Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-15
HOFFNER FIRST TO
WIN LEDGER CUP
Philmont Pro Beats Jack Camp
bell, York Road Expert, in p.
G. A. PIay-oH for Title
WINNER HAS II TO 80
Ry SANDY McNIBI.ICK

NHARLIE HOFFNER stood by and
~ beamcd proudly as they gathered
arourd n glittering silver trophy out at
Philmont today. 1t was the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER trophy, emblematic OF
the golf championship Of the Phia-
delphia Professional Golfers Assocla-
ton.
uoffner, a Philadelphia boy born and
bred, is the first winner and perhaps
it was fated that he should be the first
champion.
Down the road in the shop Of the
Old York Road Country Club. Jack
Campbell was muttering something
about bloody iron Shots but even
though he had no cup to show them
Jack had medal and It meant lot,
He's almost Philadelphinn himself
for he's been pro in the district for
thirteen years. is known and liked by
every golfer that knows him. and there
wasn't much. after all. to choose be-
tween Eoffner and Campbell in their
earnest struggle for the first L. u. "A.
crown.
In the championship proper on Mon.
dsv at Trcdyffrin. Jack was tied with
hole medal battle and also tied for the
low aggregate. Both he and Hofncr
had 155 strokes and yesterday after
noon they met at Paoli to decide the
title.
second. TO- the amount Of S175, and
yesterday tilted for the title, the
medals and the honor Of being the
first to have his name engraved on the
cup.
Permanent Trophy
The latter is one of the finest trophies
up for local competition, n great. solid
silver urn, presented by the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER to encourage profess
sional competition and to boost interest
in the game Of golf. 1t is n permanent
trophy to be held each year by the
club whose representative wins the
Philadelphia =. G.. A. championship.
1t was the object of much admiration
at Philmont today where the amateurs
were in the throcs of their annual
dinner tournament competition.
Quite gallery followed the play
off Yesterday. Jack Campbell lost with
an so to -. most of the gallery figur-
ing that difference in iron shots spelt
the verdict.
Jack was having trouble with them
while Hoffner saved himself more than
once with a good one.
Neither was very steady going out.
Hoffner being stroke to the good nt
the turn with Al to a 40. After that
the Philmont pro hit his stride and came
home In 80. He had to, for Campbell
was 3S himself, which was very snappy
scoring, too. HofYncr had 81 puts
going out and but 13 back
Jack was short on the first. but ran
up well on the second TO be even. He
pulled his drive nearly out of bounds
on the third and his recovery went
to the trap. From there he was sweetly
out and got down in putt. astound-
ing the gallery by winning when Hoff-
ner took three puts. Campbell took
three puts himself on the next and
Hoffner, after being trapped in two,
took three puts on the fifth for the
only 6 on his card.
Putting Rallies
They were both on the sixth from
the tee and it was Jacks turn to take
three puts, which he did. From the
far edge he took three puts at tho
seventh to make It all even and they
halved the eighth. Hoffner had a
beautiful wood from the rough on the
long ninth with a "bull- dog" spoon,
the shot rolling all the way onto the
green.
Jack hit the pin with his third, but
failed to get the putt and was one
stroke to the bad to the turn when
Hoffncr got his bird. Jack missed a
wee putt on the tenth, about q foot
long. had a shot out Of bounds on the
twelfth and missed another wee putt on
the thirteenth. These three were
costly.
Neither was on the fifteenth. but
got As and .IIoffncr's trapped shot at
the sixteenth cut his lead to three
strokes when Jack played n sweet
little chip over n trap for a par 4.
Campbell had a mean pull from the
seventeenth tee, but it looked us
though he cut down another when he
Clipped nearly dead on his third. HofF-
ner being off in two and then left with
q long putt coming back. He got It,
however, and then laid an iron the
short eighteenth. Campbell was up the
bank on the fur side with wood and
left himself n long putt coming back.
But he sank 1t for half in 3s.
Some fine shots were played in tho
round and winner and loser were
heartily clappcd.
Their cards: