The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

PRO" Nelson of the Country CLUB
and Bob Fullerton, former Country
club professional and now Kansas
avenue merchant, met for the first
time while shining a downtown soda
bar Friday morning. Nelson learned
his golf from his brother Lee, who IN
turn was given his instruction by BOD
Fullerton when the slatter was pro-
fessional at Indianapolis. Lee was
Fullerton's caddymaster at Indian
apolis and the Topeka Nelson was a
barefoot caddy at the same course.
The two recalled an interesting Incl
dent of the "old golf days" An IN
dianapolis millionaire was constantly
bantering Fullerton for match.
Finally they agreed to play for gross
OF balls a hole and five gross on the
match. At the end of the eighteen
holes the first day Fullerton was ~
week he was LISP balls winner. The
millionaire saw Fullerton on the cluD
house steps the following Sunday ana
offered to play him for two gross OF
balls~a hole. He said he wanted 10
even up the betting. Fullerton never
played Sunday golf and refused to
take up the challenge. He told him.
however, that he would match MIN
with one of his caddies for two dozen
balls hole with two gross on the
match The millionaire accepted
greediIy and when the two came IN
late that afternoon the caddy was los
good balls to the good-the largest
number of balls he had ever seen IN
his life. The caddy was PRO" Mel
sons brother Lee.
Judge Robert Yates and Arch Cat
lin played a bangup game at the
Country club Thursday, evening. At
the end of the eighteenth hole they
were even up. Yates won on the
nineteenth. incidentally, Yates made
three AS on No. 1-"birdie" shooting
thet.
The Fourth will be a busy day at
the Shawnee club. Chairman Ander-
son of the tournament committee. has
arranged to keep the course filled from
$40 o'clock Monday morning until
the sun sneaks behind Burnett's
mound in the evening. The President
Secretary team match starts at $3.50
o'clock Secretary Studdard will lead
his men against President Eastman's
crew. who will be captained by Otis
Hungate. The Nassau score of for
each round and 1 for the match will
be used. The losers are to pay and
play for facing the 18th hole" Every
one enter: In the afternoon a putting
contest for men and women players
will be the event. Ball prizes will be
offered.
pion, and the idol of the Shawnee fans.
made the course record this week. He
shot a 15 on the tricky Shawnee yard
and he seemed to do it with ease.
His score was SO out and Sc in. His 8 6
ties the best score for the 9 holes
Bonebrake and Joe Duncan held these
laurels.
Chairman Anderson played this
week on the new course at Chanute.
Several Kansas towns are adding golf
to their health certificates.
The next match between the Shaw
nee and Country clubs will be played
two weeks from today at the Country
club. The Dudley players took the last
game from the Highland Parks and
there is consistent effort being made
to come back"
Dave Palmer has won the Disgust
Championship cup at the Country
club. Angered at his game the other
day, he took his brassy and kicking
his bag of clubs from the caddy's
hands, he pounded the outfit into the
grass. Not until the bag and the sticks
had been brutally beaten and spanked
and the nearby players had run up to
witness the death of the supposed
snake, did Palmer proceed with the
game.
This was on the same day that AL
bert Patten. while slowly and indus
triously hunting for lost ball, sud
denly leaped into the air and came
down in a heap. both hands clutched
around his left knee. He Killed the
humble bee but not until It had left
a golf ball like eruption on his, leg.
Governor Allen has learned that
man cannot live long on a diet of in
dustrial courts, custer suits, and vice
presidential booms. He is mixing his
mental meals now with golf at>the
Country club. His player friends say
he has a good wallop. They predict
an active campaign this fall.
Hope This Isn't LdbeIous.
Dear Mr.. Sweet-Stick Editor-Ed
Bracket is getting careless. He made
a putt in less than five minutes one
day this week.-C.~ c.
Thursday, July 1 (the anniversary
of prohibition) a Shawnee player de-
clared he saw a snake in the rough"
that had two golf balls in its stomach
Bill Kercher at the Country club
tells this story: Two Scotchmen had
played eighteen hard fought holes on
beautiful afternoon Driving, IRON
ing,sputting and resting-and not a
word passed between them. At the
eighteenth hole one missed a 3-foot
putt. Dom!" he exclaimed in dis