The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-09
CLOSE OF THE SEASON
Country Club Enjoys Social Fol.
lowing Golf Contests.

The golf season of 1913 was official
ly closed Monday afternoon at the
Country club. For grand wind.up
of the season all golf enthusiasts be-
longing to the Country club we're
divided into teams with banquet
for the winning team as prize. Carl
Johnson and X. Yer Ploeg were Sc
lected as captains and to their eff
forts is due much credit for the sue
cess of the affair. they planned
their line of attack and pitted their
best men against each other, TWEEN
ty-one matches were on the card for
the afternoon. Two of the matches
resulted in tie while Carl Johnson's
men secured majority of one in the
remaining nineteen matches. The re-
suits are as follows:
Carl Johnson, capt; X. Yer Ploeg,
capt
Ed Mckinley defeated Sam Walton.
G. Janney defeated Ed Walton.
c. G. Wallet defeated w. ID. Cole
G. w. Shockley defeated j. S. Hayes
r. d. Walton defeated r. M. Boyer.
i W. ohoChlCy uSiSutSu ~. H. war
ton.
]. S. Henderson defeated w. A. Nc
Neill.
J. M. Beard defeated C. E. Penland.
H. Walton tied F. E. Novels.
C. C. Sheppard defeated Leo Bal.
dauf.
DR.. Adams defeated A. Rosenblatt
Roy Kemble defeated by o. F. Schee
w E. Gleason defeated by Fl. j.
Cunningham.
W. P. Cleaver defeated by F. C.
Lofiand.
L. A. Rogers defeated L. e. Corlett.
C. l.. Furnald defeated by S. Per.
kjns. r..r.. .. ...rr
J. F. McNeill defeated C. Hayes.
F.. T.. Nash defeated by J. G. Refs
man. r......
MI. Cruzen tied C. E. Lofiand.
III. Hawkins defeated H. ]. Townley
Carl John defeated X. VerPloeg.
In the evening the banquet was
served to the winners. Mrs. Swick
prepared a two-course dinner for the
occasion, which was thoroughly en-
joyed by the winners, as we'll as the
losers. Several presentation of tokens
were made to winners of various con
tests on the local greens this sum
mer, Tom Shockley making the pre-
|sentation talks. Col. ]. F. Mcneil
who donated the beautiful loving cup
for the city championship also gave
a short but impressive talk. The fol
lowing prizes we're awarded: e..
Ed Mckinley was presented with
the loving cup for the honor of win
ming city championship. f... ,q... A..
DR.. Jarvis, winner of the handicap
championship, was presented with q
loving cup offered by the Edris jew
|erly COMPANY. 49,. ..a.- Dob. ..
DR.. Adams was presented with an
other loving cup offered by the Wal
ton Clothing Co. to the winner of the
Amateur championship.
The following prizes were awarded
for the recent business mems goll
tournament when all the golf bugs
we're divided into six squads and {
prize was offered to the winner Of
each squad. ~. ... ...
Ed Walton was presented with 9
silk shirt offered by the Sawyer Shirt
Co.. through Cam Wallet.
Tom Shockley was presented with
a flannel shirt offered through the
same firm. nm -a s... ..-.... w..
c.. c.. Shepard was awarded pail
of Walk-Over shoes offered by the
Perkins & Gosselink Shoe Co.
d. e. Eckenbom, a pair of gold cuff
links offered by Seth Thomas.
Leo Baldauf, a set of toilet articles
offered by w. E. Williams.
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fered by the Hayes & Kalbach Hard
ware Co.
Monday night closed the golf sea
son of the year. which has been the
most successful that the local club
has had. The game has been made
a success through the efforts of Capt
Sam Walton. Regular golf tourna
ments have been played weekly on
Tuesday afternoons. These tourna
ments have always been of interest
and some close and interesting mat
ches have been held on different occa
sions. Two match golf tournaments
have been played this past season
with Ottumwa. The local club mem
bers were handled a good beating by
the Ottumwa club members on Decor
ALUM udy at ottuluWd, Jul Ihcy "Sie
reyenged for their defeat Labor day
when they invited the Ottumwa club
here for match and then gave them
a good trimming.
Sam Walton is holder of the lowest
score on the local grounds. He has
made a trip around the greens in "a,
which is nothing short of wonderful
golf. This score has never been
equalled and 1t will be many days be.
fore this feat is duplicated or bet
tered. The officers of the club were
all present last night for the closing
of the social season and they thank.
ed Mrs. Swick for her work this sum-
mer. The attendance was good and
everybody had royal time.
Notice of the Dissolution Of the Oska.