The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-06

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| 1t during the shower postmortems. 1t
became common talk over the course
that Jake was losing his putting eye"
Jake always was the center Of group
of sympat hizers.
Now ia can't ut club length in
one chance out of five.
my dod-gasted friends are respon-
s.Lle," he explains. They bored into
me with IL rotten putting talk so
much that 1 have lost all confidence
in the bloomin' green's"
Jake was in his lump badly during
the qualification rounds last Sunday.
He made a 81 when he should have
walked away with an SO. The balls
| just wouldn't take the cup.
In this column last week it was
noted that two Santa Fe officials were
carrying, tucked in their belts, towels
with the Inscriptions "Bisonte" and
Pullman" thereon. j. r. Koontz and
]. NJ. Connell. respectively general
freight and general passenger agents
of the Santa Fe, are proudly display
Ing their towels in proof that they are
not the guilty parties. Herein begins
the process of elimination.
DR.. Milton Miller was a-shootin'
on the Country club course one day
this week. Suddenly he dropped his
club, Topped on the ground and began
to roll down his socks.
"Smatter?" a fellow player in
quired.
Something bit me-"
Just the golf bug-don't worry
came back the consolation
Charlie and Mrs. Mitchell were
playing a regulation family match,
shrieking with keen rivalry, one eve
ming this week.
on the eighth tee Mrs. Mitchell was
two up and boy came running down
from the club house with an urgent
telephone call for Charlie.
The match was stopped. 1t is ru-
mored around the club house that
Charlie never went to the telephone
and that the boy was given half dol
lar for recognizing the signal.
Labor Day was a big day at the
Shawnee club. Owing to the woman's
tournament at the Country club the
golfers from the latter were invited
to play at Shawnee. From morning
until late evening the course was
crowded with the best shots in To-
pella. 1t was the first time that many
of the Country club players had tried
were handicapped. The oiled sand
green's bothered the considerably
altho they agreed that the length and
sportiness of the links raised their
card showing.
The old-time threesome, Russell
Frost. Holmes Meade and George
Thompson, tried the Shawnee course
for the first time Labor Day. They
turned in 81. So and 53-Eood scores
considering their initial introduction
to the sand greens.
The Shawnee south-paws are due
for a stiff match soon. They include
Bert Briggs, A. D. Birch COT Jones &
Birch feud fame) and Fred lies.
Secretary studdard of the Shawnee
club is preparing a new set of rules
of golf etiquette to be practiced here
after on the Highland Park course.
The members admit that courtesy is
ragged on Shawnee due to the large
number of new players who have not
been informed. The players are not
to blame as they are not aware of
their offenses. Golf etiquette is not
table or parlor manners-it is a pecu
liar form of Tnannerism that is recog-
nized only on the links.
The famous lake hole at Shawnee
will be eliminated from the course
this fall. The dry weather makes the
lake more of a mire than a body of
is good news to the players with
super minds who insist O.. driving the
ball into the lilies.
The macadam road leading from the
pavement to the Country clubs drive
ways is in horrible condition. 1t is
referred to by Country club members
as being the Observation-Disclosures
1t is expressed freely around the club
house that unless it is repaired it may
be renamed as the "Road-that-beat
Corwine."
The Sha club is we'll satisfied
with the showing its players made
during the Country clubs invitation
tournament. In the second and con-
ISOLATION flights the Shawnee defeated
many local and out Of town golfers.
SEX eraI qualified for the first flight
and made good scores against their
opponents. Considering the change
from sand TO grass green's the Shaw
nee shooters" played wonderful golf.
Several out of town players took
advantage of the Shawnee's offer of
the course during the Country club
invitation tournament. The out OF
town golfers agreed that the Shawnee
course is the sportiest in Kansas. In
few years when the grass green's
have been developed it will be without
an equal.
The caddies of the Shawnee and
Country clubs and the extras who
came out to aid in taking care of the
players during the tournament this
week, made an excellent record for
courtesy and eff iency in Topeka golf
The boys were most willing. they
helped the players in pit and hazard
warnings and lost very, very few balls
They are a bright set of youngsters
and have contributed heavily to the
success of the game here.
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