Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-31

npatfss ct flii." or people like that. who
ar show very fancy assortment OF
SoiAnR shots, are fairly numerous in this
,tv al IA proved by the annual father
va aon" tournament here But when Il
ee,aes TO the downright real thing In the
cav OF aolnng family that OF J. Frank
un Meehah. OF Germantown, takes the
4bs Meehan team Is made up OF the
toiinvinRi Mr. and Mrs J Franklin
tt.shan, j. Franklin Meehan. Ir.. Thomas
wsshan and two little tralnboarers,
Heien and Sarah Meshan Az are mem.
bsfs OF the North Hills Country Club, Of
which 7. r., Sr., is president His is n
ismiilar name IN local tournaments, and
~ IL capable OF very steady and often
4 brilliant round.
Concerning the game Of Mrs. Meehan,
George Carruthere, the club pro, says
she has tile prettiest playing form Of any
Woman he has seen In Philadelphia
"she does not hit long ball but when
,he is able 10 do that Mrs Meehan will
make the best Of them take notice."
saws Carruthers.
OF the sons and daughters, Thomas
nuta up the best game He holds one OF
she records for the course. His game is
often remarkable and often elovenly,
with time and tournament play to steady
him down It Is considered that he has
many honora ahead j. f., Jr., stalks
along playing beautiful golf for a youth
OF his years.
The two little girls, Sarah and Helen,
are the stars OF the Saturday morning
class at the club. II Ia not hard to
oronhesy as to their future when on"
sees them address the ball with truly
professional waggle and then drive 1t out
$50 yards.
There IL another daughter, Elizabeth.
hut aha did not fall into the golf line
with the rest OF the family, choosing
rather to take up swimming. She has
accomplished wonders as q long-distance
swimmer being the only woman to cross
Hampton Roads. Her next venture is to
BE- from Cape May to Atlantic City Be-
Just to keep UP the family batting
average.
Believing that It is the little things that
make the trouble in golf, there will be
run in this column series Of real inside
tips on how to improve ones game The
nrst instalment Of the series appears be-
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HOW TO HOLE OUT A sIx-INcH
PUTT
Grasp the putter firmly by the throat
crouching we'll over the ball. Take up
stance with left foot directly behind, and
broadside to, the hole. This will tend to
prevent the ball from running over the
hole TIC, get the line, place the right
foot at right angles with the left, the
zoe OF the former touching the heel OF the
latter. The ball should now be struck in
the exact center. and in a line parallel
with the right foot Follow through a
distance Of six inches.
Great care should be taken not to hit the
ball twice or to hit either of the feet. II
the shot misses, the player has allowed
outside things to prey on his mind. He
should concentrate only on the BALL the
hole the six inches of sod his stance his
club and his swing. II he obeys the
t6ove simple instructions he will hole out
--frequently.
The committee on the Philadelphia open
tournament has had a happy thought and
wishes so stropg-arm golf fans, amateurs
preferred, to act as scorers. One man
will be sent around with each match. In
this way there will be no chance of a
mistake. and the players will not have
TO be annoyed with keeping them. At
the same time the scorer will have a
chance to study the shots at close range
besides sharing in the excitement So II
there are any enthusiasts who can count
up to 60 and who have a scientific turn
OF mind, they will help along the idea
by reporting to Commander-in-Chief
Francis B. Warner on the days set
The old Ancient and Honorables had
Q bitter time OF it in their annual tourna-
ment yesterday at the Merton cricket
Club. No one minded the heat very