The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-31
PLAY GOLF IN RAIN.
But Topeka Experts Easily Defeat
Wichita Team.

The fact that rain fell every hour
Yesterday did not dampen the ardor of
the golf players from Wichita or the
home pla yers or prevent the match
which was scheduled yesterday after
noon at the Country club links The
grounds which are the finest in the west
were soaking wet as were the players
and the caddies who trudged after them
over the links or hunted in the mat OF
wet grass for the lost balls of the play
ers.
Viewed from the standpoint of base
ball writer. the scores, 20 to 90 in favor
of the Topeka players indicate that the
game was OF the decayed variety but
those who are up in the vernacular of
the golf links and the game as IL SHOULD
be played vouch for the statement that
the exhibition was a most creditable
one
A crowd OF spectators attempted to
view the game from the veranda of the
Country club but they soon tired of the
exhibition and the only ones who SEEM
ed to enjoy the game were the players
and the spectators soon retired or sought
other amusementS-
The players were clad in heavy cloth
ing and many of them wore boots far
heavier than the footwear they were
used to which may have detracted from
the fastness of the game Considering
the fact that Topeka won by nine holes
up out of total OF 162 holes played by
the teams the score was a close one and
the game exciting to the golf enthusi%
asst from the start
The teams were composed of nine men
each though the game was in reality a
contest between nine teams of two men
each. The teams were paired off and
the contest was between the two men
from each team so chosen and the total
score of the game was reached by ad-
ding the results of each team represen-
tative.
At the close of the first half of the
game Topeka was mine down" which
Indicates that they were nine holes be-
hind their adversaries, though in the
second half the tables were reversed
and the count at the end of the second
half indicated that the home team had
made a gain of eighteen holes which
left them to spare and they were de-
clared to be the winners of the contest
by the narrow margin of nine holes.
The best score made by the Wichita
team is accredited to Rev. Paul r. Tai
bot, an Episcopal clergyman. who made
the rounds of the links in the first half
in So strokes and in the second in 43,
finishing with total of 81 strokes Pit
ted against him was H l. Armstrong
who is admitted to be the strongest
man on the Topeka team who was de-
feated by strokes in the two rounds
This is considered to be an exception
al showing on the part of Mr.. Armstrong
as his adversary. Mr. Talbot has ma
tional reputation as a golfer, having
played in the semi-hnals in the national
amateur championship contest last
year.
One of the features of the game was
the remarkable showing made by Chas.
Hyde. one of the strongest players on
the Wichita team who made the rounds
in So strokes though he was handicap
ped by a gunshot wound which disabled
one of his hands He played though
the game using but one hand and exc
cuted several difficult strokes with the
use of but one hand.
Some of the best individual scores.
by rounds and for the whole course, fol-