The Washington herald., 1922-07-29
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TT you want to see something
real funny pull to the curb near
u the golf course In West Potomac
Park some afternoon They have
an alleged course there that would
drive Sarazen and Hagan wild: In
fact they never would stop until
they got over the hill m Ana
costa. You need not know any
thing about golf to get a laugh
when the foursome try TO play the
greens" The greens are Of as
phalt- Last spring. before it be-
gan to rain in Washington every
day, the greens" had sand on
them. Now they are just like the
Potomac drive. You put a ball on
those greens" on the fly and you
are liable TO go in the river. II 10
the only golf course in the world
where you do not want 70 make
the green in one.
putting in golf that causes the
in two" and "in In seven 10 the
forth across the alleged greens
The gallery" IN the parked autos
sure DO get a laugh. I parked the
nivver there the other afternoon
and even my 'jit" exhibited signs
Of ague at the efforts Of the players
to get the ball in the little cup.
And they charge you s cents 20 go
round this course. Ten cents on
Saturday. Sunday and holidays. All
the management does 10 cut the
grass whenever Il has nothing else
to do. They get 10 cents for pop.
too. just as at the other course.
They are cleaning up TO such an
extent that they had to build an
addition on the little house" to
take care Of the golf clubs parked
there over night.
Washington is the only town IN
the country with municipal golf
courses that charge such prices as
this for playing. You can DO the
course. which IL very short. in from
half to three-quarters OF an hour
except on crowded days-and how
they pack them on there when IL
is crowded. II 10 easy 20 figure
out the revenue II 800 or 900 round
trips are made on the average day.
Some men are gluttons for pun
ishment. as they say IN prize
fight circles. but you find them out
side and far from these circles.
too. There is Henry S. Drinker.
for example. DR.. Drinker is one Of
the most widely known educators
in the country and was for a lonS
time at the head Of Lehigh Cniver-
sity. He quit a couple OF years
| ago. for he said he felt a younger
man should be put in charge and
he wanted to rest a little. So he
quit and then went right to work
again at the thing he loves best OF
all-forestry. He Is president Of
the Pennsylvania Forestry Associa-
ton. a director OF the America n
Forestry Association and for a long
time was it's president. So when
Drinker quit Lehieh he started in
on what was to be a vacation. But
the Chamber Of Commerce OF the
United States was taking UP the
forestry question and Drinker was
made a member Of its forestry
committee. Drinker is not a letter
head official by any means. H
made an around-the-conti trip
and got right out into the woods in
the Pacific Coast country go he
could make an Intelligent report.
While he was getting that report
out of the Way Gov. Sproul. Of
Pennsylvania, needed a good ma n
to succeed J. 7. Rothrock, who had
just died. And there was Drinker
a top-notcher in forestry. right 20
hand. So the former head OF lie
high is now a member OF the forest
commission of the State of Penn
sylvania- II any other little odd
jobs are around that have anything
TO do with forestry just hand them
to Drinker. for he will shoulder
them with a smile and DO his best
By the way, II is time again II
print something about what they
are not going to do with the Lin
coin statue that is down in some
body's cellar. Here is a statue 81
Lincoln. bought and paid for by the
people of Washington shortly afte
the civil war. in a cellar Just be-
cause the people do not know ~here
to begin 20 get something done. II
reminds me of the "lO-cents-a-
throw" crullers at the East Poto-
mac golf course. Everybody kicks
but they don't know where 70 be-
gin to get something done. Maybe
We should have a survey by the
Cruller and Abandoned Statue COM
mittee.
Ever see Nick Altrock take =
whirl at the game Of golf? Mich
may not shoot in the eighties bu;
as a golf player he is a very good
| comedian.