Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-21
JUST ONE HUNDRED TO START
Large Number at Field Olub When Trans
mississippi Golf Tourney Opens.
WIND PREVENTS high SCORES At FIRST
start t. made Before Good sissd
GALLERY, which Seems to
& Rattle some of the
Players
Prorram for Thnrrdar.

a m, = First round Transmssissippi
amateur championship. eighteen hoiee,
The sixteen losers in this round to com
pete for the consolation prize.
1890 a. ni.--Flrst round for directors
ii.1 a, m.-Second round for secretsrys
prize eighteen holes, match play.
y. m.-Second round Transmissippi
amateur championship, eighteen hoies'
SS,plv m.-First round for consolation
prise. eighteen holes, match play, g.,
round for the championship to- compete for
the consolation prize.
The 'Transmississippi golf tournament was
opers cd al the Omaha Field club Wednesday
morning on schedule time with an even 100
starte+s. which breaks all records for this
association St Louis had ffty-two start
ers last year and Minneapolis had ninety
two two years. ago. A high wind which
swept from the northwest made high
scores Impossible and the players weie
somewhat discouraged as they finished the
FIRST eighteen holes with a poor score,
until they discovered that others were COM
ing in just az bad ...s. DE-.
The start was made before a good-sized
gallery, which seemed TO bother some OF
the players and made gallery hazard
right at the start. The entry list was
enormous bit many OF these had simply
entered for The privilege of paying 81 to
help the association along, but the record
breaking list OF starters was a delight to
the directors of the association, as well as
20 the members OF the Omaha Field club,
who felt sort Of responsibility for the
outcome OF The meet
The last players did. not loave the first
tee until alter / o'clock and long before
that time the FIRST players out had conf
pleted the FIRST eighteen holes and were ut
luncheon The lowest score which had
been turned IN By / O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon was F.. p. Getes of Minneapolis,
who made an So. c. f. Morey M. II. La
Doucier and j, p. McGec each made an 81,
which were the best scores turned in by
that time. The only other score under
30 in the first thirty to report was John
d. Cady.
The gallery watched with interest for the
return from the circuit OF the favorites
and applauded. the good plays made around
the nirth hole, which is near the club
house. Some players were visiby ratified
by this gallery, while others did better,
notably A. .. S. Johnson OF St. Paul, who
made twenty-foot put just TO show the
gallery he could. This same Mr. Johnson
has driver with handle long as a rake
handle and 1t had a tendency 10 scare his
opponent. II nothing else. He could, not
use II with the wind back OF him, as the
ball would1be lostti s.;-.-..
Nunber Of Surprises. ~.
Many surprises were sprung during tile
day and the crack players from some of
the other eities were compelled to turn in
some pretty poor scores. Some played in
aboninable luck and got in difficulties from
which they were unable to e1tricate them
selves Medal play is considered hard
game, especially. on a new course John
Meadows of Lincoln has played well in
former tournaments and still had to be
content with a seorslof M, q, r. Morrison
OF Kansas city has eften been the runner
up in tournaments for championship hon
ors and his'score today was lS5. ..,
The score of sprague Abbott was most
excellent and he is looked upon by many
a. the winner a. no can maintain his gai;
His complste score was L
H SSssSE iioaaB Observation-Disclosures
Abbott, dnl..l 66b44443845 as
The wind blew gale all day and made
good scores almost out of the question
which makes the lei OF sprague Abbott all
the motel remarkable, as he, played a con.
sistent game all the way through and fin.
ished just one stroke higher than DOGGY
Bunny" Guinand Of Des MOines. the DO,
wonder also made splendid score, fin,
ishing INF les. on the second round hii
ball got IN a gopher hole and he was pen
allied two strokes, which would have re
duced his 81 in the afternoon to r. Tn,
only players who had a gallery all tn,
way around were J, T. Buckingham anc
Al. .kinsler, and the play OF these tw,
veterans at the game was watched Will
great eagerness. .............
pistribution OF Priues.
sprague Abbott won the prize for tn
lowest medal score,
The thlrty-two players having the low
est score In the qualifying round viii pla,
on at match play for THE amateur cham
pionshIp, The players making the six
teen next Lowest scoresa in the qualifying
round will compete at match play for tn
direotorf prize The players making IN
Sixteen next lowest scores will compel
for the'seeretAfy'S prize Those tying WI
play on the hrst thing this morning. afte
which the players win be sent OF in tn
order in which they were drawn, for tn
champtonship nrst. then for the directors
prise and then Tor the seeretAry's prize.
The Country club has the largest nunbs
OF men In the qualifying list with eiGht
the Field. club next with 6. Minneapolis
81. Paul :, Dies Noines, Rock Island an
Kansas City each 2 Denver Hutchinso
and Has'ipgs one each,
oSADIete scores OF nay.
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