The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-26

Harlow Hurley. of the Topeka
Country club, considered the best
amateur. golfer in Kansas, won the
State Invitation tournament by de-
feating Robert NJ. Yates in the finals
late this afternoon. Aitho Yates put
up a plucky fight against his oppon-
ent, the match never was considered
in doubt from the beginning Hurley
won and g.
Raymond Smith. of Manhattan, de-
feated Frank Scott, Shawnee, Topeka,
and 4, the match ending at 2:30 this
afternoon. Smith shot 81 on a third
nine, making one of the best scores of
pleted the finals of the championship
consolation flight.
Open Championship Friday.
This is the last amateur day of the
| fifth annual Country club invitation
affair. Tomorrow professionals from
| Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ne
braska gather for the Southwest Open
championship on the Topeka links
Among the professionals here for
: practice rounds today are Lesperance
4 of Swope park, Kansas City, Mo-; Tom
Clark of Blue Hills. Kansas City, No:
| Cahill, of Shawnee Heights, Kansas
! City; Montresser, of Oakwood Country
club; Harry Robb, of Milburn, Kan
sas City; Harry Creavy, of Hillcrest,
Kansas City; Watson, of Mission Hills
Kansas City; Fred Ford. of Kansas
City; Arthur Bonebrake, Salina;
Chauncey Trout. of Emporia; and F.
r. Nelson, Topeka More are expected
to arrive this evening.
In the rounds this morning Trout
of Emporia turned in a II, Bonebrake
a rs and Nelson a 73. Nelson's score
: indicates that he'll make life miserable
| for the professionals tomorrow
| The Open championship tournam ent
includes professionals and amateurs
Cash prizes go to the pros and trophies
to the amateurs.
The arrival of Creavy has aroused
considerable interest in local golf cir
cles- Creavy is the golfer who missed
a short putt to tie Jock Hutchinson in
the recent Western Open.
HurIey's Putting Bad.
Hurley in the finals with Yates this
morning made 40 out and 40 in on the
first is holes. His game was not up
| to standard due TO his putting slump.
A 56-hole match usually spoils medal
scores. however. as the players are not
! disposed to sweat up early in the
game. Hurley's 35 in the driving rain
against Griggs Wednesday morning
undoubtedly will set the tournament
record for the 1920 tournament.
!, DR.. Walter H. Wedding won the
Waterloo flight in the finals this
morning from Dick Jack. and 5.
Hurley-Yatcs Match.
The Hurley-Yates first Is score this
morning was:
. Out
Hurley ..544-ss5-544-4o
Yates ...........- .644-646-45 454-45
Hurley .s45-ss5-434-4o
Yates .s54-646- 544-44
Play by Play.
! HOLE Hurley drove 200 yards to the
j Xafp n RI rOfT l.
ed T5. yards down the fairway. He bras
sled 200 yards to the rough on the left
right near the rough. Yates used his
brassy out OF the rough landing near the
trap in front Of the green. Hurley's deadly
I mashie went $50 yards to the green Yates
mashie stopped within 30 feet of the pin.
He putted short while Hurley putted To
the left. Both In Hurley-5. Yates-6-
HOLE 21Hurley's drive was 1eO yards
and short Of the barn hazard. His op-
/, the left. Yates second shot. a mashie,
was feet by the cup. Hurley's ap-
shot went within inches of the hole
Yates putted inches short. Both in
Hurley. Yates-s Hurley l up.
! HOLE 3-Huriey's drive was straight
down the fairway 22o yards. Yates took
the same course but the ball stopped ai
the stake. Yates mashed on the green
10 feet TO the left Of the cup. Hnrley's
approach was straight but short. Yates
missed his 10-foot putt by six inches and
Hurley missed a S-Ioot putt Dy , 1ncnes
Both In Hurley, Yates, Hurley
up.
HOLE +Hurley's drive sliced and lay In
the edge Of the rough near No. fairway al
195 yards. Yates laid his ball down thg
center 1S5 yards. Yates cleared the bunker
J to the right with bad brassy TO the edge
|. Of the fairway. Hurley topped his mashis
out of the rough and rolled 3 yards in ths
| rough. His third was long Just short oi
the first ditch on the fairway- Yates thirt
; was a short brassy across the ditch Boti
: played their fourth TO the green Boti
l (conunued on Page SKI