Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
ALL RECORDS EXCEPT MEDAL
MARK SKID AT COBBS CREEK
Tro Hundred Daily attendance Average Takes Jump Week.
Ends-Many Players Developing Good Game
on Public Golf Course
By SANDY McNIBLJCK
A CASUAL visitor at Cobbs Creek

A CASUAL visitor at Cobbs Creek,
= this city's municipal golf course,
gathers the impression that they are
longing for, little competition. Players
are being developed there right and left
and two man or even five man team
playing a similar delegation from some
other club could make the going of
more than passing interest.
All the records of the course arc
being broken this year, except the medal
play record. So far as the employees
know. the lowest checked up" anna
teur mork for the eighteen picturesque
and difficult holes remains at -, n
score made by Frank Sprogell some
time ago.
1t was the result Of n bet that he
couldn't break so. and Golfer Sprogell
in front of band of scorekeepers. did
just that thing. 1t has frequently been
reported that golfers have eOualled this
mark or bettered it, but officials there
are of the "show me" variety. for
good reason, and want to see and not
hear before they will erase these
figures.
1000 Some Weeks
The course is taking care Of almost
an unbelevably large number of
players. All records will be smashed
this year at the present rate. 1t is a
poor week when 1000 golfers do not
play from Monday to Friday sunset this
season. The number of Saturdays and
Sundays run an average of close to 800
on each of these days.
At the national open, there was n
field of 254 players. They were started
at intervals Of four minutes in pairs,
the first going away at a. m, the last
at , 10 p. IN.
The record day at Cobbs Creek this
year is said to be close to 46O. Figure
the problem. then. of the official starter
at Cobbs Creek, send away 200 more
than the experts did at the national in
a given day. The start is at a. m. on
the busy days and at . O'Clock the
starters fore is still going strong.
In all this inspiring parade of golfers,
many fine players have been developed.
Hamilton Starred
r. +. Hamilton was the wizard
of the course last year, but this season
he's not had as much time to put in.
though it hasn't detracted much from
his game. His style used to be his
own. but now he's working out system
more according to "Hoylc." and should
be terror once he gets Nardon swing
nicely spliced into his own deft marks
manship.
Bob Pcarcc, the far hitting star out
there. is still going strong, and with
Charlie Rcnnck, these three would
make formidable combination out
there.
Hamilton holds the marathon record
of the course with seven rounds in an
| C 81. atr l.
able to get to the third tee before he
had to hesitate before the falling night.
Lincoln Roat won the championship
of the fourteenth hole few days ago
when his tee shot landed the green and
bobbled right into the hole, for the
coveted "hole- in one" Norman Nc
Bean, not the Old York Road player, is
another start at the course.
The players at Cobb's Creek regret
that more of the tournament stars do
not play the course. They are curious
to see what these players would score
over the dips and rises, the rocks and
Erills, creeks and other bodies of water,
and all the other natural impedimenta
there.
The Philadelphia Golf Club holds its
competitions over the course over the
week ends and helps along the Compcti
| tive spirit.
The main action at Cobb's Creek to
day will be- when the caddy team meets
a similar five man" team composed OF
caddies from Old York Road. The
municipal team will be as follows: II.
Parker. L. Osler, Johnny Boyd, +.
Dale, r. Whittach and Charlie AL
bertus.
Parker and Boyd are two very prom
Using golfers, with fine swing. Either
of them is good for a score in the
neighborhood of eighty nine which i,
considerable of feat out there.
BY the end of the season the attend,
ance record at Cobb's Creek is cx.
pectcd to reach 10000. And that is q
lot of golf, for one course.
Mrs. n. r. Ball. Lu Lu, is playing tn,