Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
G RESULTS LOCAL GOLF HAPPENINGS.
NO PLAYING ON PUBLIC LINKS
AT COBB'S CREEK THIS SEASON
Park Commission Hands Down Definite Decision to For
bid Gofing on New Course-Not Even Prac-
tce Shots Will Be Allowed

Despite the impatience and hopes OF all
the golfers who have been wringing their
hands with anxiety TO play on the new
public links at Cobbs Greek. the Park
Commission last night definitely decided
not to permit any playing there this sea
son. Not only that, but those few who
have been wagglng their clubs and shoot
Ing a few shots through the fairway will
henceforth come under the annoyed eye
OF the law, so that not even practice shots
will be allowed.
1t is fun for the embryonic players to
see the divots of sucking grass spin
through the air, but IL is a different thing
to put them back. This new ruling, to the
eye of the layman. looks to be entirely
uncalled for, as the links seem to be fin-
ished, and the unwise see no reason for
the delay.
On every green fine mat Of fine grass
mas been raised and all look to be in
splendid shape. The fairway stretches
away on every hand like green carpet
and 1t all looks to be lying idle.
But to the expert It is quickly evident
that playing the course at this stage of
Its construction would be nothing short
or suicidal. Even another season of
growth Will scarcely make the tender
grass on the greens strong enough and
heaVy enough to withstand the constant
drill Of playing. Great pains have been
taken with the fairway and the seeding
and sodding which have been done have
put this In precarious shape. Finally the
tees have for the most part been left to
the last and scarcely any have as yet
been built. The original plan was to play
from clay tees at first, but now those in
charge will have a chance to build fine
turf teeing grounds.
The two large colonial buildings which
have been put up for locker rooms for
men and women are nearly finished out
side the work of finishing off the interiors
will shortly be speeded up. A large and
odd weather vane has been presented to
the links and was put over the men s
club yesterday. The feature Of the vane
! Is the large niblic that takes the breezes
and shows whence they are.
The course will be extremely accessible
as II is within a half minutes walk of
the 69th street terminal, and is also near
the terminus of the 69th and Haverford
| line
One OF the pluckiest matches OF the
| womens season was fought out yester-
! day at the Philadelphia Country Club in
! the tourney for the women's champion
| ship when Miss Mildred Caverly, with
| the recently acquired Cricket Club scalp
| ou her belt, drew out her sticks against
| MIS-. clarence H.. Nanderbeck, champion
of the U. S. A. Miss Caverly was not in
the least dismayed at her fate in the
/ draw and played in truly brilliant form.
| A JinX, however, seemed to be perched
! with a malicious grin athwart each haz-
| ard for, where the ball of Mrs Wander
! beck took leap in the right direction OF
! Just stopped on the brink of a trap the
| ball of Miss Caverly was sure to get in
! trouble.
But at the turn Miss Caverly was
up on her famous opponent Things
! broke against her a little too fast com
| ing in and the tide soon turned. For in.
stance, Miss Caverly got an extra Ions
shot to the 10th which tucked itself under
! terrace. The extra shot to get ou
cost Miss Caveriy the hole. She lost tn,
next on long shot which just hoped ou
of bounds And failed to even the mattel
at the l2th when she came up exactly
to the lip of the cup with a stymie and
| Mrs Vanderbeck made wonderful "im-
possible" shot by pushing away the other
| ball and holing out her own for the half
On the 18th, the national champion got
a 2, after Miss Caverly had laid her bal
| dead for a three. Another excessively
| long approach found a rut in a trap and
J 1t cost Miss Caverly the hole when "A
| little luck would have laid her approach
| well up to the pin. Game to the last.
| Miss Caverly laid a shot from the rough,
! when she looked to be finished, dead TO
| the hole. She took a chance on the next
! and tried to lay a long iron on the green.
| 1t looked to be right but IL rolled back
and Miss Caverly had to drop the ball,
losing the match Mrs. Vanderbeck was