Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-26
GOLF NOT NECESSARILY
AN EXPENSIVE SPORT
initial Cost May Be Cut Down, and
Ihere Are Many Other Ways to
Keep Within Reasonable Bounds.
CAN DO WITHOUT CADD1Es
Most Golfers Have Gotten Into the
Habit OF Thinking Of the Youthful
Appendage as Necessity In a
Round Over tho Greens.

Ihe enthusiasm Of golfers over their
game Is well known. It's the "onIy
game They don't quite understa nd
why everybody doesn't play. Why any
man In ms right senses can keep away
from the golf links on n beautiful sun
SHINY day Is moro than they can exact-
~ comprehend.
when questioned the nongolfer usual
~ admits that there must BIO a faaci-
ration In the game, but he other says
ne hasn't the time. or else II la too ar
pehsiVe. we won't accept tho first ex-
cuse. lie should make time. Tho ad-
'antages OF keeping In good health and
OF Keeping up ones acquaintance,h,p
are important enough to warrant a oar
tain amount OF timo being set aside each
week Tor this finest type of recreation
mo second excuse. that of golf be
ing TOO expensive. we admit has NOR.
weight The same reasons, however
MA I"' overcome the excuse of time. an
pS also In the present instance. Ait
more than that. we contend golf 1. NJ,
n nn, eSSpensiye game. or at least It need
not DO made SO. - "ee"
The expenses often tba in,,t,,
~ $40, or getting QUILTED with set
VI CLUBS nnd the proper clothes ca,,
e oe u,slde ef into three groups: i. The
pensc. g. Golf ball EXPENSE
-, Ing nrst or these three items is un
of belonging to n more exne ne,weVe Dr..
less expensive club And even II tho
tnr sa are not quite as good In tho lat
health. '' 90 h'ucH
VT, The SECOND expense can be done away
WIN entirely. caddy Is not a neoes
sly ~ any means; BY carrying a few
a aas be the o" task Oven c1ddy wlthon,
nrs,, there will BIO trouble in T0 ioca,,n a.
me ball successfully In every case bu,
sy ee.tlng used to marking the exact
Ing the ball is not much enhance,
,hrough lack OF q caddy. In addition.
Is OF advantase to ones play. BY talk
ing. or by some other means OF dis
ara,Gting the players concentration
the cause Of n lnisplay. and thus u,'s of
nuch vexation on the part Of his em-
can, be eliminated TO a snrprisinrIv
large degree, by painting over n golf
ball. II Is true that most players pre-.
over, claiming that the flight is i'm
paired by the repainting. But when
ne painting Is done properly tan the
100 much new paint applied), the dif-
ference In flight Is negligible. player
can make as good score. or almost as
GOOD. with "a palnted-over ball, and have
Just as much pleasure. This golf ball
expense may. Tor one man. be only a
nth Of what IL Is to another. Ii is
according to what you want to pay
large amount Is not a necessity
so. after the first year. the member
ship dues need DO tho only item TO he
seriously considered In determining
whether one shall take up the game or
not.
In regard to caddies (the greatest OK
pense there Is in golD. IL is OF interest
to know that Great Britain paid over
The expense was doubtless fully as
great in this country Most golfers
have gotten into the habit OF thinking
OF caddy ms necessary part OF n
round Of golf, But this is n great mis-
take. and any one who believes such
to be the case should not feel deferred
in any way from starting his round
minus this youthful appendaRe.