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Show PUBLICUNKS GOLF BOOMING: Western Association Hopes to Have Free Course in Every City-en City-en ICACO. Jan 24. Public llnkV golf, which has produced so many excellent ex-cellent players in the last few years, ind spread to cities all over the country, coun-try, both large and small. Is to be fostered In this country by the West-I ern Golf Association, according to an I inouncernehl by President Albert U.I Gates of Chicago It Is planned to form ,-i public links pmmittee to aid I In the Jbuildlng', financing and opera-lion opera-lion of golf links, so that the game may be made available to every one' who cares to plav. MM f. El 18 MM While the seat of golfdom Is at thei famous public links of St. Andrews Where the Royal nnd Ancient Qolf club controls tlie gum, except when I some American organisation ntarts nn Innovation, the largest number of public pub-lic links in America, where tin- game ' has been confined largely to private I clubs, in Chicago, Which boasts nine' courses, nil of which are so congested that the forest preserve commissioners, commission-ers, headed by Robert W. KtcKInley. ars planning Beveral more. During lust ieasoh, more than 10.",- 000 persons played over the nine hols course In Lincoln park alone While at Olymplo rieids, a private club with! 15 18-h01s links, only 8 Q.000 played. Hardly a city of Iimmi or mote pouu-latlon pouu-latlon In the middle west that docs noi have at least a nine hole COUtSe today, to-day, according to reports gathered by the Western Golf association. Some of the smaller Citl B operate their links as private clubs, many of them are emlpubllc, while still others ire public and free POOR f I N RIS1 It Is to help in the building of more links of this sort that tho Western as- I soelatlon. Which now has some 3 Clubs as memhprs. will lend organised aid President (lntrs a ser e, (hi I golf was no longer "a rich man' game," and referred I i such play iv as Francis Ouimct, Jesse Guilford and Chick Evans, all champions, as un indication that most of tho really fa mous golfers omo from the ranks of the poor, ami many from public links. 00 |