Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-18
YOUNG GOLFERS
IN front RANK
New Generation Holds Upper
Hand in Both Professional
, and Amateur Branches
MANY LOCAL LUMlNARlES

OCEANS Of talk has been spilled In
u recent years about the passing Of
the old guard.
Harry Carbon, Ted Ray and Sandy
Herd are the greatest veterans among
tbs English golfers, while Jock Hutthi-
son, Jim Barnes and Walter Hagen
ara rated among the old-timers here.
Hagen can be called one Of the. old
suard only by courtesy, for he is still
young man.
Tho others have been playing for
years beyond number, and though they
are still high in their profession they no
longer can be counted upon to crash
through the stiffest opposition for a
championship.
Here in America the younger gen.
eration has jumped into notice with
more noise and acclaim than ever be-
fore. This has not only been true In
regard to the professionals, but also
with the amateurs.
A year ago Gene Sarazen, for exam.
ple, was only known to few folks as
4 rather promising youngster with n
superabundance Of nerve and confidence.
Today Gene rates with Walter Hagen as
the greatest golfer In the land. Johnny
Farrell, John Golden and whole flock
Of others have jumped to the forefront
In a twinklins.
Take the matches at Oakmont, for
example. The older generation was
swept out of the way with small cere.
mony, and Of the four men who stepped
into the semi final round three can be
rated among tho newest, Sarazen,
Golden and Cruikshank. Even Emmett
French, in spite Of his experience, Is no
battle Scared veteran like Vardon,
Bay and Hutchison.
The same story came true at Skokie.
The same will in all probability come
true at many tournaments, amateur ana
professional, that are on the cards for
the fading days of this season.
The Local Newcomers
The axiom that the newer generation
" taking matters into its own hands
Is nowhere truer than right in this vii
hge of ours.
Philadelphia has kept step with other
sections in developing new talent, par
ticularly among the amateurs. And BY
''new" those who have climbed to a
commanding position during the last two
Or three years can be considered.
The most, sensational, probably. is
Charley Doelp, of Lu Lu Temple, who
won his biggest triumph at the Cricket
Club several weeks ago, when he won
the St. Martins Cup against stif com
petition. Doelp had been an unknown
quantity until that time, but now he ID
firmly set and playing good enough golt
to allow him to compete in the amateur
championships at Brookline.
Lanky John Beadle, Of Llanerch, OF
the famous golfny family, has also
make golfing history. John played tho
Llanerch course the other day in a 6S,
and that included one boundary shot
and drive into the creek that cost him
another stroke.
Had Lady Luck been smiling at him
be would probably have broken the
badly dented record, which has been
smashed twice within few weeks.
Eddie Driggs, Of Merton, who has
q penchant for playing the Pine Valley
course, is another golfer who should
90 long way at his newest love. Eddie
used to be great football player, but
since stepping into the humdrum OF
business life he has found golf to be the
game he likes best.
There are several score others who
deserve mention, among them Marcus
Greer, Mike Tubin and Fitz Sargent, 80
Philadelphia needs dof the Kelly to none
In the development OF amateur timber
to shore up the championship throne.
Tobin is a product Of the public links
anti Greer had HIS first training there, 30
Cobbs Creek can share with the clubs In
this vicinity the honor of bringing some
Of the youthful stars Of the period to
the front.
At Pine Valley
More interest Is being evinced every
day in the appearance Of the British
urday and Sunday. Only the Sarazen-
Hagen, Kirkwood- Hoffner match at
Philmont last month can compare with
1t as local feature.
More than five thousand golting en-
thusiasts Travelled up to Philmont at
that time to see the greatest stars OF
professional golfdom exhibit their wares.
Though no gallery Of this size Is ex-
pected to take the trip down to the Jer-
sey pines to see the Englishmen play,
the eyes Of local linksville will be CEN
tered on that spot over the week end.
1t is not known yet how many OF the
American stars will be there, but the
best that Pine Valley has to offer In the
golfng line will be out to compete for the
George A. Crump Memorial Cup So,
no matter what happens, the playing
on the Jersey course should be n classic.
Even better still should be the-.best-
ball play against par ON Sunday, when
the four low scorers Of the previous day
will tune up their drives in an effort to
conquer the Pine Valley figures.
Jimmy Devlin. the professional star
who has charge Of the golf links Of the
Concaldo Vanderbilt. In Porto Rico,
will leave Saturday night for that balmy
spot to prepare for the busy season
ahead of him. Jim has been In Phila-
delphla several months and competed In
the Philadelphia open and In the quail.
lying round for the Professional Golfers
Association championship.
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