Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-18
SARAzEN TO PLAY
IN PH|LM0NT TILT
New Open Champion in Exhibi-
ton With Hoffner, Hagen
and KirkWood
TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY

The great four-ball exhibition match
at Philmont next Saturday was origi-
nally scheduled to include Walter 1Ia-
gen. the British open champion Char
10y Hoffner. home professional and Phil
adelphia CHAMPION Joe Kirkwood. the
Australian trick shot artist. and Jock
HutCh!son.
| Hutchison. battle worn and bit
stale after the rough going Mt Skokie.
Informed Phlmont that he would not
be able to appear. SO the committee
Immediately began burning the wires
between Philadelphia and Chicago in
an effort to fill the gap with Gene Sara.
zen. Gene is the new United States
open champion. and one of the greatest
sensations in recent years.
SarazCn has been matched to play
| Tommy Armour at the Westchcster-
Riitmorc Club. and will team UP with
! Tommy Kerrigan against SANDY Herd
and j. H. Taylor next Sunday. The
| New Homestead Club has offered him
$500 for an exhibition match on its
| links. Yet in spite OF all these matches,
Sarazcn Immediately wired the Phil
mont people that he would be glad to
appcar there on Saturday.
The new champion. of course. will
be the greatest attraction of this fa-
nous foursome. His almost incredibly
quick climb to fame has excited interest
all over the country. Only few years
ago hc was Il caddy.
Until late last season Sarazcn was
! almost unknown to the bulk Of players
III this country. lie was looked on by
those professionals who knew him as
brilliant but somewhat crratic young
ster. Then. at the Professional Golf
crs' Association tournament at 1nwood
l.. l.. Sarazen stepped into national
! fame by trimming Jock Hutchison s up
and to play.
Since then he has been climbing con-
tinually upward. His tournament play
in the South last winter led many crit
les TO point out that he would be d most
dangerous contender in the open.
Barnes Vision
After the campaign at Skokic was
over Jim Barnes said TO his touring
partner. Jock Hutchison. Tho days
when we only had few stars 10 beat
is past. These young fellows. un-
known to any Of us Il year or two ago.
are coming like the wind now. They
full skill. We old timers have our backs
agninst the wall now. jock"
1t Is this younger class of golfers
that will predominant on the incom-
parable Philmont fairways on Satur-
day. Sarazcn Is the newest, Of course.
but none of the other three can be
classed with the old timers. either.
The biggest gallery that ever saw n
match in Philadelphia Is expected to
follow the stars. No invitations arc
needed for the exhibition. but rescrva :
tions for dinner 70 Walter Hagen in
the evening should be applied for 10
Raymond Slotter, South Fifteenth
street.
Hofincr Back Home
Though Charley IIoffncr, the profcs-
Sional at Philmont and the holder Of
the city's professional championship, did
not finish within the money at Skokie,
his work showed him to be of the
caliber of which the truly greats arc
made
Charley came back home yesterday Y
and received great reception from
not only the members at Philmont but
the caddies and every one connected
with the club. He is as popular there
in defeat as in victory. Certainly the
fact that he did not finish up with the
field was no reflection on his skill sine.
It required less than 300 for the seventy
two holes to land within the charmcC
circle of money winners.
The rest of the Hoffner tribe is no,
idle these blistering days. George will
in oil probability. play Charley Sykes
for the championship at Bala next week
and Bob gets into competition fire..
quently enough to keep his name ant
fame before the golfing public,