Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01
MUNICIPAL GOLF
PAYS FOR ITSELF
New York Said to Profit With
Four links--chicago, With
Seven, Breaks Even
TOLEDO CHARGES NOTHING
BY SANDY McNiBLICK

vTNIiE main hitch 70 more rul tic golf
to those who know, is the finance.
That's the h.t"h in the way of los Of
things, SO it's nothing new.
But in this case It seem to be hig j.
original. for in New York the courses
not only pay for themselves. but last
year II profit Of nearly S2j.0O0 was
made on three courses. over and above
the upkecp, which amounted to S48 900,
it said.
Some days ago there vas publ shed 4
list Of the cities having more than one
public golf course, which show, i that
Chi ago led with fivr. lis list was
out "a d te apparently. as we are re-
l.ably Informed that the Windy City
has no less than seven municipal
courses. At Jackson Park they charge
titt,cn cent, "A round. and had los 300
pa d attend nee. The same fec was
charged at South Park. where there ac
u. &c courses, with Il paid attendance Of
310. Stij.
Fol tho seven courses { @ fec ranges
from ten TO twenty five cents. At twCn-
ty-tivc cent, for all the courses it is
tgu.ed profit wou 4 be made over
the expenses Of keeping the courses.
salaries, etc.
Defeats Purpose
But hen you are defeating the pur-
pose, says \. Is. Brown, the suprrin-
tenuent in Chicago. ANY one can pay
fifteen cents. but when You start go ny
higher you are Keeping some pcVplc
away. We want our goll on II basis ~
everybody can play. we VIII pay thr
dlilercn,c when there is one.
In Philadelphia over the lone pubic
course at CoUps Geek the cnargr IS
fifty cents day, or you can play all
year for 81. Tho figures have not been
published as to whether the coulsG rays
for ltscf or not.
The tour courses in New York net the
city handsome interest. The two cou. seq
in Atlanta are being deve.opcd lnro
money makers for that Southern town
With low fee, the seven courses in
Chicago virtually pay for themselves.
But the point the pubic go fcrs in
Phi udelphia make is that it is up TO
She city TO provide more courses for
them and that the support Of the players
vii, warrant the expenditure hy the
city.
Toledo Golf Free
:. =. Jcrmain. Toledo golf NcstOr,
take, IL" pen in hand AZ this point and
shows that rr"v!ling free golf play
grounds is the duty of every city. Mr..
Jcrinain has been actively Interested in
provId nc four public courses for Toledo.
which has q population OF $50 600. and
has gone further. lie has won the
fight to hav" the city finance the courses
entirely. In othe" words. the pluycrs
do not pay nickel.
Here Is Mr.. Jcrmain's apneal as
printed in the New York Herald yes
trrdaT:
"N'qtu"" consideration nnd evre"i"nre
will "cvea' that II - fundamental
error 20 max" a chHr"r for ~" niay.nc
Of any g"lrr "r"innrilv Snitahic IN Il
public rark. Ii Hnv one game is Sc
Icctrd for such change and a." rrSt are
free. that Is discrimination. n thov ave
az included the basic freedom OF the
parks in thci~ va-lous re"reatioual a"-
tiyities Is lost. They become places OF
snc"ial privilege. as fee j. evacte' Coz
thair use and eniovment. and those who
either cannot or DO not nav are cX-
cluded from svch use or enjoyment.
''To thousands of persons these games
ere the entire reason tor going 10 the
parks. The NlArground activities II u,r
parks have Il tremendous nowcr for the
health nni happiness oi the rark and
file o' the u"opie. II the pubi!r eoti
courses or the tennis courts ur the base
ball diamonds are Inadequate. then N ""
should b. prov ideG. Toledo now has
three nUblic golf courses and in 1922
win have four. Our population IS about
$50. 900. There is no charge for any of
the recreation nermits here. The locker
charge is $3.1J.'