The Washington times., 1922-10-14

up an important point.
Readers win recall that sus.
gested the middle west as being the
central point for all golfers. also
emphasized the money 1t costs 70
II was prohibitive II the distance to
For instance at st. Louis last year
800 players entered. ST. Louis 10
central. At Brookline this year ITO
players entered. Boston Is not
central. My eastern friends point
out that the idea for the national
championship course is good, but
that such q course should be located
In the East since the center Of
population is in the East. not in the
central West.
One man, who took considerable
pains to plat the golf population Of
the United States" as he termed It.,
arrived at the conclusion that the
national course. II created, should
be In Philadelphia. that city, he
pointed out, being about the dead
center Of the golf population OF this
country. There 10 considerable point
to his argument, and he adds still
further thoughts which will, think.
be Of interest to golfers generally.
He suggests moro than I did In
the first place. He points out that
it would be possible for the gov.
Srnine authorities In golf to 70
arrange the championships that
the cost to each contestant In the
annual meetings, regardless Ot
where he lived would be the same
, In the important item OF railway
fare to the national championship
each year. His ideas, improving
on my own. are:
Locate the National Championship
Golf course in Philadelphia. Have
II In charge OF the United States
Golf Association. The association
would receive all the moneys &C.
cumulAtsd through fees paid by
golfers playing the course when II
was not In use for champicnships..
Then. players wishing to enter the
National Amateur championship,
for example, would be required to
notify the association sixty days IN
advance Of the championship. To
enter the championship the player
would pay the association q given
sum.
In return for this sum railway
transportation would be furnished
to the contestant by the association
regardless Of the distance ne lived
from Philadelphia. The sum would
be determined by averaging the rail.
road cost Of all players using past ex.
perience as q guide, and deductins
whatever has accumulated from
green's fees, etc. All other items OF
expense the contestant would look
sfter himself.
OF course, the whole object Of this
plan, 10 to reduce and also to equal.
ize for each year costs which are
now . burden to many young golf.
ers. A. things now are many prom.
ising golfers compete only In alter.
nate years when the tourney is near
them.
The idcs of . championship is
to turn up the best player: IL he
II among those who can't afford 70
come . long distance we want 10
arrange 1t 20 he can come.
This way Of citing the Eastern
point as the more advantageous
Woutu nOt WOFh 0ut uti u Ouo'ycdt
basis, but ] can see that II would
% d permanent proposition. The
"scif population plat before me
shows that the black dots, indicat.
Ing golf clubs, and the stars, indlcat.
Ing possible championship contest,
ants, are scattered on the map Of
the United States and Canada In
just about sthe right proportion 10
Ok Philadelphia as the geographical
center--and I should point out that
the man who took such pains max.
Ing this plat lives In Detroit.
I might add that no where else In
the country. could better sites be
found for true testing course than
In the neighborhood OF Philadelphia.
In fact, have always thought that
Pine Valley. Philadelphia, Is about
the last word In golf courses. I have
always been proud OF my membership
there. the only Eastern golf club In
which have kept up q meinbefshib.
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