Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24

D ARELY in golf history locally has Paps
lN Bliss set out a more varied array oi
weather flags.
Each tournament has been heralded tc
the links with a different brand Now a
| hurricane, now n deluge, now piercing
| waves of raw fog, or even, when worst
came to worst, a mellow, dry day with
which there seemed to be no fault
The weight of golf balls has had not a
| little to do with the scoring, many of the
golfers complain and it is has not been
possible to settle down to any particular
brand. This is given by many as an alibi
| for late start In the matter of playing
| true to regular form.
The fair sex so far has been able to
depend on Tuesdays being rainy This has
been cue for most to set out heavy ball
and for others to rely on a light one to
skip across the soggy green's. At Phlmont
a heavy ball was essential to slash into the
teeth of the gale. In the other direction
though, high-teed light ball was the thing.
in order that the wind coming from behind
might throw 1t forward some extra yards.
Heavy Ball Gaining in Favor
Most men use heavy ball exclusively
IL takes distinctly more strength to wallop
1t out but 1t has longer, truer carry It
has better feel to the putter and will hold
the line to the hole better because it hugs
the green where a lighter ball is easily
detected. But there are conditions sure to
come up where the heavy ball must be dis.
carded for lighter one and these condi-
tions have been decidedly shuffied into tour.
ney play so far, much to the upset of the
one-sded golfer.
The fairweather ball is seldom the rainy
weather ball and when squalls arise there
are also Squalls If the brand is mixed.
At any rate this is ONE albi for the high
scoring so far.
"Only Up" and Q to Go
The best scoring in the women's turney
to date was the az made by Mrs Ronald
II Barlow, who in feeble" way has
golfed hereabouts. when she played Mrs
f, IL. Elder OF her feet yesterday in the
championship round at Whitemarsh.
Mrs. Barlow was Bothered" by the heavy
rain that fell and wound up the first eight
holes with flourish in SO strokes.
Her pitch to the ninth landed Just Off the |
centre of the green with fine back kick It |
landed with a thud and laid STILL not two |
inches from where it hit But the pin had |
been moved over and Mrs Barlow had to |
putt over about 10 feet of just visible casual |
water. Her ball stopped short of the cup.
She fumed bit. IT did so want my /
bird for J." she said.
That's great score" ventured a by
stander
We'll had to do it. Mrs Elder is play.
ing wonderfully"
"only up" replied the champion.
Miss Chandler Goes A-putting
Putting was held at one time TO be the
OF Miss Eleanor ChandIer's game
but she is showing in the cnampionships
that this is anything but the case. She
holed out scientifically arranged long one
on the 17th yesterday against Mrs W. u
Peck, and as result they shook hands
and called the match quits.
Putting is her strong suit this season
and Miss Chandler has held her own In
When she showed in the drty-
ing contests that she had regained control
of this department, several of the tourney
followers nodded their heads and predicted
that she would flash under the wire ftrst
n many other events during the season. at
her present speed.
Speedy Golf Shown
One of the best matches of the tournav
10 far was that between Miss Ethel CamD-
,ell and Miss May Bell, two youthful golf
ng stars. who have oft caused the veterans
'oneern.
Miss Ca8npbell won on the nth whan
{ looked as II the match would be carried
o the clubhouse green, She got an unex-
eetedly long ball out OF trouble that landed
N the bridge which Unconditional wooden
truetuFe tossed the bail cheerfully pin
Yards. saving her stroke IL not two. Miss
Sell was all set to win the hole. but was So
abbergasted by the shot that she failed
Miss Campbell had her eye on the pin at