The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
Country Club Ringer Score.


7. B. Frost .532-525-33S-31
Catiin .5 -4s4-53
Freshman --.---N ...5S4-525-333-33
Dr. Alien $3.50 a-435-5S
Bfackett 553-53o -45S-34
Merrick .543-6s5-344-3
Strachau - 634-635-444-3
The Country club ringer score has
started with a bang-Frank Griggs
leading with a mid-season Is He is
followed closely by Ilif Felix and Har-
low Hurley with 2s's. Tom Frost's 81
is in a class by itself and Arch CatIiu.
John Freshman and DR.. George
Henry Allen have turned in 33's.
The score really has made a bare
beginning. in a few weeks il viii
1engthen-and scores will be i'm
proved. ~Griggs has an easy chance to
cut one from No. = and one from No.
s. Felix and Hurley can trim their
No. as while Felix can better No Z,
and Hurley can improve on No. s.
1t will be a difficult task to get
down TO Whitney's 1920 record owing
to his marvellous on No. 1, but there
will be plenty of competition for the
honors-
Players are urged to post their
scores Don't be backward about
poor card. Post your sceres and
watch them improve is the order
Under the rules OF the ringer score
a player must have made the hole in
a hole in practice until a lucky shot
holes out
Caddyfnaster Howard has issued
call for all Country club eaddies to
appear Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
for, instruction. This is to besa regu-
lar event for the training of caddies
and is a move greatly appreciated by
the club membership
General Manager Fox of the Santa
F'e doesn't know it but Judge Smith
of his esteemed railroad has been TAX
ing lessons this week in an effort to
seek revenge for erstwhiIe defeats
DE- w K Hobart, last seasons city
champion. and DR.. George H Allen,
1920 Country club champion, are
pointing their game for similar hon
ors this year.
All right. Topeka feminine golfers-the
scenery is set, They're wearing knicSers
in Chicago. This froE the Chicago News
That Olympia fields set style for
woman players was apparent from the
number of kniekerbockers that made their
appearance after the apparel had been trletl
out with success at Olympia Officials of
many timfd voices, generally by telephone,
Saturday as to their attitude on the sub
| jet of the Knockers, and when they replied
that the style would be set by the women
I themselves, scores of the questioners de-
cIared they would appear in the more COM
loEtdDAe 7dlb.
Mrs. C. E. GauIt has been named
chairman of tire women's golf section
! of the Country club Mrs Gault is
an enthusiast. plays snappy game. IS
most popular with the membership
and has many ideas for tourney play
| this season. Her first big task win
| be to arouse interest in, the state tour
nament to be held at Wichita in June.
golfer make a perfect drive) What a
| long low ball Mrs. Smyth hits
| Miss Catty-"Yes she does-but you
ought to see the long high-bau her
| husband hits"
HARDING VS.. CHICK EVANS.
/ Washington, May T. President
Harding. paired with amateur goli
champion Click Evans. handed Sena-
tor kellogg of Minnesota. and Under.
secretary of War Fletcher an unmerci-
! full laeing on the Chevy Chase course
| the other day.
| At the end of sixteen holes the
president and his partner were mines
| teen points to the good, counting two
] points TO the hole. The seventeeDth
| and eighteenth holes were omitted
owing to the threatening skies. and
| the last two holes played in down
| pour of rain.
| True, the victory was due largely to
| the efforts of the amateur champion.
| but Mt. Harding proved himself
| nervy golfer. and, above sll, splen-
/ did type of sportsman Even when
| the odds were against him the presi-
! dent played with the same care and
| elaboration with which he started the
| game.
| The latter part OF the match was
played in a gale of wind, but no mat
! ter into what difficulty a stray gust
4 II
| the president battled on with 10 idea
| of surrender. Only inS one hHle, the
| twelfth. did he show the least Fulfilling
| of his even temper. He got caught in
a pit just short of the twelfth green
and took some half dozen strokes TO
sxtricate himself. When he finally
I Ecached the green he picked up his
I ball in disgust, but thereafter was the
: same cool, imperturbable player as
/ before.
| The foursome was on the seven
/ teenth hole when the long-threaten-
/ ing downpour began. But there was
no suggestion on the presidents part
| that the match be hurried along. and
| he maintained the same even, unhur-
ried pace right up to tIse end On the
final hole he missed a par four by
but few inches.
| The president uses a square stance.
much like that of Chick himself. His
I tee shots looked rather puuy besid e
Evans's ferocious drives. but the presi-
dent IS sure golfer-not a brilliant
| one. He makes no effort to kill the
/ ball. but makes up in accuracy what
/ he lacks III distance. He is a splen-
| did putter, with a firm grip and a
/ steady hand 1t is on the green thai
he shines the brightest
Evans was decidedly off form in
the first nine, but picked up later
and IN the closing holes made some
/ splendid drives and marvellous re-
coveries- He made the first nine In
40 and the remaining seven In
twenty-seven. negotiating all but one
of the last seven holes in par.
Fletcher and Kellogg played stead
lily turnout but Evans's golf was tor
much for them, and at no time did
they have a chance of coming thru
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