The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-03
Country Clubs Invitation Tour
ney Begins Today.
WOMEN'S MEET IS ENDED
Mrs. HI. d. Sterrett of Hutchin-
son Is State Champion.
Weeks Play for Both Amateurs
and Professionals.


this afternoon is alive with the best
golf talent in the state of Kansas.
gentle breeze from the north, bright
skies above, a soft turf OF carpet
gree beneath-everything from the
elements to the hospitality of the
clubs officers is combined to make
the invitation and open midwest
tournament the most successful in
history.
More than thirty out OF town golf
enthusiasts qualified for the four
flights of the tournament this morn
| ing. More than sixty Topekans have
qualified. This makes little less
than 1oJ men ''in uniform" all striv-
, ing to win the title and the prize OF
the meet.
kansas City, Mo-, Kansas City, Kan.
Wichita. Hutchinson, Manhattan, Sa-
| lima, Eldorado. Arkansas City, Law
renee, Winfield, ottawa and Topeka
are represented in the tournament.
When the first round of the first or
| championship flight opened this after
| noon it was found that players with
scores between 76 and 80 were quail
| fled. In other words there are thirty
| two qualified for the first flight. thir-
| ty-two for the second, sixteen for the
| third and the remaining enter the
rainbow or consolation matches. It
was figured when the tournament was
called that it would take an IS to
enter the championship rounds. The
| unusually bad scores turned in by
| Shawnee club players who are used to
oiled sand and greens probably ac-
counted for the slack cards.
Tho Favorite Half Dozen.
The first rounds of the flights will
| he completed by late this evening.
The finals will be played Friday after
noon.
The dope" favors six players for
the championship-Art Bonebrake
of Topeka with 76. T. B. Griffith
of Wichita with a II. DIR. w. H. Ho-
bart of Topeka. with a rs. E. A. Camp
bell of Topeka with a so. Frank
Griggs OF Topeka with a 81 and Ilif
Felix of Topeka with 50. The To-
day and Sunday Griffith made his
4 Qualifying. medaI~in beantifya game
Il this morning.
The complete list of all who have
qualified for the tournament follows:
(When town is not named the played is
Arthur Bonebrake. &c.
IT. B. Griffith. Wichita. az.
nr. Wilson II. Hobart a.
Il. A. Campbell, so.
j. a. Cole. 81.
Frank w Griggs, So.
|. w. Felix. S..
W. W. Crowder Lawrence 50
Stanley Clithero, ST.
Clyde Middleton, 81.
| J. II. Frost. 81.
| A. NJ Catlin. 81.
i H. q. Humphries. So.
Robert Pierce, 50.
Otto Barteldes, Lawrence. 81.
!. S. Lovelace. Hutchinson, sS.
H. l.. Armstrong. SO.
II s. Morgan, 81.
e. Is. Merriam 81.
| Armin Fassler, 81.
G. G. Carl. Lawrence, 81.
J. W. Kimberlin, X. C.. Mo. S.
Emerson Carey. Hutchinson, SS.
J. G. Petro, Hutchinson, IS.
W. u. Updegraff, IS.
Henry Eberhart, Salina, 50.
: 4. g. Bnrteldes; Lawrence, 50.
- W. Studdard. 50.
Fred Copper 50.
y. W. Strickland 50.
ii. D. McGrath. 50.
]. c. Wilson, 9O.
!. Il. Sleeper 90.
II. w. Donhldson, 90.
W T. Stinson. Manhattan. no.
W. o. Sternberg. *. C.. No, 81.
William Carey. Hutchinson, a1.
]. A. Campbell. 91.
NJ. V. kistler. 81.
]. c. Mohler. 91.
Arthur Carrutn, 90
II. Guild. o.
: DR. Walter Wedding. %.
r. Loosen. Wichita. a2.
Or. W: F. Bowen, 93.
Frank Scott. 03.
!. ]. A. Anderson. Salina, 81
I T.. A. Thrill. 81.
A. T. Doggett. Saiina, o4.
= nlr. J. p. Topping, Ottawa; Of.
f i. L. Campbell. e4.
! +. r. Sallee. 70.
Harry Gee, wichita. 20.
, Tch1 I Kirkwood, HI.I,,gi, Wichita, VI %.
2 w. II. Lyman. 0G.
Dana Davis. o.
W. IT. Brelsford. 97.
y. Goodrich, Winfield, o.
Ernest Vhrlaub. Lawrence. ~.
fuHf frfc
Emersen Carey. jr., Hutchinson, 81
w. f. Bulls. 9s
George Staebler, os
2 p. J. J.~Baddeley. Hutchinson, 20.
T. NJ Lillard. 100.
/ Fred l.. Alderman 1O1.
, John III. Dean, 1O1.
! Harold Petro. Hutchinson, 101.
]. Barnum. 102.
q. T. Hungnte. 102.
S J.. l.. -Strachan. 103.
e George II Cook. Concordia. 100.
Frank Strong, Lawrence, 103.
, q. T. Cropper. 104.
e. r. Whiteside. Wichita. 1O5.
A. J. Clark. 105.
L. r. Booth. 103
j. L. Pierce. 101.
s. W. Grubbs. 1OT.
w NJ Mills los.
Il. W. Smith Fl Dorado, 112
II ]. T. Stewart. 115.
VI. r. Gourley 115.
J. Il. Ninglapd. 115.
/. H. v. Gavitt. lis.
4 A. IL Dillon. 124
Hutchinson wcH Represented.
Hutchinson sent the largest list G
players to the city. Seven player
Z came to Topeka from the Salt City fo
. the tournament. Wichita sent fiv,
> Lawrence sent six, and other citie
2 sent fewer.
a One OF the satisfactory features Z
It the meet is the fact that several Kar
y sas clubs were represented that neve
s before have taken an active interest
r state tournam ments. They include T
= Dorado Winfield Concordfa an