San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-19
ANOTHER GOLF
(. COURSE To Be
|. LAID OUT HERE
Eastern Syndicate Plans
, Club on Kampmann
Estate.
COSTS ABOUT SlS5,00C
Meeting Will Be Held at
Noon Thursday to
Discuss 1t.
COSTS ABOUT SlS5, 600

course. IL plans of local golf enthus
lasts and business men and the Ma
tional Golf Association. an eastern
syndicate which finances and builds
courses, materialize as expected The
course, to be operated in connection
with a country club planned on the
Kampmann estate will be located 81
miles out East Houston street from
the heart of the city.
The eastern financiers have been in
touch with San Antonians interested
in the growth of golf here for several
weeks and arrangements have pro-
gressed So fayorably that Wednes lay
morning it was felt that the time was
ripe TO make public the plans.
~ meeting will be held at the St.
Anthony Hotel at 12:l5 Thursday
noon at which the project will be ex-
planned in detail to local people by the
promoters. T. J. Dixon. president OF
the National Golf Association. and
John McGlynn. widely-recognized golf
course engineer. will be among the
speakers. San Antonians who have
been interested in the proposal include
Frank NJ. Lewis ST.. L. +. Clegg. L.
{. Frost, Robert :. Kampmann. John
Bennett, W. r. Wroe. Ernest l..
Brown. J.. !. Hart. Fred ]. Johnston.
j. h. Martindale, Charles Schreiner,
j. II. Frost, John Frost. Ike S. Ramp
mann and Herman Kampmann. These
men have signed already as charter
members of the club.
Promises Pretentious Plant.
The new club. name for which
probably will be selected at the Thurs
day meeting. will be a pretentious af-
fair. according TO Mr. Dixon.
I'm fact" he said. "the golf course.
which We have already staked out. will
be one of the finest in the United
States, I'm sure. | have been con-
nccted with the construction of golf
courses in the East for a number of
years and | want to say that | have
never seen prospective golf course
with so many rare possibilities.
actually believe we can make course
on this property which We are ac-
curing that would be fit for any
championship in the world of golf"
Associated with Mr.. Dixon, besides
Mr.. McGlynn. is Emil Loeffler, Pitts
burg greenskeeper and golf course
architect.
Many courses in the Pittsburg dis
trlct have been constructed by Dixon,
Loeffler and McGlynn. Oakmont.
Highland, Alcoma and numerous
others are the results of their expert
nes.
Loeffler Refused Big Offer.
A snort time ago. Emil Loeffler
was offered ST., ZOO to become the pro-
fessional at the Detroit Country Club.
but declined, he said. in order 20
continue his association with the east
ern syndicate.
The National Coli Association.
through a contract entered into with
local lessees. agrees to finance the
construction of the local golf course
and clubhouse and also provide for
the maintenance and upkeep of the
course.
Members of the club will be required
TO purchase leases at $3.50 each. these
TO be renewed annually at a 500 rem
stai. In other words. the initiation
.fee to the club is $3.50 and the mem
.bers arc required TO pay 500 a year
sdues. No extra assessments for any
thing whatsoever may be levied on the
members. under the agreement.
The new golf club will provide golf
ing facilities for resident as well as
,out-of-town golfers. San Antonio.
during the last three years has grow!
rapidly as golf center. The conges-
itlon at Breckenridge Park shows that
there are not enough courses in this
City to supply the demand. With ~
days of idleness on the municipal
course since October II. there have
been more than 10000 rounds of golf
played up TO date. Tourist trade will
be curtailed, doubtless, unless the
Shortage is remedied.
A Picturesque Site.
The kampmann property. which is
now owned by Mrs. Eda X. Meyer. is
proclaimed one of the beauty spots in
iBexar county. Huge pecan trees are
abundant and the Salado river winds
III and around the place, providing op
portunity for sufficient water holes 20
make the course as sporty" as d.
sired. According to the blue plints
which have been made by Dixon. Loef-
fler and McGlynn, there will be five
water holes on the new course. which
will have a total length of more than
$500 yards.
Most golf courses suffer for the lack
Of water. This bugaboo is entirely
eliminated on the new course. there
being two artesian wells one flowing
5000 and the other 5000 gallons pei
minute.
Bridges over the Salado will be oi
the rustic type. while the plans fol-
the clubhouse will embrace a style OF
architecture in keeping.
y Jack O'Brien, who managed thu
Texas open golf tournament here fol
three years and is a former newspa
per man. has been named by the Ma
tional Golf Association as their rep
resentative in this city.
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