Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
GOLF SPORTS
TOO MUCHA D'swEAT IN GOLF,
TOO MUCHA SWEAR. SAYS cADny
Joe Escalpo, Now Keeper at Seaview, Tells How His
BOSS FIayeo c Vne M Game-Martin Keller's Fine Shot
Connie Mack Has Lovely Day on Links

Too Escalpo swatted a mosquito heavily
and then leaned on his shovel, which he
Was using to brighten up a bunker at the
eeaview Golf Club. while he waited for
sonle golfers to pass. He pulled passion
stey on his long mustache till the golfers
had holed out. Then Justify snorted Joe
as he drove his shovel up to the hilt into
the sand
toe. il seems, knows thing or two
about golf. He used TO curry the arti-
ehokes In the gardens Of Count Alberto
dInscenzo. or something similar, near
Turin italy. Not all the time, for Count
d,tscensho-it sounded different every
firne-was keen on golf and took Joe on
Al caddy from till each day.
,9pIn America too much da hurry, too
small da card" moaned Joe My boss
N Eetaly he taxa lees time, he maka
AL grand big score. All day he play,
some time one, some time two holes
Yen. he TAXA feefty, seexty, some time
ne TAXA one week to play alla da
course, No run, no sweat, no swear. He
raees da shot, he seets down on da groun'.
From hees pocket he pulla da golf book.
He follow da finger TO II colpo falli'--ln
Eenglsh II ees to mlssa de boll'
"Den da boss he reada what II say.
Den he try many time again with no boil.
nen he try a shot at a boil Maybe
again he mees. No swear, no sweat Just
be reada more Eef he slice he reada
under 'affetare' eef he pull, he reada
undsr tirare' and lika dat
my boss he TAXA ten yeh, some time
t,gelf hunderd stroke for da course. He
rs play for fun. But in dees country
eet ees not lika dat. Two. tree hour,
dats all. Not mucha da shots, an too
nucha swear. sweat. run? Da golf eet
ess lika da wine-eet eeB no good in da
big dose: eet musta be slipped, den eet
thsta much da good.
Martin Keller Is boasting Of lovely
shot'' at springhaven recently He was
playing the l4th hole and had a long shot
10 fetch the green, Just before the green.
II might be mentioned in passing, Is
nlacid but bottomless pond which is some
10 yards wide.
And Keller was scratching his head over
the inevitable problem that all golfers are
called upon some day to face, namely,
whether to attempt the long shot, trying
10 70 across the water onto the green or
whether to sacrifice his dignity and play
safely short. He nobly chose the latter
and all he had to do then was to shoot
over the pond. And he topped his ball
But he was so brutal about 1t that the
ball skipped in three merry hops right
over the surface of the water to the green,
This was a scientific shot and does not
come under the head of "luck"-Keller
himself says so.
A fast amateur-pro match went out
at Frankford the other day, when Clem
Webster and Bernard grappled with Herb
Newton and Jack Campbell, of Old York
Road. There was something up, and,
though the result of the match was not
officially announced, the Newton Camp
bell team has been seen lately sporting
some very amazing new neckties.
An unusual number OF holes have been |
made in one shot this year In fact, |
things have come to such a pass that |
players are beginning to protest that the |
gag is being worked to death and are at