OpinionAugust 8, 2000
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: WHEN IT COMES TO GOLF, TIMES HAVE CHANGED
To the editor: On the heels of the British Open sweep by Tiger Woods, I came upon this news note: "Says Golf Breeds Crime: Golf is a breeder of crime, according to S.B. Quale, director of prohibition enforcement in Minnesota. At a meeting of the Minnesota League of Municipalities, he declared that the game was not intended for men under 55 and said that anyone under the age playing golf encourages idleness. He suggested a corresponding amount of activity with a good hoe as a substitute."...
Kathy Leimer
To the editor:
On the heels of the British Open sweep by Tiger Woods, I came upon this news note:
"Says Golf Breeds Crime: Golf is a breeder of crime, according to S.B. Quale, director of prohibition enforcement in Minnesota. At a meeting of the Minnesota League of Municipalities, he declared that the game was not intended for men under 55 and said that anyone under the age playing golf encourages idleness. He suggested a corresponding amount of activity with a good hoe as a substitute."
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The information was found in a weekly journal, The Pathfinder From the Nation's Capital, published July 15, 1922. How times have changed.
KATHY LEIMER
Jackson, Mo.
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