JES II,
I don't know where the quote about Crump using tree lines came from, but, I definitely don't agree with it, and apparently neither would anyone looking at the aerials from 1918 to the mid 20's.
Now that long time resident of Happydale Farms will tell you that Crump always intended to plant trees, but, when he last layed his architectural hands upon the golf course, few if any trees existed along the corridors of play, unless you hit the ball like Mike Cirba.
Yes, Yes, I was there when the forward pass was first thrown, and long before today's girlie men started wearing face guards.
In the early days, those player pile-ups always resulted in a few bloody noses, and of course, more than a few nasty bites.
Elbert McGhee, a lanky, highly flexible halfback, known as Pretzel Man McGhee, ended up biting his own ankle in an eight man pile-up, during one particularly contentious game.