The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13
CorVrieht. 1898.

" HE present season has been nota-
bic one in the history OF golf in
the United States. More progress
u has been made in the standard Of
play and more people have become
devotees OF the ancient and royal game
than in any previous year. An extremely
conservative estimate OF the amount OF
money sunk in golf in this country-that
is, in laying out and keeping up the links.
instruments used in playing the game and
such things-would be $4,000 00o and this III
spite OF the fact that golf is practically
only about five years old in America. 1t
was played before that period in isolated
places but almost IN every instance by
Scotsmen who had immigrated here and
who wished TO keep UP the spor, they loved
so wei.
The honor OF being the oldest golf club
in this country belongs to the St. Andrews
club, which mas its home near Yonkers, y.
Y. This organization was founded In lSss,
bu. il was several years before IL had a
membership OF more than dozen or so.
For four or five years these heroic pioneers
blazed the way for golf in this country.
In fair weather and in foul, amid ridicu!e
and adversely. they stuck TO their task
with the enthusiasm ard courage OF true
sportsmen. Today ST Andrews is well es-
tablishei and Is particularly fortunate in It's
list of members.
fElSr
south, had lust as hard a struggle and en-
countered just as much ridicuie as their
brethren or The Hudson. This der!sion did
net rarfire Itself 10 bantering OF players
and sQuibs in the comic papers. but n one
case A, ieas. assumed A mere serious as
pact An enthusiast in the large and thirty
ing city OF Omaha Is said 70 nave been &C
tually arrested al the instance o. jealous
friends who had seen him roaming over
.1s~t~ rNse~ fittscr
city with several sticks In his arms.
s.oprlng every now and then 10 hit a hard
rubber ball. They thought he had become
insane and wanted his condition inquired
mo. and II was only after considerable ex-
Narration taat ne managed 10 convince
them that he was s;ll in mis- right mind.
Colt as Z recognized sport on this side OF
f6e Atlantic. really dates from the organ
.2at!on OF the American Golf Association IN
lses The following year the name Of the
organization was changed % that OF United
States Golf Association. and Canada
formed Il governing body Of her OWN
In 1885 there were - established golf clubs
in the United States having A membership
OF about 1855 Today there sre over -
Furnishing c!ubs and oyer @.iss" players
and the number of both * increasing daily.
Win >his 7naE1. aceat increase in the
number Of C3lf clubs and enthusiasts the
standard az play has easily kep1 pace Men
who Two years ago thought they We're pref
y good players ind themselves no* mere
has bsens" aud others v1o considered
themselves has beeTrs Dow see thAt tAey
net8~z go Ire class GALES. never WAS. Pc
This u 3nderfl:i development IN 50 short A
t.Tus nas taken place oscA'@se young M n
ana boys aye taxing 40 the game ffclt =
unlike ary otaer scientific spoT; n nat un-
JESS one iea ms 10 play in youth before the
muscles become a. all set one can never
become ar expert IL making drive the
s.Iub should describe a perfect circle. and IN
every ofAe- stroke the are should De part
o the circle described By rae player when
making = drive. Jn..ss the game - learned
waen young ~ amour, az practice .til
loosen tie muscles sufficiently 20 allow the