The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-31

placed in shape. Then allow players
to use both the grass and sand green's,
| taking their choice from the drive.
| This improvement alone would
make the Shawnee links the best in
| the west. Nothing in this section of
the country can touch the Shawnee
| layout for natural hazards and beau
| tiful rolling fairways.
Now for the grass greens.
| A team Of ten players INDUCED in
a ''swat-fest'' at the Country club last
| Saturday. The participants were Judge
Silas Porter. John Waters. Pat"
Campbell. George Snyder. "Mox' My
ers, Arch NJ. Catlin, Chester Wood
ward, J. C. Mohler. ]. A. Cole and Ar
thur Bonebrake. This was an inter-
esting match in which it was not con-
sidered good ethics to remain quiet
while a player was taking his stroke.
/ When a player was attempting to
make a beautiful drive. the others
jeered and hooted him and otherwise
made life miserable.
| Judge Porter said at the start that
he didn't like the idea of the swat
fest but his son-in-law, Campbell.
urged him to get in. The judge said
he would. but wouldn't be able to last
| long. But he did last and wasn't elm
! 4IldlSO uAlll the clS MN IlOlC- SOIc anu
Bonebrake played the final hole,
Bopebrake winning.
Remember the comment last week
about Albert or Howard Patten join
| ing the Shawnee club? Well, so the
story goes, Howard has called the
/ bluff. He is preparing to join. The
| Shawnees are preparing a welcome
sign.
Too !, he
breeches for golf knickers at the
Shawnee. Now that the pace is set,
let 'em come.
A new player teed up his first ball
| on No. 1 at Shawnee the other day.
Grabbing his driver like a baseball
| bat. standing at attention facing the
ball he let fly. The club whistled
thru the air, the N. P. grunted and
| the ball sat serenely on the sand.
Again he swung at it with even more
force. Again the ball remained un-
disturbed. The third time he. struck,
| but his energy was top heavy and he
stumbled and fell. Picking himself
| up, busting off his new creased white
| trousers, looking around at the polite
| and silent onlookers, he walked to the
| ball. picked it up, placed it in his
| pocket and sneaked toward the club
| house, his caddy trudging behind. 'It
has cost me just $50 to find this out.
he grumbled to a friend in the locker
room.
The lake on No. at Shawnee is
paved with good intentions-and
| burned good balls.
| The road runs by No. e's tee at
| Shawnee. A motor car filled with the
admiring family was parked behind
the tee the other afternoon. Father
was playing in a foursome. He had a
chance to save a ball in a. close match
on the first round. He didn't see the
| trousers splitting on his left hand and
| setting himself properly he whaled
| away at the ball. slice sent him in
| the rough. t-$-&-To-i! Father" said
mother at homo that night, You must
| cease swearing!"
| when you go to pieces on a hole
or a number of holes how do you set
| tie DOWN." a dub" asked Ed Thrill,
veteran of the Country club the other
day.
I forget your bad shots and play to win
the coming ones. 1t never falls"
/, If Arthur Bonebrake is able to win
the state championship again at Law
renee this year he will be sent to the
Transmississippi at st. Louis by the
| Topeka Country club. His local sup
porters are looking for him to walk
away with the honors at Lawrence.
His success at St Louis will be up to
him. "Boney" made a great showing
| in the last Transmississippi but his
| one weakness was evident-that of
| falling to conserve his strength.
| Young, full of pep" and a golfer who
puts every ounce of energy into each
] stroke. Bonebrake fails to settle down
\ to the professional game of wearing
out his opponent. marvellous golfer
he is but his extreme youth is to blame
| for his failure to hold back for the
| more crucial periods of the game
There is no doubt of Bonebrake's abil-
\ improving each season Now with a
little Improving with age" conserva-
ton he is gaining experience that
some day should make him champion
of the Transmississippi.
School is out and the caddies are
plentiful once more. Topeka golfers
have been carrying and huntin' their
own this spring due to the shortage
of youngsters.
Arthur Bonebrake. Fred Cooper
| Sallee, all of the Shawnee club, will
go to Lawrence Sunday to get ac-
Quainted with the course there before
| the state tournament begins. Proba-
bly, all Of them will remain thruout the
| week.
"Bub" Crow. younger brother OF
Jack. is playing a good game at the
Shawnee this spring. A little settling
down" at the greens and "Bub" will
make his big Bud" hump.
Otis Hungate and D. W. studdard
| Of the Shawnee Golf club have started
the sun cure fad for falling hair. Hum