The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-23
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Last Kenosha Player in the Onwentsia
Tournament Defeated by
A. D. Bennett, of Skokie.
SMITH TAKES THE RAvINoAKs
Kenosha Players Make Name for Them
selves Among Western Golfers and
Team Wins Honors


this morning before A. D. Bennett,
score of two up, one to play. Petit
put up a hard fight for the Solace cup,
but the man against him was too
strong a player and the Kenosha man
lost by the above score. In the finals
for the Ravinoaks cup Smith, of On
Iswentsia, defeated Waller, also of On
wentsia, by score of up and to
play"
The Kenosha golfers are creating a
sensation on the Onwentsia links,
and in the future there is little doubt
but that the Kenosha Country club
will be figured as one of the leading
factors in the contests for the spoi1s of
victory. In other years the magnifi-
cent prizes offered have been carried
off by Eastern players, but this year
it seems that all will remain with the
youthful players of the West.
Allen was defeated in the semi
finals for the Ravinoaks club cup, but
he is still the hero Of the contest on
account of his work on Wednesday,
and he will receive one of the prettiest
prizes at the distribution at the dinner
Saturday evening. Allen played in
very poor form Thursday, and was
1aboring under stroke of temporary
paralysis of his nerves.
In the Ravinoaks competition, the
first pair away was Allen, of Kenosha;
and Bruce d. Smith, youngest Of the
Smith boys who have been so pron1i-
nent in the golfng world. When the
youthful pair, not yet out of their
teens, started at 10 O'Clock, an enthu-
siastic gallery followed in their wake.
A large contingent from Kenosha was
on hand to see its favorite, who did SO
we'll Wednesday, and even larger
force from Lake Forest was out early
to encourage the efforts of the new
prodigy of the Onwentsia club.
Smith attained, in his driving,
proficiency which was hardly excelled
by the deadly work of his brassie.
With a :steadiness seldom seen in
young players he time and again laid
the ball dead at the hole with brassie
shot of 100 yards. AS the contest
drew down to the final struggle
Smiths form showed itself in it's
steadiness over the more cratic work
| of Allen. = At the tee of the fourteenth
hole the score stood up and 5 tc- play.
Smith sent his ball well away on the
journey to the deciding hole, while
Allen pulled out of the course into the
long grass, where he buried his hopes
of victory, as Smiths brassie found
the green, and he went down in DOGGY
4, finishing the match S up and to
play.
The medal score of Allen and Smith
follows:
Bruce D. Smith
Out. ......6 54 S 5-43
In..i. -. \ ***
C. c. Allen
Out. .......5 5 S 5-44
In..7 6 6 S X x
With the defeat of Allen the hopes
of the Kenosha contingent turned to
Fred Petit who was playing hard and
fast for the So1ace cup, the second
best trophy in the contests. It was
the first, time that Petit had been
placed in such fast company but the
way in whichlheaplayed showed that
he was destined to be star player in
the contest. 9 His first contest proved
to be an easy one .and he finished for
the semifna1s by defeating his first
opponent two up one to play. His
next opponent wase E1mer Williams, of
Lake Geneva, swho was counted on as
one of the leading competitors for the
Ravinoakss'cup. This was the best
match played .onsthe links Thursday.
It was battle royal from start to
finish. In the first round Petit was
decidedly little off in his play and
the galleries which followed the match
had bad effect on him. The round
ended with Williams one up but at the
eighth hole the two men were even
up. A great crowd gathered at
the ninth tee as the men came
the course for the last and deciding
hole. Petit had the honors, and
made splendid drive, but his oppo-
nent did even better. Then Petit,
with a long brassie shot, drove the
ball to the edge of the green, and his
opponent played short.
The next1play by Williams was a
beautiful approach, and it looked as if
he would be able to half or win the
hole, but Petit made a wonderful put
from the edge of the green and took
the hole and the match. The exciting
finish won the applause of all, and the
Kenosha crowd went wild over the
victory of the young player. This
morning Petit is playing the final
round with Bennett, of Skokie, and
the Kenosha boy should win. The
Solace cup is very valuable trophy,
and is valued at 500.
| Col. Aiken had hard luck in the con-
test for the Tyro cup, aud after defeat
ing one man he lost to Lieut.. McG1ach-
lin by a score of one down, after an
exciting finish.
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