Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-27
THREE BISECTED GOLF COURSES
WILL PLANT NINE HOLES MORE
By SANDY McNIBLICK

DECIsIoNS by three of the smaller local
to 1s holes, probably at the end of the
present season, has stirred up considerable
agitation among members of other nine
hole courses.
They would do likewise.
In these modern times executive COM
mittees OF clubs find that golfers want to
play Is different holes, and that the same
old nine holes day in and day out get very
monotonous to a golfer at all expert.
This Is the fellow who Jumps his short
hole club at the first chance he has of
membership in a club owning links to the
full measure
Frankford has q very strong member
ship OF star golfers. though it's best two,
Glen Webster, Jr., and Maurie Jones, have
not been able to play at home this season.
The club has a very fine nine-hole course
with excellent greens and fairway. There
is plenty of undulatlon, and creek crosses
and recrosses the fairways.
Attenuated Links Grow
But the committee hopes to spread out
on beautiful neighboring property at the
end of the season and have an 18-hole
course as good as any of them. Some of
the present holes will be kept, but il is
likely that there will be a complete read
tustment.
The Lu Lu Temple Country Club. which
has added tremendous body of recruits
10 the golf army OF the city, Is on fire with
the golf fever and finds the present nine
holes pretty tame. They. too, will take
over an adjoining property and have a
fine 1s-hole links.
The layout will be completely shaken up,
and IL Is probable that only two or three
OF the present holes will survive. Wood
bury contemplates cutting out holes
fhrOuPb fhA NUnnda and haantfftt1IU a al
ground which adjoined the old first green.
In one or two more seasons all these clubs
expect TO be in shape TO offer their courses
for the regular scheduled events of the
Golf Association. =
Most OF the members of the Bala Golf
Club are thoroughly satisfied with the pres
ent nine-hole course. for 1t ranks in the
minds OF most local players as the best
bisected course in the city. This Is one OF
the few clubs in which the members do not
openly shout for more holes.
We have heard talk that some day 49,
hole courses will be entirely out OF date
and all folks will play on will be S6-holers.
This does not seem reasonable. since such
a layout requires a small fortune and al
most the land of a county. There was
time when nlne-hole courses were thought
10 be about the limit. The first ehampion-
ship In 1884 was played over a nine-hols
course at s6 holes OF medal play. The win
ming card was 1ss, by the way
10 Holes IN 1oz Champion
But this had nothing on the first women's
championship.
Mrs. c. S. Brown won II with a fine card
of 133 for IS holes. II that were the
speed nowadays We fear they would never
be able to find the winner, for the whole
entry list would have its hands on the cup
at the finish
A family golf tournament would not be
3 bad idea in this ctyi husband. wife.
daughter and 3 son. There would be sew
eral such teams that could give each other
a fine run for ths championship One Of
the best teams would be that of the Meehan
family. at North Hills.
This family has probably won more
trophies of all kinds. but mostly golf than
any household in the city, AS one OF the
boys puts IT. Gee, fellow can't bump into
anything or pick anything up In the house
without 1t being prize or trophy OF some
sort"
This Is = fact too. The house is filled
from top to bottom with all kinds Of
trophies signifyfing the athletic proves OF
the family.
There are moro than SO cups alone J.
Franklin Meshan. ST. heza Of ths house
q Msehan started bis athletic days as
baseball player. He played IN many :