The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-30
Tourney at the Country Club Starts
Tomorrow Morning; Rules are
Adopted; List Of the
Entries
! SOME SURPRISES
: MAY Be SPRUNG
Rumored that the Slow Contingent
May Have Something Up Their
Sleeves for the Swift
Stick Swingers

IRE OIL While the dew Is still
sparkling on the links tomorrow morn.
ing. those 81 golfers. in the first tourn-
| ament OF the Chckasha County club
and before they tuck their putter,
mashie. driver or brassie back in the
bag, two will have been returned the
champs of the club, Ia classes A and
b, the latter to be sort OF consola-
tion winner.
Who is the favorite? Slip over an
easy one. Ask the birds that sit in
the tree tops along Horseshoe lake
and watcn the balls whiz away from
the tees at the sharp impact OF the
driver. They will tell you that they
have one day seen golfer, or, in fact
4 several golfers. play the real tourna-
ment stuff. outclassing all other start
4 ers. but only to trail in the track the
following day In a reversal OF form.
The player who can negotiate the
distance with the least show OF
nerves" the steadiest, the one who
PLAYS his shots as he comes to them,
regardless OF what his opponent has
done. who curses not his III luck II his
bali roll far and nestle in the grass
and weeds. and he can keep up q
steady game round after round, will
be crowned champ-maybe.
Al least they all have an even break
A few months ago. with the possible
exception OF favored few, the tourna-
.ynen entries could not tell the differ
'ence between golf score and Rock
Island time table. but they have been
persistent Early morn, broiling noon
and shadowy sunset have seen them on
the links. swinging with increasing ac-
curacy on the ball. pursuing It from
hole to hole and from tee to tee. with
ever present enthusiasm, through
sheer love of the game and the recrea-
tion II brings.
They then go 10 the pole Thursday
morning an eveninly matched bunch.
as to experience. except. as previous
iy set forth, favored few. But It Is
freely rumored in golf circles that
some OF the cubs and not the old
heads at the game will. according to
dope, waltz home with their name on
the trophy cup.
They will get away as early as pos
sible tomorrow morning. The eight
making the lowest score on the full
nine hole course will constitute class
A at the finishing of the qualifying
round. The eight making the mex,
lowest score will constitute class B.
All others viii be eliminated. The
PLAYERS will then 20 into the SENT
finals of their respective classes, play
4 ing in pairs and will thus follow the
Jaws of elimination until two remain
In each class for the finals, which VIII
be PLAYED. probably Friday evening OF
Saturday morning
Rules Adopted.
The following rules nave been adopt
ed and will govern the play in th'
tourney:
On day Of qualifying rounds no play
Q, WI: be allowed to do any practicinl
whatever
Out OF bounds: Fences on nor'i
south. east and west, and also With
the tennis courts. The club hous
foundations. and surroundings VIII D
Considered hazard.
At any time during the match
player mays'At ehis option, lift an
drop hisabalp at penalty Of on
stroke sai 81
On the greens, the player shootl
.-,nay demand that his opponents oa
De lifted.
A ball which has lodged IN U
weeds along the fence lines, must
played as found. unless within I
square Of the green. when 1t may
1 dropped clubs length from
fence. without penalty
A player cannot address his b'
while in a match, unless he is at le
full clubs length from the ball A