Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-22
many GOLF CLUBS
OPEN SHOP TODAY
Overbrook Fires Salute to At
tractive Links s-Proninertt
Folk at Bala "Spade Day"
LU LU OFFERS U. S. CUP
By SANDY MIcNIBLICK

VNliE golf season is pushing Out AL
L over the place TODAY.
| The Orerbrock Golf Club. for one, is
playing its overture to the 1922 season
this afternoon, that popular ditty to the
tune of n handicap medal play over
eighteen holes.
This rather drab start will be popped
up by an overHowing entry. 1t is ex-
pected. and the rest Of the card Is not
only diversified. but highly voluminous.
Members have contributed lot Of in.
dividual trophies which help to make
the victories popular.
Here is Ovcrbrook's 1929 schedule:
April &c. handicap medal play. 1s holes;
goth. handicap match play against par, Is
Nay Barton ,is Keen T5cphy 1sT hansSap
mSeG fSenS ss 'fs% Sandaap s medal i play
holes!, 9Th. Thomas 2. sh.iyer. Jr.;
0Ss, ssS rqs r. saSSsSR MeoMsn msSp eSp
"a? june 3. best sss. p pSsii q q PaEsney,, IS holes:
i7th, "a. NJ Junior championship. tP.. NJ
ssh pHs aess ee
handicap medal play. is holes. - ~.
| July 1, handicap medal play. IL holes: 4th.
neS. re'iPI''MSfD P. NJ sweeps,akcs tournament. is
holes. medal play; Sth. handicap match play
as ,sss hCss rlsy lS,h Ses.
handicap medal play. IS holes: Goth. handi-
cap medal play asa!nst par, Is hoies'
september 2. handicap medal play. IS
holes: 4th. Labor Day. Special, "a. NJ harJi,
sweepstakes tournament; hanjicap; 9th. Golf
Committee Trophy. handicap medal play. 1s
neunG s'ss soss s.uG medal pn@ aSS
match play: 3oth. handicap medal play. IL
October :. handicap match play against
| par IS holes: 14th. handicap medal play:
2lst. handicap match play against par. 10
holes.
Bala will make bow like many
others today and present its bouquet to
the new season, though its play will
only be miscellaneous. The feature
this afternoon will be taking the first
divot out of the new golf course.
A spade will be inserted in the turf
and one Of the new green's is to be
erected
There will be appropriate orations
when Judge Patterson and Judge
Rogers will shove back the frock coat.
lay dimpled hand on the bosom and
tell the eager listeners what Il great
game golf is for young and old, and
what q great and glorious future Bala
has in store. Roland X. Reutlinger,
chairman of the reconstruction com.
mittee. is in charge of the ceremonies.
Frank V. Smythc, chairman of the
handicap committee, says that the sea-
sons events will be a little later than
usual in starting hut announces in the
same breath that the c. and q. Bala
Invitation Tournament is sure fire for
May 4. 3, q. Big Day Celebration
comes May 13 and the regular club
schedule will start May 20.
Novel LII Lu Trophy
There has been presented to the Golf
Committee of the Lu Lu Temple Coun
try Club, by DR.. X. Nell, a prize which
is very unique in so far that it is ex-
elusive but still takes in the whole
country.
During the golf season it is the I.u
Lu Temple Country Clubs good for. t.
tune to have visitors from all over
North America and it is these visitors
which prompted DR.. Nell to offer his
prize. The entree to this tournament
which will start May and continue
until October 80. is restricted to Noble,
of the Mystic Shrine living in North
America.
That Is. only Shrincrs ran play fol
the prize and the only thing necessary
to do is to have the score certified
to by the partner when score is made
At the end of the season. the one
turning in the lowest score, no matter
where he resides. will win the prize.
Lu Lu opened up its course las
week with handicap tournament
which was won by DR.. George II. Sim
norman who, having just arrived in thu
North after an extended trip through
Florida and the Southern States tool
advantage of his splendid golf condi
ton and put one over on the boys.
Lu LUIS locker house is now bein.
renovated by 4 Raymond Raft. and il
greatly enlarged in order to take car,
Of the ever- increasing membership