Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-26
PETERS SETS NEW
GULPH MILLS MARK
Shoots ~ Over Difficult Course,
Shattering MaxweI's Rec
ord by Two Strokes
MISS COLLETT IN FORM

CTOCkY lttle George Peters, profes-
~ sio"n1 at Gulnh Mills. turned trick
SUNDAY that the greatest golfers in this
section have been vainlv attempting
tor the last year. Aftcr trying for
four months he nreotiatod that extreme
ly tricky course in -,
Now. II - on any course is real go'f
Over the traps and hazards of Gulnll
Mills 1t approaches the remarkable.
Willie Hunter. Clarence Hackney and
other stars of the wood and iron have
often tried to break IJ-but found it u
task beyond them
With tho n6ssiblc cxrention of Pine
Valley III" links at Gulph Mills offers
tn" stlfcst test of golf that Is in this
sections book. Last summer \"rmrn
Maxwell, the slim WhitomurSh crack.
aid - over it and it was the talk of
the clubs for II blue moon.
The course is G4i9 yards IN length
but more than yardage Is necessary to
make q course difficult. And Gulrh
Mills, from the first te TO the last
rraen Is n series of trihulations for a
club in tn" hHg.
ON Sunday Peters had that control.
lis driving WU> fcrrti" and las short
yumc IMMENSE The card tho' h" t'lrned
!" = sutii"icut evidences Of thu ltate-
tnnnt
1o' +" 1885, t-sS t-sS-7a
The courS" is in magnificent condi-
ron, for which, Peters must also be
given the credit. he IL not only pro-
fcNsional at the club. but he has charge
of the green's as we'll, and th" manner
in which he has discharged his double
duty reflects all sorts Of credit on him.
The record he made Sunday viii, in
all probability. stand for long time.
Miss Collects Fine Goif
That winsnlnc Young bit Of fcninlty.
Glenru Colrtt. Of Rhode Island. gave
iudrution in the qualifying round of
th" women : championship yesterday
that she j. in trrEI~--und when 'rl'nna
is in form there j. no woman golfer in
the world who has more than ou even
chance to beat her.
Miss CnlIrtt work could not tc de-
,cribed Il, sensational. She has played
better golf fifty times III the last year,
but she was "teady and consistent
performer. She was NOT out for records,
such as the :" she hot at BuGa.o--
beating the best ball Of j. ~. l"AIor
and Sandy Herd over Nh" same course.
III, uualfyiug medal !, 10 indlcation
that a golfer will win tournament.
Her work with ever! club, and hei
,,nriidcure were most n,plring j0 thuse
Who have followed her brilliant career.
Critics seem 10 think that this is "her
YEAR" In WAY Glcnna '"lletl Is Tho
EubbN JoucS Of tho Women golfers. She
i. vurlug and Il splendid >tElist, and She
has Vet to win her fv>t national title.
Bobby fuied at l'r"okliur
Will Glenuu Hurr""d against hcld
that is comparatively as strong us
Jones tnrrd IN tn" \uti"mal Amateur:
american Legion Title
II a! the star golfers who served IA
the army or nav! during the war could
got to Now Orleans for thc American
Legion championship thar hr-'u, un
October H. field would u,>,lublv there
tLat would rival tho National Open.
Golfers both ,hcrr and abroad were
among RI, trs,Nto don uniforms.
Johnny Rove, the dlminutive little
St"nton star. stll harbors a resentful
ft'liNg hcrau." his commanding officer
= "ull not allow him TO compete in the \.
+. /. golf tournament that was held in
Franco in the spring after the ormisl'co.
l. w.'> Won 10y q p"u"rr Qualiry "f y"lt
than Juhn IS wont 10 display. 80 he trit
that he could have pat ,hnt champiou-
,uip away in lH, hnlC chest II military
red tape had uor forbidden his entry
John won get down to the Amcri.
can Legion Tournament |, l., quite
pUssiblc that the competitors IN the
ITnOCh Cnmuaign for ibp rolf cham,