Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-24
FOUR-DAY GOLF
TOURNEY READY
FOR BALA LINKS
Quaker City Classic Has
Been Arranged for Au-
gust 9, 10, IL and IL
woRTH1NGFoN is ENTERED
BY SANDY McN1BL1cK


A IL is sunshine at Bala. The annual
IA tourney there, which is the real blue
ribbon classic of the whole Quaker City
schedule will be held as usual. The dates
set are August .. 10, IL and IL.
Scores of golfers will heave great sigh
| Of relief and joy at this announcement.
The tourney wobbled, suffered and missed
fire for several months, but John McAvoy,
| president of the Bala Golf Club announced
| today that Il had finally been decided not
| to omit the event.
Thus the whole bottom will not drop out
Of the season For that is what the tour
| ney has come to mean to most of the golfers
lucky enough to get invitations.
The event has always had the rep" of
being one of the best managed and most
| enjoyable, and II was felt that II would be
| virtually a crime to abandon il this year.
1t Is a genuine good time and golf car
nival for all hands with none of the Bit
terness of soul or cofdness of heart that
so often tends to give stony flavor to some
| Journeys. The doors and the windows of
| the hosptable club are wide open from
| sunrise to sunrise all during the tourney
There is something doing every minute
| and the big prexy of the club says there
| will be added attractions this year. There
| are more golf shots packed in the nine
| holes than on most any short course in the
| city and the course has never been in bet
| ter shape. DR.. Perce De Long has worked
| like Trojan the Greens Committee and
| II is no common thing for him to start his
| labors at 5 n. M. which Is certainly work.
ing with big w.
The tourney is all the more enjoyable
| from the fact that there is seldom any out
standing favorite and the going is even
stephen" the whole field
First to Enter
r. s. worthngton will be among the en-
tries this year, being No. to enter.
The clubhouse has been made very at
tractive with additions and the cuisine is
as good most any in the city. The mem
bership is up to the limit and there is
long waiting list. This is the most pros
porous era of the club, says President
McAvoy.
Snake holes at Shawnee last week wor-
ried many of the players.
]. f. Meehan. Sr.. North Hills got in
communicating trench" between two snake
holes. His mashe nlblick with n strong fol-
low through scooped his ball so close to
the flag that he got a 3. His opponent on
another hole, drove into one, one and half
feet deep. Two other players nearly had a
fight over what to do about ball in a
snake hole.
Mr.. Buxton, Business Man
This story has come back to town through
various sources. At a railroad conference
In Chicago recently there was present Mr..
Buxton, of Philadelphia. One Of the OFF,
clals was anxious to get away. while Bux-
ton was strong" for business.
We'll. I'll tell you" said the western on
clal. Two others and myself had planned
n little golf for this afternoon. Have you
ever played gof?" he asked, gazing doubt
fully on the Quaker's unburned counte-
nance.
Yes. I've played the game" answered
Buxton. with the air of a man who had
tried the game "once, some years ago"
Wont you join us then?" asked the
golfer. THAT will be fine and just make
up four-ball match. We all play between
80 and SO, though. That wouldn't be too
fast for you. would it?"
The gentleman from Philadelphia never
batted an eye" the Chicagoan told friend
later. but we thought he would be an easy
mark. Instead of that we all just squeezed
under 10O while Buxton had an 81. He
won nearly every hole"
Not the First Instance
One OF our readers contributes this,
picked up at Huntingdon Valley during
the Championships. at the lunch hour. Smith
had walloped Jones unexpectedly Jones
was feeling low.
your driving was rotten, Jones'" chirped
Smith cheerful. II was outdriving you by
25 yards every crack My new grip and
stance worked wonders Don't you think
my driving was beautiful?'
yep" said Jones.
You ought to play your mashie like I
do" crowed Smith, and he gave a long
lecture on his approach play. Great
wasn't it?"
Yep" glowered Jones.
But the best thing did was putt" con-
tinued Smith. II tried new system today
The way you putt is a crime. Did you no.
tice my putting? Did miss any?"
Nope" snapped Jones.
I've never seen any one play his irons
as rotten as you did today" said the unper-
turbed Smith. That's where 1 had you
yelling 1 don't believe in all this talk
about luck In golf Everything broke
against me and you had all the luck. But
beat you. 1 thought you were a better
player than you are. played like a ma
chine, don't you think SOP"
Yep" barked Jones again.
Smith then went over his own play for
months in detail Finally he got to a nib
lie shot he holed from a bunker in his
match with Jones.
Wasn't that wonder. thought" he cried
enthusiastically.
Good Lord" shouted Jones desperately,
''do you want me 10 kiss your