The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
CRACK GOLFERS
COME NEXT WEEK
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOURNEY ON
MuNIKAHDA LINKS.
Vanguard of the Golfiing Contingent
Expected to Arrive Monday-Mrs.
Roup Of Denver Already in the City
and Practicing to Hold Champion
ship.

Those interested in the success Of the
fourth annual championship tournament
of the trans Mississippi Golf association
are joining the rural delegates in a wish
for less rain. The meeting Is scheduled
to begin on the links Of the Minikahda /
club next Tuesday and the links at pres
ent are softer than is desired. A force OF
men has been at work several days pre-
pairing the greens and only sunshine is
needed to put everything In condition. So
far there have been between seventy and
eighty entries for the championship
events, these come from Omaha, Den
yer, Des Moines,s st. Joseph, Keokuk,
Kansas City, Sioux City, st. Paul and
Minneapolis. The play Is expected to be
fast as the best golfers of the west have
signified their intention Of taking part
Walter Fairbanks, champion Of the Pa
cihc coast and holder of the champion
ship Of Colorado, has entered the events
and is expected to arrive Monday. Fair
banks is an English athlete, a cricketers
and among golfers is known as "Old
Rough and Ready He has played golf
for about eight years and is regarded as
dangerous competitor for anyone. War
rem Dickinson, champion Of Iowa, Is en-
| tered and will arrive Sunday or Monday.
He playing in splendid form and de-
sires to add the transit Mississippi souvenir
to his collection Of trophies. Mr. Kimball
| Of Omaha, present trans Mississippi
! champion, will come to defend his title.
| Locally Jaffray is looked to to uphold the
prestige of Minikahda, while Bryn Mawr,
Town and Country, Minnetonka and the
| Lafayette clubs are expected to send rep
resentatives. Bend, who defeated Jaffray
at winona for the state championship,
will represent Town and Country club.
| Mrs. Roup Of Denver, the present trans
| Mississippi champion at women's play, Is
already in the city and Is practicing daily
on the Minikahda links. She will have to
overcome some clever players to hold the
| title Of champion a second year. Inc
program for the play is as follows:
Tuesday, Ladies' Day-s:so am, qualifying II
sippi championship eighteen holes; 2 pm, pre-;
| liminary round for women's trans Mississippi
haf Qualifying
. at medal play for trans Mississippi amateu,
hoss
eighteen holes, match play; 1880 pm, secone
half qualifying round at medal play for trans
thEty-six holes in all; thirty to qualify;
Ihursdaye an first round haas
match match play; 10 am, seminal round women
trans Mississippi championship eighteen holes
!, sippi amateur championship, eighteen holes
match play; $3.50 pm, first round for consola
ton prize, eighteen holes match play; ,....,n.
amateur championship. eighteen holes, mattel
play; e:2o am, second round for G eonsolat io
prize, eighteen holes, match play; $40 am.
final round womens trans mississippi champion
/ ship, eighteen holes, match play; 10 am, frs
M Of 1ay eeEsy f9F
= citation, eighteen holes; 1870 pm, semifna
) round trans Mississippi amateur championship
eighteen holes, match play; 1:45 pm, semtfna
round for consolation prize, eighteen holes mate
play; 8 pm, final round at match play agatns
DOGGY for the club championship eighteen holes
Saturday. am, first half final round trans
Mississippi amateur championship, eighteen holes
! match play; 9:15 am, final round for consolatio
8 prize eighteen holes, match play; $3.50 am
first round trans Mississippi handicap, eightee
I holes, match play against DOGGY; 1:3O pm
second half final round trans Mississippi amateu
championship, eighteen holes, match play; 1 a
I pm, final round trans Mississippi handicaI
q eighteen holes match play against DOGGY; pri7
to the winner.
The play will be governed by the rule
! Of the United States golf association. TIL
: pairing and time Of starting Of each pal
q will not be announced until the mornin
: iJof the play In addition to those who vii
= participate it is expected that the con
9 tests will attract a large number c
= western golfers to Minneapolis to watc
a the crack players in the competition
= Every arrangement has been MADE fc
: caring for the visitors and only weathe
i, remains to make the 1904 tourney sue
!, cessful one.