Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-25
BUSY DAYS FOR
LOCAL GOLFERS
Whitemarsh and Green Valley
Booking Many Events for
Coming Month
EVANS FINE CHAN CT E

THE whitcmnrsh Valley Country
L Grub is looking forward toward a
busy campaign during the next month
and half. After a summers lassitude
the Chestnut Hill golfers are double
quicking toward a rne finish OF the
| season.
The final match for the DR.. Lane
| Cup trips 70 It's blithesome conclusion
tomorrow. Then on successive Satur-
days in Scptember--the I'd and
oth--with n Labor Day tilt snndwiched
| In between. come the qualifying first.
second and final rounds Of the four ball
tournament.
Also on Labor Day the eighteen
| hole fight for the locker row cham
ponship will mntera'!ze IN the dust
and smoke Of battle. Then on the bal
ance Of the Saturdays in September
and the first two in October tn" welkin
will ring with tho din OF the Woll Cup
tournament md tho tenth annual inyi-
tation tournament for the Clarence II.
Ceist Cup.
The final match In the Geist affair
will hc played on September 30, and
the Woll Cup final on October Ii.
Green Valley Tuning Up
The golfers out among the rolling
hills Of ROxboroush who wear the silks
Of the Green Valley Country Club are
practic!ng in anticipation Of the club
Championship, which will be held on
| September 10.
Charley Berg, chairman Of the Greens
Committee, who so ably handled the
Green Valley invitation tournament,
has presented big silver trophy--the
Josephine Berg Cup-GmOlematic Of the
| club chamnionship
The winner Of the tournament will
find his name inscribed on the cup and
will have IL In his possession for ycnr.
Those STRINGS at Whitemarsh and
Green Valley are not tho only move II.
ments in Philadelphia golf. With the
passing Of the dog days all the other
clubs are scheduling big affairs, too.
The calendar will be crowded with
local events from now on. All of the
clubs found II difficult to got big entry
! lists for summer events. for week ends
found their members at the shore or
playing on mountain links. But 'he
exodus from the vacation resorts Is be-
ginning. and the tournaments from now
on will have many entries.
Green Valley. which Is one Of the
most difficult courses in the city, is
primping NJ in anticipation Of the Clut
championship. and the course will be II
extraordinarily fine shape when the
tournament gets under way.
Chick Evans Chance
Philadelphia entrants for the amateur
championship struggle at Brookline arc
facing a stiff test. Tie fame of Bobby
Jones has seen dilatcd on before il
every newspaper. But there 5 ano,hc.
contestant who will prove almost a'
deadly an opponent as the youthful
Georgian.
This is Chick Evans.
Chick isn't youngster any more
He has passed the thirty second mile
stone. and in fifteen Of those years h
has been playing competitive golf. II
IS the only golfer in this country whit
over held the amateur and open title
In the same year.
Twelve times he played in the anna
teur championships. Twice he cam
through with titles and six times brok
through 10 the semi final round. Til
is record that no other man la
equa,ed
During the hot days of the prosen
campaign ho has been at the top OF hi
gnme, his seventh victory in the West
ern being gained only recently.
As Il styliSt. he is hardly second ever
10 Jones. and there is no player in tn
country-nn.atcur or professlona.-wh,
has less trouble from tee TO green.
Evans is not freak stylist. II
uses the square stance. and puts /,
conventional form. though the sort o
putter lie uses IL cast on bazarre lines
Philadelphia entries cast suspicion
eyes on Bobby Jones, but Chick Evan
isn't - far behind in their estimation
Of all that goes TO make most dan
pprnls DDnOnent