The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-08
Sheldon and Matless Were Leading
Field at Ottumwa at Noon But
Newburn Turned in
Lowest.
MATCH PLAY IS STARTED
Work Of Local Men is Being Watched
With Interest by the
Golf Enthusiasts
Here.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, July S.-The
second days. play in the Iowa state
golf association tourney at the Coun-
tirely different playing conditions
from the first day and the result was
! that the low scores that were expect
| ed did not materialize for the most
part. Over an inch of rain fell dur
ing the night and 1t greatly slowed up
the course, making a sharp contrast
to the lightning fast fair green's and
putting green's Of Monday. Drives
that Monday would have rolled hun
dred yards after landing, scarcely
moved after they struck and the won
derful long swatting of the first days
qualifying was missing. The first
players out in the morning were still
further handicapped by considerable
casual water at various places and by
soggy putting green's that made sharp
play impossible.
The sun burst forth from the clouds
about 8 O'Clock and soon dried things
up but made the atmosphere very OPP
pressive for the players.
Keokuk Men Leading.
At noon about dozen players had
finished their thirty-six holes OF quail
flying and the best scores were hung
,,D by the two Keokuk entries-J.
Matless and Purdue Sheldon, the for
mer with q total of 166 and the latter
with 1853. These scores do not look
like the best however for both Bart
lett and Baker of Ottumwa and hall
a dozen Of the out Of towners bid fair
to go under If they keep up the gait
they have set thus far in their play.
Close watchers OF the score toard
have 1t doped out that 176 will qualify
a man for the championship flight,
which means that several who turn IN
scores above DOGGY will be IN the
running In the main event.
Second Flight Close.
The majority OF these who look good
for the second flight are playing
around the 100 mark and It looks as
though the field is going to be . very
close one.
AS there are only about ten players
to be eliminated entirely from the 1O6
entrants. the third flight for the Of
tumwa country club trophy will range
from wherever the second flight leaves
OF to 10 or thereabouts. "Sid" Eos
ter OF Des Moines, and Frank Sim
mons of Ottumwa, who were entered
but who failed to play Monday. start
ed OF yesterday to play thirty-six
holes before nightfaH so as to be in
the running.
Newburn's Final 10 1853.
Don Newburn OF Des Moines, who
Monday established course record
of IS strokes for the nine holes, did
not fare quite so well in his first
round this morning. The terrific |
drives which marked his play Mon
day were missing and he played
slightly above DOGGY. At that he is
still a contender for the low score
medal because OF his first days lead
NJ four strokes over the next three
lowest golfers.
Don Newburn turned in final
score OF 1853. His low mark OF yester-
day made him the most feared con-
tender for low score medal. The first
nine holes Of Bartlett's lay yesterday
gives the Ottumwan a chance with
score of "A on the last time round to
beat Newburn. Bartlett won low
score at Des Moines last year.
Match Play Tomorrow.
When all the scores are turned IN,
the makeup of the three flights Will
b.. aatarnainod and nairino for match