Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-02
FAMOUS GOLF PRO
At COUNTRY CLUB
Frank Coltart, Internationalist,
Chosen for Berth-Edmond-
son Gets North Hills
BY SANDY McNIBLICK


| Philadelphia golf clubs are setting u
! hot pace in the matter of importing cX-
! pert professionals.
For instance. the Philadelphia COun-
! Try Club is proudly announcing today
the acquisition of Frank COltart. who
! hung his hat in the pro shop out there
| today. Though never n ma jor champion
! Coltart proved an internationaliSt Of
considerable might playing on the Scotch
| team and trounCcd Ted Ray in the
Daily Mail tourney
CQltart follows closely on the heels
Of Jim Edmundson, twice Irish cham
| pion, who has accepted the vacancy at
| North Hills. and has just been installed
| there.
Both these famous foreign stars have
but recently landed in this country.
fdmundSOn'S $ fcats abroad have already
hccn described in this column.
As for Coltart. he is thirty. eight
years old and comes with highest recon =
mcndation of the clubs and pros abroad
His first berth was at the King James
Sixth Club at Perth. Scotland. His
last position was at the Chcrtsy Golf
Club. Lalcham. MiddlCsCX. England.
where he held tho course record with n
startling GG, and served for nine years.
Great Player
After that he got the wanderluSt and
here he il. His match play record is a
formidable document which makes it
easy to guess that the Country Club has
taken on n pro who is not only Il most
capable teacher, but top notch player
a. we'll.
Both Cotart and Edmund>on got a
great send off in British magazines on
tho occasion of their departure from ma
tlv" links.
The dates for the Lesley Cup tristatc
team matches are announced us OCtO-
Der and =. 1t is BoSt"m'S turn for
tie matches this year. and either the
Country Club at liroOklinc or MyOpia
will be- chosen. though Iirac Burn is
also being considered. it's said. On
the heels of this comes the news that
Dave Heron will be located in Chi
cagO hrrrafter-bad news for PCnnsyl-
vania, which has won the champion.
ship the last two years.
Dwight Armstrong, Huntingdon Val
ley, will probably he eligible. how
ever, to fill the bulky cX-champon $
shoes.
The banquet Of the Forty Slrolling
Golfers this week was n pleasant time,
if there ever was one. II ended in II
draw.
The business part of it ccntcrcd
around an amendment to Il motion. but
"Bill" Gray qunshcd nrnr-riot with
both feet and Cicrronic wave of his
fist by asking in Stcntorian tones how
there could be any amendment when
there wasn't any motion. He made II
motion to that effect, seconded II AMI
carried il by the very volume of his own
OrHtOry and the dcHfcning din made by
pictrO at the accordion.
Judge Crane Apt
Judge Crane proved his versatility not
only in the presidents seat. but also
that of the trap drummer. In the lat
ter capacity he made II quaint picture
aS he begged for less Obbligutos aud more
pinniSsimOs.
Mike Costa meantime was claiming to
have made II -. and he was rCadmitted
to membership on the strength of that
one.
Layton Schock started high-kck
contest, booted the tambourinc out of
anybOdy's hand at any height and beat
all corners The party broke up when
Il. V. O'IIanlon entered in bosom
shirt.
1t was all in fun. The main thing is
the club represents prominent citizens
from various clubs who have organized
for the purpose of playing golf among
themselves on many courses.