Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

ing the coming season with their golf
plant thoroughly established. the members
viii then apply for seat In the golf AS
sociation's chamber, thus adding another
club TO the scroll one more new club
contemplating entrance TO the O.. \. OF +.
this merry 1917 season IL the new Altwald
club, near Woodbury. Heights. whose fair
ways. cut through woods scanned with
sandy soil and natural perfection Of layout,
makes n strong bid as u golf course OF the
best. Many even claim that the infant
Jersey links win rival those at Pine Valley,
At any rate, the course will be a fine add-
ton to the Quaker city district list next
season.
Unfortunate Blundering
The Cobb's Creek municipal course Is very
much reality now and all prosperity Is
predicted for it in the coming season. Most
unfortunate was the handling Of the Cobbs
Creek Golf club which was founded by
players there. The club more or less took
charge Of the dOing8 there, ran UP and down
the back of the local golf association, quar-
relied right Justify in its own midst and
otherwise worked harm In bringing the
course more fully into popular favor.
New executives now grace the club man
agement who It is hoped will moro fully
appreciate the public golf situation and
bend their efforts accordingly.
There is "A clamor for another new mu-
nicipal course to he laid out in South Phila-
delphia. perhaps on League Island, and an
other one for the FranSford district. Things
are likely to shape themselves In the com
ing season so that these new courses for the
public will be more than possibility, 1t is
pointed out that cities smaller than Phia-
delphia have more than one public course
and that they are always crowded, This
city already has one of the best public
courses in the country. Now II needs golf
Fairgrounds I'm other parts OF the city, ac-
cessible to sections which would play but
find the present location inconvenlent
Springtime Surprises
When golfers crawl out Of Information
this spring they will find many changes,
most of them at their favorite clubs. The
Philadelphia Cricket Club, for instance has
been very busy with many of its greens and
holes ArOnmink has set up most astound-
ing system of alps, requiring nice tee
carry OF the sixth driving crease. Many
other traps have been set out, with ruins
removed on the eighteenth depressions on
the right so the road won't get the rollers.
Fine mounds take the place of the ruins.
Other holes have also been changed so
that, they will be unfamiliar TO many golf
ers beginning the new season. only the first
and the last three holes at Huntington
Valley will be played In 1917 as of yore,
The rest OF the course has been changed
completely.
North Hills expects to have regular play
over its completely shifted golf layout to
greet the spring drive. So the other clubs
might be mentioned with radical changes,
all aiming at making the courses more per-
feet.
This city has more than sporting chance
TO retain the professional title and TO win
the open, which the pros want 10 battle for
at Whitemarsh this year IL would be pie
for Jim Barnes over his own course,
In the field of feminine endeavor Phlla-
delphia has Miss Mildred Caverly, its fair
champion and hnalist for the national