The New York herald., 1921-12-15
Snow Bird Golfers Will
Play Game All Winter
Newly Organized Club Hopes
for 100 Members.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

When once the golf bacillus seeps into
tho blood OF human being that in
dividual Ia doomed TO smite the rubber
core with a brassey. a mashie or a nib
lick even IL he is doomed to spend the
remaining years of his life in Siberia.
For proof OF this consider the fate that
has overtaken those golfers who the
other evening got together and decided
to brave the hardships of any weather
that may confront them and play the
fascinating game from now on until the
regular golf season reopens." The Ian
Euage in the quotation marks Is that of
one OF the pioneers OF that unique or
Eaiization which recks not of the heap
Ing snowdrifts and Arctic blasts that are
to rake the ranks on many a frosty
morning until the robins once moro hop
across the putting green.
After much discussion, In an effort to
fino a suitable name, it was decided that
the winter wallopers should be known
as the Snow Birds" There already is a
snow bird combination at Siwanoy which
flaps its nultitudinous wing over the
icy bunkers all winter long. but this
latest Snow Bird outfit is to PLAY on the
VIM Cortlandt Park public links while
that course remains open. Then when
tns course there is no longer available
during the period in the spring when the
Park Commissioner orders n close season
so as TO save the turf for the regular
seasons play while the frost is coming
out of the ground the Snow Birds will
flutter across 10 the Parade Grounds and
hold forth as before.
The bylaws adopted demonstrate that
the club is to be no mollycoddle affair.
They provide among other things that
should member fail to appear because
he is afraid that the weather is too cold
or too damp or too dangerous TO his
constitution he will be court-martialled
and fined unless he is able TO furnish
convincing proof that his absence was
due to Illness or some other extenuatlng
circumstances.
The following ofrlccrs were elected
for the ensuing year: President. Martin
Moore; vice-president, w. c. Douglas:
second vice-presldent, Leo Saalberg !;
secretary, John McNicol; treasurer, Col
A. w. Wolburn auditor. Frank McDer-
mott. The appointment of a tourna-
nient committee and the election Of di-
rectors was deferred until the next
meeting, when the club expects to have
at least 100 members.
Those who can appreciate what the
lure of the links means TO the Snow
birds" win not be surprised TO hear that
William Reekie Of Upper Montclalr for
MGR champion of New Jersey state. has
been turned into n long distance COM
muter and that every week end, or at
all events whenever he can spare the
time, he Is 20 be found away down
among the sand dunes and pine trees of
Pine Valley. the supercourse lying in the
Philadelphia district.
Reokie used 20 think that there was
nothing on this golfing globe TO compare
with Lido at Long Beach. Lido he still
ndrnires for its many splendid qualities.
u Is the grandcst seaside links In the
world, he believes. However, the New
jersey star now awards the palm to
Pine Valley. which he unreservedly
claims TO be the worlds greatest" In
asnuch as Il has u'ost OK the features
that make Lido great and several that it
lacks-for instance, trees.
Reekie does not doubt that 1924 win
see Pine Valley come into its own. Tho
national amateur championship will be
at Brooklinc next year. In 1928 it will
be West and in 1924 it will raise the
pennsnt OF the u. s. G. A. 10 the peak
OF the flagpole at Pine Valley.