The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-21

brought their sticks with them and
trod the turf at the Shawnee and
Country clubs.
The golf propaganda among the
Country club tennis players is making
Roadway. Clarence Jordan and Jack
Merriam laid away the rackets for the
clubs this week. When Tom Lee and
Hugh MacFarland and Roy Thompson
are won over the season viii be con-
sidered success.
Chairman Anderson of the Shawnee
tournament committee announces
flag event for Decoration Day. 1t win
be a handicap medal play and all
members are urged to enter.
In one week Mrs. Dick Hayden has
cut her famous AZ the first hole
to a "snappy twelve IF everyone
would be able to reduce his score in
such a proportion, golf would be a
den explains.
A golfer dropped into New York
store to buy driver. says the New 7
York World.
This club is off balance" he re-
marked to the clerk. as he jiggled a
nice looking brassie.
THAT is a special order club. Let
me have it, please" said the clerk
nervously, piquing the curiosity of the
shopper.
The manager. an old friend of the
golfer, happened along just then.
BILL" asked the customer. what
the deuce is the matter with this
club? just heft the darned thing.
It's all off balance
Bill looked wise and he looked all
around carefully, then he replied. in a
stage whisper: Pete, that is the best
club in the bag. 1t holds just two
drinks of hooch See here how the
handle is followed OUT
And Scotland was indicated.
B. G. Briggs, the Shawnee clubs
smuggling left handler whose drives are
envied by every Highland Park player.
travels the state regularly and carries
his sticks with him. He reports an
almost insane interest in golf over
Kansas-especially in the towns of
from three to five thousand. They
have a new caddy system at Marys-
ville," he said recently. THE boys
run ahead of the players with wire
flags and plant them near the ball.
Then they chase on and wait for the
shots. No one has been killed SO far
Elmer T. Peterson, editor of Gov
ernor Aliens Wichita. Beacon. has
written the following clever answer 70
the Topeka committee in charge of the
tournament of the Kansas Editorial
Golf association to be held on the
Country club course May 25-6:
You and each and all of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has acknowl-
edged personal service of one Instrument
dated May 16, 1921. to-wit: One summons to
appear at the Topeka golf links May 20 and
26 A. D. 1921 Defendant states and alleges
that he has not hitherto or at any previous
time previous 10 hitherto played more than
one-half of a game Of golf, that which con-
sisting in practice round of the Topeka
Country club links at or nbout the month
ishingiy high score of III for the nine
holes; defendant further alleges that he has
not yet Joined the Golf Editorial Kansas
association or the Kansas Golf Editorial
association, setting up the grounds that
this high score places him entirely out OF
the class of those who could only make a
score of forty or fifty in nine holes. be-
PENDANT also sets up the contention that u
tho present members of the Kansas Edi-
torial Golf association will so perfect theui-
selves in their play that they can make n n
score of least one hundred in nine holes, he
will consent to join the association and
give said association the benefit of advice
on the subject of golf and allied studies
Defendant further sets up the atiegatoh
that, in view OF the establishment of mum.
cipal golf links in the city Of Wichita. sr.r
links 20 be opened next week, he expects To
gain further knowledge in the art Of sulf
playing and attain a score of 125 100
in which case it would be utterly useless
for the members of the Kansas Editorial
Association Golf to match his skill This
instrument certified by parties named ia
the caption above set forth appears TO
carry certain sinister and threatening Inn
plications to-wft That any defendant upon
whom such notice is served must provide
himself with return ticket IN coming to
Topeka said 25th aud 18th of May; further
the iusinuation that the defendant may be
getting old, otherwise he would have taken
cognizance of previous service and tnstru-
ments appertaining to said Editorial Kan
sas Golf association, IL heirs, assigns or sue
cessors therefore defendant hereby sets up
the allegation that he is at this date May
II. 1921, unable to state whether he Gnu
be in Topeka on May 25-2G, 1921, but Is
extremely anxious to be there, aud will be
there provided he can save enough money
in the meantime wherewith 10 pay for his
trophies golf links, cuff links, falrways.
stymies, mashies, foufsomes. loving cups.
tees and other appurtenanees appertalning
thereto subsequently and In the manner
as aforesaid set forth as TO the fncontro-
vertible advantages accruiDg TO and in
such game OF golf and such festivities.
including the barbecue of certain editors
Of the state of Kansas in the presence Of
students and other interested spectators; In
view of which fact defendant promises
hereby and hereupon to use all due din-
gence to notify said plaintiffs as desig
from Topeka May 16, 1921, or before
May ~ 1921, TO the possibility OF at
in or near the city of Topeka. end hereby
expresses thanks for the invitation
tended by persons named in said caption,
hoping 10 be able to attend this confer
ence of the Editorial Kansas Golf AssOeia-
ton of the Topeka Press club and its Sic
cessors, heirs and assigns, alleging further
that he is anxious to learn the game OF
golf, but more expressly interested in
knowing how it happens that newspaper
men can itud time 10 piaF SciI- ttils ne
Ing of the chief objects of curiosity
to the Golf Editorial Press Club To-
peka Kansas Association; also the manner
In which aforementioned newspaper men
can save enough money TO buy clubs. tees.
golf links and foursoInes with which to
equip aforesaid golf course In any way.
shape. manner or form; in view of which
fact the time and place aforesaid desiE-
mated in the manner in whlrh hitherto
there is any controversy arising from the
Inability adequately to express the reason
for the purpose Of designating any and
all OF which under the construction Of
this Instrument 1T might be alleged that
there were certain conflicting req song fnr
not previously insisting upon a complete
allegation Of the acts In the nature ~
which two or more persons might unimag-
inatively refuse TO become implicated In
the immovable condition Of every under
standing; coming under the head OF the
former named situation wherein Il was