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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25
Coils As Welcome AS
An Oasis in the Desert;
7antalizirg AS Mirage
Ever Reckoning and Aluring 1t Taunts and Maddens-
1t Uncrowns Kings of Finance and Makes Supplicants
of Statesmen-Causes More Divorces Than Intemper-
ance, More Separations Than Afinities.

than 200 yards and that all bunkers.
sand pits and creeks will be banished
to a warmer cline.
Golf is a freeman's game. You can
have nothing on your mind and less on
your feet. You can play It fast or
slow. ill or well. Your mood is the
ssme's mood. Whatever may be said
in the heat OF contest will be irnme-
diately expunged by the recording
angel.
Golf is probably as ancient as the
Garden of Eden. In fact, rumor has
it that Eve fell out with Adam be-
cause he spent too much time putting
on the green with cocoanuts for golf
balls. 1t has also been said that the
Scotch appropriated the highball and
the game of golf from the Irish; that
the first golf club was a shillellah and
that Brian Boru played golf centuries
before even the Scottish dialect was
invented.
intemperance, and more separations
than affinities. No man can succeed
at it without neglecting his business.
deserving his friends and abandoning
his family. Some players spend half
their time dressing and cleaning their
clubs and the remainder of the time
looking for lost balls.
The man who invented golf deserves
a monument as broad as the Pyramids
and as high as the Eiffel Tower. 1t
has saved more lives than the doctors;
brought health and happiness to thou
sands. AS developer of character 1t
has no equal.
Golf makes a man patient and en-
during. 1t keeps the fires of hope
continually alive. It gives one respect
for ones opponent, and even makes
an enemy endurab1e. It is the clean
est, fairest sport in the world. Show
me a good golf player and I will show
NTa fzra IN
generous, manly fine fellow.
/ Golf was invented by a Scotchnnan.
It is generally too fast for the Ger
mans. too slow for the Irish The
French don't take to 1t. The Spaniards
| think It a drink instead of a game
The Americans affect it. The English
are born with sixth golf sense. Be
| Iieving in reincarnation. I hope to re-
turn to earth in a million years and be
a perfect player
(From The Professional Golfer of
America-1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

Perhaps Topeka women golfers
and most of them are always smartly
attired-would be interested in know
Ing what the LADY bugs" wore at the
Missouri state tournament in Kansas
City. Here is a sketch from a Kansas
City newspaper on the subject:
Bright colored sweaters, sport costumes
In q half dozen popular hues, dotted the
Blue Hills golf course.
A figure clad in khaki suit, knickers-
and golf stockings stepping out from the
awning into the mornings sunshine was
greeted with approval. Knockers are not SO
new on the differtn golf links Of the city
not TO come in for discussion pro and con,
and most of it was pro in this case. The
like modern Diana, as she wsggied her
club, her broad-brimmed hat, henna lined,
jauntily perched on one side.
Mrs. Nathan Rieger was also in a suit
OF kntckers. with henna hat and a tie of
red setting off her costume to perfection
herd plaid, sweater of heBna and white
sport hat. Mrs. Nelson Studebaker Riley
was stunning In a brown and white cos
tune, her sailor draped with a generous
her face and neck. she said. Mrs. Edward
Wilder was In dark blue and white with
harem veil arrangement also. Mrs. David
Green wore good looking black and white
outfit. =
Mrs. Kohr, who came from st. Louis sew
from. bath. in a white blouse and skirt.
striped in pale blue lines. Her white snort
hat was discarded before she had reached
the third hole, and pinned to her golf bags
and the cnddy: The breeze failed to disturb
her very blond hair she wore coiled simply,
at the back of her head under a net Her
figure is 1.-THE, boyish. She drives like a
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25
Nezsonisn1s on Golf
Cause and Cure Of q Hook.

Cause and Cure OF o Hook.
A hooked ball finds the trouble as
much as a slice and a top, and it is
much harder to control. A player
never knows Just how much of a hook
to play for while a topped ball goes
straight down the fairway and a slice
is easily cont~2lled.
There are I've main reasons for the
hook:
% Dropping the right shoulder
too much on the down swing
Cd Using too much right hand
causing the club head to get in before
the hands.
(s) Reaching too far for the ball.
90 Too much wrist snap at the
impact.
(5) Cutting the finish of the swing
too short.
If your hook is caused by dropping
the right shoulder too much you will
overcome it by shortening your back
open.
Too much right hand is the most
common hook cause. In this case you
grip much firmer with the left hand
and keep the right hand well under
the club. In other words, you must
use the left arm entirely.
If you are reaching too far for the
ball it is an easy matter to stand a
little closer. It may be necessary to
keep changing until you get the proper
distance.
Stiffen both arms when you hit and
you will cure the hook that is caused
by giving too much wrist to the stroke.
If you finish too quickly try and
throw the club out more toward the
hole and keep both arms stiff when
you hit the ball and on the finish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

VINO have perfect control over this
sporty feature OF the game were help
less at Wichita. There the ground is
packed and there is no bluegrass turf
guarding the greens to hold the pitch
They could not accustom themselves
were wasted within smelling distance
of the cup. But Topeka golfers are
not explaining. I'VE just didn't have
the stuff in our bags" Frank Griggs
states.
When it is considered that only one
IS qualified in the championship flight
of the state tournament this season
the class of golf in Kansas is indi-
Gated. There were more golfers in at
tendance than at the average Trans
mississippi events and the champion
ship flight scores were much lower.
Kansas is developing some mighty
sweet sticks in the grand and glorious
game.
what was the matter with your
game today?" stranger asked Frank
Griggs at the state tournament.
well, when I got to my ball ]
found that 1 didn't have the club
Griggs explained.
Wasn't the club in your bag?"
mo"
why didn't you send your caddy
to the clubhouse to get it?"
"I did"
Couldn't he find it?"
mo"
what kind of a club was it?"
"a crutch.''
This is qualifying week for the
Country club championship play.
Scores may be turned in up to and in
Guiding Sunday evening. The players
will be divided into tive classes, A and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

A student Of the game was once
asked, What is golf?" While tempo
rarily perplexed for q suitable reply
and being somewhat of philosopher
he attempted to compile a few defini-
tons that would at least tell the
seeker after nowledge just what the
game is. This Is the result of his
efforts:
Golf is what Sherman said war was,
and what Boss Croker said politics
was. A visit to the grave-like for
nation behind the home green at
Garden City or into one of the Bal
tusrol traps will remove any doubt
about it.
Golf is as welcome as an oasis in the
desert, as tantalizing as mirage.
ever reckoning and alluring. 1t taunts
and maddens: it has its favorites as
the gods have; it turns from the eager
and showers its largess often in the
paths of the careless. The man who
can play 1t regularly and not break a
majority of the Ten Commandments is
a Christian gentleman.
Golf is as great a 1eveler as death.
It uncrowns kings Of finance and
makes supplicants of statesmen.
Vanity and vexation of spirit vanish
before it. When golf was perfected a
long step was taken toward the mill
lennium.
NTOII Is In6 IIlOSC dSSIdfdllHS, SALTS
flying, seductive royal sport in the
world. 1t is the most democratic OF
them all. An emperor can play it no
better than a caddie, perhaps not so
well. 1t Is as absorbing as the stock
market: as willful as pursuit of the
thorobred; as uncertain as love; as coy
as youth itself
Golf has this advantage over law: You
are your own judge, jury and advocate.
You write your own instructions, fur
nish your own witness in the person
of a purchasabie caddie, assess the
damage yourself and If you want a
new trial all you have to do is to
start once more at the first tee and try
it all over again.
Golf clears dull brains. gives a flip
to bright ones, eases sorrow, revives
old delights and concocts new ones for
faded palates. Turks are promised
houris hereafter II they are good on
this earth It is to be hoped that on
the golf links of the life to come every
golf ball will have a good lie on the
fair green, that no drive will be less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25
Ballade of the Duffer.

Altho my stance seems not awry.
1 top my ball from off the tee;
feel / follow thru, yet I
Lack the fine sense Of harmony
And why IL is / cannot see
My shots should tangent in the rough,
But there they fly; ali, mel ah, me!
am a duffer, sure enough!
I'd swear do not lift my eye;
1 try to swing my brassie free,
As 1 should do, but / descry
What gives my heart much misery;
Then when ply my staneh mashie
I lift but sand. It's truly tough;
The answer to it all must be-
I am duffer, sure enoughi
I slough and slice a lovely lie,
And 1 am stymied by a tree;
Alas, there is no aIibi
When take four instead of threei
My putting is, as all agree,
Just simply ragged, rotten stuff;
My partner jeers 1 fain would flee;
l am duffer, sure enough!
ENVOY
Golfers. some day before I die
Conquer l may each sad rebuff:
But now-but now I can't deny
1 am a duffer, sure enough!
Clinton Scollard in Life
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care of the publishing and printing
business. And for six years he has
failed to win cup. Hereafter 1 am
going to try it myself" Mitchell ad-
monishes.
Albert NJ. Patten of the Country club
tells of an experience at the state
tournament in Wichita. He could not
enter the tourney, but played Sunday
during the qualifying rounds. When
Patten reached one of the short holes
with his foursome an out of town two
some Qualifying for the tournament
stood on the tee with him. They in
sisted on waiting for Patten and his
crowd. Patterns iron was within two
feet of the pin and he holed out 2.
II saw these golfers looking at me
and commenting, but made every ef-
Patten explained. On the next tee
Patten got what he admits was the
best drive of his golf career. The ball
carried 200 yards and rolled another
fifty, straight and low. This two
some was still awed," the Topekan
stated. my brassie took me another
200 yards and was within a yard of
a birdie and that pair Of state tourn-
ament caliber was watching me close
ly. We were all together again on the
next tee. but lost my confidence. I
Insisted these admirers of mine go
thru and they did. My reputation was
made and saved"
Golf Chairman Griggs of the Coun-
try club is making preliminary plans
for the annual state invitation tourna-
ment to be held in Topeka early in
September. At least seventy-five
cry effort will be made to provide en-
terfainment and fast golf for the en-
tries. Cups, trophies and medals will
be available and plenty of flights, will
be provided. One of the new features
of the tourney will be a senior flight
limited to golfers at the age of 55
years or more. There are scores of
veterans over the state who would
enter a Kansas tournament If they
thought there was a chance for fair
competition. Topeka will donate a
flight for these grand old men" OF
golfdom.
Topeka sent twenty-five golfers to
the state tournament at Wichita and
only two brought home slices of bacon.
Frank Griggs carried a trophy for the
third best medal score and Robert
say, the proud possessor" of razor
strop won as runnerup of consola-
ton flight.
The Topeka hopefuls who attended
the state tournament are full Of true
craftsmanship and refuse to offer
alibis for their failure to keep the cup
| in the capital city. They prefer to
| tell of the hospitality of the Wichita
Country club and the class of golf
shown at the tourney. But there Is
one reason for the rather sad showing.
The Wichita course is fast and hard
Topekans who are trained and expert
in the pitch shot to the greens and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

In the first match play tournament
Of the season among the women of
the Country club. Mrs. Kurtz Kellam
captured the high honors in the finals.
winning from Mrs. W. d. Updegraff.
Mrs. Kellam's victory in the first flight
came after defeating Mrs. Dana Davis.
Mrs. Charles Wolff, Jr., and Mrs. Up
degraff. In the first flight, which was
composed of eight women with the
lowest qualifying scores, the brackets
follow: Mrs. Kellam won from Mrs.
Davis; Mrs. Wolff won from Mrs.
Theodore Snattinger: Mrs. Updegraff
won from Mrs Ilif Felix; Mrs. z. D.
Carruth, Jr.; CD Mrs. Keliam won
from Mrs. Wolff; Mrs. Updegraff won
from Mrs. Clithero: OBJ Mrs Kellam
won from Mrs. Updegraff.
In the second flight Mrs. George
Staebler won from Mrs. David Page:
Mrs. Jack Campbell won from Mrs.
Jack Sleeper: Mrs. r. S. Murray won
from Mrs. Dick Hayden; Miss Mildred
Bowman and Miss Mary Kramer have
not played.
In the consolation first flight
matches are scheduled among Mrs.
Davis. Mrs. Felix, Mrs. Snattinger and
Mrs. Carruth.
Mrs Kellam was "doped" to win
the tournament owing to her great
golf showing at the Country club for
the last three seasons She shoots an
average 47-4S with ease and plays a
much better game than many of the
men of the links. She has a free and
easy swing. is always sure Of ITS yards
with her wooden clubs and plays a
sensational tee game. She was run
ner-uD in the last state tourney and
her inability to enter the Wichita
event this week was a keen. disap-
pointment to her many Topeka fol-
lowers who looked to her and Mrs
Gault to contest for the state cup.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

but not with Howard. He dug his
heels into the ground and fought him.
self until dark-and until he had dis
covered his fault.
In hunting for a lost ball recently
Mrs. Ilif Felix discovered field OF
daisies in the rough off No. 3 fairway.
Dropping her driver. forgetting her
ball, disdainful of golf and its at
tributes she plunged into the flower
patch and marched back to the club
house as proudly as tho she had sunk
1.
When the pipe is pitted against the
cigaret in golf the pipe wins. This
explanation for the defeat OF the
tournament was offered recently by a
veteran Scotch professional. The
temperament that goes with the pipe
will always win over the cigaret of the
average young American golfer. Let
our boys cultivate the pipe and there
the Americans cross the water" he
declared.
How many golf players are there in
the world?
This is not one of the questions be-
longing to the Edison group nor has
it relationship to the How-Old-Is-Ann
Interrogation. 1t is a question that
John G. Anderson, writing in the cur
rent issue of the American Golfer, pro-
pounds and answers.
His reply, based upon several years
investigation, is that there are ap-
proximately 1,577,400 golfers in the
world who belong to clubs. He esti-
mates that. in addition. there are some
100000 more "casuals," he calls them.
players who follow the ball around
over public courses, making a grand
4 @fav q 1r1w-G
and girls who play the game.
Golf has its followers in eighty
countries of the world, and the total
number of golf courses is approx
mately 5,25s. The United States leads
in clubs and memberships with also
recognized organizations and $4,000
members.
Country club golfers are intensely
interested in the departure of W. E.
Brelsford to the Mayo Brothers hos
pital in Rochester, Mimi, where he
will undergo an operation to benefit
his eyesight. Brelsford is a. favorite
among Topeka golfers and despite the
trouble he is having with his eyes he
entered the state tournament at
Wichita and made a creditable show
ing. Topeka golferdom wishes him
well.
lose the state championship title and
an equally disturbing disappointment
to the Country club to lose a chance
at the title thru the defeat of Hurley.
Griggs and Felix. But it is all
in the game and the loss will guaran-
tee a more determined effort at
Leavenworth next year.
The Country club house improve
ments loom up from all parts of the
course. The additions give the club
| a sweeping appearance.
| Irving Hill, president Of the Law
renee Country club, DR.. H. T. Jones
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

The Shawnee club women again de-
feated the women of the Country club
IN an interclub tourney at Shawnee
last week. The first defeat adminis~
tered by the Highland lassies" oc-
CURED three weeks ago at the Country
club. The Country club ladies are two
down so far this season.
Four matches went to the extra
holes.
The results of the last tourney fol-
low:
W. MT s. Hoa E. cfsEpsee t 81 defeated Mrs
sarFsw q 3u3t.i = = si ssis: Mrs F.
Hs mrs; H Iosn pi6ssle &C. defeated Mrs
Miss Genevieye Funk, (cl defeated Mrs.
a. NM n a dbnisi,{iS s} up in i holes:
Mrs. Kurt KelIam, (cpp defeated Mrs.
Miss BP Robesss IS ROsen in IS e hS Ss.,.a
Mrs. v; :. Bacon a% T. esl defeated Mrs.
Af Mra p Pi e 6s G and IS : defeated Mis-,
Beatrice shakesSaft, (C} and 8. MSS
Mrs. +. v: MeKibben. 81 defeated Mrs.
Mrs Md onte k Isl a1 6e) defeated Mrs
G. *. Thomas, Isl 1 up In 10 holes.
= Mrs. 4: z. Wilson Isl defeated Mrs.
B. Flasler (S) 8 and 2.
At 1880 o'clock last Sunday morn
ing nineteen motor cars stood in
front of the Shawnee clubhouse. By
o'clock the drive was jammed and
cars stood on both sides of the east
and west road. This indicates the In
terest taken in the game at Topeka's
baby club.
Summer is herei Harry L. Rhodes.
the man with the crop OF wavy hair,
made his annual appearance on the
Shawnee golf links Wednesday morn
ing, wearing a hair net. His adopted
son Ward caddied for him and charged
the regulation price just as tho he
were a perfect stranger.
The beauties OF the Shawnee course
are going to be preserved on canvas
Last week George Stone, whose paint
ings are OF the best spent considerable
time putting the unusual landscape
views behind the brush. One of his
pictures probably will be named "The
Four Willows" 1t shows the four
willow trees in the ravine above the
well.
A golfer who has been playing only
about six weeks decided the other
afternoon that he could save a stroke
by cutting across the rough over the
Dogs Leg. II cost him four strokes
and a ball.
W. e. Atchison Is again PLAYING a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

Here is good news. The Wichita
Beacon predicts that Graham of We'll
lington, the Santa Fe employee who
won the state championship, will be
transferred to Topeka soon. THE To-
peka golf bugs will see to 1t that he
e"tNrs the Topeka offices" the Beacon
says. This matter should be left to
l. -an-v,,s santa Fe Trail foursome.
The weekly sweepstakes at the
Country club are losing in favor be-
cause of the complaints against i'm
proper handicaps. Golf handicap COM
mittees never can give satisfaction il
the players do not hand in their
scores Golfers should blame them
selves and not the committees II the
spots" do not satisfy.
"Andy" has erected the lost ZOO
yard stake on No. at the Country
club and the enthusiasts who send
their drives over the hill and far away
are happy again.
Waltho Crowder, a Lawrence young
ster who started his golf as a caddyp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-25

played two rounds at the Country club
recently, shooting a 37-3S-75 and a
39-40-79. A 70 at the Country club
Is within 3 Of par and is honey-sweet
golf.
The rains this week have prevented
considerable playing on the two To-
peka courses but the green's and fair
ways have been given the benefit of
the inconvenience.
I1if Felix tied Harlow Hurley in the
ringer score tournament at the Coun-
try club this week when he made a
on No. cutting his total on nine holes
from 81 to rs. This places Felix and
Hurley together at the top OF the list.
The score to date follows:
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the Shawnee. Last Sunday he was out
and played in a threesome. The other
two players had bags full of clubs
Judge Atchison had no bag and only
one club. q midiron. And he was
not high man when the round was
completed despite his nidiron driving
and approaching and his midiron put
ting.
Pete" Middleton still leads the
ringer score table at Shawnee. The
former state champion has % to his
credit. Warren Bailey follows with a
%.
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never-lose-'em caddy, is back on the
job again. His eye is as good as ever
and his advice is still such that the
best of players might well pay heed
to it.
Ed Curry. chairman of the green's
committee of Shawnee, hadn't played
for a couple of weeks. Saturday he
decided to go out and look over the
course. While watching them start
the members who complained to him
about the rough being SO tall.
Mon, the fairway is fifty yards
wide, why shoot in the rough" said
Ed.
Sunday Ed got up enough courage
to try it out. He was there before
breakfast, and before anyone was
around to watch him. He lost five
new balls and as many old ones be-
fore he got to the ninth hole. Monday
Ed had the big moving machine out
cutting that rough and he was out
following the machine around trying
to find the five new balls.
Milt Tabor of Shawnee wears green
glasses when he plays golf. They're
all right to put on a cow when you
feed her shavings to make her think
she's getting grass, but green glasses
won't make the sand green's green,
saye Shawnee Bill.
Otis Hungate of Shawnee gets the
pearl handled putter for playing from
the most hazardous hazard of the 1921
season. A few days ago he drove
from No. tee. The ball took q
wicked hook, sailed down toward the
ditch, curved toward the retaining
wall along the roadway and disap-
players and caddies the ball was found
about three yards up the huge drain
pipe beneath the road. Hungate's op-
ponents declared It was out of bounds
and insisted upon a penalty. The
| judge dared them to find q clause in
| a man for playing q ball from a
sewer" He won his argument and
the players stood back to see what
course he would take. Hungate didn't
hesitate moment. With his mashie
he approached the opening. Head
first he crawled into the pipe. All
| that could be seen of the lawyer was
the bottoms Of his shoes. There was a
scraping and clicking inside the metal
drain and suddenly q ball came pop
was followed by Hungate. playing
three" he said as he took his stance.
Milton Tabor of Shawnee is the
first Topekan to make a round ex-
actly corresponding to his ringer
| score. ne started out the OlneE oey
to change his ringer. He shot every
hole as his score stands on the bulle-
tin board.
| A E. Wilson, of Shawnee. while
playing with George Stawitz recently.
took a slice from his ringer score
thru a long approach to the green.
| The ball struck Stawitzs ball on the
| green, bounced into the air and dis
appeared in the cup.
For six years Frank Crane has gone
to state tournaments leaving his part