Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
AGROSTO[OG|STS'
GOLF AT merton
First Tourney Of Local Greens
Section Held Today-Orass-
Cutting Exhibition Feature
PIPER TO ADDRESS BODY
Nv SANDY McNIRLICK


the philadelphia district teed of today
over the east course Of the merton
Cricket Cub in the first tournament OF
the Greens Section of the Goit hSso-
ciat;on Of Philadelphia
IL vas medal play Mt handicaps5 ana
was divided into two parts ton ~ an!
40 hole cards. The main delesahnh oi
club presidents. green's committee chair
,ren and other notahleS was expected
Tor the afternoon event OF eighteen
holes.
Francis 3. Warner. secretary OF the
,C 4, Of T.. is chsirman of III" tour
nnmcnt committee and other arrange.
,nents When the golf is all over ana
tho plnvrrs washed IN thorc VII De-
an exhibition unique in the annals oi
golf anywhere.
like tanks swinging into action o.
chariot racers dashing forth in the hH
act Of q circus 80 will line oT moving
tractors chug .chug 20 tho front and
perform for the most critical ana az
rert audience ever gathered here.
In order to explain whnt it's all about
II is necessary 10 turn back few pages.
At the last meeting Of the United
States Cox Association II Wa nm
nounced that /, national committee would
bo formed TO make n study of green's
cohhiI'ohS. IT"P'r ~" ''W,iSoI ~ of,'raroo
nhu 80 lor.u, W." n,i,oo
W "e''"S '"7 N''
Cost Prohibitive
...rLo ,o.t of maintaining golf
c,ursng stoted President Howard i.
whitney nj Tint tire. ''is one Of the
biggest problems facing the clubs to-
day. Rut for the expense of golf we
would have ten fold the. present NUM-
ber enioyiny the game.
MANY thousands OF dollars are
wasted on courses in experiments. II
was pointed out. There ought to be
real source OF information for the re-
duetion Of errors to minimum
Robert w Lesley. president of tho
local nssoriltion. vas most impressed
with thu national idea dealing with this
problem and estimated wha. Il wonderful
benefi; il would be for each district all
over the country 10 have an auxiliary
committee m work with ihr national
body and for its own individual prob
lens
AcCoriing'v, committee was formed
here. George w. Tlkirs. Jr.. uuNting-
don Valley, anpointci the fr.t chair.
man. and the idca was 10 have two or
three otbrr kceu students Of greens
nrohIen,S on rho committee. Bur Mr.,
IIl;ns wcnt st;II furtbe- Acrordirriu
nm of6ci.I NJ ovsrv cluh was invited 70
Unnt;nrdon Valley CIub f,r a Get
toretber dinrer and n real orraniyation
80. tLn ro.,,it
l. wn, Manned n hold tournaments
o.. .L, W." ,,Ip,,hors ~ ,ot or ,hs ,'ro,cr
so,ire for tbe work ~ yi,it aromnd
from course to course. to hear lectures
by prominent agr"stolcgistS. to- view
moving machines sS'dcrS, >prinNierS
md this and that and the other IN n",
ton. to study ont the most practical
way Of clring Tor golf course. I" buy
IN common for all cubs and thus r"duce
the cost Of material. to profit "arh club
by the other MISTAKES o. discoveries. II
Is fine. above board. clhrient and Stn-
siblc way OF going after the whole busi-
ness.
All the members Of the green's section
ere big business men. brHiny. onprgstiC
and willing to be shown in this greens
problem. nay. eager to learn They
lave taken I'm all the plans with
abundant enthusiasm.
~ niE NV .t,i ins Je.,. III '.,annS ~
M Nh s%mao1, .',r TTTuuoi Wv oIott ot.a no'enm"o,
amount Of fairwby 10 work on SION.
., ".Im, w ;,, - L.il y" " ,L 49, .I
watches VIII be held on the time II taxes
To NOV the grass snd the turf examined
tdioG r"fn ia. n%,r nort 0~ 'n"r
the cOmpany which does the best WORK
today viii iikoly get most Of tho local
.! L ML'i .Ns.S 60 nI.S' ~ VI ia, g.
trade whl"h means 'ot. it Is the hrSt
the expert imentS. OF the Greens Section
have country wide significance.
NotabIes Present
A dinner and businass nretiny will
- u,"nr' hnu ou>LhrS> ,m'''lhg "''