Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-23
BIG ENTRY IN PROS
!. SECOND GOLF TILT
Links Tutors Hst Up Over $500
spaIding Event at Tredyffrin
= Next Monday
ss.HoLE MEDAL TussLE
By SANDY MeNrBLrCK

EROM the land where the men first
Aiwore their hair bobbed and still wear
their skirts shortest. Porto Rico; from
the classic streets Of the State capital,
Harrisburg; out Of the sands where the
Wild waves lap Atlantic City and
Scaview; from Delaware, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania even from that for
eign country, Camden, they are coming
nearly 100 per cent represented to the
$500 golf tournament which A. G..
Spalding & Bros. are holding for
members Of the Philadelphia Profes.
sional Golfers Association.
The tournament will be held this
Monday. June 26, out there at the
Tredyhrin Country Club in the wilds
oi Paoli, Pa. 1t ie 38-holes medal
Jake Gray, the silver. tipped, beam.
Ing manager of Spaldings here, is the
benefactor and commander. in chief OF
the tourney. He announced that the
tourney would be held after the sue.
cessful competition for the champion
ship OF the local p. G. A. and later
consented to be interviewed.
Il am probably in as good position
as any one else to note the astoundius
growth Of the game Of golf" stated
Mr. Gray. AS popular manufacturers
OF golf supplies, the Spalding factories
are pressed to the limit to keep up
with the demand which seems to be
steadily on the increase. We have all
II have been r 4 psssionst. ay d.vo... =,
all sports for twenty years and more.
believe those who push snort ars
benefactors Of the human race. Com
petitive sports polish of the rough
SPOTS, make for manly courage, phys.
lcai perfection, grace of bearing and
tof iair play In everything we UNDER
Golf in particular" continued Mr..
Gray, appeals to me for IL is essen an /.
tiaily game Of honor, a game 70 trv
the very fiber Of mans soul. n rams
20 1uild moral fortitude, a game for
Pros Deserve Chance
Mr.; Gray explained that in survey.
ing the situation 1t was realized thst
tnere was constant swirl of district
ana club events for the amateurs hmt
that the situation was quite the reversc
Tor the professionals. In the orowth
OF the game nearly every pro is fled
uowh from dawn to dusk in the inces !.
sant grind Of teaching without much
chance for play himself.
since the passing of poor Jack Nc.
Dermott few Of our local pros have
competition" added Mr.. Grav. "I Nv. "
all think the ability is there. IN. =,
must be brought out. A careless ronnS u
ut Ms own club does little good,
THE pro must play under Are urao,
the strain Of tournament. The more
ne 10 put to the test the more pride he
vii! take in his game, the befter hs
VIII play and tho better he will teach
We believe that in brinsins the nro,
out more We are getting at tbe funda y.
mentals for the development Of the zane
IN this district. Therefore, we are not
only willing to encourage them BY hold i.
ing q tournament, but we are eager 70
hold @w: T.; 90. ea''' 70
JAKE trays voice trembled with ear.
nestness-"toward boosting the game.
We are not only Offering fine Srize.
for the competition, but there's soma :
thing else in tournament. IRIS MT
only the scores; it's the spirit that per.
THE boys will be our guests at
luncheon. and then We will have an old :.
fashioned get-together and good time
at dinner which We are also giving
them. Here the prizes will be awarded
We Will talk over our troubles, smooth
oyer difaculties. make new friends and
.it in on a good time which will make
Tor harmony and fine spirit of com.
araderie. We think 1t will be q sue.
cess"
Already seventy five entries have been
received, which Is nearly all the avail.
trict. "''
The first tournament of the local AZ.
sociatfon was for the championship.
which was won by Charles Hoffner.
Campbell, Old York Road. on Hoffner %iin JACK wsn
custody of the EVENING PUMIo
LEDGER Cup. one of the finest trophies
up for local competition. Several hun.
dred dollars as the purse was contrib.
uted from several sources.
Now Spaldings. through Mr.. Crav.
has stepped forward. The first prise
this time will again be 500 and the
others will range on down.
.!aS The g.irtnss; an;si.ox p,un,,.
William Robinson. Cricket Club.
sSS-M. n.HIIn TSiImaG; po,,I WhIs,mar'h. s;ra
Robert Grant, Merton.
s:%6-Robsrt Barnett. Tredyhrin.
Howard Jervis. West Chester.
S:bO-Wiliam Bonnar. Frankford,
John Edmundson. Liansrch.
S:SS-Dave Kirkaldy. Aronimink.
eoo-Hssss pSrey. sye Mersssns%iil., SssraShi
Georss sayers. Merton.
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sao-X Nelson. plymouth
e.,. Slm EdmYndscn. North Hills.
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a. Campbell. sprinshavsn.
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s"s-F; BS.rdmsn; spsldins..
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,oos-R5;SmS' Robert so,,n TnomSesOm sousSn VALLEY.
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ioao-H. SssnSSri: S!esSwsy cyei.. '
io;36-W. N, Thompson, Plymouth,
Len Jewson, RoxborouEh'
lo:6o-M, Conway. Reading.
William Boyle. Cobbs Creek
lo:8b-Ai 0uenthsr. Newark.
Robert Peters. 0ulph Mills
l0Ho-I.. Sheppard. st. Munso
J.. Wicks. Wanamaker's
loN6-yin ODonnell. Holmac
w, Dickinson. Plymouth.
10 lo:6o-0eorge Haak. Bucks County
Henry Jsrvls. Aronimink,
10 :B5-yim Leach. Tayistock.
John Schedule. NJ. q H
II :00-Tom Robinson, st. Dayids.
George Crif1n. Glen arfeid