The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-16

A meeting of the directors of the
Shawnee Golf club will be held in the
Lounge Room. Central National bank
meeting has been called by President
Eastman.
Speaking of winter golf-wasn't this
a grand and glorious morning? and
look at the forecast for tomorrowl
The Hi Costa Golf sticks this year
will improve the game for many
players. Instead of casting aside their
clubs for new frills lecause of a bad
day on the links they will apply the
medicine where it belongs.
Bayard Whitney was taken on un-.
der a handicap by Frank Griggs at
the Country club the other day. Let
Whitney tell the story. "Griggs gave
me five on the round. He made No
/ (par 50 in 4, No. 2 (par 81 in 3,
No; (par - in 3. No. (par 50 in
8, No. (par 81 in and then as we
stood on No. 6 tee 1 could see a look
of pity in his eye. Tll let down a
little. whit he said. Hopefully I
whaled away at the ball in an at
tempt to get within brassie distance
of his drive. He made No. (par 50
in 5. I simply want to know what he
would have done on No. if he hadn't
let down."
Residents on the Country club car
line are enthused over the opening of
the golf season. THE motormen who
enjoy sitting out at the end of the
line watching the golfers race us
madly home these spring days."
commuter explained.
Big league baseball managers are
complaining because their players at
the training camps spend too much
time on the golf links. Then baseball
fans wonder why Topeka has substf-
tuted golf for baseball.
The recent rains and sunshine have
gone to the grass roots and it will not
be long before winter golf can be
discarded for the hit the dirt va
riety. In other words the mashie sea-
son is approaching.
Otis Hungate shot two 46's on
Shawnee Tuesday after an entire win
ter and spring of 52s. And just to
make the suds rise higher he drove
the green on No. and sunk a 2O-foot
putt for a with an unlocking four
some of awed admirers.
NJ. r. Claggett of Philadelphia, who
has been Jack Crows guest on Shaw
nee this week and who has played golf
for twenty years, mixed with the
Crow Middleton Bailey combination
Tuesday and Wednesday and despite
the strange course he broke. up this
trio of crack golfers.
George Stawitz of Shawnee has re-
corded only one birdie this week
Judge Hungate's 2 on No. 8. 1t has
been a poor week for dangling horse
shoes.
When Arthur D. Bolton was physi-
cal director of the Y. NJ. c. A. he
rid:cuIed the members of his business
mems classes who would abandon gym
work in the summer time for goh.
Now that Bolton has been in business
on Kansas avenue and has under
gone the humiliation of Tightening
BELT he has sneaked gracefully into
golf He joined the Shawnee club this
week.
More than $50 golfers played on the
Shawnee links last Sunday.
E. r. Lambert of Leavenworth was
a Shawnee visitor this week.
oh. dandelions, oh. dandelions,
Yon take the golf all off our minds.
Your little seedlings fuzzy and white
Keep the ball clear out OF sight.
We cleanly drive and watch it soar
Then down 1t goes in a field Of white
We've lost one more ball-good night!
Perhaps in some far future year
Well be able to keep the fairways clear
OF moles hills, dandelions 'neverthing
And the links with our cries of joy Will
George Stawitz.
Great Bend is planning on start
ing golf in a modest way with a D.
hole course on the fair grounds, ac-
cording to Will Townsley of the
Tribune. 1t is his belief that a small
golf course this season Will arouse
enough interest in the game to guar
antee a municipal links in the future.
Townsley is a member of the Kan
sas State Editorial Golf association
and will compete for the champion
ship here in May.
Three puts that circled the cup but
didn't fall in robbed George Thomp
son of the Country club of his COW
eted SO on nine this week.
Season foursomes are organized an
nually on the Topeka golf courses
These floating bodies of players
often are nickHamed and retain their
titles turnout the season. The most
famous quartet at Shawnee is the
Fore Forty Foursome." composed of
sweet stickerS of the 40" score who
"foren' their way in a footrace from
& D. M until dark In this foursome
are Jack Crow, "Bub" Crow, Pete
Middleton and Warren Bailey. At the
Country club the Santa Fe Trail is
best known. 1t was formed many
years ago and is still in action and
good form. The Santa Fe Trail' is
tramped by E. L. Copeland, ]. f.
Koontz. ]. NJ. Cornell and Frank
Bonebrake.
Charlie Flanders of Shawnee has re-
ceived his spring stock of golf goods.
Included in his "shanty shop" is a
collection of bright red balls to be
used in this dandelion season. The
dandelions are sending more players
to the Nineteenth Hole for sudden
treatment than any other golf hazard.