Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-24
THE BRASSIE VERSUS THE MASHIE
IN GOLF WHICH IS THE BETTER?
All of Which Is the Old Controversy Over Long Shot
or Short-Bala to Hold Annual Invitation Tourna
ment, Beginning Tomorrow-Schwab's Golf

eo,,cb Is better golf. the shot that calls
~ ,hree long breaths and n Rasping sob
=. tne ninyer throws his little all into
~. ~ ma ssie or the shot that makes the
nisrer cock his eye carefully at the hole
rsgaie his mashie thoughtfully bit, and
mn make a pitch for the hole? Both
,Sots are rather useful.
rnere are notorious long shot players
~ notorious short-end players and II
~. everv bit as much skill TO send out,
~ called for, n 275-yard humming bird
.ss,eht down the alley as II does to
M.sc a deadly mashie pitch. Galleries in
.e,r country, being American, yell
..a@,seiv when q player makes good with
~ wood. one Of the Inspirations of the
n~u.e ls for player and gallery alike to
rs,ch long ball skudding in winged
eleht ever upward. We want more ever
inward"
xnw and again long-game player
..,rts the clubhouse steps to announce
Y ,,oinq tones that not enough attention
!. Md 10 his game by link layers. There
\. great glut of par holes on every
...rse but on very few OF them Is II
es.ssarv for him to make a full brassie
I. roach the green In two because few
.~,.shot holes extend. the 400 yards that
,he law allows.
!, no has nothing in his bag but long
.hh,s the player rs not to be defended;
srs IN any case the long player rather
expeeis to drop the one-shot holes TO
~ shorter adversary. On the two-shot
80 he asks for an even break.
rrhe worst OF II is. though. asserts the
,.nr.sane golfer, as a general thing long
rnnt. only bring trouble on two-shot
eaisa for a neat hazard is generally
siaeed Just beyond an average drive for
M second shot TO go over or TO go in,
sN.g
lonr drive is often found and the game
Is kummed
make the little feller strain all the
,lme right up to the green, l say" said a
Nc brute the other day. Let him make
Ms pretty shots when he gets hole high,
and ali he wants, / add; but why, prithee,
must the feler that can hit long ball
be penalized for It? / add, further, that
( the long game will not flourish and grow
fat. as it should, till we have in this
country more long holes. 1t is an odd
course that has more than two 55O-
yarders Three long balls to the green
HOW l could love all those holes! We
have our brassles-let US use 'em, 1 say"
Officially tomorrow will be autumn in
eolhng circles. The season will start off
. with rush with the annual invita-
ton tournament of the Bala Golf Club
There has been long lay-off from tour
nament golf locally. and 1913 golfers are
whooping with JOY over the chance offered
Al Bala tomorrow to get back into the
harness. -Four siXteens will qualify.
The golfers will start at the first
streaks Of dawn and will play till twl-
light, Though the course is only nine
hoes, some of the sportiest in this re-
eion are included. and the golfer will
get shot with every club in his bag
The players will be run off in four
flights There will be an interval be-
tween each flight to give the first flight a
chance TO get started on the second nine
no es. There will be no congestion, ac-
cording TO the plans
The dark horse of the tournament is
Z Paul Haber, who played so brilliantly in
tht recent public tournament over the
Van CORTLAND links in New York. Haber