The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-27
Talbot DispOses of Griffith
With Good Score.
TOPEKANS PLAY BELOW FORM
Not Showing as Well as Usual
in the Contest.
PLAY for Presidents and Direc-
tors Cups Is On.

played. Few of the Topeka men play
ed their usual game.
Paul r. Talbot of Newton made
scores of SO and 40 today in second
round, disposing of Tom Griffith of
Wichita, who has put him out in sew
eral of the state contests The early
scores:
Hyde and - s up and o;
Fassler and Scandrett-Fassler ) up
and 4; Guibor and Turner-Turner 4
up and 8; McNeal ans Hammatt-
Hammatt , up and 1; w. o. S~ternberg
and MISUNDERSTANDING 8 up and 2:
Cornell and Baitch-Baitch 4 up and
3: Barteldes and ADMINISTRATORS 2
up and 1; Griffith and =
s up and 5: Talbot and t. Griffith
Talbot > up; Synder an Morgan
Morgan 4 up and >: Chamberlain
and West-West 2 up and I; Arm.
strong and Frost-Armstrong 8 up and
2: Merriam and Ferry-Merriam 9 up
and 4: d. Cooper and Campbell
Cooper 6 up: c. NJ. Griffith and Hut
ton-Grifhth 8 up and l; S w. Cooper
and Wilson-Cooper > up and L.
Play Began Early.
At 9 o'cloc today play began in
the championship match at the
Country club links. Hyde and Felix
were the first pair out. They were
followed by and Fassler- IT
is likely that in most cases one round
will be played in the morning and one
in the afternoon. The first flights in
three events will be started this morn
ing. Besides the championship play
they include pla for the presidents
cup by the first 50 failing to quality
for the championship and the play
for the directors cup by the remain
ing players who entered Wednesdays
competition.
The play for the championship be-
gan at 8 o'clock, for the presidents
cup at 1925 and the third flight, for
the directors cup, at 1895 o'clock.
Following IS a list of those playing
for the championship today and the
scores made in Wednesdays play;
1 Hyde, Wichita, 70; 2, Talbot, New
ton, II; 3, Hurley, Topeka, 70: 4. Coop
/ lain, 81; I, sternberg, "a; 8. Merriam.
S4; 8, Fassler, s5; 10. Morgan, So;
IL, Barteldes, Sc; IL, G. M. Griffith,
81; IS, McNeal. IS; Il, Armstrong,
T. H. Grifith. SO: 20. Joe wilson, 90;
21, w. Turner. 90; %, West, go; 23'
c: Tanner. 81; pa "a s P@dFy' al 81. ~
Braitsch. So; 8os t. B. Frost. 90; 81.
Campbell. 90: 80. Hammatt' sS; 49,
Following are those who qualified
for the second fight. to play for the
presidents cup and their scores: Stin-
son, "a; Copelannd: 81; HOst9tleri 3D.,
j.. VI l. o 1COkC
deley. 90; Murphy, 90; Mack, go;
Dickey. 100; Gano. 100; Petro, 100;
Hal, 100; snattinger, 100; H G:
T. Robertson, 1912; McChrtock, 102; C.
w If, 1913: Petit, 1O3; H. NJ. Stewart,
1O4; Powell, los; Austin, los; Elbra-
der, 1885,; Jones. los; job E. Frost
1O5: Auerbach, 106; McManus, lO6;
Osborne, 107; Burnett. 107.
The following qualified for the third
flight. for the directors cup: Dudley,
Colladay. 10; McDermott, 11s; Reid.
-11s: III. A. Spielman. ia: Jolfey. 11S;
Anderson. 1872; Nissen, 126.
"The IS holes qualifying score for
selecting the best 80 scores for the
championship cup did not reduce
much in the way of surprises says
Bob Fullerton. land mas
not eliminated many players who
would have likely reached the finals.
All of the clubs appear to be well rep
with Wichita having Z en-
tries qualified, Hutchinson D, Topeka
16, Newton 1, Lawrence L. Kansas City
/. Paul Hyde from Wichita carried off
the gold medal for low score in the
qualifying rounds with a s7S, and II
he keeps up this &c business the cup
will again find its way back to Wich-
ita."
Rev. Paul r. Talbot was the inalist
the last time the championship was
played in Topeka, four years ago, and
was beaten in the final by the same
PLAYER drawn against him In the first
Griffth being the winner of the cham
pionship that year. Mr.. Griffith is
working under difficulties this year
and Mr.. Talbo may have an opportun-
itv to get revenge. On the scores
Harlow Hurley would be Topeka's
best bet His 70 represented good
steady golf with chances for improve
ment on his putting.
That the game is in the ~ascendent
in Kansas is shown by the number of
young. players. bon cooper Goraon
into the qualifying round, but pushing
a number of the "old heads down the
list. Otto Barteldes of Lawrence will
have to be considered by any one who
has serious championship ambitions.
He is one of the coming young players
has a nice clean swing, and with a
little more experience In competitions
should find his way to the western
and up
The Topeka chances are strengthen
ed by Fassler. Merriam. ArmStrcng
anyone of them with h least possible
luck could win the trophy.
It is a common occurrence to find a
father and his two sons enter for golf
competitions, but it is a rare occasion
that you find all three qualified for a
championship MI. T. II Griffith and
his sons. Gordon and Tom Griffith,
qualified yesterday with So. 81 and SO
respectively, and are now on a fair
way TO put a Griffith in the final.
. Claude Adams of Hutchinson seemed
to have struck a snag in returning a
%, lust managing to scrape into the
"qualifying," although he Is consider
ed one of the best Hutchinson repre-
4sentatives and will likely settle down
to business today by getting rid of