The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-03
FITCH TOURNEY
 ID BEGIN TODAY
QUALIFYING ROUND AT THE GOLF COURSE WILL ATTRACT
 MANY PLAYERS.
semi-Finals Will B. Played Tomor- row, the Finals to Determine the Trophy Winner Wednesday,
BY Fl. w. LANIGAN, Press Representative Arlington ani
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IItSN representative AIllnAlOU anu
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 This is to be one of golrs busiest weeks of the season on the pretty Country Cub links.
 Today will be devoted to play in the qualifying round in the Fitch Tournament. a new event on the Spas golf calendar It is so named in honor of F. W. Fitch of Boone, la, who has been a guest at the Arling- ton Hotel for the past month, and who has become such a great cham pion of the Country Club course that last week he petitioned President Forbes to permit him to stage tournament all by himself this week before it came time for him to return north.
 pr Forbes gave MT Fitch the per mission he deisred and the lowan is hanging up an unusually handsome pair of silver loving cups. They go to the winner in each flight, Pro. fessional Willie Hoare is confident
 
 take part in the qualifying round. So, it is sure thing he will be able to complete two full flights of eight players each.
 The qualifying round takes place today. Tomorrow the semi-fnals will be played and Thursday the fnah will be put on. II w. Turner of Butte, Mont, Thomas Thoits of Grand Rapids, Mich, and C. B. Dud ley of Memphis, Tenn, all guests st the Arlington. are the new additions to the Country Clubs golf colony, and all three are expected to tee off in the qualifying round.
 A. c. Johnson, that steady per rformer from Minneapolis, Minn., who won the championship in the mid-winter tournament, last weeks golf feature, has entered. So has R. w Thrift of Lima. Ohio, the runner up The Hot Springs players Hoare expects to see enter are Ernest Lat ta, H. A. Jones and w. F. Chester.
 Jack Villas, the Chicago aviator, turned in the seasons best score for amateurs yesterday afternoon. by ne gotiating the course in S5. It is an uncommonly good performance Villas will compete iii the Fitch tournament and must be afforded a rare good chance of winning the event.
 Play in the finals will be at 70 holes, which means that all element of luck will be eliminated The en try list up to o'clock yesterday aft ernoon included the following:
 Philips Blagden, New York City; R. II. Smith, Lexington, Ky; c. A. Kerr. Kansas city, Mo-. J. V. Rohan, Racine. Wis; II. w. Turner, Butte, Mont, R. W. Thrift, Lima, Ohio T. l.. Pegram Muskogee, Okla; A. NJ. Levy, Houston, Tex; r. X. Diebold and F NJ. Diebold Pittsburg, Pa: Paul P. Fitch, Youngstown. Ohio, A. c Johnson, Minneapolis, Mnn:; F. w. Fitch, Boone, la. Thomas Thoits, Grand Rapids, Mich: c. B. Dudley, Memphis, Tenn; Jack Villas, Chicago, and Ernest Latta, w. F. Chester and n A. Jones, Hot Springs
 The women members of the Coun- try Club will engage in match play Friday, for solid silver sandwich plate, the gift Of the generous Fitch The probable field consists of Mrs. R. w. Thrift of Lima, Ohio; Mrs Paul P. Fitch of Youngstown. Ohio; Mrs. l.. A. Villas of Chicago Mrs. Philips Blagden of New York City; Mrs. J. V. Rohan of Racines Wis. Mesdames w. E. Chester and Etzel and the Misses Frances Eisele and Alton Williams, Hot Springs.