The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
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Sy - IN Y From Around the sandboxes
~ the Shawnee and Country Clubs in Topeka
By JAZZBO
at the Shawnee and Coz
By JAZZ-BO

Memorial day was the first real sun
bunny day this season. Cold cream
was used lavishly Monday evening in
an effort to soothe the burning skin
of probably a hundred Topeka golf
enthusiasts. The seashore has nothing
on a Kansas golf linl-s when Old Sol
is at his best.
The Hi Costa balls this year has made
the game of hit-and-hunt more of a
| hunting sport than ever. Incidentally
when the customary bets are placed 1t
stirs up competition-and scoring.
The caddy who loses ball these days
| is in danger of his masters temper.
The arguments still steam on. Ow-
| ing to the free advertising ban the
near-beer of the most confusing va
! riety is not permitted in this column.
| But it's q fooler!
There is a new player on the Shaw
| nee course who chuckles brazenly at
| the DOGGY and par figures. He boasts
that they are far too high-that any
player of ordinary ability-such as he
| should go below the coveted mark
any day in the year So far no one
| has seen him in action. His talk has
guaranteed a gallery.
! Supt. E. H. Rowell of the Topeka
| Railway does not use the street car
when he goes to play on the Shawnee
course. This information will be
blow to the Highland Park patrons
who looked upon Rowell's membership
this year as the realization of life
long ambition.
| Genuine gloom has settled over the
Shawnee course since the resignation
of DR.. George Allen. who has Joined
the Country club. Doctor Allen is a
true sport. sweet" golfer. an ardent
club supporter and a regular fella.
Interest among the Topeka golfers
this week centers on the state tourna-
ment at Salina, which begins next
Monday. Between twenty-five and
thirty members of the Shawnee and
Country clubs will enter the qualifying
rounds 1t is believed today. Many
Topekans will drive to Salina in their
motor cars and maEe a vacation out of
their trip. Several went to Salina last
night and today in order to get in two
days of playing on the course and ac-
quaint themselves with the ups and
downs of the game on foreign terri
tory"
Salina boasts of the first 1s-hole
| course in Kansas. Wichita now has a.
fun links removing from Salina her
many years of reputation as the home
of the only 1Shole golf layout in the
state. The Salina course is $40 yards
| in length. This is about $50 yards less
| than twice around the Country club
course and 500 yards less than the
| Shawnee. But it is a play of treach-
erous hazards and will test the finer
qualities and shots of Topeka's best.
There are four short iron holes in
| Salina running 145 and 112 and 40
and IFS yards in length-and they are
holes that must be handled with ac-
curacy. Bogey is so and par ~. This
is the same par set for eighteen holes
on the Country club in Topeka
Topeka players who are planning to
go to the state tournament at Salina
include A. Fassler. Ivan Dibble, w, P.
| Lyman, Ilif Felix, Arch Catlin, ]. B.
Sleeper, Jack Campbell, John Fleish-
man, George Snyder, DIR. w. N. West,
Chester Woodward, Harlow Hurley,
Frank Griggs, E. NJ. Bracket. w. E.
Brelsfo-d, j. F. Baldwin, James Hayes,
| Horace Humphreys, H. S. Morgan, z.
A. Thrill, Joe Wilson, Monte Kistler,
E. E. Sallee. w. D. Updegraff, Stanley
Clithero and Frank Crane, all of the
Country club. From the Shawnee club
only four have signified their inten-
ton of going. They are Warren
Bailey. Bub Crow. Fred Cooper and
Pete Middleton.
The Salina tournament will be of
special interest to Topekans due to the
PAeseHce ol arthur BoneDrakc, Salina
professional and for many years caddv
and player here. "Boney'' has a great
following of admirers in the capital
city. E. r. Nelson. Topeka pro" will
accompany the Topeka golfers to the
state tournament
Fred Alderman had Ibis dav', Mon.
day. At the Country club nag tourna-
ment he took first prize and in the
sweepstakes event he landed initial
honors. In the flag contest Ackerrnau
TOOK first, Monte Kistler second and
JACK Campbell third. Alderman
planted his flag within one shot OF
the twentieth hole. Kistler also was
up on No. 20, while Campbell drove
his stake on No. 10.
In the mixed foursome at the coun-
try club Friday, Jack Campbell and
Mrs. Ivan Dibble won first prize with
Harlow Hurley and Mrs Dana Davis
capturing second.
Monte Kistler of the Country clut
has decided to allow someone else to
keep his scores in the future. Comine
up on No. during the flag tourna-
ment Monday he was running a IS
with the chance of a lifetime to smash
all his former course records. The
more he thought of his near-gained
honor the less he thought of the ball
AS result his score, card dazzled his
concentration and he blew up com
pletely, coming in with a AZ.
J. c. Moh1er, secretary of the state
board of agriculture and for years one
Of the most enthusiastic of Topeka
golfers. Is losing his grip. This state
ment is made for the purpose OF
shaming Jake" into visiting the club
more regularly. Claiming that he has
lost his old time cunning. except or
the green's. Mohler has allowed dis
. gust and discomfort to prevent the
capturing of a good season.
Frank Willard of the Shawnee club
has not been playing consistently this
year but his first indication of an &C
tive summer began today when he I'M
furled his first golf story of the sea
son. 1t concerns tee boxes and sand