Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-14
DWIGHT BAKER AND ROY
SMITH DO GREAT WORK
Continued from Page L.

c. Gilmore, Ottumwa defeated Walter
McNett, Ottumwa, / up in 10 holes;
w. c. Hengen, Ottumwa, defeated A.
c. Steck, Ottumwa, up and 1.
New Officers Chosen.
At the annual business meeting of
the Iowa Golf association held last
evening at the Ottumwa Country club.
following the band concert by the
Fifty-fourth regiment band and the
picnic supper, the following officers
and directors were chosen:
President-Dr. A. J. Mclaughlin,
Sioux City.
Vice president-Dr. George Kinney,
Burlington.
Secretary treasurer-W. J. Man
well, Cedar Rapids.
Directors-F. B. Clark, Ottumwa, G.
H. Martin, Golf and Country club, Des
Moines, e O. Mansfield, Cedar Rapids,
H. L. Barquist, Hyperion, Des Moines,
G. H. E. Bordman, Marshalltown.
Cedar Rapids was the unanimous
choice for the tournament in 1910.
Caught Between Strokes.
Justice Fred r. Van LEW Of the
Grand View club, Des Moines, shared
the honor Of an unparalleled str ike
with Dwight f. Baker, when each
drove to number two green, distap ce
of 266 yards. Baker is getting the
longest drives of any tournament con-
testant. Yesterday he drove fully
three hundred yards on No. 8, which
stands as the record shot Of the tour
ney.
A. Odenwalder, president of the OF
| tumwa Country club, made q star play
on No. 2 green. His put leaped neatly
over the stymie laid fo; him by his
opponent, Dunshee, of Cedar Rapids.
! AS not one in hundred stymies end
in this way, Mr.. Odenwalder has been
feeling elated ever since.
Three good matches crossed trails
all even yesterday when Sheehan and
Mckee ended their first round Baker
on No. was tied with E. J. Carey
and Arthur Gordon was racing neck
and neck with Cowles on No. s.
w. B. Swan is the lucky man Of the
| tournament He drew two defaults
first when Bruce F'inkbine abandoned
play and again against William Dun
shee of Cedar Rapids, who was called
home.
4 The title contestants were robbed
of a very worthy foe when G. H. E
Bordman, the Marshaltown crack, was
called to his home yesterday. Bord
man from the qualifying rounds played
splendid golf. even excelling the work
of VIII Sheehan on the opening day
The golfers are rapidly scattering
as the tournament draws to close
The week has been highly successful
and enjoyable, is the opinion express
ed by the departing guests.
j. c. Cummins, who by the way, II
brother of Senator A. B. Cummins
almost surprised his own team mates
by the quality of the game he hal
been putting up throughout the week
warren Dickinson Is one Of th'
greatest match players in the coun
try. | have followed Dick in a grea
many tournaments and he has bull
dog tenacity and determination tina
has won lin many matches. "-Presi
dent Lloyd R. Maxwell.
William Sheehan has improved a
. the competition grows keener. Earl
in the race he threatened to put him
self out by his putting, but yesterda
he ran down puts from any poin
within twenty or thirty feet with won
; derful accuracy He also improves
in his long game. His drives agains
Gordon averaged two hundred yards
Ralph Rider was 1 under boge
] when he trimmed J. G. Cummins. MI
Cummins acquired reputation as on
of the gamest fighters in the comps
titions. In this way he resembles hi
brother.
| George Kraetch. architect of tn