The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
PLAYED IN RAIN
Town and Country Club Golfers Defy
the Elements.

The torrents of rain yesterday. did not dampen
the. ardor of the contestants entered In the
Town and Country club. The weather conditions
rendered the course very slow.
In the ''short STOP tournament of eighteen
holes, G. L. Johnston won the first fight with
two up and one to go; \. P. Langford, IT,,
won the second fight with two up and one to
go, and Captain Jens Bugge secured first honors
In the Dispatch cup tryout, nine holes, the
following qualified by reason Of their having
secured the eight lowest scores, C L.. John
Markham, Milton Lightner, P. Berkey. Jr.. A.
w Lindeke and C. H. McGill. AS the result
as follows: McGili against Lindeke Markham
against A. D. S. Johnston, Berkey against Par
lin and c. L. johnson against Lightner. These
matches will be played during the course OF the
next two weeks L
Thirty three contestants were entered in the
| qualification round yesterday, morning. Every
one of them appeared.. and the majority par
| ticipated in both medal and match play.
| AS the result of the tryout twenty-four Of
the thirty three qualified for the three flights
| Of the ''short stop tournament The eight who
! qualified for the first fight were b. P. Bend,
c. /. Johnston; $: G: Strickland, F. ". Bob
bett. c. H. MeGill, II; L. Donahower, G. Hen
derson and Milton Lightner.
| Those in the second fight were D. s. Sperry,
p Rogers N p Langfora Jr Dr.. A. 4: c;
| Lightner and n. R. Mcleod.
| The third flight was composed of the follow.
| ing: A. McQuillan, W: b: Lightner, F. G.
L. -
| Jr. A. Henderson and Captain Jens Bugge.
The contestants in all three flights were drawn
in the order given. and the result of the play
| in the first fight c. L. Johnston defeated Bend
| four up and two to co. Bobbett secured the
| honors from Strickland two up; McGin gava
| Donahower leave Of absence with two up. and
| NJ. Lightner captured the privilege of entering
| the second round from G. Henderson one up.
| In the second round johnson won from Bobbett
| four up and two to go. and McGill won from
! I.ightner two up. This pitted Johnston and
| McGin against each other in the final match
| which was won by the former, two up and one
| to go.
! Rogers defeated Sperry two up in the sec
| ond fight Langford won from Heath ont
| up: Mccormick split even with Markham ant
| won on the toss, and Drake Lightner defeatei
| Mcleod one up. In the second round Langfor'
| defeated Rogers four up and two to go. am
| Mccormick won from Lightner one up in tel
! holes In the final match Langford succeeded
| ir dissipating McCormick's aspirations for tn
| prize with two up and to go.
! W. H. Lightner defeated McQuillan two up
Fitzpatrick won from Prest two up; Duff de
feated Doran by similar score, and Bugg
| retired A. Henderson from further participation
In the play with two up and one to go. In tn
second round Lightner won from Fitzpatric
four up and two to go. and Bugge defeate
Duff up in ten holes. In the final Bugg
won from Lightner three up and two to CO.
Finch won the Bogey competition from nine
teen other players who had entered.
The approaching and putting contest resulte
| in a tie, Drake Lightner. C. L. Johnston an
S. G. Strickland each having holed three ball
| 10 nine strokes.