Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-14
Many Citizens
Praise Min City
Park Board

NNOhtihueo FTOm rage
ter sanctioned tournaments.
. Negro golfers have not been
able To obtain admission To any
one Of the private golf clubs oper-
atinE on municipal golf courses AT
the present time.
Q The golf associations inabil-
ity 10 have their own golf club
and recognized membership in the
private golf clubs operating on
public courses was diScrimina-
tory,
. The whole problem In related
10 the ruling Of the PGA barring
Negro golfers from participating
In Pea sanctioned tournaments
The letter was referred TO the
recreation committee by the park
board for study and investigation.
Investigation by the committee
found that the five clubs using the
municipal courses were To all pur-
poses private clubs without rela-
ton to the park board and that
they were receiving privileges
above and beyond what the ordin-
AIRY and regular golf player was
receiving.
Some Of the privileges these
clubs have been getting are re-
served starting time. extra ser.
vice by the course managers. loo
ker room and showers, and that
the clubs had closed memberships
and admitted whom they pleased
A. the first meeting the Twin
CITY Golf Association had with
the recreation committee the or.
ganiEAtion promised not To press
the matter further either In Min
neapolis or st. Paul until the
park board recreation committee
had a chance To see II II couldn't
resolve the problem through ne
gutiation
The committee meetings with
five with. HlawRtha, Gross,
Columbia and Meadnwbronkl
club presidents and Frank Fruw-
ley, secretary az the Public Golf
Association Of Minnesota. result.
cd In stating tactics by the clubs
involved because they had not re-
ported back with Information ~
they had agreed,
The presidents were very ada.
mant In their attitude towards
the committee and said the park
board had nothing To say about
their affairs as they were private
clubs and that any rules made by
the park board couldn't be en-
forced and challenged the COM
mittcc a. % what II would do II
they refused 10 consider the re-
quest fRvorRbly
The committee said they were
faced with four alternatives
/, Have the Twin CITY Golf As
ISOLATION make individual apphca-
ton to golf clubs and wait for re-
suits
2, Approve application Of the
Twin City Golf Association for
their own course and assist them
in obtaining recognition from
Minnesota Golf Association
= Provide for control of all or.
ganiEed golf groups under the
Board Of Park commissioners
those coming under permit TO b.
given certain privileges
Z. Insist that private clubs us
ing public courses open their
membership 20 NegrOcs Of their
own selection
Ed Haislet. chairman ~ the
recreation committee said the
board was opposed to the frst al
tentative because u was fairly
obvious that nothing would be
done and couldn't b. lived with
by the park board because u
wasn't hooking for . way cut,
Alternative two was unacccpt-
able To the committee because u
in itSrlf was discriminatory and
u all Negroes wrre Co play az one
course u would result in imam
ciSl bankruptcy for the course.
and u would amour, TO scgrrga.
ton.
The presidents wrr asked 90
~ hack to their clubs and re- /
to their memberships
that they accept plan four or al
would BE- enforced.
AZ the next committee meeting
Inc presidents ~vrc Pollcd and
thrcs % the clubs werr in favor
u alternative one and the other .
twp voted Tor alternative two.
A Joint meeting Of the Twin .
,Sty Golf association and the
1--we club presidents frank JAf.
ray, Columbia. Charles Htn.
3rnss; stan stenvig, HiawAtha,
Nrnie LArsun. Acadowbrook. and
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