Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-11

Washington, Nov. 1t.--How pubic
golf courses should be condncteu
uueatlon about which nanonai So"
ventions will be held within the het'
year or so IL the game CONTINUES
increase In popularity AT inc
shown during the present season.
may even become a political issue loi
there ls every evidence that the Ahsii-
can people are taking their goit seii-
ot1sly as well az enthusiosticaily. /
When a game claims devotees On
both sexes, of all ages, OF all occupa-
lions and professions, and OF every
financial condition from poverty 70
agIuence, It is sport TO be reckoneo
with. And that ia exactly wnat soil
does Recently Washington veteran
celebrated his eighty sixth birthday
by playing 81 holes. At the "oI,,en
national amateur tournament at "hiVe
Sulphur Springs. West virginia one VI
the entrants and qualifiers was gray
| haired matron--d granoihoIhs'V
| sixty-tbree, who has played IN eVery
championship for her sex tnat has
been held in this country. from Ihs
Middle West there comes the taie Vi
n lad OF eleven who is playing Is hpieS
in the low eighties. The national open
championship was won by a former
caddv who has barely attained nH
majority. while his most dangerous
competitor was a grandfather.
MillionaIres are constructing private
courses where figuratively speaking,
every blade OF grass will be 0arbered
and manicured daily. Boys from the
tenements are playing in vacant io's
and in the streets when they can nov
find vacant lots. and Young America
in his hero worship now seeks 10 emu
late n Sarazen, an Eveane, or a sweet
, ser az well as a Babe Ruth, Ty
, Cobb, or a slsler.
Given a suficient' number OF public
courses there IL scarcely anyone VINO
can not play golf, provided. naturally
mo expensc Ia held down 70 mini
! Mum. and the experience in every
municipality during the last eeason o.
two indicates that everyone wants u
: plav. whatever the number Of avail
able courses may be. Moreover, inc
public L. becoming exacting az to th'
condition in which the courses arr
? maintained and the rules or systen'
{ under which they are conducted.
REPORTS from Ihifty tfties.
For the purpose Of compiling dat
: from which conclusions might d
drawn az TO the best public metho'
or plan Of operating public links, tn
Washington Newspaper Coz Club
through one OF it's officials, James u
Q Preston, recently sent out question
{ naires 10 some 30 cities Throughout
f the country. Indignation was sough
= as to the condition Il the courses, fee
charged and facilities afforded players
I, and the replies received 10 date ind
4 cate that there ia little uniformity.
q Courses are reported TO he good
i bad and Indifferent. with only one o
= two rated as excellent. Fees rang
u from nothing 20 one dollar per round
Facilities vary from none whatever :
/ commodlous and we'll equipped clu
g houses. with showers. lockers, cafe:
supply shops and the service OF pro
= fessionale as Instructors, club makers
l. ct cetera.
ID In most cities IN. idea seems
s. prevail that the golf courses shoul
l. nav their own way. That ls 70 say
d. those who use them should pay zee
* which in the aggregate VIII PROVO
a fund sufficient 10 meet all expense
Of maintenance and management. In
n few places a disposition is manifesto
r. 20 make money out Of the course
and the receipts go into the gene
/, al park funds, irrespective or expeI
ditures on the links or the amount
the income. From only one city ";
s. IL reported that politics has enter'
of into the MANAGEMENT OF municip
es golf courses. The first guess as
Us the name Of that city is correct
at New York.
We Fees usually are fixed with 4
purpose of placing the maximum I;
upon players who appear for sing
ee or an occasional round, for where
en- much az rs cents or dollar Is charg
lis for Is holes or for a days play, 4
annual or seasonal charge rarely e
ceeds $40. In one city the fee IS
y cents for every round CT IS holes
less and lockers are maintained
the city and rented for SIS per year I
e. two persons.
he Philadelphia's municipal golf pl;
ep ground. the CObb's Creek course,
generally regarded as the best pub
links in the United States. There q
st- charge FOR one days play is so cen
to which entities one TO a locker. Priv
Iege of the course for one year Co.'S
only 81, but there is an annual fee
lat $40 for a locker.
=" Toledo System Best.
mr. Considered from every standpoiI
the Toledo system of operating muni