New Britain herald., 1930-03-08

be ''at homo" Sept. S-1S, when the P. G. A. championship is played off over the Fresh Meadow course, at Flushing, L. l.
 It will cost the New York club only half of the s1o.O00 usually re- quired for the event, due to new method of financing adopted by the pros this season. Ultimately, the Professional Golfers association will be able to provide the cash prizes out of the treasury of its tournament bureau just organized.
 During the past dozen winter tour ncments, the pros have clipped into 6 fund, 10 per cent of their win nings. Five thousand dollars are in the bank now and another s5,00O will be deposited to the credit of the fund before the pros settle down for the summer.
 This is a significant move. It in dcates that the clan is cognzant of certain tendencies in golf that are going to change the complexion of the pros jobs. Inside their owr ranks and outside of a sphere over which they have little control, change is taking place. Those who have followed closely the winter schedule have noted that an increasing number Of profession als are listed as Unattached " Many of them got that way by deliberate choice. A few years ago a pro without a regular job was out of luck. Today some of the best of them won't take a berth. Colorful figures like Walter Ha- gen, ones with quickly acquired rep utations like Horton Smith, or q spe- cialist like Joe Kirkwood, can make more money and have more fun at | the game in exhibition matches than would come their way. when tied to a club that was cashng in on their abilities,
 
 | ed in number and the value of their prizes has swelled to a point where first class player has at least a chance of making a good years pay months a year.
 | The possibilities in that field are going to increase fast. The nation is increasingly patronizing the win ter resorts and constantly getting more golfminded. It will not only play the game but also go out in large number to see a good golf show.
 If golf works that way in Cali | fornia and Florida in the winter, why not make it 20 through similar paces in the middle west and east, summers? The go-getters among the promoters have asked the question and now watch them get the answer they want
 | TO be in a, position to cash in on this velvet, the top-notch pros can | | to contracts that make them punch clocks at the caddie house from April to December. The wandering tribe is bound to increase in num- bers.
 | Macdonald Smiths case is a good illustration. An official of the Lake l rI,1l, ct totn hot C,,1i nt want to renew his contract at s6,000 Q. year and tho club could not see l how he was worth his price of s10.- l 900. Teaching intcrfcrcs with the Scots game and he intends to give 1t up for tournament play and eN- hibtions. So the club will probably hire a pro who is willing to stick around and attend to routine duties More and more club members who boast @ crack pro in attend ance on their course, are unwilling that he should desert them every time a big money event looms up. So they arc turning to mon of more moderate ability, providing he has | LiiS oklSl llSNtSoeNl9 ttlollo' There is a growing conviction on many courses that the greens keep CT and the pro cannot be successfully combined in one man. The new crop of professionals does not know turf and grass. In the old days the title pro" implied expertness in all lines of golf. Today 1t has a much moro limited connotation.
 A division of jobs has come in the professional side of golf mainte- nance. The average clubs such as are hereabouts appear to need q caddy master, greenskeeper, club repairer and golf instructor. In many eases it will require four men to give good service in all these lines.
 Unless the aspiring pro is expert on the side lines. as many Of them think anything but crack shooting is