The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-17
CLARK WINS TROPHY
Final Contest of Golf Tourna-
ments Played Yesterday.
GAMES WERE SPIRITED
MuSSelman, Powell and Clark
Were the Players.

The hnaI round Of the golf tournament
was played OF at the Inks OF the Coun-
try Club yesterday afternoon. Prof C.
P. Clark Of Paramount college. Al Nus
selman and J C. Powell. being the con-
testants. Prof. Clark won an easy victory
not losing single hole and with only
three holes haIved BY either contestant
he gave q splendid exhibition Of golf
ard made the best score OF any match
game since the opening OF the links.
ffty-four being the tota number Of
/ strokes.
Mr.. Powell began the match by driving
into the ditch and had a hard time get
ing out, holing o.t in eight Musselman
made a poor drive, but followed with q
splendid approach shot and halved out in
eve. Clark drove leo yards and a little
10 the left Of the hole. followed by an
excellent approach onto the green and
halved out in two more. running the hole
in four.
Clark now made one Of the features of
the gsme-a drive Of 200 yards-oVer the
road and into the ditch beyond. MusseI-
man drove short and was in the ditch
on his second stroke Clark made good
nashie out and q good approach onto the
green in three-h0ling out IL six. Mussel-
man mashed out on his third stroke. but
took two more TO reach the green, hol-
ing out in seven Powell had trouble al
the way on this hole. making IL in eleven.
Musseiman and Clark both made long
drives, AIlsselman falling into the road.
Clark got within fifteen yards Of the hole
with the cleeks on his second stroke,
Musselman being compelled TO drive into
the long grass On the southwest TO get
out OF the road. 1t took Clark two more
TO reach the green. holing out in six.
dusselrnan had a hard time in the grass.
taking eight 10 hole cut. Powell broug4ll
up the rear in eleven and was now plainly
out Of the race.
Ausselman and Clark now made excel
lent drives. the latter 10 yards and ten
yards to the good AIusselman for the
first time took the lead, reaching the
green in three, Clark taking four; but the
latter evened matters by put OF fifteen
feet into the hole. It took 8Iusselman
two 70 hole out and the hole was halved.
Powell made it IN ten.
Clark made drive Of nearly 2o0 yards.
Musselman fooled into the high grass
= did badly All the way, holing out in
nine Clark made long cleek-drive. but
got into the high grass at the right OF
the hole and lost stroke in approaching,
boiling out in seven Powell played an ex-
celient game on this hole. coming close
10 the green on his third shot and holed
out in seven-even with Clark and beat
ing Musselnan by two From this hole
M pru-al1 rfar-eT aNoaTIanf COLE r-,-wfrr~
even or better with Musselman.
Clark now made his only poor drive
of the game, 1Iusselman beating him By
dfty yards. Clark made poor drive with
the cleek and Alusselman was a stroke
ahead, but fooled or his third stroke
and matters were even. Powell being
alongside with three strokes also. The
three contestants kept close together, I
none OF them playing well and each I
reached the green on his eighth stroke 4
and holing out in two more
clark made a long drive OF $50 yards. /
but Ausselman beat MIN by ten yards. +
Clark struck the green with his second 4
stroke, but rolled OF and holed in three (
more. Musselman made a short approach /
and then overshot the green. holing il out 4
ia six. Powell fooled on the drive and I
holed out in nine.
Clark also made a fair drive. but IT feH /
to the left. Musselman topped and drove /
short and continued TO play poorly for +
the entire hole. making it in nine Clark f.
PLAYED poorly through the green, bat re-
traved himself By an exceptionally long /
put. holing IL out in seven Powell lied /
Musselman in nine.
Clark made 15 yard drive and ap-
preached the green By what was perhaps /
the cleverest stroke of the entire match.
stopping within eight feet OF the hole.
taking. however two puts 10 hole out
AIusselman drove short and Powell made
a good drive. both making the hole in
seven, three behind Clark. And the latter
had won his match by q margin % twelve
strokes without handicap.
The score by holes IS as follows.