Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-08
FELTON, SETS PACE
IN LII Ii TOURNEY
Lansdowne c. c. Entry Shoots
a Snappy 81 in Annual
invitation Meet
MORE THAN 200 TEE OFF
BY SANDY McNIBLICk

William w. FELTON,. of the Lans-
downe Country Club. led the field Mt
noon todny in the Lu Lu Temple invi-
tntion golf tournament with snappy
". His card follows:
nut /" ..::. -: ; I : ! ; ! 5 ) 4-ssss-sg
He was little rocky on the way
out but came back in even par. So
playing very fine golf. A stiff breeze
was blowing over the course, which has
been heightened somewhat. and which
made scoring little intricate.
1t was the finest field that ever
started in LII Lu tournament. about
23o golfers tug off, and included in
bHst s nmmsrF rnfSrr some Goofss of our HotSr GtSs
Carl TewksburY and thinner Plntt.
Frank Lewis Philadelphia Golf
Club. hnf n "a a so John w. Lord
Philadclphia Golf Club. A II 50: r.
Smith. Cpdarbrook 42-45-sT; Barney
Fisher. Roxborough. 5-42-S7.
The First Tourney
Back there in the days when Ben
Nichols was in his primc. little nine
hole course sprang into existence in the
Philadelphia golf district. II was the
home Of the 1u Lu Temple Country
Club. the first Shriners' course in the
world, twas said.
Nobody could ever forget the first
tournament there. You took off your
coat. ran IN" thumbs under the sus-
pendcrs. cooked the derby firmly over
the eye. borrowed ball and stick. and
teed off. The rest stood around. threw
hats and handed out the rolicking razz-
bury as the ball was most cut in half
by terrific top. Handicaps ran up to
100 strokes and only the essential strokes
were counted. But that was half n
dozen years ago.
Today ono Of the largest fields of the
season teed off in this firmly established
and annual invitation tournament.
Stretching before them is one of the
best courses hcrcabouts, an eighteen
hole test non plus ultra.
The beautiful breezing and slicing OF
six years ago is replaced by the deadly
science Of laying 'em dead.
The Tim- Xam Well Is replaced by the
double Camels.
The little cottage home Is to be re-
placed by one Of the most palatial club
houses in the district.
The evolution Of the golf there is
marked from the first Joke tourney
to the overflowing expert tourney to-
day. Those pioneer Mobiles back there
started something.
Bulky Field
Added starters this morning swelled
the entry list. The eighteen hole quail =
flying round started at Z 80 this morn
ing. and they will still be teeing off at
=. NJ. Match play starts tomorrow.
The main tussle Is for the W. Free
land Kcndrick Trophy. J. Wood Platt
local amateur medalist this season and
second in the Philadelphia open. Is en-
tered today. and tees off at . 80 with
l.. +. Adams. Lu Lu expert.
Plat has two legs on the cup and
needs one more win for permanent pos
session. He almost achieved it In 1910.
but was beaten in the final round by J.
today also. He was beaten himself in
the finals last year by +. {. Clarcy.
Forest View. This gives Clarcy two
legs on the trophy. so that the tuss lc
between Platt. Clarey and Beadle is
sure to be golf affair of note this
week.
But they don't stand out alone in the
field. for there's Norman Maxwell.
Whitemarsh who has emerged on the
top of his game again. and proved it no
later than last week by trimming both
Platt and Beadle the same day in the
PENNSYLVANIA amateur at Merton.
Also tnere I RANK MC' ruckeH, lHe
referee. He will step lightly around as
golfer today and is expected to add
lot of glory to his reputation asa
referee. McCracken has been assidu-
ously practicng his W. k. screaming
irons at Lu Lu for the last week and
no one will be more surprised II he
qualities than-McCracken
Joe McCoble leads n large delegation
entered from Cobbs Creek. McCoble has
been n strong contender in more than
one tourney this season.