The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-19
GRIFFITH
WON CUP
Trophy of Country Club Cap
tured by Clubs Presidents
GAME WAS EXCITING
Was Not Decided Until the
Very Last.

The closest game of golf played in
Wichita this season proved to be the
finals for the Vail trophy cup of the
Wichita Country club. T. H. Griffith,
president of the club, won over W. o.
sternberg by two UP and one to play
yesterday The game was nip and tuck
until the seventeen hole, when Mr.. Stern
berg sliced drive, the first of the game
by the way. and in attempting to re-
cover with a brassie shot, sliced further
into the high weeds. Mr.. Griffith was
then one up and had no difficulty in win
ming the hole. Both players were in fine
form and taken altogether their driving
was by far the best ever seen here.
At no time, except at the very last,
did either have a decided lead and a
good part of the time they were even.
The medal play itself was exceptional
and the second round was in the sixties
only because of careless play on the
last hole, after the actual contest had
been finished. The score was as follows:
First Round
Griffith ....-..............5 6 456
Sternberg ...............77 776946 SIS
Second Round
Griffith ..................6 7 10 Z 80
Sternberg ..............6 5 6 Z II 5 9 9-64
Totals-Grifith, 116; Sternberg 122.
One of the interesting and heart-break-
ing experiences of the players was to
lose short puts. On the second hole, in
the first round, Griffith missed a three
inch putt for a half, and lost the hole.
On the seventh hole of the second round
Sternberg lost a four-inch putt and lost
the hole. Only two poor drives were
made in the game, by Griffith on the
fifth hole in the second round, and by
Sternberg on the eighth hole on the
second round.
The cup will be presented to Mr.. Crit
fifth at the club reception tomorrow even
ing.
At the start Sternberg drove 1J0 yards
straight away Griffith put out one equal
ing it. Sternberg topped two lofts. Crit
fifth got up and holed down in five,
Sternberg taking seven.
On the second drive Sternberg went :
to the right and Griffith to the left. The
grass on this course is long and both
were within six inches of the hole on
skies. Sternberg putt down, Griffith /
missed This tied them.
On the third drive Sternberg sent TO
the road "a long, straight ball. Crit /
fifth sent a long. sky-scraper. which fell /
only a short distance behind Sternbergs. !
Sternberg topped two lofts Griffith
lofted finely and took the hole In 5;
Sternberg taking seven. This made !
Griffith one up.
On the fourth drive Griffith got a long {
flight to the right: Sternberg a longer
one to the left. Griffith had trouble ]
with his constant ally. the mashie, and .
was six on reaching the green; Stern /
berg was four, but took three to hos /
out; Griffith making 1t in eight. This /
tied the players.
On the fifth drive Sternberg drove a /
straight 10 yards, Griffith 16O-two fine /
shots. Both got Up to the green well /
and took two puts each on the green. /
On the sixth both got away long drives. {
Sternberg leading. Griffith remained I
faithful to his lofting mashie, on this /
course whether his lies were good or /
bad, and the two made it in nine.
On the seventh drive both drove
straight and far. Sternberg made a
high second and reached the green, going
down in four; Griffith taking FIVE. This
put Sternberg one up.
On the eighth Sternberg drove a long
one and Griffith kept up the gait. both
making it in six. Griffith here had a
handicap of one stroke which gave him
the hole.
on the home drive the ninth. Griffith !
drove TO the hollow and Sternberg across
the path, ore of the longest drives of
the day. Griffith made a great loft to
the green and went down in four; Stern
berg taking five. The game stood one
up for Griffith.
The play had been SO steady that the
gallery predicted the players would go
to pieces on the second round. But in
stead they steadied down. Griffith went
nearly to the old first green on the drive
and Sternberg put a screecher beside the
old green. Both topped their lofts badly,
and although Sternberg had the advan-
tage on the green. Griffith overcame 1t
by three-yard putt. halving the hole
on the second drive both got in the
Of $50 yards and the gal
lery voted II the best golf exhibition
OF the year. For a second Griffith lofted
across the ditch: Sternberg caught
brassie and put the BAN within two
inches Of the green. He should have had
the hole Ia four but took three puts
Griffith Iofted over and took six to hole
put This gave Sternberg the hole and
gain tied the game.
on the third drive Sternberg went
over the road: Griffith about 80 yards.
Sternberg scIaffed brassie, and Crit
18th used the lofter going over the green
IA four. with Sternberg OF in four There
we're no scratch puts in the contest
md II took each two 10 hole out, Stern