Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
nv SANDY McNIBLICK

vo,v Of our best golf families were
ann,,,ted , IN the field which tecd OH
ieIr,tb Irr In tbe ninth contest for the Pater-
.E$;,ins ..ud$ golf championship Of Phi'a-
s.,nhio The father end-sO pairs were
t u. owov in foursome matches over
%n sen' ,;nrs of the Aonimink Golf Club
.ns n, a. Drexel Hill. The play was for
tLs hest score over single round OIL
eighteen holes. w
rs best. this short route, IL fater
., Filius are both going well thep every
tb,np is Lovely. But If not. It's doubt,
in,ns u ssometimes IL the Family boiler
~, ar,J stand the strain Of n thirty six
sol," Soia route without exploding. It's sur
uv nu;sing what lot Of steam can be
p.rLoJ IN over few missed shots at
roH esnecially when it's n family mat
ter. .a,. go, tho come
whom he approached two score years or
more, more He played it fairly well. lie
fsured Il would be great benefit to
Fius to start young. ,.-,
Therefore, Filius is sent to the links
% learn, Filius. being more elastic, not
W say nlioble. than Pater. doubtless
soon caught up to the latter's game
and was probably beating the Cover
nor ere long.
pater is then torn between two emo
tions The first is to maintain his Dig
nItv md supremacy in the family by
iocing the Filius. The other is to see
said Filius advance to stardom on the
links. ,, n,.
coma poter becomes ruffled. attempts
~ teach Filius shots and other point
ers the result of his own experience.
hPooh. BAH" says Fiius. You
are a has been" And the fight Is on.
Starts Something
When YOU bring these emotional fam =
fy pairs to the links. coupled up to
win something, the result is highly en-
tyable to the onlookers. The start Is
smiling enough-but the finish, that
tells the story. If Filius slams his
putter back in the back and walks OF
dourly, it generally means he himself
has played we'll, but the "old man has
thrown him down. Pater registers
sheepishness.
Father. good, and son. bad. it's diff
terent. Father can be lenient. patron
izing or insulting. Under the latter
heading youth received a real body blow
last year when one Pater turned to his
Filius and delivered himself of his
wrath.
Next year." he exploded, 'you stay
at home. I'll enter with your little
brother, Willie. At least, he can putt y
So it often turns out to be quite q
tournament.
The U s. Seniors Golf Association will
start It's annual championship over the Apa-
wants links at Rye, n. Y. on September l8
Many local veterans belong to this famed
body and will compete in the championship.
In these Jolly days of prohibition the
locker boys at tho clubs are much har-
sssed by requests to open So-and- SO
locker. Tho custom has become fragrant
that more than one club has lately passed a
rule that note from the owner Is neces-
lockers.
Tho first round of the four ball club four.
some handicap event at Merton will be played
called for complete revision of the handl-
caps OF members, as II is felt that the han
Gcaps OF many golfers there are out OF date.
Graduates from caddy ranks are contin-
Ssly making good as professionais, as Is
began his golf career bag-toter at the
Philadelphia Country Club. He Is now pro
q the Newton Country Club, Iowa. Young
yeryls recently played 73 over the Coun-
uV Club course and II at Whitemarsh.
Several local professionals are contem.
plating entering tho New York State open tc
oe held at Syracuse x week from Monday
There will be S170O In prize money. II is
o''ed as tho first State championship there.