Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-01
ST. DAV|D'S ADDS
TO GOLF MEMBERS
Limit Increased to 260 and
Guest Fee Raised to Re-
Iieve Congestion
UpKEEP COST DISCUSSED
Rr SANDY McNIBLICK

By SANDY McNIBl1CK
Cutting down upkeep cost of golf
courses and relieving congestion are
very evidently the two main factors be-
ing considered this season by the golf
committees of the local courses.
Nearly every early announcement for.
uarded TO this department contains IN
d,c,tions that these are the vital prob
lens being considered.
Recently a timetable for jacking up
tordy forrsomes was printed in this
,olpfnn and many local clubs have found
IN il n method Of relieving congestion on
crowded days. 1t was credited to Don
aid Ross. Pinehurst, but letter printed
hollow shows this was an error and
tbat the idea actually lowered IN the
brain of Henry r. Paiste, of the Cricket
Club, to whom the glory is cheertully
transferred.
Guest Fee Raised
St. Davids Golf Club has apparently
fonnd that visitors materially make for
congestion on week ends and holidays,
snd for those players has raised the
guest fee to So on the days mentioned.
II has leased in" this ruling with
the announcement that the active mem
btrship limit has been increased from
2o5 to 260. leaving present waiting
list Of thirteen.
Winfield L. Msrgetum, secretary and
treasurer at st. Davids. calls attention
10 the following
Resident visitors may, be introduced for
BE- accompanied by the member introducing
hs hS fees for use Of ,wn Sn' 2f SSIass
Ser /. during which time tho fee, for satur,
ss ss,rs suPda Fsr SrSns omd psy asG three
prs for afternoon play or srnoon nve nSy besns
Understood TO begin at ?. m.
10 members desiring to heye on, their Cubs ,.u.s
& "th tth:!s GsoS sjaSs SsaF 5e,Nsd Asd
sor one cleaning. Clubs left with the pro;
.Sssional M for cleaning and stored in the pro; od
.essonsi shop when not in use are coy RED RED
b. Are insurance TO the extent OF 9"' '''
Tn, green's committee particularly calls
,,tentior 10 tho following rules:
siath-Turf cut or displaced by q pdtaEor pder
g:Ts' w!is the he foot t. , a., ,o
a. arnSGStSPayefs nG5fSS pIc ~ must sec that their cad
t,es do not inture the holeE by standing c'oso
to them Snn the sT9uHSS nf tSnss IS SSE rules will very
materially lessen the coat OF upkeep hnu ~ W,
sure Ereeter satisfaction ana p'e"su'' ~
the playing members.
The golf time table, explained in an,
other article, is to relieve congestion ana
Is simplicity itself. Your starting time
Is marked on your card.
II 10 Gyurcd n foursOmc should finish
eighteen holes in two hours and forty
minutes. ten minutes, say. for par >
holes. eight to nine for par holes ana
seven minutes for shooters.
You should reach the turn in one hour
and twenty minutes, approximately. II
you don't, course police checking up,
see that you drop back TO your proper
place. letting those ION time go
through.
Hero is the origin Of the scheme:
Dear Sir-In the EyENING PUBAc LEpGER
o. Monday. March os. was an interesting
article on the new timetable which Donald
Ptnehurst. Credit was given to Mr.. RoIs
for originating this idea, when as matter
.! fact PhiaSGlphian Henry h T. Pa PS'Si%
enthusiastic golfer. conceived the idea.
While he was at Pnchurst from February
l. 10 80 he showed the scheme TO Donald
hut Mr.. Pniste worked out the amount Of
une it required for a foursomo to play ovor
zach of the holes OF the three courses at
Plnehurst. and, IN fact. completed the details
OF II In every way.
MY. palste had tnree lTlenuS VIII MN, lHe
writer being one, and II was tho time our
toursome took in going over the links which
vac used tho basis for figuring. Mr.
Paiste showed tho plan to Mr.. Ross and he
was delighted with II, and apparently thinks
20 we'll OF It that, as you say. no has put 1t
IN force.
Mr.. Paiste is chairman of tho golf COM
mtttee at Buck Hin Falls, Pa, and /. was
in order 10 relieve the congestion on that
crowded course that no thought OF this
original way OF keeping players In their
regular places.
CHARLES FRANCIS JENKINS.
March 90 1921.
Dear sir-Iy attention has Just been
called to the article by you in Monday $
FvRNING PUBLIC LEDGER, March rs, in which
you call attention. to the time table fol-
lows; Donald Ross is the parent. author.
Inventor and everything else OF the new
system.'
For long time l have read your articles
WIN great deal OF interest and | am sure
tnat you would not care to make any state
nrnt whatsoever that was not absolutely
correct. Tho actual truth of the cnse is rs
In February last a party Of us went to
p!hehurst In such party was Henry r.
pAlst who is chairman OF the golf at Buck
hll! Fails. Pa. The question OF congestion
on the course had worried him for some
a'ne, ana with our foursome he worked out
z ame table, taking 1t for twelve days play
,sMss counting the actual time consumed from
ir ,irr ~ zee and every day made schedule and
I'M tapIe' Atter such schedule or time
Ioss Was completed he took 1t to Donald
,onG Dohald exclaimed THAT Ia d
sUoa ldea and should work out fine /" This
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