Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-12
UPSETS FEATURE
DAYS GOLF PLAY
Champion Gwinnup Eliminated
in First Round; Medalist
Also Loses.
Special TO The World.
OKLAHOMA {

IN l4NllohA ' u, june ! L.
Oklahoma City won everything IN IN,
first days play of the eighth nnnu
tournament of the oklahoma stat,
/ Golf association yesterday, DR. S. X
Cunningham winning the trophy toi
the low medal score with rs and the
Oklahoma City Golf and Country cluf
fiVc-man team composed of Doctor
CUNNINGHAM, George Frederickson, A
* West, F. T.. Patterson and X. r
F1nnerty winning the team match
with "A total of ~ strokes
one of the days biggest furpriseS
was the elimination Of II. G. Gwinnup
las. years champion. by q. III ,cl-
turne Of ChickqSha. two up in eight
teen holes in the first round of matcii
play. Gwinnup. who played sensa
tiUnal golf last year was picked by
many as the strongest contender for
the honors this year and his un-
expected elimination lends ar air OF
uncertainty to the meet. The play OF
Blackburnc was excellent thruout tn
match and he bids fair to make 4
strong bid for the title.
Many Other Urscts.
The play in the first round match
liay was not without other upseis IL
cope as Doctor Cunningham, low
med9list, lost his match as did Dr. f..
$ Ferguson. These two golfers were
lo'h considered of cham 3ionship tim
hcl and their being eliminated in the
first round was cause of great sur =
Iiisc.
Another feature of the day was the
work of the Chickasha fiVe-man team
II u Ia ,arit al - fg,..e 1, "A
second in the team match. Chicka-
sha's team was not considered in the
running at all, yet they beat the Tulsa
flNe-man team out of second place by
eight strokes. supporters of the Tulsa
team were disappointed at its show
ing. This team won the team match
last year and they were expected to
repeat this year.
Yesterdays Results.
The result of the first round match
play In each of the four flights with
medal scores in parenthess follows:
George Frederickson, oklahoma
city (s2). defeated DR.. 5. h. Cunning
ham, Oklahoma city 90. one up.
T.. a. Liebman, Oklahoma City
(S2). defeated Or. f.. $. Ferguson.
Oklahoma city (S5). Three up, one
to play.
II. ~. Snlllni tnlckaSna tN3D, ue-
feated Paul Reiss, oklahoma City
,S5). Two up.
F.. i. Pates. oklahoma City (7O.
defeated stockton Porter Muskogec
(S4) One up in 10 holes.
G. X. Hoffer, oklahoma City (S5).
defeated II. G. Gwinnup. Tulsa (S2).
Two up.
* w. Shartel. Oklahoma City (Ss).
defeated +. f.. Patterson. Oklahoma
city (S6). Five and four.
II. H. Finnerty, oklahoma City
S4l, defeated NJ u. Gaskill, III Reno
(S2) Five and four.
second Flight, First Round.
T. II. Niles, Muskogee $50. de-
feated j. w. Upsher, Oklahoma City
(9O). Four and three.
J. b. Frederickson, Oklahoma City
CID, defeated j, Belford, Muskogee
(S9). Three and two.
w. NJ. Cutlip Muskogee (91) de-
featcd DR.. w. r. Newton. Muskogec
Cs9, c and 4; r. T. Stafford. Okla
homa CITY (S9) defeated !. ". Darby.
Tulsa t9D 6 and 4; James Kennedy
Tulsa (SD defeated 7. IT, williams.
N. Chlckasha 600 and .; DR.. A. l..
Guthrie oklahoma CITY (91) defeated
!. r. NcAlester. McAlcster (S9) 2 and
|; X. II. Holm, Tulsa (S9) defeated ].
y. Mars oklahoma City (sN one W
30 holes; Charles Hopes, .Oklahoma
City (S9) defeated II c. Adams, Okla.
homa City (sD and 1.
Third Flight. First Round.
r. W MURRAY, Chickasha (92) de-
feated w. r. McClan, Oklahoma City
t95) 4 and 3: Or A. ]. Beatty, Okla
homa City (96) defeated II. Ham
merly, Chickasha (9D I and 6: Z. j.
Maxwell, Ardmore (95) defeated A.
r. Lingafelt. Oklahoma City (9e) I
up; w. : Hicks, Oklahoma City, (95)
defeated J. T. Allison. El Reno (s2).
3 and >, Frank l., Moore, Tulsa (92J
defeated .. X. Boardman. Oklahoma
City (9h) 1 and >; II. A. Bump, ok
lahoma City (9D defeated Charles
Eagg, Muskogee (96) and 3: l.. n.
Tomm. MuskoEee. (97) defeated G. II.
King. ir., McAlester (95) 3 and /: l..
O. Higgins. El Reno (92) defeated ].
c. Echols, Ardmore (96) 1 up 10
holes.
Fourth Flight. First Round.
Rev ]. Blatt, oklahoma City (a7p
defeated Fred C. Clark. Oklahoma
City. (a7) and q Herbert Nee, Ok
'ahoma City t9S) defeated C. H.
r. a nEIn Ctt,, fQSN na. 80.