Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-19
IMPORTANT MOVES
AT GOLF MEETING
Juniors to Have Own Associa-
tion--Pine Valley Gets Local
Amateur at Thorough Session
PUBLIC LINKS FAVORED
by SANDY McNIBLICK

by SANDY McNIBLICE
TWO meetings were held simults-
l. neously and in adjoining rooms at
the Bellevue Stratford last night, one
being that of the Golf Association Of
Philadelphia and the other that Of the
Racket Club"
The golfers had to speak loud to mako
themselves heard. The cause of the
Racket Club noise was not visible,
but.the effect was.
Despite the competition the golf meet
ing was n great success, and the local
links situation was covered In thor
ough manner.
The most important Developments
follow:
First. Prospect Of the formation OF
Philadelphia Junior Golf Associa-
tion. 7
Second. The. award OF the amateur
championship N Philadelphia tourna-
ment TO Pine Valley
Third. The suggestion that Pi,ila-
delphia approve the playing Of an
Eastern championship.
Fourth. A resolution In favor Of
another public course for PhiladcI.
phia.
Fifth. That Aroniminls will hold
an invitation tournament.
Sixth. Tho abandonment OF the
Cornish Memorial tourney.
Some Of the most. important discus
sion centered around the junior cham
pionship and Its development.
As chairman Of that committee. J.
Franklin Meehan offered suggestions
which were most enthusia stically In
dorsed by all present.
Earlier Date
He asked for an earlier date next year
for this tournament In order that the
junior championship could be played
before the boys left for their vacations,
camping trips and so on. This will
be granted.
Mr.. Meehan also asked that their
play be based on the method Of play
ing the "senior championship. He
was keenly in favor of inter city
matches and lastly suggested the for
nation of a junior association with two
boys from each club In the district and
three members OF the senior body as
supervisors.
This latter was greeted enthusiastic
ally, and Howard W. Perrin moved
that a committee Of three be appointed
to formulate n plan to be turned over
to the district Senior" golf association
Executive Committee. The motion was
carried.
All of which means that Philadelphia
has once more led the way toward real
golf progress, that the boys are going to
have a tremendously healthy golf
growth and that Philadelphia is going
to breed the germ Of good sportsman
ship and skill at golf in its young who
will grow up right" to the game Of
golf.
Keen for Pine Valley
When Pine Valley was awarded the
amateur championship there were al
most yodels of approval, dignified yips
of joy, as it were.
Howard Perrin had come there to
offer the famous district course for the
championship, the first tourney that
will ever have been held there, and he
got it.
True, Alb Smith feared 1t would prove
too tough a test, and Fred Sherman said
he looked forward with keen delight 10
seeing them dig themselves out Of the
bunker, but Henry Strouse rose to the
reflection that Philadelphia should feel
honored in being the first to have that
course offered definitely for a cham
pionship.
Pine Valley Is being mentioned as the
scene Of the national amateur in 1923,
and it is safe to say the eyes of the
whole country will be on the Philadel-
phia championship this year to zee how
they score there. Bets were made last
night that 210 would qualify. Anyway,
it looks like a great championship this
year.
Favors Eastern
Harry +. Haas approved the sugges :
ton in the EVENING PuBLIo LEDGER
that an Eastern championship be held
in conjunction with the Lesley Cup
maches, and this matter will be turned
over to the Pennsylvania State asso :
citation for its action in turn.
Robert W. Lesley, president Of the
local body, spoke feelingly on the sub
ject of public golf and more courses
here, a matter close to his heart.
Alb Smith, who gave SO much time
to the laying out Of the Cobbs Greek
public course, then submitted q resolu-
ton favoring the proposal to lay out
another municipal links at Tacony,
which was Endorsed. Mr.. Smith stated
that the site was accessible to the
northeast section of the city, and the
tremendous growth Of golf in this city
warranted another course with all speed
The resolution will probably be for
warded to City Council and the project
backed in every way by the clubs.
The prospect Is that there will be one
more invitation tourney, one at Aroni-
mink In September, but the Cornish
tourney will probably not be played
due to lack of interest. The Executive
Committee will act.
The tournament awards for 1922
follow:
Amateur ohampionship-Pine Valley.
HR junior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dali e0ur'''
Patterson SupICrckst CIpp.
Father and son--Whitsmsrsh. ''oAD'
Annual dinner tourney-Philmont and Old
York Road.
Lu Lu and Huntingdon Valley an
nounced dates for their annual invita-
tion tournaments.
Spirited Bidding
The bidding for ths COURSES was TN
usually spirited. In the past, clubs
almost had to be urged to take an
event which was generally awarded
to whatever club consented. % Rut
in almost every case last night from
three to four clubs eagerly sought The
honor. reluctantly withdrawing for
the favorite.
President Cole, of Torresdale. o,-
fered his course for the 'ruhoi.
dinged" schedule and brought down the
house by his frantic efforts to aet one
after the other Of the events.
TOO far away" was the comment
"Qnly an hour" shouted members
Sure, and there. a landing fisid