Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

THERE are thrills apienty in golf.
i The 200 or more yard drive from the
tee. the screaming hrassy dead to the
pin, the lofted mashie shot over Tree
to the green, the long putt over an undu
lating green are only few of them but
none Of these compares with the one
shot thai so many try for but never get,
and that is holing out from the tee.
The latest to join this class is Frank
Y. Diebod. who is the very excellent
chairman of the house committee of
the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club,
While none of our good one-shot holes
are blind, Very few of them are so ar
ranged that the entire green can be seen
from the tee. But the ninth hole al
Whitemarsh is a hole where every part
of the green ie plainly visible 10 the
eye, and for thiS reason it is a pleasure
to play II. The tee is elevated and in
the centre of the fairway there is a Sc
res of traps leading to the big trap that
surrounds most of the green. On either
side this series Of traps the ground rises.
The green is "A big fellow that has been
built up. Outside of the traps there
is out of bounds to the right. and trees
to the left, and beyond the green is a
ioau tlldt tllltls lllt Nlub elouituS.
All Four Saw the Miracle
Mr. Diebold was playing last Saturday
with II. Horace Dawson, secretary of the
club; William J. Ryan and Ted" b.
Moore. In the course of time the four
ball match reached tine ninth hole. which
has yardage of 120, but which seems
to be longer when you get on the tee
Mr. Diebold ironed his shot straight for
the pin and it hit the green directly in
front of the flag. rolled a few Yards and
dropped into the hole for an eagle. AL
| four saw the shot. most unusual occur.
| renee. and, needless to say, all were
| greatly surprised TO see the ball dror
gently into the hole, and the most sur
prised and elated man in the crowd was
the man who made the shot. Messrs
Diebold and Moore were playing as part
! ners
There is always a bit of ceremony
! connected with holing out In one. ant
| when the hero happens TO he the chair
| man of the house committee there |!
more ceremony at the nineteenth hol'
than usual, and Mr. Diebold played tina
famous hole in par figures.
The Feat of ]. Miller Frazier
A number of the Whitemarsh mem
bers were lunching last Sunday. when g
| discussion arose as to how excellent g
score could be made with four iroI
clubs One of the group wagered that III
could go around the course under ninety
and he was Immediately taken up. A
three-ball match was arranged between
]. Miller Frazier, mine host at the Belle
vue-Stratford; Howard C. Toomey anC
Bob Osborn, the clubs selected beini
| a mdiron, mashie, niblic and putter
| Mr.. Frazier not only made the round il
eighty three strokes, but at the sam
time he bettered the best previous scor
he had ever made on the course. A
a result of this he may continue to us
the same clubs. Incidentally, an eighty
three, with the full set of clubs, is
score worth making at Whitemarsh.
Who's Who in Red Cross Golf
Here are the sketches in brief of tn
eight players who will play in the bi
Red Cross match at the Philadelphi
Cricket Clab week from tomorrow:
Bobby Jones' as a fourteen-year-ol
youngster, created sensation at tn
last amateur championship, which wa
) played at Merton in 1916. He bea
, Eben NJ. Byers, former national chan
pion, and Frank Dyer, the then Pennsy
vania State champion, and was elm
mated by Bob Gardner after a sensation
al match. Last year he won the South
! ern championship.
Perry Adair also qualified for the ma
tional here. but after winning his fir
match was put out by Clark Corllrai
who was beaten in the semfinals. He wa
! runner-up in the Southern champion
: ship in 1914.
Cameron Buxton has won the tw
E h Philadelphia championships two yea
running. Playing with Jim Barn'
against Eddie Loos and Norman
Maxwell at Whitemarsh last fall. in II
: first Red Cross match played here,
. won for his side on the forty-second hol
the longest four-ball match ever playt
I in this country.
I'll Max Marston 10 one of the very be-
amateur players In the country.
! was in the navy for some time. but w
, fnvelfded home. In 1915 he was becft
\ IN hs semiflneis Of the nati6nsl CO.