Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
CADDYING, A Ia DACHSHUND,
THE VERY LATEST IN GOLF
Lake Ckampnin Player Expects Great Things of His Sausage
Plus Legs-Belfeld Club NoW Almost Abandoned
by GoJers-Wittred FeidS Success

There's a golfer at Lake Champlain
Who has small dachshund which he says
be Is training to be his caddy some day
Al present the dog Is about the size of q
fulegFown sausage with legs.
Ills name is Fritz" says the golfer in
felerrng to his dog. 81 think he will
mske an excellent caddy some day Al
ready have taught him to retrieve balls
tal ne. When he gets to be full grown,
] am told, he VIII be Just the length of
ms golf bag ! will strap it on his back
andfno doubt in time he will get so that
he will know what club l want and will
be able to hand it to me.
.Daehshunds. you know, have quite a
reputation as hill climbers. They are fine
divers and swimmers, SO that Fritz will
save me lots of balls in the lake. He will
also have no trouble In the sand or In
the rough l suppose he will have
hard time at first with the hunkers. as
fear in crossing he may get balanced in
bis middle ON the ridge and not be able
70 reach the sides either In front or IN
baek with his short legs. Being so close
e ihe ground Fritz won't be liable to get
nit which Is another point in his favor
as a eaddy"
Daehshunds are new idea. But Walter
Clark, Denver Country Club. has had a
collie Tor many years which he uses as
eaddy The dog barks warning fore
ana then runs right to the ball after It
e Struck
at arst glance. Wilfred Reid, the Brit
Ansered pro. who played in the local open
tapinament last week appears as slender
q an undeYeloped school boy. one Won
GERS where he geta the stuff for his far
isns drives, But a second look clears
iH the nv Ifs hands and
iolearms explain the control of his clubs
shd the absolute accuracy with which
g times the bending of his little bodY
Alo the shot explains the distance ne
GELS The form Of Wilfred Reid IL as
afly perfect as possihlerperfeet tim
perfect balance, perfect control
Vaese explain his little gift.
ihe healthy growth OF this great city
Afeatens TO gohble up what was wheh
aast built, commonly conceded TO pc 'le
sHafuest nine-hole course IN the country
q iha time of building It was thought
club was far enough removed from
af city. But 1t is now completely hehl-
Asa N with no chance of enlargins X
z holes This has caused the more
Enthusiastic golfers 10 take up member
siRs IN other clubs. and. as result, the
ne'neld Country Club has been almos'
sasndoned 70 tennis fans. There are
ssaaiifnl tennis courts, both lawn anu
say The club Is popular on TINS ae-
8alf There Is a splendid elnpheuse.
the older members cannot heip iesl-
pang of regret as they look on the
Eaanal deanlatinn Of the golf course
allieh once had a eountrY-Wide feputa7
aEoat1 avenue is tnhnelinE throush.
shoyels, mules and tar paTfeis
hazards on the Inks ana Aiis
h has been allowed To aouflah On
hand There is no eompfetnls ls1'
the plaxer's ball soes into g ~
done for The rough q pfiifiefai
fes and No miatate,
Rlte The enefoaehmenI 81 progress
faslf kingdom a faithful feH sun fiss
me links hoping aealnst honH -
course a BsEneid may he sRaEs
tennis Aands. on the other han4 t'al'
Aaa any sentiment in The old ilhi-s'
predict thar the course vii not sur
zhether season.
e naalase e aIss GLADYS hafFhs
Us axaehampian II Amstls
HEilala 10 Robert poeeH et alt
HHsland $ s. shortly t#k Ri4
tseaHefafl does nos Ass HA
Hzflsa should interfere Hith
aHa ezpeets. % ths contrary ~