The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-12
new CHAMPION
BEATS REUTER-
IN MATCH PLAY
Ray Smith Victor in Golf Exhi-
bition Held at Country Club
Sunday Afternoon
SCORE WAS VERY CLOSE

OOOItI AO I1S OAOOA
Reuter- Takes Lead Over 1920
Tournament Victor But Smith
Comes Back Strong and Wins
Ray F. Smith, present state title
holder defeated John Reuter-, 1913
champion two up in an 18 hole exhi;
bition of golf match held at the local
Country club Sunday afternoon.
Golfers who witnessed the match
stated it was one of the best contests
they had ever seen and the best ex'
hibition ever displayed at the local
club. Both men played excellent golf
making long drives, good approaches
and accurate puts.
The outstanding feature of the
match was the remarkable comeback
staged by Smith. Reuter- was leading
at the end of the first nine holes three
up and spectators thought he had the
match safelyjtucked away when Smith
began to rally. He played excellent
golf and covered the last nine holes
in IS equalng his record he estab.
lished last week. He gained five holes
On Reuter- in the last lap.
Wonderful Score
Smiths score for the IS holes is 7J
which mark should rank him with the
best golfers in the country. Reuter-
covered the same course in r..
Smiths performance yesterday indi
Gates that his records made during the
past week were not flukes but that he
is skillful golfer and consistent
player.
Was Excellent Tournament
the officers, directors and members
ct the Bismarck Country club also de-,
serve special credit for the way in
which they handled the tournament
Every match was run off on scheduled
time which is very unusual in state
tournaments The visitors were al
ways provided with transportation tc
the grounds, were served luncheons
and entertained Hotel reservations
were also secured for them before
hand.
One out-of-town contestant who has
attended number of important tour
naments in the past said that the loca
tournament was conducted bette
than any he had ever Witnessed! This
speaks high for the efficiency Of the
club management.
The Committees h a2ss 4,
S. H. Clark, president of the Country
club, named the following committees
in charge of the tournament: TOurna
ment committee, G. S. Haines, A. S,
Bolster, C. w. Nichols and E. B. Cox
These men had charge of arrangine
the matches and seeing they were run
off on time. w. F. Crewe was the
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee. The committee having charge
of hotel reservations. club transporta.
tion and entertainment was headed by
Fred Conklin. The other members
were Mrs. f. r.. Shepard and Mrs. G.
A. Rawlings.
The officers of the club did thei
full share of the work in making the
tournament a success. They were S
Fl. Clark, president; w. L. Lahr, vice.
president; A. S. Bolster, secretary
and George Russ, treasurer.
The North Dakota amateur gol
tournament ended Saturday after
noon in a blaze of glory. Ray f
Smith. of Minot is the new state
champion. He will receive the Gu,
now held by Mr.. Reuter-, of Dickin
son. Mrs. A. D. Heaton of Dickin
son receives the Claire Clark cup 70.
winning the women's championship
This trophy is given by S. H. Clark
president of the local country club
E. B. Cox, ofsthis city, receives the
cup given by the Bismarck club TO
the runnerup in the contest Tht
other cup given by the local club goe
to Mrs. f. H. L. Vesperman of Bis
marck.
Taking all factors into considera
ton the tournament was a huge sue
cess and was enjoyed by both. con
testants and spectators. Bismarcl
people seldom have the opportunit
to witness the brand of golf they saw
last week.
Smith Deserves Win
Mr.. Smith deserves the title whici
he won after several strenuous
matches. He displayed brand 0
golf that entities him to ranking will
some of the best golfers in the west
His long and hard drives were a fea
ture of the tournament He was alsc
accurate on his approaches and made
many difficult puts. The new record
OF 35 which he set in his match
against Mr.. Wooledge was not fluke
1t is the result of consistent and skill
full playing. To establish such q
mark Mr.. Smith had to average eight
holes in four and one hole in three
This Is playing below par for par or
the local course is 81.
Reuter- Good Sport
John Reuter-, of Dickinson, should
also be complimented upon his good
sportsmanship. Mr.. Reuter- has won
the state title many years. In order
to add more interest to the tourna
ment and believing that he had his
share of the honors he did not COM
pete this year.
Mrs. A. D. Heaton, of Dickinson
winner of the ladies' championship
won her title and trophy after sew
eral hard matches. On more than
one occasion she displayed her abil-
ity as golfer, Her drives were hard
and long, her approaches good and
puts accurate. She played a very
consistent game at all times.
The crowds showed more than
usual interest in the matches A
large number of people witnessed the
Somi finals ami finals oDd cOmo uorp