Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-02
MAXWELL IN LEAD
. OVER J. v. PLATT
Eddie briggs Defeats Fltz sar'
gent In State Amateur
Golf Championship
D. ]. ,BEADLE SURVIVES
pv SANDY McNIBLICK

~ ,he first round of match play OF
.,o pennsylvania amateur golf cham
N,o,.bin over the Merton G. G. east
sourse today Norman Maxwell, White
s.rsb was leading J. Wood Plntt, his
.,ubmate, by 8 up with 5 holes to play
Maxwell was 8 up at the sixth but
v,.,, brought his rivals lead to up
!, some brilliant work at the ninth and
s.rtb holes. Maxwell increased his ad-
rsntare Mt the twelfth and Thirteenth.
In another great match Eddie Drlggs' OF
Werion. trounced Fitz Sargent: also OF
Merton, and 3. briggs had card
a VI for the eighteen holes, which Is
psr for the course
Their cards:
Gss' s. P:'.. '::: +" ts1tSsss { sF-ssii-7l
Ss' :::s Sss Il 5 49,
As was expected. Max Marston. Mer-
,on won from Maurice W. Smedlcy.
onother Merior player. Marston will
TACKLE briggs in the second round
John J. Beadle. of Cedarbrook, and
A, Brown. Merion, staged a hard
hattie which Beadle took / up.
Unless that wellknown golf jinx,
which has followed the medalist in
match play through the ages, sticks its
long talons into the play, Max Niarston
Is figured as premier candidate for the
Keystone State crown.
The course is his by adoption. He
knows its every tiny worm cast and
rs at Merton he's played some of his
finest golf
Yesterday he won the medal with
really remarkable golf when he went
around twice in 73 for total of lag
strokes. In the thirty six holes, but
two over fours, he had only five three's.
There was only one player in the first
flight today who matched Marston's
national reputation, and this golfer was
the home. bred and former city cham
pion, ]. Wood Platt.
Both have reached the semi final
round Of the national amateur. They
were the two locals invited to compete
on the American team abroad.
Both Marston and Platt have been
soing well this season. The difference
IN medal scores doesn't mean anything
IN the match play to follow, but Mars
ton had the edge yesterday by eleven
strokes on his rival. Platt scored
79.7S-157.
They have only played one match so
far in local golf, or anywhere else.
That was at the inter- club champion
ship. 1t resulted in what you might
cali Glove set" for Marston, but that
has all been forgotten and the chances
Of q match between them this week has
the fans all worked up, for this city
has never had two such national stars.
Platt has been touching on scores
which equaled course records at several
links lately, so he's right a-stride his
game like Marston. The former,
paradoxically, has been playing brill
llanty at Merton. The greens have been
eating up strokes, more so than is the
case with Marston, perhaps.
The surprise of the qualifying round
yesterday was the fine play of J. Ii.
Gay, Jr., Cricket Club, who turned
In a 7S-75-153. At least one stroke
In the IS was n penalty, when he hit
q caddy's foot at the thirteenth.
Gay was unaccOuntably left off the
national eligibility list this year, after
playing in the event at the Engineers,
but his scores yesterday ought to prove
thdt ne VIII De contender ana nS
everything right. Gay had to with
draw from the match play owing to a
marriage in the family at noon today.
Eddie briggs may pun some sur
prises In this tournament Like Mars
ton, he is playing his home course, and
Merlonites themselves figure this is an
advantage. 1t is a course where there
Is an abundance of hanging lies and
It pays ofttimes to know just where to
place the ball. Then all one has to do
y place 1t. At the sixth, for instance,
the canny Main Liners were noticed
more than one, playing for the rough
in order to have n fat shot with nc
Sawning bunker to catch a shanked
ball,