Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-28
TRENTON MAY PRY
OFF z GOLF LID
Jersey Club Rumored Seeking
Initial Links Event Again.
Tentative Dates Apr. 27-29
LAKEWOOD TOURNEY NEXT
BY SANDY McNIBIIICk

A FURRY of ideas relative to the
"A dates for the opening Of the golf
season in this section has been flung
into the air and Is now iluttcring down
to settle some place on the calendar.
One thing Is certain. according to all
reports. and that is that Trenton is de-
tcrmincd to fire the first salute to the
new season with another gr. and gl.
invitation tournament. The Jersey club
held the first tournament last year. II
was tremendous success. Frank Dyer.
Rudy kncpper. ]. S. Dean and others
gave it SO much class that It looked
like September affair.
Trenton itself boasts Of quite n tour
nament- tested delegation. They came
also from the New Jersey, New York
and Philadelphia golf belt in consider
able numbers. The course was voted
have been improved upon, mag fcent
trophies were given. and every one there
signed the book. you might say, In
favor Of Il repeat this year.
Trenton is said also to favor the idea,
which makes it unanimous. According
ly rumOr has it that the event will be
played April %. 2S, ~. II this Is so It
/ ought to settle the opening date for the
1922 golf season hereabOuts.
1t is also the custom for Philadelphians
to trek down to the pines Of Lakewood
for the time -honored spring tournament
there and the dates for this Jersey cvert
! this year are said to be all carved into
the calendar as May I. 5 and 6.
There Is no official announcement
! from Atlantic City as yet on their OPEN
! ing dates, but the seashorc officials are
/ expected to ask May II. 12 and IL for
their tournament Local golfers paraded
! TO these tournaments last year by the
! platoon. No reason why they won't 60
| back for more.
While the nations are having their
arguments over the armies, there's 4"
hot rivalry on between couple Of for
mcr me-, members of the army right here.
A field secretary buzzed earnestly into
the ear the other day anent the rivalry
in the Roxborough Country Club be.
tween Colonel John Struse and Captain
Frank Weger, guardsmen, now
golfers.
1t Is said that Weger is taking secret
lessons every day at an indoor school to
, defeat the colonel when they meet in
the spring on the links.
"The colonel" stated our CORE.
spond. "is great golfer. He has a
peculiar stance. Most golfers use Il
, square, stance, but this player Is an ad.
dict Of the round stance. His training
in the cavalry or walking the ridges Of
Manayunk. don't know which, gave
him the idea.
Tho captain states the colonel IL
ranker. But he's not taking any
/ chances. only indoor lessons. They are
the greatest pals and the greatest of
/ rivals. As tcrpsichorean and agro-
stologist and military official, the colonel
"utrnnks Weger. AS for golf. Wegcr ex :
poets 70 spring a surprise in the
spring.
J. +. Cone Morton ought 70 qualify A. one
Of our most versatile athletes. The FORMER
cricket expert and present golf player pulled
some startling shots for the mObs whom he
competed IN the recent tournament for tho
worlds amateur billiard title.
He entered tho play almost without prac-
tee and found the conditions too per
h" said, but II was the difference between
! putting on temporary and summer 9reenS.
The table at tho championship was literally
too good for me-
: Walter T.. Long has resigned as secretary
1 ~ Arnnimink due 20 pressure Of business at
| the Philadelphia Electric Company. accord
/ rary ever since the club started. and no man
ever DISCHARGED his duties more faithfully or
more efficiently" was Mishler's praise.
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