New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
.Cobb's Creek
Golfer Offers
$4,000 Scheme
Founder of Municipal Links
Urges Associate Members
to Swell Association Funds
By Ray Mccarthy

One Arthur f. Rendle, Lailing from
Philadelphia, Pa, who laws claim to
having founded the Cobb's Greek munic-
ipal links, is anxious that the United
States Golf Association be made more
representative. Rendle evidently be-
lieves the I. S. G. A., like all corpora
tlons OF the present day, should in
sttute policy of expansion one which
VIII include the poor man as well as
the dude golfer. At least, that is the
impression we get from the subioined
letters.
What is more, Rendle's scheme shows
the national golf body how it can make
money. We don't believe anything like
chat ought to be passed up. Here are
the letters:
United statcs Cole Association.
il r. Whitney, Esq, Secretary, New York.
The Wa!dorf-A oria. Dec. .. 1920.
d ar StT--l am the representative OF
The Phils delphia Colf club playing on
Cobb's Creek municipal lr l1s---a club ]
founded IN 1916. In az few words az
possible ] wish to make q suggestion,
~hicn ono may bring in from $4,000 to
citation ana at the same time give con-
siderable pleasure TO number Of
golfers.
The American Kennel Club Is built
on the same lines as The L, S. G.. A. Il
IS mado up OF Il number of clubs exactly
IN the same way, but In addition they
annun and receive copy Of tho
a: IS G stud Book each year. Why
members, each 10 receive copy OF your
splendid year book, a book ! regret 20
Say is rarely seen except by the secre-
taries and delegates.
L, ,. q. A. VIII be brought closer 20 the
real solfers ana many Of them, great
many ! believe would be glad to add
their mite for the good OF the game ana
At the same time reap the benefits !r
many nan ntale WSys, as an associate mem
nerer ner care or IN tno I. ). G. A. would be an
open sesame 20 many clubs to mon
visiting other cities and abroad Very
'ru'y yours, ARTHUR =. EENDLD.
New York. Dec. IL, l92o
Mir. Arthur r. Rendle, philadelDhia. Pa.
Dear Sir-Yours OF the 9th has bocn re-
ceived. The suggestion you make IS OK
an an interesting character, and VIII tale
gardlng the associate members to tho
executive commit g at its meeting in
the near future. Yours very truly
HOWARD F WHITNEY,
Vice -prcsident
Newark, n j. Dec. g. 1920.
Mr.. Arthur D. Rendle. Philadelphia. Pa
Dear Sir-Your several conmuuica-
me We're read at meeting OF tho
executive commlttcc of the United
states Golf Association ana after =
your suggestion would require an amend
mont Of the cOnstit utiOn of tho Uritca
states coli Association, and therefore,
could not be acted upon by tho commit
tee but should be brought up at tho
~nnuai meeting OF the association.
w d. VANDERPOOT.. secretary
Our own answer to Mr.. Rendlo would
be that we can't see why his suggestion
shouldn't be accepted. We arc always
on the lookout for the ever elusive
dollar and we generally grasp any
scheme told us as to how to mako
money. We haven't reached the point
as yet where we can complacently lis
ten to offers of $4,000 or more and
then say: every interesting, we shall
give the matter our consideration"
The U. S. &. a., according to the
letters Of Messrs. Whitney and Van
derpool, will report on Rcndle's sug-
gcstion at the annual meeting to-mor-
row night. Whether anything Will be
done about the matter We do not pre-
tend 70 know. But we can say this
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