Canadian Golfer, March, 1916
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CANADIAN GOLFER MARCH | 1916 | aSelrre Vel ee eeleeeel eeeeleeleeoleeehleeer!] | > " : 45 | ®, Features in This Number: 43 ts | ® Upkeep of Modern +: | ° Golf Course 42 | Aa Mr. Small and Mr. Evans +3 ‘ 's* Golf at Buenos Aires +5) +> Mr. George Cecil +; @ we : is? The Master Shot ts A 4 D.L. Black a! ae P 45! *, Sir Walter Scott 4: *, and Golf ¢!| ; Phe he he He & 4 48 66 4 46 46 Ob» ry j \ Lf 181 } __ — CANADIAN GOLFER —— Subscription price 25c per copy. $3,00 per year. Office of Publication, BRANTFORD, Canada Vol. 1. CONTENTS FOR MARCH, 1916 No Il PAGE Editorial—Municipal Golf Courses; The Amateur Question,....... 627-628 Chip Shots 629 Golf at Buenos Aires,..........,..............,GEORGECECIL 630-632 (BRICE S. EVANS ) 633-637 Upkeep of Modern Golf Course is Co-operation iL. W. SMALL { Golt win. razilin wae .PAULISTA 638-640 Woman’s Golfing Styles.. i lala ie i an ioe 640 Poem—The Supreme Test .A. W. TILLINGHAST 649 “Canadian Golfer’s” celticsSs. R. Hart....THE EDITOR 641-643 A; blyer ats Golivas |. RC erie esi hindtkrtts 643 Golf Helpful to Billiardists.) fica Allain re Onn 643 FU Hem IVE eters(rOKG tre princes ir aakihiut s/s titer. eA Weel BACK (644-645 S Sir Walter Scott and Golf............,..... Hai tiing Areedan. bates Mess 2046-649 e Poem—Old Mother England..............,....55 650 y The/ivegnitude Of Gol, .ost.oc eto eee c _GEORGEFITCH 651 e The Essex Golf and egintty Club. Pei MMI oeate ie 652 a Them Cally ofsserblavire vic atin ties nreets .MISS HARVEY 653-655 Full Many and Moyo em ee ay: GRANTLAND RICE 655 Td OOre Olmert eee reno wie tet ates ante oeras ..NIBLICK 656-659 The History of Golf” Balls. teen fea eee eae tee tacit tre 659 The Sarnia Golf Club......... iM ORE ee he owe ee erat ie apres GO07061 Ladies’ Golf Department. Hitachi tory pe lWLS OrrAy bu war (662-668 a Golf Wat Pineniestin ene COPEL mare he ee trent an 670 t e Annual Meetings of Clubs, Roundthe Club- house, Wites a. nt. 072-080 F t s e r Guardian Assurance Company, Limited c a OF LONDON, ENGLAND e S ESTABLISHED1821 INVESTED FUNDS, $36,000,000 HEAD OFFICE FOR CANADA: Guardian Building, Montreal TRUSTEES K. W. Blackwell ‘Tanecrede Bienvenu J. O. Gravel H. M. LAMBERT, Manager B. E. HARDS, Assistant Manager March, 1916 CANADIAN GOLFER 625 The Best Proof Of the Super-Excellence of the GOLF BALLS IS TO BE OBTAINED BY ACTUAL TRIAL That quality of Material and workmanship which has made the Colonel Golf Balls famous the World over, makes them the most Durable and Economical as well “COLONEL” GOLF BALLS ARE UNEQUALLED FOR THEIR Efficiency, Durability, Flight, Steadiness in Approaching and Putting and Perfect Paint. “PLUS COLONEL” Specially made for Plus and Low Handicap Player D i ple Marking, Non-Floating Fle 75c. each “HEAVY COLONEL” “PATENT COLONEL” — Bramble and Dimple Marking Bra o Markind, Floating Not too heavy Juat Right Weidt 50c. each 50c. each S T. MUNGO MANUFACTURING CO., Glasgow, Scotland Wholesale Selling Agents in Canada a Harold A. Wilson Co., Lid., Toronto Hingston Smith Arma Co., Winnipe Tiadalle Lid., 618-620 Hastings St., Vancouver When writing advertisers, kindly mention CANADIAN GOLIPDR Vol. No 626 CANADIAN GOLFER Vo}. | BRANTFORD, MARCH, 1916 No, til the year in hich the munies adian Galfer ( im saskatoon wa estab GQan t the year 1914 for a Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association i the Golf Club had the use Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union he \ prope but n ndition vet ip | tt Coune ith tl re Pablished Monthly ult f cor e, that play { niined Reville Se a Editor Ralph H. t the regular member of the club W. HH. Webling - * - - + Annoo Editor I trust this information il enable 4 Mr. George S. Lyon, Toronto; Mr. J. Clark, Toronto; Mr. T. G. Gray, Ottawa; Mr. Black to ttle hat ppea | rath (| Montreal; Contributing Editors puted point Ladies’ Golf Section edited by Florence L.Harvey lSdmonton formally opened its mu Subscription Price rhree Dolla 1 Yea nicipal links on May 15th, 1914, and that that Entered at Post Office as Second Class Matter therefore the [Editor think C1tV 1 rightly entitled to the honor ot Editorial and Business Oftice Brentford, Canada claiming the first properly-equipped municipal golf course with Saskatoon Municipal Golf Courses | 1 closc econd and ( algary third The “Canadian Golfer’s” statement By the by, Mr: ) Jermain, the that to Edmonton belonged the honor ‘father of municipal golf” in Toledo of establishing the first municipal gol Ohio. who was to have contributed an course in Canada was disputed recently irticle in this number, write that by a subscriber in Saskatoon, who owing to pressure of work, he will have | claimed that honor for his city Whe to watt until April to tell Canadian Editor wrote Mr. Andrew Leslie, City about how Poledo solved the municipal Clerk, Saskatoon, and under date oi golf problem and has now two uccEe February the 17th received the follow ful public course Mr Jermain ha ing courteous reply: recently been appointed Pre ice it QO} “In the year. 1914 the Council gave the the Central Golf A ociation, which Golf Club permission tu use one of the holds its annual tournament this year Parks as a golf course on the condition that at the Invern Golf Club, Toledo anyone wishing to play on the course could July 10th to 1Sth Phis association 3 do so upon payment of 25c for each round of 18 holes Consequently this could be growing rapidly and it js thought that 627 628 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 11 no less than 75 clubs will be represent- 2. Personally making or repairing golf ed at the 1916 tournament. Under Mr clubs, golf balls or other golf articles for Jermain’s presidencythis year the Cen- pay. 3. Serving after reaching the age of 16 tral meet is bound to be an unqualified as caddy, caddy master or greenkeeperfor success. Prominent clubs in Illinois, hire. Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan 4. Lending one’s name or likeness for are represented. the advertisement or sale of anything ex- Toledo has not half the population cept as a dealer, manufacturer or inventor of Toronto or Montreal, but it has an thereof in the usual course of business. 5. Permitting one’s name to be adver- 18-hole and 9-hole publicly-owned tised or published for pay as the author of course. Mr. Jermain’s article is being books or articles on golf of which one1s eagerly anticipated by Canadians who not actually the author. are interested in municipal golf links. 6. Accepting or holding any position as What Edmonton, Saskatoon and Cal- agent or employe that includes as part of its duties the handling ot golf supplies; or gary can do in the West surely a large engaging in any business wherein one’s use- number of municipalities can do in the fulness or profits arise because ot skill or East. prominence in the game of golf. The Amateur Question The ruling which hits many promin- ent amateurs hard is No. 6, which The ruling of the United States Golf places under the ban the handling of Association in reference to amateurism golf supplies and the engaging in any has raised quite a storm of criticism business where usefulness or profits amongst some members of the golfing arise because of skill and prominence fraternity to the south of us. in the game. The amateur definition in the States Many prominent amateur players in is covered. by -Sec. 7: the States, in the past, have undoubt- An amateur golfer is one who has not edly “capitalized” their name. That is. accepted, directly or indirectly, any fee. gratuity, money or its equivalent as a con- they have been given goodpositions in sideration for the performance of any act sporting goods and other houses be- or service arising in connection with the cause it was shrewdly arguedthat their game of golf, and who is not or has not playing ability would help themeffect been a professional in any other branch of sales. athletics. Provided, however, that the above shall not apply to writing, editing or The U.S.G.A. has very wisely de- publishing articles, magazines or books on cided to parade these menintheir true golf, or to laying out, constructing, super- colors. They have been professional- vising or giving advice concerning the lay- izing their playing ability for gain and out, construction or upkeep of a golf course or any part thereof. tha have undoubtedly violated their ama- Any person who becomes ineligible by teur standing. Golf of all games must reason of this by-law may. be reinstated by be kept clean. There is no place in the giving to the Executive Committee of this Royal and Ancient for professionals Association satisfactory evidence of merit- ing such reinstatement. who are masquerading as pseudo-ama- No occurrence prior to January 8, 1915, teurs. They nowget their quietus, and shall affect the status of any person who the U.S.G.A. is to be heartily congratu- was in good standing as an amateur golfer lated on the firm stand it has taken. on said date. In the years to come the very men who The following are violations of the are now criticizing the stringent ruling above rule: will be the first to admit that it was the 1. Playing or teaching the game of golf best thing that ever happened the for pay.