The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-03
PLAY IS DELAYED
State Golf Tournament Opens
Wednesday Noon.
Rain Has Kept Back the Quail
flying Rounds.
"a TOPEKANS ARE REGISTERED
Today BOnebrake Made a 40,
Griggs 43, Campbell As.
Business Meeting for 1920
Tourney Held Tonight.
a TOPEKANS ARE REGISTERED

Lawrence, Kan, June 3.-Despite
soggy grounds and saturated grass,
that cheats the players out of the
roll on every shot, the visiting golf
ers here for the state tournament, are
finishing their qualifying rounds on
the Lawrence Country club course.
The Lawrence players finished their
qualifying scores yesterday, many Of
them playing their final holes in a
heavy downpour of rain.
1t will be Wednesday noon before
the qualifying scores are complete.
Tournament play should begin We'd
nesday afternoon.
This morning there were twenty
four Topeka golfers registered. Bone
brake, of Topeka. state champion,
made a 40, Griggs a 43 and Campbell
a As in qualifying.
Tho the lowering skies portend a
dismal week for golfers, the number
of contestants for the various state
honors and prizes offered by local
merchants. has not decreased. Every
hotel in the city is crowded and all
the accommodations of the clubhouse
are filled to overlooking. In addition
to this many golfers are being enter
tanned in the homes of the Lawrence
golf bugs" In preparation for the
wet week in prospect, they are all
equipping themselves with rain coats,
umbrellas and waterproof footgear.
The number of caddies is being in
creased so that the golfers may not
be burdened with their weather defy
ing clothing while there is no rain.
Because schools here have not closed,
the scarcity of caddies has been acute
until yesterday when it was announced
that a raise in pay had been decided
upon, making it possible for the boys
to earn two dollars per day and now
1t Is expected that "Caddying" will be
another usage ofethe word "Hooky."
Business Meeting Tonight.
The annual business session of the
state golf association will be held at
the Lawrence Country club house this
evening following the annual banquet.
which is to be given by the Lawrence
club for the visiting golfers. The Of
ficers of the association for the next
year will be chosen at this meeting
and the place for the holding of the
next tournament will be decided upon.
Hutchinson is making a big bid for
the tournament in 1920. but Salina
and Wichita are contesting.
With the qualifying rounds out of
the way. the final pairings will be an
nounced for the different flights. Ac-
tual playing on the state tournament
will start about noon, Wednesday. The
out of town players are finishing their
qualifying today. The qualifying round
consists of eighteen holes and the
thirty-twc lowest scores will be en-
titled to enter the championship flight
The next sixteen will enter the Glass 2
flight, the next sixteen in Glass Three
flight and the players not qualifying
in the first "a will be entered in the
special Victory Flight. In addition to
this, there will be a team match play
between four players from each of the
state clubs There is also a consola-
ton flight for the losers in the first
round Ct each of the first three flights
Program of Entertainment.
An elaborate program of entertain
ment has been provided for each of
the days while the tournament is in
progress. This program starts tomor-
row afternoon with a tea and bridge
for the ladies attending the tourna-
ment. Tomorrow evening the annual
golfers ball will be held at the club
house.
Entries made up to last evening to-
tailed 112 with twelve clubs of the
state represented. Twelve of the en-
tries are made from the local club.