The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11
MORNING FIRST NINE,

Morning 18 holes at Shawnee.
Afternoon I8 holes at Country club.
MORNING FIRST NINE.
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Barnes-Hutchison up.
Topeka is entertaining her two
most famous visitors of the sporting
world today-Jock Hutchison, 1921
open champion of Great Britain, and
Jim Barnes, 1921 open champion of
| America. These two most noted golf
ers in golfdom today came to the cap
ital city at the invitation of Robert
Fullerton, boyhood friend of Hutch
ison in Scotland. They came here
also in the interest of the develop
ment of the great national game in
Kan1-s.
Three hundred golf fans from To-
peka and other Kansas towns braved a
freezing northwest wind this morning
and followed the champions and the
shawnee star pair around the High
land Park course. Despite the fact
that it was necessary for the players
to warm their hands before they could
grip their clubs the average shooting
was only three strokes above par. Jim
Barnes, American champion, made the
first nine in par bringing in a -36 on
his card. Hutchinson, with a lost ball,
took 80, Bonebrake with one out of
bounds a SO, and Middleton a Al.
Bonebrake's Long Drives.
The feature of the first round was
the showing made by Bonebrake in
his wooden shots against the cham
pions On several holes the former
Topeka caddy outdrove the interna-
tional stars. Barnes and Hutchison,
dancing around in the cold wind,
blowing on their stiffened fingers and
furnishing a combination golf-comedy
entertainment entertained the gallery
and were free in their comments on
the good shots of the local players.
The champions were deadly in their
approaches and putting. The Shaw
nee sand greens were puZZling to them
but they plowed their way thru with
the winning ball, never disturbed at
putting conditions and apparently
oblivious of their lack of knowledge of
the tricky course Their companion
ship with the gallery, their utter dis
regard of the breakage of courtesy
rules among the onlookers and their
good spirits thruout the play won for
them the unanimous good will of To-
peka golf fans.
Barnes's 5 on No. 1 gave the hole
to the Topekans, the other three TAX
ing As. The wind was behind the
drives and the players cleared the
2O0-yard ditch without effort. On
No. 2 Bonebrake sent his drive near
ly to the ditch. 1t was a S50-yard
smash and eclipsed all other wooden
shots of the round. His second was
on the edge of the green and he holed
out a 3, the gallery greeting the shot
with cheers. Matters looked bright
for the Topekans. On No. 3. the
"dog-Ieg" hole, Hutchison lost his ball
and three hundred persons failed to
find it. Bonebrake and Middleton
could only hole pars and the wide
open gate was closed. On No
and the horizon clouded for the home
boys. On No. Barnes holed an ap-
proach twenty yards from the green.
On No. Bonebrake sent a screamer
out of bounds and Middleton. Barnes
and HutchisOn took pars. On No. Z
the foursome sent drives across the
ditch, $50 yards away. The cham
pionS took pars against the local
bogeys- On No. s Barnes took a par
against three bogeys and on No.
ended the first round
Barnes. Hutchison and Bonebrake
each made birdie.
Tribute to Heroes.
At II o'clock the players and gall
- ,
ton for two minutes in silent tribute
to the unknown dead of the World
war. Tt was an impressive sight as
the crowd stood on No. fairway mid
way between the two bitches.
In order to satisfy the gallery the
match was declared the World VS.. To-
peka at the last minute and instead of
being paired with the champions, the
local players were matched against
them.
This afternoon beginning at o'clock
Hutchison and Ilif Felix play Barnes
and Frank Griggs at the Country club.
The four local stars who play with
the champions were chosen by the di-
rectors of the two golf clubs to repre-
sent the sweet style of golf shown
on the Topeka courses. The local
players also were matched against the
champions in order to give the gal !
leries an opportunity of seeing the
comparison of the ultra professional
and amateur types
Golfers from all sections of Kansas
are in Topeka today for the links
classic. It is a real event in the
states golf history-to entertain in
ternational championship Kansans
are not overlooking the opportunity
to see these men in action.
Cold. Windy, Fair.
Today was not what is usually
termed deal golf weather. A stiff
northwest wind. cold and snappy. blew
across the Shawnee course and cow
cred the big gallery into overcoats and
sweaters. The direction Of the wind