Show r J- J Js ip s p L 0 1 r t s Mirror By JOHN MOONEY Telegram Sports Editor Women golfers are going to feel the effects of the war a great deal this year Mrs A. A R. R Al AI Emery one of the more active f members in the Utah Women's Golf association said the other day We have been talking it over Mrs Emery said and we all agree that theres there's bound to be a lot of changing In our golf habits Many of the tho ladies who tho have been driving all over the valley to play golf are planning to settle down and play at the course closest to home This tire shortage Is going to hurt all ofus of ofus us Ui and all of us are planning to todo todo todo do our golf playing on the course easiest to reach In some respects this will vill be bea bea bea a good thing It will force many of the ladies ladles back to Bonneville and get that club started with witha a sure-fire sure organization Bonny used to have one of the best women's organizations in the state but several years ago it started to decline Now with many new new members Bonneville looms as one of the high spots on the team circuit Mrs Emery is of the opinion that the women's team matches will continue although this is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to be settled early in March Some golf fans had believed believed believed be be- that because of transportation transportation transportation tation difficulties the women might curtail or cancel their state I team competition No she admitted I dont don't believe believe believe be be- lieve the matches will be called off but I do think there may be some changes in the manner in which the race is scheduled I believe believe believe be be- lieve the association will do away with the return matches thereby cutting the mileage In half Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan in all likelihood wont won't compete compete com corn pete so that will leave the five Salt Lake teams Ogden Country club and El ll l Monte of Ogden and Provos Provo's club for com corn petition It will be much like the schedule we employed a few years ago Mrs Emery added So you think it doesn't cost money to run a golf course huh According to a survey conducted conducted conducted con- con ducted by the National Conference Confer Confer- en ence e of the total cost of maintaining maintaining main main- taming golf courses throughout the United States during 1941 1041 was ras and that and that the the cost per hole for each hole 18 course was 1000 Among expenses listed as necessary to I keeping a course in good condition were Three million gallons of water wa wa- va- va ter ter gallons if the fairways s 's are watered Five thousand gallons of gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line for motor-driven motor equipment Twenty tons of fertilizer Fifty pounds of grass seed ranging in price from 25 cents a pound for some types of fairway grass to per pound for creeping creeping creep creep- creeping ing bent used on gre greens ns Two hundred tons of silica sand sandor or agricultural slag Five hundred feet of rubber hose In additon LARGE QUANTITIES QUANTITIES TIES OF CHEMICALS TO KILL INSECTS C City I it t Y commission please note This last is important since some time we hope the snow will depart and the grass start growIng growing growing grow grow- ing and the grub worms will begin their chop chop sessions on the tender roots of the fairway grass As far as we know the commissioners commissioners commis commis- have not even considered a a plan for providing some of lead poison to fight the grubs at Nibley park and Forest Dale |