Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-12
PINE VAL. STUDIES
GALLERY PROBLEM
Difficulties Of National Golf
Championship There Agi.
tates Membership
PLATT NEW LOCAL KING
Nv SANDY McNIBLICK

BY SANDY McNIBLlCk
As DELIVERS in Old World ruins
"A 20 glecful over finding some precious
tablet. cherishing. treasuring and loving
1t to show to all who may care to see'
so do Pine Valley men love their golf
course.
They take as much satisfaction In
others. coming there to trend its
cathedral aisles as they do in playing
there themselves. The first tournament
in its brief history has been held at
Pine Valley. Star golfers met there to
do battle and the question that now
agitates their minds is. When will Pine
Valley stage the championship Of
America?
The National Committee and the club
officials are apparently both anxious TO
have Il there some day. The only
problem is that Of the galleries.
At the finals for the Philadelphia
championship on Saturday the gallery
was large enough to use ropes. but was
not, of course. u marker to what might
De pXDccteu uI u HV
club handled its visitors last week as
slick as could be. There was nary
hitch. -,
But such men there as Howard w.
Perrin, former L. =. q. A. president.
is among those who do not think a
gallery running into the thousands could
be led in orderly ranks from start to
finish along the boundaries of the fair.
WAYS there. Automobile parking spaces.
mess tents, accommodate ntiOns for the
players and privileged fcw--all that is
easy, and Pine Valley makes II wonder
ful host. ,
But it is feared. considering the fifth.
for instance. that it would be physi;;
cally impossible to lead the gallery
through the hazardous chain to the home
green.
Many Are Eagers
Many members Of the club, however;
heartily back up the proposal to hold
the national there. arguing that the
fifth is about the only problem hole for
a gallery, ~ Aim. Diva yo,,ov
il better suited to galleries than many
clubs where the national has been held
in the past and that paid admissions;
with the location of the club. would
bring only golf lovers who could 'po-
lice" themselves.
Experts from all districts heartily
favor Pine Valley for national test
and hope anXiously that present DOUBTS
will be overcome. At any iate. the
little problem of the gallery IS the pres,
ent hitch. Let's hope it can be worked
out.
Meantime Pine Valley men deserve
the acclaim of the local district for
thc way the twenty fifth annual anna.
teur golf championship Of Philadelphia
was handled there for four sizzling days
last week.
II marked Il certain milestone in the
history Of local linksdom. The condi-
tions. except the heat. were sublime,
and most are one in the thought that
II was the best local championship ever
held. Woody Putt Is one of these.
For him especially the tournament was
success.
He il was that came through that
hand picked field. city champion in
1900, and no eulOgies are too tiowery in
priase of Platt's prowess there.
Several Feats
The only man to break 80 twice
qualifying day he set the official COM
pctitive medal record for the course with
a ~ under pressure. led the field by
twelve round strokes for tho gold medal
and the last man by thirty four strokes.
He also r0mpcd home the winner of
the Silver Cross The next day he
omstcd both Maurice Rislcy and Eddie
Slarey. two vigorous contenders at the
hole. "a. was even fours
coming back to beat his brother thinner.
with an 3 on fifteen; was five holes
up on Cameron Buxton with three to
play. and then beat Marcus Greer in the
finals. s4-3.
Many figure tee shots are so per
cent Of the winning factor at Pine
Valley. Plat was seldom in trouble
from the tee. He himself feels his
putting gave him the edge for. actually
on, he had but three three'putt green's
In the whole tourney.
The cup once more rests at White
marsh, for l.. F. Deming. last years
winner, and Platt both are members
there.
Runner.up in the qualifying round.
Marcus Greer was also runner.up in
the match play. lie beat +. c. Hutton,
so; ]. II. Gamble. 5-4; J. A. Brown,
AZ, and Max MarstOn, l up, in one Of
the closest matches of the tourney in
his path to the final round.
Like Platt, Greer Is one of the
Younger generations Of talent born in
Philadelphia, who learned all his golf
here. lie is a solid chunk of muscle.
nerves and nerve. Greer IL one OF our
most earnest swatters with the wood.
and plays powerful iron.
Three "Opponents"
In a Pine Valley match YOU nlav
three adyersaries, yourself, the comrsc
and your opponent. Therefore TO come
through the gruelling test there means
There may have been lapses
and the scoring might not always have
been so good. but both finalists were
frayed and battered. mentally and nhy.
sically, at the finish. They were bril-.
liant betimes that last dny withal.
The fireworks started as expected the
arst day. Paul Tewksbury. good
enough to win the national media nj
Oakmont a couple Of years ago and
runner. up for the city title last year,
lsiletl to qualify, which a,nasei sosne
,nfamilisrs with The eids u vas
Itfvggling yndsr, =