The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-11
READY FUR FkAY ASICk bY v|IE h|kD ROUND Pc
IN C. LeeeDe
for Coming Battle Kansas Prosperity
Over Omah Mai
CLUB WORK TRUE RHleM| PASSENGERS on nAMAYsM naSlHs ARE BEAT
Of
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tRsrlL Ocean wives the Round
Harry C. Legg Defeated By Oll
Time Opponent Chambers.
Mclaughlin Looks Like winner
Over Omaha Ma1.
|Au kinSlnS ARE B6ATH
Allen McNeal Of Topeka Was
Last Survivor.
Only One Kansas City Man SuF.
wives the Round.

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wives the ROund.
KAsas City, June In. A. Me-
IAughltn Of the lakewood CounHy
club. Denver. was up In his maAoA
with w. N. Chambers Of Omaha. ak
the eighteenth hole Of the third round
championship flight in the Tf11D-
mississippi golf tournament today. Mo-
Laughiin played an improved e.Ae.
up a. well n yesterday When tho
Omaha player defeated Harry Less oe
Minneapolis.
Other scores at the eighteenth hole
were: E r. Morrison. EvAn6tons
Kansas City VI. J. w. Rhea. Country
club. Memphis, Morrisonse up; J. L.
Carleton. Glen Echo Country Climb g.
Louis vs.. s. E. Edmunds. 81. Louis
Cady, Rock Island Arsenal Golf club ,
Va. +. n. Rhoses. Blue Hills club, KAN
sas City. cady 2 up.
kansas City. June 11.-sevsraa
spectacular matches were expected to.
be played on the course of the 0vano-
ton Golf club in the third round Of tho !
tournament Of the Tfansmiasja1ippt
in the championship fight scenters In :
the match between w. N. Chambos4
Country club. Omaha, and n. A. Mo-
Laughlin, Lakewood Country club,
Denver. Yesterday Chambers defeated
Harry q. Legg Of Minnikahda club.
Minneapolis. four times Transmissis-
s1ppi champion.
It was expected. also. that the
match between J. w. Rhea, Country
club, Memphis. and e. r.. Morrioum,
Kansas City champion. would be hard
fought. After the defeat of Legg yes ,
terday NO one, not even c. W. Hig-
gins. the official starter u willing to
~asef s,s wnc %sa VIII awey Gitan 1r.t hon SS
counted confidently on winning the ;
championship, both because Of their
superiority in numbers and in know
ledge Of the course However: with
possibilities. only two Of them are ,
Kansas Citiane. Thir<y-six hoJoo a1o .
to be played in all matches today ana
l II WAS expected that the heat swQnJ4
Chambers Beae Harry d. Laet. {
Kansas City. June 11.-PIaying an
aggressive game-brilliant at times
w. HI. Chambers of Omaha Country
club. defeated Harry q. L.egg. of Min
nikahda club. Minneapolis, four times
Transmississippi golf champion, 2 up
in the second round Of the champion
ship fight Of the tournament of the
Transmississippi Golf association ON
When the match started Wedneo-
day afternoon. Legg was confident ana
Chambers nervous. Two yean ago
Legg defeated Chambers I'm the Trans
mississippi finals at Minneapolis BY
the generous margin Of eight up and :
six to play and the gallery following
them anticipated similar result ON
this occasion.
spectators realized that a dark horso's
had beaten Legg. they lost the placid
attitude and whispering mien Of . golf
gallery and cheered him In . good old
baseball fashion.
'FIe won because he had the cour-
age to keep, on fighting in the face
of what seemed to him to be sure de-
feat" Legg said.
Play Extra Hole Matches.
Throughout the day the play was
spectsSular; = number n9anos Of extra ss hole hole
round 8. e. Edmunds, Country clu.;,
st. Louis, and A. b. Swift, Country
club. st. Joseph. halved almost every
hole ana were Obliged to play six ex-
ira holes. before Edmunds won the
John. Deere cady, Arsenal ooif cl1b..
Rock Island, Ill, won his match from
T. III. Mastin Of Evanston club, up'
in 10 holes. and F. n. Rhodes Flue
len McNea1 Of Topeka, 1 up in -
holes. In the second round Of the
championship flight. Cady was aeafa
obliged to play extra holes, defeatjuR
his opponent, s. w. Reynolds, Fln14
club, Omaha, up In ~ holes. 6gkn
men played excellent games and kepe'
their scores around bogey throughoat<
Other results in the second round
Of the championship flight foIloWs:
NJ. A. Mclaughlin, Lake Wool
Country club, Denver, defeated Z. J.
Campbell, Evanston, up, s to psNy.
8. E. Edmunds, Country club. st.
Louis, defeated J. L. Johnston. Ccun..
try club. Kansas City. 4 up, to play.
J. w 8. Rhea, Country club. Mem
jhis, defeated II. q. Harrison, Hyper
ion Field and Motor club. Des MoineA
up.
George Frederickaon. 0o1f and Coun-
try club. Oklahoma cry up. to
play.
Results IN the second round for the
president's trophy follow,
r. II. williams, Evanston, defeate1
A. w. Warren, Country club. St Louiss
Mo-. up In 20 holes.
J. w. Bemfs. Glen Echo CouutrY
club st. Louis, defeated J. Z. NugenG
Evanston. : mp. 4 to play
|. llcNeafs CAddy SaSs Hard II0Ek
1t t6ok 10 holes to decide The
Rh0dee-lGcNeal match. 0Oin9 or -
nineteen, McNeAfs caddy beoar1o
over-conndent. wen WIN WI
win" he kekt repeatfne to hlusGo3G
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