The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-19
TOOK
The CUP HOME
snoifers From up the River Carried
1 Away TRICKY Championship
Saturday After
noon
/
BIG TIME AT THE LINKS
a Social time wa. Enjoyed IN the
Evening and Dzneins Provided
entertainment for Young
Members.
BIG TIME AT THE LINKS

The Country Club was at It's best
last Saturday. While it was hot
hreeze stirred the air and made 1t en-
durable and when the sun set the tenn
rerature was perfect and the porches
Of the club house we're enjoyed By
young and old who set or danced Or
those hospifahle floors. The great
event OF the day vas the game OF
golf with Burlington Six stalwa-t
Burlingtonians came down on the neon
train and were whiried out to the club
where the contest with the local play
ers was started 50 soon as the visitors
could don their Ceiling clothes Six
defenders represented Keokuk and the
prize was fine silver loving cup with
buck horn handles and an inscription
which read The City Golf Trophy.
Quincy, much to the disappointment of
both Burlington and Keokuk could rot
come By reason OF prior engage
ment so the first match was played be-
tween Burlington and Keokuk alone
Sad to relate the first match went TO
Burlington 1t was closely contested
game. Three Keokuk men bested their
opponents as the score shows and
three Burlington men got the better
Of their adyersaries- The difference
was that the Burlington men won
one more point than the home team
and SO carried off the cup till the next
match. The series Of games this crp
Eas put up to foster is intended TO get
the teams OF Quincy. Burlington and
Keokuk rugesher at least twice rear.
The team winning ii twice is to pos
sess it outright The course, though a
little rough was IN fine shape and the
contest was most interesting and m
spring one for the players The Bur
lingtnn team are fine set of sports
men and bore their honors modestiy.
The Keokuk tam put up a fine de-
Tense as rne small margin betv cen the
scores shows and viii have another
sry for the cup next September Tho
date fixed on for the next match IS
the second SATURDAY. OF that month,
and when the next match IS played
Quincy. 100. viii be here TO Try for it
Articles of Agreement
The articles OF agreement for the
matches to be PLAYED are as follows.
Article L The Keokuk Country Club
put up q cup to be called the Tri-Cits
Cup to be played for on the Keokuk
links until Won twice BY some cne
club.
Article 2. re game 10 Re match
I play. is holes. Nassau scare. 6 piayers
/ on a side from each club. Burlington
keukuk and QuincY
Article ;. The piayers are to be
matched according to their rating al
their home club. the best players To
gethar and so on Three players vii
plav Quincy and three Burlington
Quincy and Burlington viii be match
ed IN the same way.
Article l. The cassody OF the cur
will be IN the club winning anr match
vntil the next game. and viii be
brought back by the team holding il
for the next match Two games i
rear vili De played. one III July and
one IN September. The winning team
VIII hare its clubs ranas and date al
match engraved on the cup until il /.
finally woa by some team By taking
two games.
& Article 5. Each team VIII count is
score as 4 team axainss the field. Ths
rules Of the American Golf .Associstioz
Will govern the play. A bah over an,
boundary fence vii BE- CONSIDERED oa'
OF Bounds and XIII be paayei ovsr
dropping = hall and losing distance
b This does no. refer 10 the two fsace:
across SCH street
Keokrk Golf Committee
Beside he gcss game sssrs wzs s.
exciting one beirs Ezayssa nj he after
acu1 &c tie -sock gnls coarse wsses
asfracssss large gallsrr. II hi:
game the ladies WITH their rss-a del,
CAFE fcsscA are easily the equals IL no,
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