Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-22
INNOCENT LITTLE
GOLF BALLS ENJOY
LINKS AT SHAWNEE
Waterholes, Meaning Ere
quent Duckings, Abound.
Raider" Wilson Renigs
'BINNACLE' THE WATERLOO
BY SANDY McN1BLICK

StIAwNEE-oN-DE Pa. July
22-Golf balls, Just like kids at the old
swimming hole in the summer time, thor
oughly enjoyed the cold plunges they were
subjected to yesterday all through the tour
nament here. Those that didn't get a good
swim on No. had plenty of chance on three
other carries over the creek on the I'd, ith
and 18th holes. But In case any OF them
happened to miss the creek, they had almost
a certainty in front OF them at the famous
"binnacle" hole, the 18th which is only n
carry OF 130 yards over a lake, but the
waves licking at the golfers feet as he eyes
the fall on the driving tee seem TO get the
wel-known Angora.
Shot after shot buzzed with JOY as IT
hummed in slice or pull top or may
hap Just a plain flub The little pills gave
a fine exhibition OF diving, back dives la
sailor jacknife or belly noppers but the
Annette Kellermans were cursed each and
every one in turn r. j. Murray, In n
round, batted every ball he had in his bag
in the water. He borrowed a couple moro
and put them both In the water
"If you drive the water" he scowled to
his opponent, "I'll give you the hole"
Raider Wilson Defaults
His opponent emptied all his balls on the
tee and began the assault His first guns
were silenced in the dull splud of the splash
ing water. His reserves silently were
drowned In turn.
That's all the balls have" he said, sor-
rowfully. So they halved the hole in los.
Director Wilson, raidsman-in-chief Of the
Quaker City, defaulted after he had quail
fed for the fifth sixteen He and his whole
party defauted. They played a four-ball
match and laid prodlgious odds on their
respective ability to drive the creek at
the first hole. It Is possibly 20 yards away.
John McAvoy. president Of the Bala Golf
Club. and golfer of many parts. fixed his
eye on the pin, $50 yards away in the
shadow of the Blue Mountains. His ball
made light of the situation and walked off
whistlng right for the creek and morn
ing swim. The big raider then took an
iron in his desire to give the blue sky
overhead a look at his ball, so that Wilson
was In the creek alsc. c. J. Corr had
little doubt of his ability. but a splash
showed his ball untrue to him. The other
went in, too, and two pairs behind them
continued the game. 1t looked like n
golf ball regatta.
I'm going up there after the bacon" he
said. 1t was only about 100 yards off the
line. He won the match on the previous
green after his opponent T. II. Halton, had
him down at one time in the match.
]. II. Gay, Jr.. was thought to have the
drop on w. NJ. Weaver, Huntingdon Valley.
but the best the former Penn star could do
was TO carry the match to the 18th hole.
Weaver got four and the match. Gay
put his ball in the creek. and after he had
dropped out laid his ball IS feet from
the pin His putt for four hit the back
of the cup. but stayed out.
Gosh! What Wizard
Shots were missed aplenty at the tourna-
ment but two that never missed shot
were Chief Operator Pearlman and his
assistant, Ranhofer. who kept the wires
burning till midnight every day. These
two unasssted, sent over more than 10000
words of description during the play.
large corps OF expert critics from New
York, Philadelphia and other districts were
amazed at the speed displayed, and said
they had never seen such expert handling
of copy.
Pearlman is one of the most expert trans
laters in the country, as can be attested
after look at some Sanstrit hieroglyphics
he was called on TO read into the code.