come
back when he went out in 81 and re-
turned in 80 for an 50.
The veteran Bill Fownes. captain of
this years American amateur team of
invasion, was forced to withdraw.
Fownes is one of the best golfers IN
the country. Eleven years ago he was
national champion and has twice won
the medal in that qualifying round.
Fownes was here Tuesday, but an alb
scess in his ear began to bother him
and he was obliged to consult a special
ist. The result is that he will be
unable to play. His withdrawal was
big disappointment. He will have to
undergo an operation. Fownes had
won the PENNSYLVANIA title four times.
Platt, however, is expected to go far
In this championship. He. has usually
played well at Merton, having won the
invitation medal tourney there last fall.
Max Marston is playing on his own
course and he's been touching 10 and
Il there quite good deal this season.
He played Mitchell and Duncan even
in the big exhibition match earlier in
the year at Merton.
The prospect of these two outstand-
ing favorites meeting in the final round
is a golf dish that local fans relish. II
the luck of the draw does not rule
otherwise the finishing matches of the
championship should be as good as will
be seen here all year.
High Scoring
The open championship WINS settled
yesterday midst furry of badly be-
bavng golf balls. Something will have
to be done about New Workers coming
over and winning our golf titles" re-
marked an interested fan jocosely yes
terday.
Now Cyril Walker has done it. He
copped the Pennsylvania State open |
title at Merion with his $50 total, two |
strokes up on the pack
Willie McFarlane, also New |
Yorker, won the Philadelphia open a
few weeks ago.
Walker got two stroke lead in the |
morning with 73 and held it to the |
END. 1t is said to be his first tltle,
though he is veteran and is generally
close to the top.
George Hoffner led the amateurs With
great stand which tied him for Sec
ond with his brother, Charlie, Philmont
pro, and Emil Loefflcr. champion last
year. They each had 152.
George had three 2's. He came
pacK IN 50 in the afternoon, great golf
under the conditions.
A nigh wind prevailed in tho morn.
,hg ana the greens were lightning fast.
u oueh very true. The pins, however,
IRE placed In spots which called for
! ecarious irons and canny puts. Also
tbn sDn'e OF the tees were set way back,
'"I RIO ,tutIeenth nearly sixty yards.
that u,e scoring was excellent at
son; Walker deserves great credit for
S6Cmi,hs 6cuit through that field on that dif-