Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-22
GOLF POLICIES MAY DEVELOP
AS LAST WORD IN INSURANCE
Risk riter Battle Annual Links TuSSIe and Consider Many
Thoughts of Entrants and Noncon1batants.
Qualifying for National
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

NDARDON me-" slowly queried a
= weary looking golfer, as he
leaned heavily on cracked driver" but
are You an insurance man."
Milo Nealy looked up from his work
on the first tee at Overbrook, busy
checking off the starters in the tourney
of the Insurance Golf Association OF
Philadelphia there yesterday.
Il am"
"Wcll," continued his dishevelled
questioner. "you insure lives. You in :
sure against fire. accident. uneft. and
loss on land and sea. What I wan. 70
know is will you insure me against lost
golf ballsT'
''Hm." parried Nealy. "Er-hum." "
Another golfng bystander pricked up
his ears, scratched his head. and eased
himself over to Starter Nealy's table.
Count me in too" he said, "if you
can insure me on an Improvement in
my game"
"What scores do you make"
about 15O-if I'm lucky"
Ought to be possible" muscd Ncnly,
stroking his chin.
Moral Dignity
Say" demanded third. couldn't I
You insure my moral dignity against
this bird" pointing to a person evi-
IDENTIFY an opponent, when ne gets in
hazard? o, what words And on the
level my life is endangered by the rocks
and divots he swats out of there.
What would you call a policy like
that"
"Well. it might come under explo-
sions," responded Ncaly. 'or riots ana
civil commotiOn. I'll see what 1 can
do.
Still another golfer paused after
driving off. and came back
Just a word" he stated. ''If you
do get out golf policies, don't tail to
put in a clause about three or six puts
on a green. That's me-"
Then they left. The insurance men
are now pOndering.
The entrance in the tourney ypster-
day had the right idea on the first hole,
only worked it a little too hard:
The shot of the first tee calls for q
slice. and man, how they did slice.
Some of them had it down to such a
fine art that the ball almost came right
on back to the tee. Those that didn t
spent the night mostly in the rough,
dcwy grass. out of bounds. and are
there still very likely.
Some of the players were visibly
embarrassed by the necessity of driving
fair BALI off the first tee. what
with all the officials and everybody
standing around. But after that or
deal was over "old rules" were mostly
in vogue on other out of. bounds shots.
"Old Rule"
This rule is that you just drop a
ball about where the other went out,
in a good lie, nearer the hole, and
without loss of stroke or distance.
This is ono % the many nobody
around. friendly game" unwrittcn
laws of golf which has always been in
vogue.
senator" Sam Clyde, of Chester,
was present, OF course. Wouldn't miss
one of these Journeys for anything.
IT'S the sociability Of it l like"
he said.
"Where do you get that sociability
stuff" demanded one of his partners
You hit wide one off the tee, battle
along way over there in the rough and
if we ever see you on the green. o,
until we get back TO the clubhouse
we're lucky
Senator" Clyde Started 1859
George Brooke, Ed Clarey and som,
of the other stars mostly had it ir
for the new greens, which were ex.
rcedingly hard to hold and to dowr
the puts because Of their newness anC
baked state at this time of year
But the rest. who didn't care SC
much about these fine points, took Il
out on the handicaping.
"Wcird - was the unanimous
opinion.
"What kind of a bargain day dc
you call this?" William II. Arrott
demanded Of Joe Sullivan. 'IIow dc