Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-14
GOLFERS FORCED TO PLAY IN RAIN
WHEN THE FOLLOWERS OF OTHER
SPORTS ARE OBLIGED TO QUIT
Rule Governing Play Is as Old as the Hills, But
There Are Times When Even the
Weather Man Is the Winner

hurst for pleasure and would not be both
ered by days delay, the qualifying round
was postponed until the following day
among those who thought tho COMMITTEES
had made mistake was Walter J, Travis,
who went on record by saying there was no
Justification for the committees action. Yet
a rev years later, when the old Man was
playing In tournament near New York
ne quit in the midst Of a match because Of
heavy shower.
Can't Seek Shelter
There is a rule in golf that in medal play
any one who seeks shelter Is disqualified
One Of the most comical Of all spcctacles
Is watching the qualifying round Of n big
tournament at the tee Of a one-shotter when
there are a half dozen pairs waiting for
some one to get on the green. \ moro
woc-beEone lot Of men It Is not possible
to see anywhere.
Imagine a lot Of players playing through
the three days Of rain that we have nad
this week, but save for the first day that
is Just what they were doing during the
western golf championship at Chicago this
week. Any other tournament in the world
would be called of, but from time mmcwo-
rial the rule In golf is to play through rain
and storm unless tho committee decides
that the course is unpayablc. and this is
rarely ever done.
Yet whom you come down to brass tacks
there is no sense in this wet-weather plav.
More and more tournament play is being
postponed because those in charge do not
think 1t wise TO force players to go out
into driving rainstorm. In he first
place, 1t is not possible to keep the grips
dry, and II It is raining hard tao game
becomes almost farcical But the game is
hedged in with all sorts of curious and old
customs that have been in force for 200 or
| 800 years, and 1t is hard to break away
| from them.
A curious feature Of the annual invitation
OF the Shawnee Country Club to be held
| on July 10. 20 and q is the way the invi-
tation is phrased. 1t reads as follows: "Tne
| Shawnee Country Club cordially invites Mr..
| Blank to compete in the annual invitation
tournament heretofore held for the Buck
| wood Trophy, but to be held this year for
| the benefit of the Allies"
Medals for Winners
A medal will be given to the winner OF
| the qualifying round, and to tho winners
| and runners up Of each division will h,
| awarded suitable medals. They will bC
| given the privilege Of designating the chan.
ter Of allied relief work to which a proper,
tion OF the $500 fund subscribed by the clut
| shall be sent
There will be a large entry list from
| Philadelphians who have always made #
point TO play at Shawnee. 1t is one Of tn,
| best courses in this section of the couutr,
and has been selected as the battlefield ro1
the women's national championship this fall
| There is not a poor hole on the course, anC
no links in this country were ever laid ou
| in moro beautiful setting
The Cape May Golf Club will hold ;
| three-day tournament for women over tn,
nine-hole course on July 1S, 10 and 20
| Three eights will qualify and the mattel
play will, as usual with womens events
be held in the morning. In the Afternoon
there will be driving, approaching an,
| putting contests
While the course IL Of n pocket-h -handker
chief nature, the greens are marvels o
perfection. The turf was all imported ant
the greens will compare favorably with th
best putting greens in this part OF III
country, There Is no doubt that the fe
will be large and made up Of some Of tn
best golfers In the land.