The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-12
eoLElNe CLASSES NAMED.
Three Groups to start a Seriss ot
ConfeeAe


Contests.
The golfers of the Wichita Country club
have been divided into three classes, the
classes being progressive series, and
open to change in their personnel at any
time. These are classes A. B and c.
Members Of class 2 can contest only with
members OF class A. Members Of class c
can contest only with members Of class
3. All the members Of the club not
classified can challenge members Of class
c. For instance, if a member Of the club
wants 70 get into class he challenges
one of its members, and if he can beat
him takes his place in the class If a
membaR of class c wants to progress
higher he will challenge a member Of
class and if he beats him takes his
place, and so on. When q challenge is is
sued regularly he who is challenged for
feits his place within week If he does
not play the match. The challenges go
through Mr.. Charles Carey. chairman Of
the tournament committee. The contests
Will be match play.
The classes selected by the tournament
committee to start this series Of contests
are as follows:
Glass A-Professor Clark, Alvin Mussel-
man. Howard Mofrst, J. z. Richey.
Glass BIB. 3. Hull, T. II. Griffith, c. A.
Tanner. Newt Hockaday.
Class C-John Powell, Newt Garst,
Charles Smythe and Charles Carey.
The grass on the course is being cut
again. which VIII be appreciated. The
green are also being improved.
The golfers are expecting some new rec
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best medal play ever made on the course
was hung up early. The course ought to
be done occasionally in less than fifty
strokes. Mr.. Lenist. the Hutchinson
player, who was here recently, said that
it would yet be done in forty-hve. Most
Of the Wichita players are coming to the
realization that golf has to be learned.
Usually a new player. with every conf
dence in tho world, is able to smash the
ball the first time round, and he believes
that the sport is child s play. He soon
loses his stroke and goes out IN search
for it, and If he gets it back in a month
or two he is in luck. The man most ex-
perienced in the game IN Wichita is Pro-
fessor Clark He has played four years.
Mr.. Richey is also experienced. All the
rest are new at II.
OF the players put in the initial classes
Professor Clark is the only steady player.
Mussellman. Moffat and Richey can drive
effectually most of the time, but occasion
ally get of their stroke.
In class B Newt Hockaday is develop
ing into a steady player, whose scores
usually come out about sixty-Ave. He
very rarely miss a shot. Bion Hull is a
dead shot nearly always on drive. Tan
ner does the best brassie work on the
links when he is feeling Just right. and
the best cleek shots made in Wichita are
by Grifith.
In class c John Powell plays a brilliant
game at times. When he gets the stroke
right he drives with wonderful accuracy
and distance. He is particularly good in
approaching. Newt Garst has a peculiar
half stroke on the drive, which. when It
connects with the ball. puts it through
the ozone $50 yards or over. Charles
Smythe is developing into one OF the best
golfers in town. He recently went round
in fifty~nine strokes. Charles Carey has
a fine driving stroke. and. With fortunate
strokes. can do the course in sixty.
Hartford. Conn, June 11.-Chief Justice
3. Andrews Of the supreme court has
sent his resignation to Governor Mclean.
III health is the reason for the resigna-
ton, and the date fixed for retirement is
October 1s.
Mexico City, June u.-JuIia A. Hamn-