Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-19
Foreign Employees En-
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Best-Ball Score
By SANDY MeNIBLICK


GTEALISG or otherwise obtaining golf
y balls continues to persist at the Cobb's
Greek public links
The small-boy gangs tnat used to lay
In wait Just around the neck Of the
woDds" for long drive have been almost
entirely broken UP. thanks to the vigilance
Of the park guard and rigid rules laid down
by Superintendent Harry c. Hunter. But
the old complaint that golf ball knocked
cut OF sight Of the player is many times
lost particularly when some human Is seen
sinking into the cleaning some hundred
yards from the scene Of the accident.
italian laborers and others Of the hired
by-the-day labor at the municipal course
are being blamed for the recent theft Of
golf balls.
Sell Player His Ball
An incident is related by an Official Of
the Cobb's Creek Golf Club TO the effect
that he knocked a ball out OF his sight
the other day, and all efforts to find II
failed. While his partner was scuffing
around in the grass searching for the ball
an Italian approached the searcher and
offered him ball in return for a small
piece Of good U. S. currency. The partner
bought the ball and kept on looking for
the lost ball.
There's no use looking any longer" he
said finally. Use this ball. and he tossed
over the ball he had Just bought from the
phlanthropist.
II was the officials lost ball.
Which little story illustrates the bold
ness and pleasant disregard OF the con-
ventons which the ball thieves have An
other thief tried to sell a player his own
ball and when the player would have taken
II by force there was a istc period for
a few moments.
The culprit went TO Jail for ive days
Small boys always are 70 be found lolter-
ing around the outskirts Of the course with
balls, which they offer for sale 10 passers-
by. Whether they have been stolen or
found Is :, question. Meantime, there are
many mysterious disappearance as usual
Mrs Clarence II. Vanderbeck and Mrs.
Ronald II. Barlow. two OF the best women
golfers In the country, had best-Rll card
OF "a at Merton the other day. which would
seem to show that they were playing golf at
every hole, either one or the other
Speaking OF Mrs. Vanderbeck II comes 10
notice that certain scribe describes her as
being golf bug simply because she didn't
turn around at Cobb's Greek the other day
on account OF the rain and stop playing
II the author Of the blurb could have seen
the throngs OF women golfers tTampinK
through the cloudburst which fell on each
day this spring that marked a match for the
Suburban Cup. said author would have seen
that milady with the wet feet is no very
uncommon thought
John p. MacBean, Jr., hasn't much TO
worry him these days except thoughts OF an
examination TO pass In Calculus at Cornell
and the thought as TO whether he can play
In the intercollegiate this fall. He mixes
up the two with several rounds OF golf dur
ing the week.
The Query Pouch
Sandy MeNiblclS-rI read about Mrs. Van
derbeeh's playing over the public course. but
did not see the card printed. II you have a
copy OF her card win you kindly print H. as
/ am very anxious 10 see what II took a
champion to do the different holes. / think
the public course Is very good, and play
there every day. but have not made very
good scores yet
A WOMAN BEGINNER.
West Philadelphia, Pa.
The cards OF Wednesday, when Mrs Clar-
ence II. Vanderbeck played golf az the public
course with George G. Klauder. follow:
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