The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-29
WONDERFUL Golf IN
TOURNAMENT FINAL
jairay Defeated Bend for State
Title in an Uphill
Game.

G. T. Jaffray of the Minnikahda club
overcame a seemingly impossible handi
cap yesterday afternoon and playing
such golf as to make Colonel Bogey hold
the St. Paul Town and Country club,
for the state championship. The final
round was one of the prettiest ever
seen on the Minnikahda links, and for
eight holes Jaffray equaled or bettered
Bogey. The enghth hole decided the
match and Jaifray was declared the
winner, three up and one to play.
At the end of the mornings play,
Bend, with two up, had a comfortable
lead, and it was generally predicted
that he would win the match His
drives and puts seemed to be uniformly
accurate and altho the local man played
excellent golf, he seemed to weaken at
the last three holes of the eighteen and
lost two of the three.
When the men drove off for the first
hole IN the afternoon a large crowd of
golf enthusiasts were on the links and
every play was followed with great in
terest.
The nineteenth hole, the first of the
AFTERNOON play, was .halved. and the
hole. when Jafray holed out in five
winning the hole and reducing Bend s
lead to one up Bend regained his lead
on the next hole Bunker Hill, ~ how
ever. making beautiful approach and
holding his ball in four strokes, one
easy putt on the twenty third and the
hole went to Jaffray, who was again
one down..
On the twenty-fourth hole Jaffray
made poor drive sliced his approach
and lost the hole by one stroke The
links, then went to Bend. who made
a beautiful approach. landing his ball
on the green and holed out in DOGGY,
SIX. This tn gave the St. Paul man three
up; with eleven to play, and the Min
nekhada enthusiasts conceded victory
to Bend.
Jafray Steady.
Jaffray, with the odds against him,
steadied himself and, playing wonder
full golf. took the next two holes, re-
ducinp Bend lead to one up and put
ting new enthusiasm in the local CON
tlngent of spectators. On the twenty
seventh hole Jaffray made the prettiest
strokes Of the day. Swimming the bun
ker on his approach and holding out in
three, one less than DOGGY.
At this point in the play Jaffray
seemed to have the better of the put
ting and approach shots while Bend s
drives were truer and longer than his
opponents.
Starting the fourth round with Bend
one up the players halved the twenty
eighth hole Bend trimming the cup on a
twenty-foot put. Jaffray's drive for
the twenty-ninth hole was one of the
best of the day and he followed this
up with a beautiful approach shot
landing his ball on the green six feet
from the hole. He holed in four beat
Ing Bend by one stroke and evening up
Rubbing Bogey.
The thirtieth and the thirty first
holes were halved in DOGGY. On the
thirty first Bend was on the green in
three and trimmed the cup with beau
past the hole, but made two beautiful
puts and halved the hole.
Bend lost the thirty second hole by
driving into the tall grass and foozling
his approach. Jaffray with four
strokes equaled DOGGY. This gave him
his first lead of the day putting him
one up. The thirty-third hole was halyed
which both men trimmed the hole.
On the thirty-fourth hole Jaffray did
the best work of the dav holing out in
four strokes, two better than DOGGY.
The reach is 600 yards and had proved
Jaffray's hoodoo in the first three
rounds He made q beautiful drive and
accurate approach and downed his ball
with six-foot put. Bend trimmed the
hole on his fourth shot and holed out
in five.
Two up and two to play. Jaffray
showed no sign Of weakening and won
the next hole in three strokes. beating
DOGGY by one His last shot was q Six,
foot put and gave him the hole by one
stroke. This ended the match with
Jafray three up and one to play. :.
Turnout the four rounds Bend played
a long game going over the holes rather
than falling short. His drives were
consistently good and it was superior
work in approaching that won the
match for the Minneapolis man.
.!affrav is now trans. Mississippi cham
rion and champion of the state of Min
nesota. Both titles have been held bv
Bend. Yesterday was the second time
the two men have met on the links
Bend having defeated Jaffray one up on
the thirty-seventh hole in the state
tournament at Winona in 1904
The score of the afternoon Is play:
Jaffrey ......5 5 5 548 7434445 454:
Bend .......5 6 55 5445455 5 g
Attic the state championship was set.
tied yesterday afternoon the play in
the consolation matches has not vet
been completed and the finals in the
consultations will probably be played
Monday afternoon. -
.'Red" Davis, who was formerly a pitcher for
Sedalia and who later played In the outtield
for Webb City, has been signed to play outfeId
Cor Topeka. vs.