The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-05
BOnebrake and Felix Out for
Golf Championship.
State Leaders Eliminated Grif-
fifth and Campbell.
BIG GATHERING OF "PROS"
Largest Open Tournament In
State History Saturday.
Amateur Flights VIII Be Com.
pleted This Afternoon.

At the end OF the first nine holes
in the championship finals this aft
ernoon Bonebrake was two up on
Felix.
The card:
Felix. ................. .543 535 544
Bonebrake. ass 5SS 52S
Playing sensational golf and buck
ing a treacherous gusty wind. Arthur
Bonebrake of Topeka and Ilif Felix
of Topeka eliminated Pat" Campbell
of Topeka and Tom Griffith of Wich-
ita from championship honors in the
semi-finals of the Country clubs an
nual invitation tournament this morn
ing.
This afternoon Bonebrake and Felix.
the former last years state champion
and the latter this syear's champion,
are shooting thru the finals for the
amateur leadership of the 1919 event
in Topeka. Altho Bonebrake has
broken the course record with a 33
during the weeks tournament, and
probably is the favorite in the bet
ting-as betting goes-FeliK mastered
steady heart-breaking game for an
opponent this morning and the match
promises to run to the club house for
a decision.
A large gallery followed the two
ing. Liberal applause was given to all
players and it was evident that the
spectators were golfers owing to their
recognition of par shots played to
meet the wind and the hazards.
Sensational Match.
The Bonebrake-C match was
most sensational At the end of the
first round Campbell was three up on
the former state champion. Bone
brake took a medal of 42-his worst
score of the week. Three down and
with his putting going bad 1t looked
easy for Campbell. Pat made a 3S
OF the first nine holes and was shoot
the tables turned Bonebrake took
| five straight holes from his opponent.
The sixth hole was evened up. Bone
brake took the seventh, winning the
| match 8 and 2. 1t was one of the
most thrilling come-backs ever shot
on the Country club course. The vic
tory was due to Bonebrake's improve
ment in the game and Campbell's i'll
| luck in approaches.
Fight to Seventeenth.
The Felix-Griffith match was
| fought out to the seventeenth hole. At
No. 16 the pair displayed unusual golf.
Both sent 240-yard drives down the
| fairway. Griffith was a little back
and he ironed a perfect approach to
the bunker adjoining a deep sand pit,
bouncing nicely to within fifteen feet
Of the pin. Felix then gauged the
wind, and sent his high shot fairly
into the south breeze. playing for the
natural slice. The ball hovered for a
second, then abandoned itself to the
| elements and came down on the green
about twenty feet from the hole. Both
circled the cup on puts and holed
| out in 4.
On No. IT Felix drove on the green
within twenty-five feet of the pin,
| barely missing an cover the top" on
| the bunker. Griffith was about ten
yards off the green. Felix missed his
long putt by an inch and Griffith
| Jagged close. But on the next putt
| Griffith missed and lost all chances
to even up the score on No. IS. The
| match was over.
Felix won, and 1.
"I can't win from both members OF
the Felix Clothing company firm
Griffith laughed. 81 beat Frank
Griggs yesterday, but I couldn't put
out Ilif''
/ Their Cards.
The gallery swarmed around tht
players congratulating both as they
played out No. Is to finish the card
The Bonebrake-C Campbell card fol.