Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-17
rs Division Teams Have Field Day Four Leagues Omaha Loses Another
OMAHA GOLFERS SUCCEED
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the championship. took Ralph Peters, one
OF the speedy young players OF the Country
club. to a lively beating wednesday. Peters
came in with a great big wholesome re-
spect for the husky wonder from Mime
apolis. Legg went out in four strokes to
every hole but one making il in 81, at
which rate Il can be seen that the Omaha
lad had little chance.
J. Hubbell and Billy Sheehan Of Des
Aioines went fast round to decide which
should represent the Iowa capitol I'm the
! hight Hubbell beating Sheehan l up.
sheehan had been picked as one Of the men
destined to remain in right up TO the semi
finals but his fellow townsman evidently
thought that Billy needed more speed to
hold his place.
II was a great match when walter Fair
banks Of Denver and ]. b. Rahm of Omaha
met In the first round Of the championship
Both are OF the older body OF golfers but
both are mighty good players The Denver
man had It on Rahm just a little, however,
and won and 4.
Playing in the directors and presidents
flights is progressing fast, and these flights
Will be FINISHED about the same time a
the championship. The course is kept
filled up all the time with It's full capacity
Of eighty players.
w. ]. Foye was obliged to default his
match to John w. Redlck Wednesday. be-
cause he was overcome by the heat on the
ninth hole. after he was already 2 up on
Redick when scores were computed on the
eighth green.
Foye has been sick all week and was
hardly able to go around Monday and
Tuesday and 1t Is safe to say that he
was pretty sick man Wednesday to have
defaulted match Billy Foye is a stioker
met in the first round of the championship.
scorching sun Wednesday was too much
for him.
Sam w. Reynolds. the youthful wonder
oil the Field club on the golf course, sur
prised the gallery Wednesday morning.
by defeating +. H. Gaines. state champion,
and considered the strongest Omaha PLAYER
In the championship flight. The battle
went and to play, in favor of Reynolds
DO make the honors even. Jerome p
Magee Of the Country club trimmed
Harold Johnson, another Of the Field club
boy wonders, up and I to play As John
sons game is ordinarily near DOGGY. 81 ap-
pears as though Magee was playing the
game.
Playing in the first rounds OF the three
rectors-began early Wednesday and psost
Of the men were playing right up on their
toes and keeping up in skill with the
speed of the course. (. w. Bonsley. the
Miller Park golfer, defeated c. l.. Smith
of Douglas, Ariz., in a hot match Of and 1
The day was scorching hot but only two
or three of the golfers defauIted. The
FIRST pair were off at o'clock and the
others followed as closely as possible
At noon the results were just begin
ming to come, and the score cards showed
that some great matches were being pulled
OH out on the links Several of the close
matches were followed through the>course
by good galleries.
Championship Flight.
FIRST ROUND.
,,i B5iaine Young Country cluo, beat ]. De
witt, Colorado Springs and T.
r. w. Hodge, Kansas city, beat f. NJ.
Fairfield, Country club, and s.
= sam Reynolds, Field club. beat F.. H.
Gaines, Country club, 2 and l.
Low, Country club, / UP.
JobnI +, Mcgee sisss Country club. beat Harold
J. w. Hughes, Field club beat w. N.
Chambers Field club. 4,8.
Howard Adams, Des Moines beat J. d.
Cady, Rock Island ! up.
g n s, g; Gwin r, uP Oklahoma City, beat H.
Mueller, Davenport, Ia, rs.
r, k5alph Rider. Des Molnes, beat Al Calm,
j.. ,Hubbell, Des Moines. beat William
Sheehan, Des Moines, / up.
larry larry Legg, Minneapolis, beat Ralph
Peters. Country club, rs.
M; II: La Douceur, Field club beat Paul
Hyde, Wichita, Kan. 81.
Walter Fairbanks, Denver, beat ]. B.
John w, Redlck, Country club, beat w.
j. Foye, Country club, by default
Robert Finkfine, Des Moines, beat Clar-
ence Peters, Country club, : and l.
Preaidenfs Flight.
FIRSG ROUND.
70: M. Longley. Miller park, beat c. l.
smith, Douglas, Ariz. 2 and /.
w. +. Shafer, Happy Hollow beat C.
NJ, Richards up. 10 holes.
w. X Groves, Des Moines, beat f. p.
Hamilton, Country club, I'D.
b. W: Eaton. Kansas, beat II. A. Stern
berg. Kansas City, and 2.
DIRECTORY flight.
FIRST ROUND
d. A Cope, Country club, beat d. Sib-
bernsen, Happy Hollow, 1 and 2
Francis Gaines, Country club beat Ben
Gallagher Country club, 8 and 2
c. w. Cathcart, Des Moines, beat H. j.
Kenneth Reed Happy Hollow, beat j. F.
Arson, Field club, 8 and T.
q. G. Powers. Des Moines beat +. L.
Campbell, Field club, by default,
D b. Ellis, Denver, beat L. P. Ross,
Kansas City, and /.
W: K. Cundiff. Field club. beat w. p
Neff, Kansas CITY. ] up
r.. L. Brooks, Minneapolis, beat Stockton
Heth, Country club default.
r. W. Hodges qualifying score of las for
the thirty-six holes stood good all Of Tues