Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-08

Notes of the Tournament
Charles johnson, professional al, at ,o the
in the management Of the tournament, was
obliged to leave for Milwaukee Friday
morning, where his mother is reported to
be very sick.
In the professional match this afternoon
there will be four Of the best golfers OF
Nebraska entered-W. ID. Clark OF the
Field club, David Mentiply of the Country
club, James Egan OF the LAncoln Country
club and John Kanavan OF the Fremont
Country club.
W. !. boye. present holder Of the state
championship title, is worried. decidedly
worried. Il don't get chance to play =
real man, and incidentally one who will
not beat me three points hole foye
played Peters Thursday. Friday morning
he meets Sam Reynolds, another youthful
prodigy.
George Ross. one Of the youngsters of the
staid old Happy Hollow, set himself new
record and sprung sudden surprise on the
spectators when he came in with score
OF u in the consolation match round. THIS
was 2 up on bogey, Omaha style. scores
Of Ross's match. outside,
5 I'D; inside, - 4-sS
w. d. Clark, professional at the Field
club. has built a new driver In the last
cess as far as popularity with the golies,s
he MAKES s are to be IN
and some Of the out-of-town men have
taken a great interest in 1t.
Many of the fairer sex were out Thurs
day to see the golf play, the GOODNESS OF
the day, after the sweltering heat Of the
previous week having brought many to
take advantage VI this chance; They were
the matches and applauding each good
shot At intervals between watching the
bridge games they watched golf
Three sets of fathers and sons are en-
tered in the state golf events this year
and IN some cases the lads are outshlning
game. M. G. Peters and his two boys,
Clarence and Ralph; Albert Calm and AL
bert Calm. jr,; F. II. Gaines and Francis
Gaines; f. c. Stocking and s. s. Stocking,
tr.. are the proud fathers and aspiring sons
playing.
Jerry Magee and ]. w. Hughes of the
Field club played one OF the best matches
OF the day, Magee winning UP and to
play. From the first hole to the last
played both were playing a speedy. scien.
tific game, as is attested by the fact that
Magee was 5 up on DOGGY on the fifth
hole and made the inside nine in 81. Masee
plays a most careful, scientific game and
each hole he won was a close go with
Hughes for honors
Winners are already being picked in the
directors and secretaries flights. e. r.
Wilson Of the Miller Park club is one OF
the strong men In the directors flight and
I general favorlte for winner. Wilson was
many fine points Watching that great
player. e. p. Murphy, who won the direct
| or's flight last year, is the popular man
in the secretaries flight. Murphy is clout-
ing the ball well and his short work was
never better. "Tates" looks like a winner
g. s. Weppner OF Happy Hollow did al.
most scurvy trick on No. Is hole, while
playing Kenneth Reed in the consolation
prize match. Bogey on this hole is and
! Weppner drove right into the hole with
one long putt. taking II in 2. This tied the
scored and Reed was obliged to play q
| 10 hole before he won the match. Speaking
of Reed and the 10 hole has become the
| Joke of the tourney. In the first round OF
the championship and in the first and SEQ
ond round of the consolation flights ReeC
has played nineteen holes before the game
was decided.
Sam Reynolds, who was defeated b,
| Harold johnson in the play Tor the Fiel(
club championship a week ago In twenty
| hole match got revenge Thursday In
| nineteen-hole match, winning by / up
! stroke and hole. johnson fooEled his drive
| sending the ball from the course on hol,
| number l. over to number 10 course, ant
| Reynolds won the hole, 4 to s. The mattel
was good all through. a big crowd watch
ing the CO. Both lads beat DOGGY. Cards;