Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-25
GOLFERS PRAISE
GREENS SECTION
Experiment Of This District Is a
Shot Straight Down Fairway,
Say Local Enthusiasts
FLORIDA "WOOLLY" STATE
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

THERE are few branches of golf
L associations which have attracted
more interest since their inception than
the various green's sections. It is es-
timated that national branch. instituted
by the United States Golf Association,
has saved the clubs nearly q quarter
of a million dollars so far and that
this amount will continue to increase.
No work Of the local district asso-
citation was more praised at the an
nual meeting than the Philadelphia
Greens Section. This body was started
year ago at the suggestion of Robert
W. Lesley. president of the G.. A. of Z.
George w. Elkins. .Ir.. Huntington
Valley, was made chairman Of com
mittee and he expanded on the idea.
A dinner was given at which greens
chairmen of nearly all the local clubs
were present. 1t developed into club.
of which Mr.. Elkins was made chief
and several meetings have been held.
Last season the members held
tournament. which was also an in
ducement TO bring out solid lineup
TO view competition between various
moving and other golf course machines
as well as 10 hear a lecture by famous
experts. Members left this session fired
with enthusiasm.
Work Praised
At the golf association meeting one
delegate arose and feelingly stated that
he could learn more facts of value at
one meeting of the local greens section
than from all the books on the subject
he'd read.
Twenty eight clubs Of the district are
members and 100 individuals. The work
of the Greens Section is divided among
five committees of which the "Pur-
chasing Committee" is probably the
most important to the clubs.
Through this committee clubs can
buv more cheaply either through know
ing the best place to buy or through
purchasing in wholesale lots, many
clubs combining. -. =.
The clubs arc solldly FOR the
Greens Section and are already ciamor>
ing for more meetings.
Florida Wild
The natives Of the North, like our
self. who haven't been .round much,
have an idea that For.da il a fine,
sunkist area, where palm trees wave
in the open, golf links flourish on every
hand and everything is lovely ms can be.
A certain golf friend had the eyes
Of his audience popping out the other
day with a thrilling and true story
of what Florida really is
The folk who go to Palm Beach,
Miami. Tampa and places like that
haven't seen Florida at all.
"Do YOU realize that Florida has the
second largest lake, one only smaller
than Lake Superior, in this country
Nobody present did, so the ex'native
continued.
And Cowboys
"They talk about the COWBOYS Of the
Vast Pshaw The cowboys Of
Florida have it all over those birds.
1'hey don't have open plains. They have
70 ride licEety- split through the junglcs.
They have n ride a real brOnCho and
duck low limbs Of the trees at the same
time, And cattle-say, there arc more
there than the West ever had.
The audience leaned forward. SO did
"Do YOU know that they have indians
down there"
Yes" nnswcrd the Southcrncr.
"And lynChingS-why, | have picture
of eight men strung up on the same tree
like ornaments IN Christmas tree.
! They make moonShinp out of grapefruit
ina! "E;yer?body cali gun in the
vilds of Florida. Tue seacoast, where
| the resorts are. is hardly handful of
Florida. Tho big part is inland-the
part they never see. But if they want
to know anything about Florida that's
where they ought to go,
"The ants there viii eat you up il
Won don't watch out. You build
house and while you re shooting at the
ants coming in the front door another
army IS coming in tE back.
But" ho continued, you ought to
see the reaches. They're as big as
rabbits. Yes sir, Florida is big anI
! it's wild"
| Probably he's right,