The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
SPORTS
BEND IS CHAMPION
Defeats Schurneier in Finals of
State Golf Tournament.
HALE AND WooDWoRTH WIN CUPS
Town and Country and Minikahda
Players Divide the Eight
Prizes Among Them.

Prizes Among VInem.
Harold P Bend is state golf champion.
The brilliant young player of tae Town
and Country club Of St. Paul defeated b.
F. Schurmeier of the same club Satur-
day afternoon. Bend was one up at the
nineteenth hole.
Frank Hale won the cup for the sec
ond eight, beating C. T. Jaffray one up,
and E. S. Woodwork captured the trophy
in the third eight by beating out H Nc
Collom, two up and one to play.
The state tournament closed Saturday
at the Minikahda club with these three
matches, and the handicap contest at
medal play for the two cups presented by
John D. Mcmillan and C. R. Lamb for the
best gross and net scores respectively.
I. l.. Corse made the best gross score, OF
81, and as he was scratch man, he was
also tied with F. w. Johnston and W. H.
Wheeler of Minikahda for the best net
score. ..~
Minikahda and Town and Country split
the eight prizes between them, although
Town and Country won the most coveted
trophies. The summary of the tourna-
ment's events follows:
Cup for team of five men making best rec
ord in match play against bosey. Present.
ed by A. G. Spalding Bros. Of Chicago. Won
by Town and Country team, consisting of M.
Doran, Jr., B. F. Schurmeer. H. P. Bend,
w. v. IS. Finch and n. P. Langford Jr
Prize for best medal score in qualifying
round. Presented by A T. Rand. Won by
H. P. Bend of Town and Country.
State championship cup. Presented by
Thomas II Shevlin Won BIZ H. P. Bend,
Town ana Country.
Prize for runner UP in state championship
round Presented by J. B. Hudson. Won by
B. F. Schurmeier, Town and Country.
Cup for winner in second eight. Presented
by S. D. Cargill. Won by F. C. Hale, Mini
kahda.
Cup for winner in third eight. Presented
ry C. ID. Velie Won by e. S. Woodwork,
Minikahda.
Cup for best gross score In handicap. Pre-
sented by John D. Mcmillan. Won by ]. L..
Corse, Minikahda.
Cup for best net score in handicap. Pre-
sented by C.. R. Lamb. /. l.. Corse. w. H.
Wheeler and F. W. Johnson. Minikahda, tied
with 81. Tie to be played off this week.
Surprises in Tournament.
The tournament furnished many sur
prises, not the least of them being the
poor showing made by Jaffray and Hale
and Woodworth in the qualifying round on
Friday, all three failing to get into the
first eight, and Woodwork being unaole
to qualify 70 rthe second cup.
Bend, while recognized as brilliant
PLAYER, had not been expected to win the
championship, and even after his sensa-
tional golf on Friday afternoon, 1t was
frankly predicted ty many that he would
lose to Schurmeier in the finals
The final match Saturday, while not
productive of as pretty golf as had been
h, Tar ma
intensely interesting from its. closeness,
neither man being more than two up at
any time Schurmeier finished the first
round one up, but lost his slight lead on
the first hole of the second round. Bend
drive gave him a good lie, and his ap-
proach landed him fairly on the green,
two good puts enabling him to hole out
in four. while Schurmeier on his fourth
stroke missed two-yard put and lost
the hole.
Both men made the green in two on the
second hole, and ther was little to
choose between the two lies Bend
work on the green's was easily the better,
and a long putt gave him the hole IN
three, while Schurmier just trimmed the
cup on his third stroke, putting Bend one
up.
The third hole was halved In five.
Schurmeier got a good position on the
fourth green in two, his approach strik-
ing the bunk and bounding over, while
Bend landed just outside the putting
green Bends putt rolled to one side, and
y. he took five for the hole. but schurmeier
omsissed putt Of one foot, again trimming
10 3.e cup and halving the hole.
Bend Gets Into Bunker.
}S2end drove into the bunker on the fifth
~ Schurmeier easily won the hole in
.E4 ,sIr On the sixth Schurmeier again
mi hoo11 fn1 oha tn yxin
hole and the match. Bends drive was
short and his second took him into the
long grass. He took five to get on the
green, while Schurmeier, who had a good
lie on his drive, landed in the carriage
track in the road on his second, and took
four to make the green. Bend managed
to hole out in six by long putt halvine
the hole and leaving the men still ali
square. '.-z
Bend topped his drive for the seventh
but got fairly good distance, and both
men were On the green in three and holec
out in five. Bend drove into the bunker
on the eighth, and got an extremely ba6
lie at the further edge. 1t cost him two
strokes to get out, just enough to lose
the hole, as Schurmeier missed shor
putt and took four to hole out, while
Bend managed to get in in five. This
made Schurmeier dormie one, and the
large gallery was at fever pitch of ex
cltement. Both drives were shot for the
4 ninth, but both were on the green in wo
with very little 70 choose between the
a two lies, although Schurmeer had wha
"a advantage there was. Bends putt pu
81 him within two yards of the cup, while
Schurmeier putted beyond the hole, ant
narrowly escaped being stymied. Hi.
next putt just trimmed the cup, and lef
Bend half st tymied. but the latter. by :
itroke which brought round of applause
holed out in four, leaving the score evel
y up again. *s Is
Bends drive on the nineteenth nigh
have been replica of Schurmeier's, s.
lit difference was there between them bu
Pend's approach landed him practicall
dead to the hole, while Schurmeier lande
in the bunker. 1t was almost an exac
repetition Of the eight hole on the secon
round except that Scburmeier was tn
unfortunate. 1t cost him two strokes t.
get out of the bunker, and two puts t
get within striking distance of the hole
schurmeier was now playing six, an
Bends third stroke was careful and ac
curate putt which almost trimmed tn
(. cup Schurmeier laughingly holed ou
Bends ball. and turned to congratulate
his victor.
Good Work on Green's,
Bend won the match and the champion
ship by superior work on the green's I
his putting and approaches he easily ex
celled Schurmeier, and the latter tim
and again gained an advantage by hi