The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-10
GOLF Is POPULAR
IN AMERICA NOW
PLAYERS INCREASING IN NUM-
Der EACH YEAR AND LINKS
ARE MORE NUMEROUS
THAN EVER BEFORE.

Although golf in America is still I'm
its swaddling clothes as compared
with the game on the other side of
the Atlantic, II has much to be proud
of. for unquestionably the royal sport
has. worked wonders in comparit-
lively short time. II Is doubtful II
even the most optimistic deyotees of
driver and iron ten years ago would
have dared to predict that in 1910 golf
would give employment to thousands
and add to the attractions of hundreds
OF towns and villages. Had he ven-
tured such a prediction he probably
would have been placed in the same
category as the man who prophesied
that Il heavier than-air machine could
iy from New York to Philadelphia.
Time has shown that golf is not n
pastime to be taken lightly, but rather.
seriously. Practically every other game
has it's limitations as to season. Not
so with golf, for only a foot or more
of snow will prevent the golfer from
making his rounds OF the links. and
weather is never too hot TO prevent
II, either.
No longer does the man In the street
gaze at the golfer with his set of clubs
as curiosity. Nor is the hockey
player" remark so frequently heard.
One might hear man of the navy
type inform his friend that golf is
rotten game" but even this is a sign
of progress, for he knows 1t is golf
and not hockey.
The huge strides golf Is making, and
has made, is conclusive proof of its
fascination Ten years ago the golfer
had to travel much longer to reach a
golf course than he does at present.
Every town of any size at all has its
golf course. No seaside resort Is n
complete success unless IL has its own
links. and II is the knowledge that
golf is TO be had that frequently brings
the visitor and his family. This Is also
true of many inland resorts.
Landowners are quick to realize the
fact that the ground they have hith-
tTlO iOOktu upon tS DtlIlB bCdICtly
worthy of consideration is valuable
from golfing point OF view, and he
charges more per acre for it than he
does for his best agricultural land.
With regard to the employment
that the game provides II is difficult
to estimate 1t. Professionals and their
assistants, ground keepers. caretakers.
iron head makers. golf ball makers.
etc, are thousands OF boys. and even
men, who make their living as cad1ies.
The list could be considerably increas-
ed even to those who earn their live
lihood by making mixtures for the ex-
termination of worms and other
ground pests.
1t seems a pity that the expenses OF
golf are such as to debar those who
have scarcely more than a comfortable
income from participating I'm the plea
sures Of the game, but even this may
soon be relieved, for at present there
are public links which are very well
patronized by persons in ordinary
walks OF life. 1t is quite possible. how
ever that In few years various mum
royalties will take more of an in
terest in the sport that at present, for
rapid as the growth of the game has
Deen 1t still is in its infancy.
From the health point OF view golf
is well-known preserver OF youth,
not only being prescribed by physi
cans as a health restorer but being
Played by physicians themselves who
practice what they preach.