Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-29
Al OT BREZE PARK SPORTING FVFQTa
JOYOUS TIME At OPENING OF GOLF
LINKS or THE LII LU TEMPLE
Course Is Ntne Holes Without Single Artificial Hazard
RemgSooe C@oomg stunts Pulled of by Players who
KneO Little Of the Game

n was announced as q golf tournament
h,t the gallery was the best part OF II
y vent into ecstasies There was moth
~ fofnai about Il. It hooted, II jeered
/, vipped. II exhorted It beloved advice
nioaned, II rdlculed ana was openl,
tsrcastlo. It loudly haw-hawed. OF
sgmpathy for the players there was none
10000, you-u-u bonehead" howled the
sstlery when a player made rniscue
rake him out" Back to the bushesp
eVhatii va take for yer clubs?" Lem.
~ hit it for your Put the ball on the
,rss stump then may be you can see itp
syou poor hsh hold the other end OF
,he club" Throw It Outv Get a
boardr
And the golfers had just as much to
I'M though most had a JOB getting back
ibeir breath after some of the shots they
had to make It was a joyfest supreme.
an hands were happy,
an the excitement was over the Big
eiae pay at the shriners' Country Club.
mere were supposed TO be four events,
koif tournament, a bohemian outdoor
f.aet surpriseful vaudeville and Lu Lu
movies.. II was hard TO get the other
nree untangled from the golf. The
MOBILES done noble
Il was the first tournament over the
sraud-new Lu Lu links. The turf has
tskeu hold finely and the course was very
Sst-too fast, most Of the golfers
njd. There are nine holes, and there
a not an artificial hazard on the course.
shriners flocked to the event from all
ates. They just rolled UP their sleeves.
amne6 on their straw hats a little
llfhter, borrowed a couple of clubs and
f5 old ball and sailed in. Many times
ihs play was held up because a player
icst ball and didn't have another. Also
there were some mighty arguments over
lho scores.
q tell you you're playing in lsl was
frequent shout.
nwhatl" (Real indignant was the re-
py) why. / haven't played IT yet"
They really said "ain't," but-)
The noblest noble went around smooth
iy In "even thirteens," taking III for the
nine holes. But many of his holes were
spproXlmated. For instance, the quarry
hole, No. 7.
This is where the gallery gathered, and
they were not mistaken. 1t was indeed
Inspiring to see the mobiles storm the
heights of No. I. The hole is a one-shot
pitch to the green over a gulley filled with
boulders and trees.
AS each player took his stance the gal
lery roared advice. The golfer looked al
the green and then at the gallery. He
then played,
"one" howled the gallery And then
two" they counted. Let's see you
knock It off the teel" and so forth. Soon
the golfer would descend into the gulley
and the siege would commence. A cloud
Of dust arose, rock chips and splinters
few about. Back down the slopes would
roll the ball again. "19, 90, 81" counted the
gallery in unison. About this time the
golfer resorted to tricks and strategy
He'd roll the ball up into crevice. and
then some more up higher into another
niche. Sometimes he'd get annoyed. hit II
al awful wallop and send It clean over
he green down the other side.
One Of the golfers got into soup can
thsre and claimed he had holed out. 1t
ras not allowed so he lifted the can UP
On to the green and holed 1t out with the
ban inside.
Anothsr. noble got to the top of the