The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
SALT LAKE CITY IS
AFTER GOLF HONORS
Applies for L.. S. 6. a. Mem
bership-Will Send Its Star,
Won Elm, to st. Louis.
by KERR y. PETHIE.

salt Lake Country Club is understood
to have applied for membership in the
United States Golf Association. This Is
the first indication that the clubs OF the
Pacific Northwest have heard the warn
ing note sounded BY the national asso-
citation relative to eligibility for the am
ateur championship to be decided next
month at the st. Louis Country Club.
1t more than ever paves the way for the
series OF matches with the middle West
the golfers OF that far flung sector crave.
For this team Guy Stadifer can now
cot mt on George Won Elm, the young
transmississippi champion. 1t IS quite
apparent. too. that Salt Lake City in
tends that Won Elm shall have a try
at the national title. very interesting
addition to the entry list the lad will
make. for despite the fact that he has
mad little experience in the first flights
1t is quite apparent from his form in the
transmississippi at Denver that he can
play high class game OF golf.
Won Elm is one OF those fortunate lads
who have been plucked from the caddie
ranks and given chance. Five years
ago George was engaged in the task OF
toting clubs around for hire. w. IT.
Halloran. president of the Salt Lake
City Country Club, became interested in
him and after sending him through high
school gave him a job in his office
When still In school, and at the age OF
ID years. Won Elm won the Utah state
championship. repeating IN 1917 and
again last year. As recently as June he
won the Pacific Northwest championship
at Portland and about week ago he
added to his laurels the transmississippi.
In the final OF which he defeated l.. d.
Bromfield, the Colorado State cham
pion, By an overwhelming score after
standing dormie 9.
It was while watching the play in the
Pacific Northwest title tourney that
Stadifer conceived the notion of taking
team to st. Louis and pitting his hope
fuls against the stars of the East and
the middle West.
OF the transmississippi final against
Bromfield. 1t is stated that Won Elm
played wonderful golf up 10 the twenty
eighth hole. Stadifer no doubt. saw the
same brand of golf in the Pacific North
west championship and in all proba-
biity 1t was the discovery OF the twent-
ty-year-old star that decided him. For
the team to start for st. Louis without
Won Elm would be unthinkable.
From present Indications there will
be an excellent muster OF American
players in the Canadian womea's golf
championship. which is to be held on
the course of the Rivermead Golf Club
at Ottawa. September 10 to "a. Until
In ~ 49, Il
by the American women 70 the title tour
ney of the Dominion, but all that was
changed when the United States title
holder. Miss Alexa Stirling. went over
the border and brought back the honors
Now Miss Cecil Leitch, the British cham
pion. Is getting ready TO open her cam
paign on the American continent. and as
tho chances are that Miss Stirling will
defend her title the Canadian women's
golf championship again ranks second
to none.
Miss Edith Leitch. sister of the cham
pion. and Miss Doris Chambers are
others who win hold the Union Jack
aloft at Ottawa. Then Canada herself
has developed several capable women
golfers. Just who will leave this coun-
try to support Miss Stirling Is not known
as yet, but since the title now Is in the
keeping of the United States it behooves
the fair players TO give their champion
All possible support should she decide to
defend.
The members Of the New York News
paper Golf Club believe in keeping
abreast of the times. They are building
a lot Of golf courses In the metropolitan
district these days. but they can't hide
one away in the woods so that the news
paper boys won't find II. Yesterday the
scrtbes discovered" Grassy SpraiH.
about twenty-five members Of the club
enjoying the day trying TO place the
drives and approaches where the bitches
and canals could not find them. Not
many succeeded completely.
Low card Of the day was handed In
nv Perley Boone, who went around IN
ST. Sixteen off gave him net of II.
Allan f. Poinsette. the club president
and champion. made low gross Of 70.
Those cards were returned:
perley Boone s7-iG. II A. II. Poinsetto.
7n-G. "a; william A. Keatley. SEQ. II
tt,ram serne. s9-io.7o; Leo Zimmerman.
iai-22. 10: Frank r. Pope. Ola, so.