Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-04
''PR0S' QUALIFY ON
PH|LM0NT LINKS
Strive for Honor Of Represent
ing Philadelphia in National
Tourney at Oakmont
lU lU TO PLAY ZEMBO


fcssional Golfers Association cham.
pionship, which will be played at the
Onkmont Country Club at Pittsburgh,
started today st Philmont.
A the pros in this city will try for
the honor Of representing the city in
this battle. which will decide If Walter
Hagen is to relinquish the crown he has
worn as the champion Of the assoca.
tion. New York already held its
qualifying round. as has Pittsburgh. so
Phi ladelphia is one of the last cities
10 decide on It's standard bearers.
The metropolitan district will send
fourteen men, all exceptionally strong
in medal play. The qualifying round
was played over the Siwanoy course
and was won by the home professional,
Tom kcrr!gan.
Clarence Hackney. of Atlantic City.
one of the famous eight Hackney
brothers. entered from that district and
was one of those TO qualify, though he
was ten strokes behind Kcrrigan's
mark. Jim Barnes, John Farrell, John
Golden and Tom Mcnamara were
among the others to finish with the
leading fourteen.
The luck of Tom Kerrigan in win
ming over his home course Is rather un-
usual. for it is seldom that a profess
sional wins tournament when IT is
played ove.' his own links. That prob
lem faces Charley Hoffner at Philmont
today.
4 Putting Championship
1t has been said often enough that
putting is one OF the most important
and ditticGlt angles Of golf. The English
proved 1t conclusively on the Walton
Heath links some little time ago.
A prize of $500 was offered to any
golfer who could hole eighteen puts OF
eighteen feet each. and eighteen puts of
four and half feet each. Now. S2500
| is just five times as much rs Gene Sara
zen won at Skokie for taking the open
championship. SO n flock Of golfers
turned out for the competition. Among
them were numbered such famous ex-
ponents of the game as John II. Tay-
lor. who recently arrived in this coun-
try with Sandy Herd and James Braid.
Nobody even had chance to win that
$500. The $500 prize to the man
who. made the best showing was battled
for between II. G. Kinrh. professional
at the Woodcote Park Club, and l.. G.
Job. of Wrotham Heath. Kinch won
out by ling seventeen Of the short
puts. JOB was not successful on
the little ones, but dropped six of the
long putts. FIVE of them on consecutive
holes.
Tho competition was decided on the
point basis-four for the long puts and
two for the short ones.
The most peculiar part Of the affair
was that Kinch IS usually considered TO
be rather weak in putting. and was
not expected to make much of a
showing.
Public Links Championship
| Again word should be said regard
! ing the advisability of raising funds TO
pay the expenses of Philadelphia pub
lie links representatives to the national
champion that will be played at
Toledo the end Of this month.
! Toledo IS far ahead Of most cities in
I their handling of the free courses. This
/ may be due TO the fact that golf there
had its inception on the public links
instead OF at private clubs, as in most
cities. Ottawa Park was in existence
before. the Inverness Club ,where the
United States open was played in 1920
was thought Of
Brand Whitlock, Ambassador to Bel
GUM during the war. played at Ottawa
Park. "a did many an Ohio star in the
formative stages of their careers. II
has been twenty one years since the
public links We're first laid out. During
last winter. in order 10 cope with the
unemploymenr problem, Toledo set
gangs Of men % work on the course and
turned that vista Of splendid turf. Of
tricky slopes and winding streams into
Is magnificent links Is one could wish
for. = T. lrrmainc, a nationally known
architect. donated his services in the
cause of thos" who had no private club.
James D. StaNdish, chairman Of the
Public and Municipal Links Committed
Of the 'nited States Golf Association
was the prime mover in the plans for q
national tournament and has given 9
splendid trophy as permanent first
priH'.
The committee is arranging matters
go that the cost 20 the golfer Will bt
the smallest ever known III q natona
tournament. Rur even that will be be.
vord the purse Of many n player vel
worthy to compete. New York ant
Boston are arranging 70 pay the ex'
penScs Of players who will represen
.the city NJ Toledo. 80.
1t would be we'll worth Counc!l
while to decide whether or not the com
Npnratiyrly small monetary expenditure
il would require to ss"E. I" ts"", Z" rep
resent Philadelphla would not D" ""rn
: while. Several Of orr local boys nav
l
| G,andish Trophy home.
Lu LM and Zembo Again
| Next Tuesday the Shriners from J..
In will travel to Harrisburg TO agar
,rv the trick Of walloptng their brother
| nf Iembo Temple. Several weeks az
genial Charley Covert led his boy
down here to cross nbl!cs with Free
land Hendricks stars and was disaS
trouSly defeated.
Nov, with the added prestige {
having their champion, Charley boG'l
vim tho St. Martins tNp, III" la j.
viii tear down on harrisburg ltF" 4
t;oths Of old, confident OF tearing {
another victory from Icmbo.
The feature Of this tournament ",
'S he the postponed match between Il
two potentates
us Yesterday at the BroOkline Count
Il Club Miss Louise Nall. of Philadc
ne mia. defeated Mrs Il. y. Nullin. D