The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12
FRIDAYS GOLF CLASSIC
THE PRINCIPALS.


/ Frank Griggs, Country club.
MORNING RESULTS. SHAWNEE.
Barnes ..............-..54 5-425- 1885
Hutchison ...-....''-.. 4a6-s 80 -52a-59
| BOnebrake -........-. -4So-4SO-oo S-39
| Middleton ........... .446-445-563-4I
/ Hutchison .......... 445-436-443-37-76
! Ronebrnke .............4 45-434-543-3G-75
/ Middleton ......-..... .555-5S6- 654-44-S5
AFTERNOON RESULTS, COUNTRY
CLUB.
Barnes .523-5S6-444-S6
Hutchinson ....-...-... 04A-0.O-44S-Sa
Felix ...-..............645 -546-434-4I
| Griggs ..-..---.....-'.'.6 54-646-34S-4l
Barnes .-...........-..-.0 44-545-434-3S-74
Felix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4-536- 553-4O-sI
Griggs -.-....----......-6S 4-4S4-65 5-4O-SI
| Topeka goIfdom rushed home to
steam heated apartments and furnace
heated homes last night, rang the
! janitor fo- more heat, shoveled coal
| in the fireboxes, thawed out chilled
/ bones and declared the 1921 links sea-
! son officially closed. And it was a
| grand and glorious nineteenth hole
| The city's golf fraternity and sorority
was given an entire days outing by an
! exhibition of the worlds sweetest golf
J played by the 1921 champion of Great
! Britain. Jock Hutchinson, and the 1921
champion of American, Jim Barnes.
Bringing the most noted players
| of the year to the home links was
no small task and a wonderful treat to
| the local enthusiasts. For months
the golfinG nations have been reading
| of Barnes and Hutchinson. Sporting
pages. magazines, pictoria1s, news
| fiIms-aIl have made famous the
names of Hutchinson and Barnes
And Topeka had 'em right within
her gates for nearly two days. One
came from New York and the other
from Chicago just for this event
this Kansas golf classic. They left for
their homes last night loud in their
praise of Topeka. her golfers. her
links her enthusiasm, her hospitality
and her appreciation of the game.
Freezing temperature, stiff north
west wind and counter attractions
down town failed to chill the ardor
of the fans even tho the eyes of the
gallery peeked forth from turned up
overcoat collars, and furs. Some of
the women enthusiasts. the naughty
wind revealed. went so far as to show
their interest by Drawing the elements
day compared with a. visit of Jock
Hutchinson and Jim Barnes!
The cold weather kept down the
out of town attendance and, of course,
many of the local eligibles who play
to reduce or attain a tan. were too
timid to face the wind. Nevertheless
it was a real golfing crowd and To-
peka hereafter will find herself per-
manentIy imprinted on the golf map
Barnes and Hutchinson said they
would see to that.
Local Talents Good Showing.
Needless to explain the local Shaw
nee and Country club stars fell before
the international champions. No one
expected them to win. Topeka isn't
bit envious or boastful on this score.
But Barnes and Hutchinson admitted
they saw some good golf displayed
by the Kansas players. The flashes
of par playing and the recovery of
lost holes by Bonebrake and Middle
ton of Shawnee and Felix and Griggs
of the Country club commanded the
respect of the world crusaders.
The Topeka stars did not play their
best golf-nor did the champions.
But surround the average amateur
with an unmanageable and inexperi-
enced gallery and he feels like shoot
ing out of a well with an umbrella.
Many times the marshalS found it
necessary to hold back the spectators
that the club heads would clear their
noses. Veteran professionals like
Barnes and Hutchinson are used to
this. But amateurs who are accus-
! toned to links etiquette. absolute ST
lence and orderly onlookers, find a
handicap in shooting a ball out of a
trap of human beings and over a bum
ker of hats and overcoats.
All credit. Notwithstanding, to the
apparent tranquility and control of
Middleton and Felix and Griggs. They
acted like whipped school boys before
/ the motion picture camera that had
been rushed to the links for the occa-
sion but when they stood up to play
they teed the ball with steady hand
and kept a firm grip on the clubs.
And they were not beaten by tear
full score. Bonebrake and Middleton
lost and 2. Felix and Griggs nosed
out to a square match at the fifteenth
mole only to find trouble awaiting
them in the form of traps and boun-
dairy fences on sixteen and seventeen.
Popular With Gallery.
Topekans literally have fallen in
love with Hutchinson and Barnes. The
two mighty golfers were popular from
the first tee at Shawnee in the morn
ing until the thirty-sixth green at the
Country club in the afternoon. Tricky
greens. due to local conditions and not
Ialr hazards, did not bother them.
Pressing fans only urged them on to
more spectacular performances. They
Joined in the applause of the deeds OF
their opponents. They danced down
the fairway with stiffened fingers
buried in pockets. They kept up a
running conversation, kidded each
others mistakes, frolicked with their
putting, and kept the crowd constantly
entertained.
DOh PICK up q lost pail until II
stops rolling was Hutchison's favor
tie admonition to the gallery.
Thatll bring a rain," was Barnes's
comment on high balls.
Alta boyi" the tall American cham
pion yelled at every good shot-in-
Guiding his own.
1t was most evident that they en-
1oyed the day-and Topekans insist
That the pleasure is all ours"
Felix, Griggs, Bonebrakef and Mid
dleton fought like grim death. They
were not in the mood to burlesque as
the home boys" were placing con-
siderable hope and confidence in them
The score at the head of this column
tells the story.
NOTES OF THE MATCH.
Topeka golfers learned from the
match the truth of the ever made
statement that the approach is the
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