El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
MUNICIPAL GOLF
URGED FOR CITY
Expert Here to Lay Out
the Country Club Course
Picks Waterworks Site.

Tom Bendelow has picked Fl Paso to
have municipal golf. Not that this ia
nous Scotch golf architect expects
mayor Tom Lea to participate i'm Cow
pasture pool" with John Fisher for his
caddy- At least not yet
He speask in the collective sense and
refers to the city at large Tom. who
was a golf architect for Spauldinss be-
fore he went to work for Tom. is here
to Law out the new golf course for the
Country club at White park in the up
per valley Laying out golf courses IS
BendelOW-s business Establishing mu-
nicipal golf courses where everyone.
rich. poor. high. low and intermediate
may play the game Of Toms Scotch
forebears. is his big hobby.
site Near Waterworks-
Since he came here BendelOw has had
his solfinS eye on the fine level tract
OF land which surrounds the mesa Wa
terworks and which belongs to the city.
He believes that a fine municipal golf
course can he laid out on the water
works site. using the pumping station
for the 18th hole While here Mr. Ben
delow viii discuss the matter in
formally with MAYOR Tom Lea and al
derman John W Fisher. who is the park
commissioner.
Are Popular in East.
Municipal golf courses have been laid
out and are now in use in New York.
Boston. Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Chi
cago. Buffalo and Cleveland as well as
many other cities Chicago has six
courses which are open to the public
while Elgin. Ill. has course at Wing
park which is well patronized by the
people of that city Racine, Wis. with
a population of $4,000. has more than
1900 PLAYING the game Mr.. Bendelow
he Gil nd he nil Trl- *
as well known there as the mask and
glove is to a professional baseball
catcher.
Is Popular Game.
Golf is no longer considered a rich
mans game and one which cannot be
afforded by the man in moderate cir
cumStances" Mr.. BendeloW saws with
they are now. and with little other
equipment except pair Of bagSy
trousers. a soft shirt. a stout pair of
shoes and golf cap any man can afford
courses are intended for the use Of
everyone and they have proved com
uleTe successes wherever they have been
established I laid out the first one
and have been watching the growth Of
municipal golf for the past 20 years.
Is Fine Exercise.
FL Paso has the climate and the
sary TO put over municipal golf course
and would like to see one established
here Everyone can play on such a
course. and il is the finest exercise and
relaxation known. Where two teams Of
nine players each play ball while thou F.
sands sit on the bleachers and grand &
stand and root. golf furnishes every
nan his own game and let's him root for .
[ at the same time.
Is Hole Course.
In any municipal course I would
suggest an IS hole course. covering
enough ground TO make the play inter
esting. There should be no lagoon or /
other bad water hazards in order to
prevent cumming up the course. There
should be few short holes and every !
thing done to make the course as open 1
as possible for all players I would {
also suggest the formation of golf clubs I
to play on the municipal course as this
VIII make for a better spirit and will
provide for the handling of the cad
lies in the proper way by a caddy mas
ter once such a course is established /
here. the game Will grow in popularity
until another course will be found
necessary before long in order to pre-
vent the bag line at the first tee"
Although he is past - years Of age. JOS
eph Gibbs Of leicester. Mass. IL still doing
active police duty