Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-15
STATE GOLF MEN
END MEET TODAY
TOURNAMENT FOR STATE CHAM.
pIONSHP WILL CLOSE At
COUNTRY CLJB LINKS.
MUSK0CEE PLAYERS WIN
Gwinnup and Darby viii Phy for tho
Titlr-ChArlcs West Of Tulsa
MallCs Fine Re, ord.

As result Of the second days play
IN the oklahoma state Golf tuurna-
meut, now In progress at the Tulsa
Country club Inks II. @. GWinuup,
the present state champion, and j, t..
Darby Will today play Tor The state
championship. Both men are from
Muskogce. Charles West of Tulsa in
Fridays play all but qualified for the
class a finals. Todays play Will con-
cudc the tournament, which Is prov
ing one of the most successful from all
angles ever held by the state asso-
citation.
The third annual tournament for tho
golf championship of the state was
started Thursday on the Country club
course. Representatives from okla
homa city, Muskogce, McAlester, Bar
tlesvlle and Tulsa were present to the
total number of A.
The tournament opened with an lS-
hole medal play qualifying round, the
first l6 scorers to play in Glass a, tho
second 1G IN Glass b and third 16 In
Class G. At the same time each club
had a fiye-man team whose scores
counted for the state team champion
ship cup.
Don c. Boutwell,, Musllogee; j. c,
/ Culbertson, Muskogee and Dr. Cum
ninb ham, oklahoma city, tied at 81
for the low score cup. on the play
Off Boutwell, secured first place with
/ Culbertson second.
Muskogcc Wins the Cup.
/ with a grand total of 466 and an
average of SO is per player, the Mus
kogee team won the team champion
ship cup. The Tulsa team was Sec
ond with a grand total Of 4S9 and an
average of 81 3-5. The Oklahoma city
team was third and the Bartlesyille
team fourth.
Vests Victory.
In the afternoon the most notable
feature of the matched play stages in
each class was the defeat Of G. w.
Bliss, one of Muskogees strongest
players, by Charles West of Tulsa.
The second rounds and semi-finals
were played off yesterday,
In the second round Charles West
again distinguished himself by defeat
ing Don Boutwell, of Muskogee by one
hole. Or Meek of oklahoma City
made history In the tournament by
nearly defeating II. G.. Gwinnup, the
holder of the title. An extra hole had
to be played before Gwinnup could
shake off his opponent. 1t is worthy
Of note that DR.. Meek only started
playing golf last fall
In the seml-finals Charles West
again played good golf but had to ad-
NIT defeat at the last hole to j. f.
Darby.
Charles Ludey Of Tulsa and II. G..
Gwinnup of Muskogee. who played out
the finals of last years championship,
again met yesterday and a great match
resulted. A half at the fifth hole gave
Gwiunup the match by up and to
play.
Last Rounds Today.
The finals in the three classes will
be played OFF today. In Glass \ the
two Muskogee men, Gwinnup and
Darby will play for the championship
Of the state. In Glass B George Fred
erickson and Lou Braniff, both Of Ok
lahoma CITY will play for the cup.
In Glass c one Tulsa man, A. l..
Murphy, and a Muskogee man, ID. II.
Bynum, will play for the cup.
Yesterday an 1S-hole handicap
stroke tournament was played and G.
+. Williamson of Tulsa won with the
splendid score Of SO, less s, making 81.
No more popular winner could be
found than the hard working secre-
tary of the state association. He has
spared no pains in making the tourna-
mont success and the thanks of all
the golfers are due him.
The following shows the progress OF
the championship fights:
Glass \.
Boutwell, beat Ames, to 5.
West Beat Bliss, to 2.
Hcney beat Cunningham. to ..
Darby beat Moore, 1 up.
Meek Beat Perry, to l.
Ludey beat Steele, to 9.
Culbertson beat Beene, to 6.
West beat Boutwell,. l up.
Darby beat Heney. to 2.
Gwinnup beat Meek, 10th hole.
Ludey beat Culbertson, to 4.
Darby beat West l up.
Gwinnup beat Ludey to 4.