Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
THE entries for the PhiIadelphia

| VIE entries LOT tne lnllduelpuld opeu
l. golf championship. though coming in
slowly. are double what they were last
year at this time.
The event will be played on Monday
and Tuesday, Il seventy two hole medal
test, over the links of the Whitemarsh
Valley Country Clue.
No national star has as vet entered
aside from the locals and the officials
are inclined to be on the anxious seat.
The purse Of 500 looks very limp
beside those offered in other districts
and open events. and this partly cN-
plains the hnlting entries. The title
also means littl" where the national
headliners are missing.
Entries. however, will be accepted up
10 starting time. and. just rs last year.
it is probable that the bulk Of the
players will report on the first tee for
the first time.
There are twenty nine entries so far.
Here is the halting list: Carl Anderson.
New York; Bob Barnett. J. j. Beadle
lamateur), John Brcdemus, San Felipe,
Tex; Duncan CuthbCrt Alex Douglas,
John Edmundson. Robert Gimmer. J.
Gribben, &. +. Griffcn, G. w. IIaak.
W. b. Haines tamatcur), Stanley
llCrn. Jack Iiobcns, Charlie Hoitncr,
Paul Jennings (amatcurl, II. +. Jew
son, Bill Leach. Norman Maxwell lam
atour). A. y. McFarlGnc. Willie Nc
Farlane. New York: Harry Naylor &.
W. Peters. Robert Ransford (amateurl,
Inrk Schuebc, Joe Seka and F. l..
Webb.
Barnes May Play
OF course, there will be others.
Morrie Talman, pro at Whitemarsh.
who finished second the last time it was
there. will enter. and he states that
Jim Barnes, national champion, said ut
Columbia that he would enter the event.
Another who promised the same down
there was Chris Shea, pro at Trenton.
Shea is one OF the real experts here
abOuts. In the national qualifying
round he had rar on the last three holes
for 10. but got tangled up with the
gallery for l-S-G and a 20. Jack
Sawyer. Tom Burke and various others
have expressed their intention OF en-
tcring.
There were fourteen entries at this
time last year, and AS some OF these
were amateurs, at that rate there would
have been a prize for each pro. But
they horkcd in at the last minute and
il developed into Il sizzling affair. Frank
won over Il very respectable field.
Plans for the tournament this year
have gone considerably astray. The
national was originally slated TO start
on a Monday and finish Tmrsd lay. The
local committee Immediately seized upon
Friday and Saturday of that week for
our dates. Pine Valley was the orig
inal arena and it was rumorcd that club
would offer an additional $1,000 purse
Nothing could have been better. They
were all coming, even such amateurs
Nj
ct NJ.
Pine Valley had troubles of its own,
however, and had TO cancel its plans in
favor Of Torresdale. tho alternate
course. But this links suffered from
tcmDcramontal tempestS out there. No
rain came and the course suffered even
more than most
Three Title russels
Whitemarsh then consented to take
the event, though it had already staged
the amateur and the women's cham
pionship. There was outside talk
there. too. Of offering that $1,000 bait,
provided the date held. But it didn't.
1t was Philadelphia votes that gave
the national to Columbia, but that
club. ignorant Of the local distress it
would cause, shifted the national date
10 Tuesday, n slight change which COM
plptcly ruined the local date, as it left
only Saturday open. II was suggested
day, but that wasn't 50 good, and New
| York was then importuncd TO move the
metropolitan open up from Tuesday
Thursday to Wednesday Friday.
/ This would have left Monday and
! Tuesday Of this week open for our
tourney, but New York couldn't see it.
/ So instead of being right in the center
or the bustling tourney fete Philadel-
phia had 10 take the lcavings, after
Inc excitement had all died down, as 1t
we're. and take Monday and Tuesday
/ Of next week
From the best prospect Of them all
| our dates don't look 50 good, through
/ the fault of the weatherman and in
COnsiderate committeeman elsewhere
The local officials, however, are max
ing the best of it and have gone to no
end rf pains 10 get in touch with the
famous players. II may he that II
good proportion Of them will turn up.
/ You never know in golf
Speaking of this the last three open
/ events. Shawnee, the national and the
"mCt, have demonstrated thing or
| two.
The Upset Data
Jim Barnes and Jock Hutchinson
were about the only abScntcrs of note at
| Shawnee, yet Willie Ogg led them all
/ to the first money. He failed TO qualify
| in the national.
Sans only Ilutchison. Duncan and
Mitchell at the metropolitan open, Bob
! Mcdonald breezed home winner by
several strokes. He, too, had failed to
] qualify at Columbia.
Wonder If the same shock will be