Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-21
PLUM LAKE TOURNAMENT
A Big Success Wausau Golfers Have
Jolly Time.

The great annual event of the Plum
Lake Golf club, the open tournament
| for the Presidents cup, came off last
week. A large and very welcome con-
| tingent was present from Wausau.
The golfers numbered fifty-two, who
entered the qualifying rounds. Near
ly half of whom were from Wausau.
Forty-eight survived the round and
these were divided into three flights,
sixteen in each flight. The first fight
only being eligible for the cup.
The tournament lasted four days
and was hotly contested, it being nee
essary to play off several ties. The
cup was won by Robert Hixon of To-
ledo, O., and it was formally present
ed to him in front of the club house at
the end of the tournament.
The cup has been contested for in
three previous years. The first year
it was won by C. B. Bird OF Wausau,
vice president of the club, and the
third year by his son, George, whose
army duties prevented his return this
year to defend his title. The cup pass
es into the possession of the winner
of the tournament for one. He is to
have his name inscribed on it, and at
the end of the year, bring it back
and defend his title. If he succeeds
in doing this and wins the cup two
successive years it becomes his prop
erty.
Mr.. Hixon, who was scratch man,
beat P. S. Warner, 1 up in Is holes.
The prize for the second flight was
won by F. w. Kingsley. The victor in
the third flight was lad of thirteen,
Joseph M. Hixon, Jr., nephew OF
the winner of the presidents cup.
This promising youngster performed
the phenomenal feat of doing the 3rd
hole of 365 yards, in three strokes.
The tournament was the most sue
cessful and interesting in the history
of the club. This week the tourna-
ments for the Wilmot cup and the
are in progress.
George Phillips, Walter Thorn, c. S.
Gilbert, B. F. Wilson, A. NJ. Evans and
P. M. Wilson of this city, remained in
the first flight, but all were eliminated
except Evans, who played in the finals.
w. H. Bissell and DR.. l.. E. Spencer
of this city, won prizes in the event.
The golfers were royalty entertained
at Plum at the Walter Alexander, G. B..
Bird, A. L. Kreutzer, C. S. Gilbert and
W. B. Scholfield cottages. The o. w.
Sayner resort was also open to Wau-
sau visitors.
The following golfers of Wausau,
participated in the tournament:
B. F. Wilson, d. C. Everest, c. G.
Yawkey, Walter Alexander, A. L.
Kreutzer, w. H. Bissell, P. V. o. Van
Vechten, Walter H. Thorn, Geo. w.
Phillips, c. B. Bird, Charles S. Gilbert,
c. S. Gilbert, Jr., Ben Alexander, Hen
ry Smith, A. NJ Evans, DR.. l.. E. Spen-
GER, j. l.. Sturteyant, w. H. Nablo,
M. P. Mccullough, A. P. Woodson, DR..
Ladwig, j. S. Griffith, F. d. Timlin,
Ben Hammond and George Foster.
Chris Melville, the professional
golfer at the Wausau Country club,
accompanied the Wausau contingent
with twelve caddies. The boys had
great sport, all being taken care of at
the Sayner resort. They were enter
tanned at dinner at Walter Alexan-
der's. They participated in a water
melon contest and race to see which
boy could get on his shoes first.
Shoes were taken off and numbered
and placed in pile. The boys ran a
certain number of yards to the shoe
pile and each one threw the number
that was not his own as far as he
could. 1t was great sport.
A purse of $50 was raised for an
exhibition game, between Donnelly
and Dixon of Sayner and Melville and
Evans of Wausau, which resulted in
a tie, $50 going to each Donnelly and
Melville, who have charge of the
courses.
An amount was subscribed to, in
bond issue sufficient to wipe out the
Indebtedness of the club.