Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-20

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The players making the sixteen next loWI,
est scores in the qualifying round VIII
compete for the directors prize. -
The players making the sixteen next ioW,,
est scores in the qualifying round viii
compete for the sFcretary's prize.
Golf players from all over the country
are arriving TOR the opening Of the Trans
mississippi Golf tournament At the tieid
club wednesday Many of the delegations
arrived Tuesday sand put in the day ia
embarrassing themselves with the course.
which was thoroughly soaked by the re-
cent rain and which will be in splendid
condition for The play Wednesday morning.
The green's are a little long. as they have
not been cut at all since Saturday. but two
cuttings before the opening Of the tourna-
msnt will put them in good condition.
President Fairbanks or Denver arrived
Monday and has been over the course sew
eral times Harold y. Bend Of St.. Paul,
together with A., D. S. johnson, scHme in
Tuesday ana went Immediately to the Field
club, After doing nine holes Mr. Johnson
expressed surprise at the beauty Of the
course, commenting on the length OF the
grass. which made long puts impossible.
He was assured they would be improved
befoIe play started Bend is an athletic
looking man and is expected 10 make rec
ord on this course. as he and Jaffray from
Minneapolis are considered about the best
players the north country can produce,
Minneapolis has sent the largest delega-
ton outside Of the Omaha clubs.
Entry List ~ Enormous.
The entry list is enormous Last year at
st. Louis there were but ffty-two starters,
while this year the Field club has entered
eighty-two players, OF whom forty prob
sbly will start, The Country club has
nearly forty and others coming in will
swell the list beyond anything ever heard
of in the west,
New clubs e,the Overland Park club OF
Denver, the Marshalltown Country club
and the Sioux City Golf and Country club.
These have been granted permission to
telegraph their entries at the last minute.
Politics is already apparent in the meet
ing for the Evanston club of Kansas City
10 out after the next years meeting. This
club has q new course and the members are
anxious to have the meeting held there.
Everything possible will be done for the
entertainment Of the visitors Invitations
have been extended TO them to use freely
all the clubs OF the city and to have the
use OF the County club links while not
engaged in the tournament. f-
Men Now ReEIstered.
Secretary Leavitt has been compelled to
be absent from the city until Tuesday
morning and for that reason the entry list
y has been held open. Entries received to
noon Tuesday were:
Omaha. Field Club. E. Buckingham
z. " Lewis, w. f. Palmatier, G. ..
Thomas, f. r. Boyer, Robert Russell
',James Allen, Jack Sharpe, M H. La Dau,
ceur, E f. Brando, j. a. McIptyre, II. {
ssqqnfSS we Al1Gr' Ga s.s. obn RsS &
Charles Beaton.s Gus gEpeneter, f. J. Hoel
n, r. Rcckapd, J. b. Clark II. b
Nprrel, Ed Martin. 20. w. Dunn
r. ii. Manley, IL . l.. Huntleys Nels
. Cpdike, Frank Judson, John Epenetcr
Ned johnson. J. b. Rahnn, A, Q, Hunt
oHrien, Ben !. White J. A!'Kuhn. II. c
Lawre,s w. c. cumberland George EntrilIen
a. {, Jenes, q, NJ Stanard. j, w. Tillson
WIN Browne, George Forgan, J. A. Alb
bolt, Fred Blake, w. II. Wood, b. L. KEN
per, w II. Garrett. NJ. G. Peters, r. NJ
e. b. Begue, jr., c. r. Bone, John Smith
Dawson, J. n. Porter, jay d. Foster, w. II
Sherraden, II! g. Jordan ]. w. Thomas
C. G. rRosewater n. f. Godfrey W. L
Coakley, J.sFf. Stout, 4. J.. Neville, ID. V
Howell Job, Parish. g. N Robinson, J. ]
Boucher. James Ainscow, ]. G. Lund
Omaha Country Cmb-A. A. Mcclure
w. y! Banker, T. r. Fimball r. r. Kim
ball, J. p. MCGEE, s. Abbott, F. II. Gaines
w. f. Martin. j. r; Scobie, Raymon.
Kinsler, j. A. McShane F. H. Sprague
Harry Cummings, Charles Kquntze. Arthu