The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-18
TEAM MATCH PLAY
 IN GOLF TOURNEY
WILL BE PLAYED THIS AFTER NOON OVER LINKS OF THE HOT SPRINGS COUNTRY
 CLUB.
Thursday Morning the Qualifying Round of State Tourney Begins. and Thursday Night at Eastman State Association Meeting Is Held

The second anuual state golf tourna-
 ment begins today ar the Country Club. Golfers from every city in Ar
 kansas that boasts of a golf course
 have been ccngregatinE in the city
 for the past three or four days, and
 with the eleventh hour arrivals eN-
 peeted this morning. the stage Is set
 for what promises to he one of the
 most interesting tournaments. both from the standpoint of the players and
 the gallery that Hot Springs has ever
 witnessed Little Rock. Helena and
 Pine Bluff have all had representa-.
 tives here for the past day or so play
 ing the local course, and accustoming
 themselves to its greens and fair
 ways. The delegationS will he swelled
 this morning hy players from Fort
 smith, TeXarkapa and Jcnesboro.
 The first event Of the tournament
 wifi he played this afterG0ca, iH what
 is known as the Team Match Every
 club in the state has selected four
 players from their mem bership to rep
 rC sent them in this event. and it is
 certain to be very hotly contested
 affair. Hot Springs will be repre-
 sented by Tom Martin, Jack Villas,
 Fellows Gaines and Hiram Whiting
 ton. There are many who believe
 that the local players have better
 than an even chance to win this
 event, and all feel certain that they
 ill be well up in the runnng Little Rock won the affair last year and
 have strong team again this year Thursday morning will witness the qualifying round Beginning at g o'clock the players sill tee off every five minutes until all have left the clubhouse. By noon it is expected that all will have finished the IS holes, and Willie Hoare will then announce
 the drawings for the first round of | match play. which will start in the afternoon at ? o'clock.
 Match play will continue until the finals Saturday. Friday night will nC utA'hlAt4N NhV NAhi iAtfhA A'
 cut the next day for the title of state
 champion for 1917. No one seems to have any well-defined idea as to the ultimate winner, as the players this 1 spring seem to be nearer and more | evenly matched than last year The going is certain to be hard, and the player that finishes on top will have earned his title unquestionahly, as he will have met and eliminated the best golfers in the state. Ed England Jr., | last year. champion, is here to de 1 fend his title, and as always will prob ably be installed favorite with the wise ones. It would occasion very little surprise. however, should be fail to come through this spring, as l report has it that he is not playing in
 the form he displayed last year and there are any number of golfers who are coming fast, and bid fair to show more than is expected of them against the favcrite.
 The State Golf Association will hold
 it's annual meeting Thursday night at the Fla tman hotel officers for the
 coming year will be elected, and the course for the 1918 tournament will
 5e chosen Hot Springs hopes to land the event for this city again next year, but there are indication that some Of ne other cities in the state are going 10 make a bid for the event.