The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-19
BIG GOLF DAY At
COUNTRY CLUB
Program for Saturday Includes a
Number Of Golf Contests
Which Every Player Can
Enter
FINAL IN CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheldon and MatIess viii Battle for
TitIe-second Round in Clock
Golf Will be Played
croquet.

GOl1erS OF the Aeokuk Country club
can enjoy tournament play to their
hearts content Saturday afternoon,
for a program has been arranged
which will make the day a busy one
on the links. The play will all be
with handicaps so tlat every golfer
who takes part will have an equal
chance.
The big feature of the day from a
golfing standpoint will be the finals
in the club championship. This will
be between Perdew Sheldon and
James Matless- Play will be eighteen
holes, match play. 1t is difficult to
pick a winner. Some favor Matless
because of his consistency, while 9TH
ers predict that Sheldon will have an
on day and carry home the trophy
Several club members have planned
to follow the golfers SO that 1t is likely
they will have to play to gallery.
What is known as the short course
golf match will be introduced to
Keokuk players tomorrow. and while
/. Is somewhat of a blind affair, it is
contest that nerves the golfers to
the highest point. Three holes will
be selected by a committee and placed
in an envelope. The golfers will not
know what holes are selected and in
the round the player negotiating the
three in the least number of strokes
will win, a golf ball being the prize.
A handicap will enter this play.
Players have a scratch rating and a
handicap including four strokes will
be rated as scratch. Those from five
| strokes inclusive Of eight will re
! ceive one stroke on the total for
! three holes Those from nine to
| twelve, 2; from twelve to sixteen, 3;
! and from sixteen to twenty. 4.
| Chance for other Play.
There will also be another contest
match play against DOGGY, with the
regular club handicaps. A golf bal
will also be the prize in this. Play
ers must include both contests in the
one card played.
Entries close in the Davis cur
] tournament Saturday and play vii
start in the afternoon This is for q
handsome loving cup given by Mr.
| Davis Players are required to turr
in ten cards before September "a
The second round in the clock gol
4 tournament and the first round in the
croquet tournament will also BIZ
played. The croquet tournament ha!
| for a prize loving cup which the
club gave several years ago. To re
| tain permanent possession of the cul
4 a player must win 1t three times. Sew
eral have already won it twice ant
/ 1t is likely that the cup will go from
/ the board with the conclusion of thi.
1 years play
Saturdays Program.
Finals in golf championship.
I Second round clock golf champion
ship.
First play in Davis cup tournament
Short course golf match.
Match play against DOGGY, clul
handicaps.
First round in croquet tournament
Quincy Wing: President Charlie
i Comiskey. of the White Sox, has ex
ercised his option upon Short Sto
I Joe Burg, and the leader of Contra
short fielders will probably be wit
the st. Joe club of the Western
league next season. The local man
agement was notified yesterday tina
/ Comiskey would re-purchase Burg a
the same figure as had been paid 70
him by the Gems early in the season
and he will cease relations with tn
Quincy club at the close Of the pres
ent season. Burg has been playin,
sensational ball throughout the seasoi
for the Veterans and he has not bee1
the least factor in keeping the Vet
at the top of the per cent column
The last records of the official score
showed that he leads the short stop
in the Central in fielding; he ha
scored more runs than any othe
player: and he has made more hits
His batting per cent is not SO large
as he has been more times at bat
In fielding Joe has been knocked b
few in Quincy for his errors. BIZ
they have forgotten that he goes al
| ter everything regardless, and he cut
: off many run that would count wit
the short fielder of even more thai
average ability. Joes territory is no
marked by the usual lines laid out b
I short stop: he goes every place
That is what makes him valuabl
man and some day he is going to b
sensation in baseballdom if no acc
dAnt occurs to disable him.