The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-27
fortunate enough to get him in the

fortunate enough to get him in the
draw.
There is nobody as yet with a mort
gage en- the cup, and the difference be-
tween medal and match. will show up
in favor of the old heads with the ex-
perience where the question of a hole
up or one down does not affect them
either way. The course was in
better shape, the greens are getting a
tri1e keener with the continued heat
ably harden up towards the end of the
week and give the players an oppor-
tunity to break some of then long
driving records.
Five of the professionals for the
open event on Friday are here, and
have been tuning UP. Bob PEBBLES
appear to have the best of the
so far. His two cores of
SO each will look very nice on a card
if he can produce it at the right time.
Clark of Hutchinson ard Nelson of
Oklahoma City are not quite familiar
with the course yet. but have been
extracting Sc and 81 from a new
course h much exertion.
A great many Of the fine points in
the game to be learned is a question
of illustration and imitation, so that
standard of golf should be taken ad-
of, both rs an education in
the game. and an answer to the skeptic
who doubts the skill, strength and
concentration required to play golf.
The Topeka team won the team cup
late Wednesday with a score of 10 down
to DOGGY. The team was Of
H. L. Armstrong, Harlow Hurley, A.
and c. B. Merriam. The
Wichita first team, whose membership
some of the best golfers in
was second. The Topeka sec
.nd team was third and the Wichita
second team fourth.
When you see a professional golf
in this section of the country
you may be fairly sure in most cases
he was born in Scotland. These
men learn to play about the time they
to talk and drift to America
where they make the game a POSSIBLE
Two of the men who are looked
to for a good showing in the profess
SIGNAL event are Clark of Hutch
inson. who wears the only genuine
mustache exhibited at the
Country Club course, and Bob PEBBLES,
of the Emporia club. |
PEBBLES made the best showing in a
practice covering Is holes Wednesday
afternoon. His exhibition made him
The professionals were followed
the course by a crowd of en-
-husiastic spectators.
Paul Hyde, of Wichita, Paul R. Tai
of Newton and Harlow Hurley, of
Topeka, are among those whose show
ng makes them strong in the cham
contest dope" Claude Adams,
If Hutchinson, last years champion,
lid not show so well yesterday but is
n the championship list and may put
of those who made better scores,
out of the %running today. The To-
oekans are making surprisingly good
'howings. although not many of them
in sensational form.
The fourth hole is said by the visitors
D be the hardest one on the Country
rs had trouble there yesterday AMI
hose whose scores were surprisingly
high report that much of their trouble
occurred while trying to make that
lole.
Nelson. of Oklahoma City, one of the
professionals, began his golf career as
cady under the tutelage of Bob Full
erton, when both were at Indianapolis.
Fullerton had a lot of fun today telling
/ story on Nelson at the Country Club.
Nelson decided to try to learn to chew
obacco. The first chew he took was
While caddying for a pretty young
who tired before finishing the
ound and sat down to talk with the
-oungster. Nelson was worried. He
want her to know that he used
obacco. So he swallowed instead Of
XpectOrating. Everyone who uses to-
'acco can tell o what happened.