Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-30
]. l.W.PLATT FANC|ES
BRITISH iron PLAY
Rabbit Holes at HoyIake Cost a
Stroke---course Burnt Brown.
Americans Disappointed
WILL SAIL HOME JUNE 4
BY SANDY McNIRLICK

Praise of treatment the American
amateur golf team has received abroad.
of the British golfers In general and
their iron play in particular is empha-
sized in a letter received today from j.
Wood Platt, Philadelphia champion,
who went over to play with the Yankee
team.
Platt tripped on his raincoat last
Monday morning half hour before his
match and hurt his knee 50 badly that
he was obliged to default. A cable has
been received in which he states ne is
now able to walk and will sail June 4.
The letter is dated week after the ar
| rival of the American team.
'"The standard of play among the
amateurs is very fine," writes Piatt,
"They have as many high class play
ers concentrated around here, It seems
to me, as we have back home. for any
old pair you pick up Is sure to- give you
| a run. We have played several matches
| with various ones and the impressive
part Of their game is always the iron
play. They are as accurate as rihe,
and the way they shoot them at the PIN
is hard to believe till you see II. !
should say they are shorter than we
are but deadly"
Platt has considerable TO say ABOUT
the fine reception accorded the Ameri-
cans and the interest over there IN tneir
play from the start.
Huge Galleries
81 never saw such galleries In my
life," he says. Thousands follow
every move. Hoylake is public ground
and every one has the right to play 1t
at certain hours. For instance, there
is the workingmen's tournament TINS
morning, whatever that is.
There is so much play on the course
that guess it is hard to keep In shape,
particularly as 1t is so exposed. Tom
| Armour says IL IL the worst In th'
world and Ted Ray is just as em
phatic. 1t is burned very brown % ano
has rabbit holes In the fairway. on.
stroke to lift. 'Rawther' poor, wnat
There is too much wind and the greens
are baked hard as stone.
.'At present the course seems easy
enough, and all the boys are playing
well except Fred Wright, who has beer
very poor. Guilford has been playini
the best. The statement about Virgin
| is interesting, inasmuch as VIRGIN
turned around and went further thar
any other American.
Il have played the following rounds
Eighty three, "A, II, 70, 70, 70, "a,
continues Piatt. "The Il was the best
of course, as / had q 4 to finish for
go. Naturally l took half dozen. Th
record Of the course is II at that.
THE British pros are treat Z
watch. as we did last Thursday a
Fromby. We play there tomorrow: 1
is a wonderful course-the best i hav
seen here so far. The standard OF pia'
among the pros Is much better than a
home up to the green's, but their puttih
is not very impressive.
Platt giyes an example Of what tar
tars may be casually picked up anon
the amateurs by describing a match h
and Fownes had with Sir Richar
Stoker and Mr.. Follow. The Ameri
cans won the thirty fifth, 2 and !. bu
had to beat 1915 by Sir Stoker.
Evans OF
Chick Evans arrived today con
tinues the local champion. but didn'
pIay very we'll in fact. very poorly. Th
team is disappointed in the course, Jone
and Ouimet in particular. but We,
have to make the best of it. Hunte
and Jones had a GO best ball agains
: Ouimet and I. 1t is funny to hear ther
comment when we step up and hit tn
ball so quickly or grin when we miss
putt. They don't quite know what
make of it.
1--WE have adopted certain policy fo
4 our actions and seem to have made
J favorable impression, IL not by golf, b
our conduct. The prohibition policy
part of 1t, as we haven't played nine
teenth since leaving America.
II have picked up different gainr
. for I have changed my shots entirely
Ill be lost when get home, guess.
tom Armour was very glad to se
US, and has been very kind. He aske
after George Hoffner, too.
Platt is expected home about tn
middle of June.
The effects Of the Eastern intercol
Iegiate championship tournament held O
Merton last week are already beginnin
= 10 take effect hereabouts.
p Central High School has formed
n golf club. the first Of it's kind in man
Il !. moon around Philadelphia. The ide
Il il to promote golf in the school and
enter for the championship in the futur,
II is also proposed to arrange match'
with country clubs around town,
= DR.. O'Brien, athletic director at Il
y school. is interested and will aid in Il
~ development Of the team. Several lett
:. men in major sports from the SEMI
Is class already have reported for the tear
The most promising candidates 70
]" low. Di Note, Meter. Newman
Kahan, Schwcizerhof and Trachtenber
Other schools might well follow Cel
, tails lead.
Charley Heeb, Of North Hills, bro
his record yesterday when he shot
snappy -: He had chance for 7