Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-14 | Page 14 | Snowclad Golf Links in North Start Hundreds to Southlands

Golf Lins in North rth Start Hundreds to th CHICAGO Nov Koy 13 AP Snow AP-Snow- Snow Snow- I clad golf links during the last week pointed the way for fOI the annual hegIra of to mote more hospitable ble bie climes In the winter and hundreds hundreds hun bun of the advance guard are to today today today to- to day on the way south and west Thousands more are packing their favorite clubs and other paraphernalia paraphernalia para para- for the trek across bleak blea fields and snow-capped snow mountains to the green areas of semitropical regions where the sport can be Pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued till spring sprIng- brings back the grass In the north The TIle first objective Jve this winter Is California where the stars already are headed for a series of tournaments tournaments ments at various coast points such as San I Francisco Del Monte tonte and Los Angeles Large purses are arc of offered offered ol- ol and the premier professionals including Walter Valter Hagen lagen Bill Mehl- Mehl horn and Harry Cooper will compete compete com coon pete along with a number of expert expert expert ex ex- ex- ex pert amateurs These competitors for championships championships champion champion- championships ships will continue their circuit eastward through Texas Louisiana and Georgia to Florida where winter winter win win- ter golf gol will vill be In iii full swing by New Years Year's and then northward along he the Atlantic to Pinehurst Washington Washing Washing- ton and New York The main movement however is that of the ordinary player who seeks surcease cease from business wordes worries wor wor- ties des or 01 relief from physical ailments aliments or merely a vacation Among these this year are many women A number of railroads are putting putting put put- putting ting on extra trains for the winter golfers and one expedition aboard I I a special train to be used throughout through through- out a mile circuit as a peri- peri golf club will start from Chicago for foi the Pacific coast on a week two tour December 4 4 This traveling golf gol club club of persons headed by Opie Ople Read novelist nov r clist and Harry HarryM M. M MacNeal l editor editor edi edi- tor of Golfers Magazine and housed in iii a luxurious train will be the first organized invasion slon of of the lie Southwest South by golfers Among the members of the party will be some star golfers Including Chick Evans and anti as the pilgrims will viii visit the home club of George Von Van Elm national national na na- amateur champion a friendly match with the conqueror of Bobby Jones will likely be a part of the migrating clubs club's activities The migrant golf gol club will visit Colorado Springs Salt Lake City birthplace of the national champion champion champIon cham cham- I pion San Francisco and Del Dellonte Monte lonte on the way to I Los os 1 Angeles where Von Elm now lives After three days in iii Los Angeles for golf and a visit to the tile movie and to Catalina island the tile golfing pilgrims will turn cast east through Phoenix Ariz El EI Paso Juar Juarez Juarz z Mexico where a bull fight will be a diversion San Antonio Houston and Hot Springs Ark During the tile last few years scores of golf golt links have been built along the gulf and the Pacific coast to accommodate e winter vinter golfers from the lie f frigid regions and reports to golf architects in Chicago indicate that this b boom om per period od is barely able to keep keel pace with the increasing numbers who seek surcease from snow and alid frost