The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
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Donald Ross plans have been turned
over to President Eastman for safe
keeping, the deed and contract are in
the hands OF the trust company and
The initial payment Of $1,000 has been
made to the Country club for the pur-
chase OF the Highlsn nd Park land.
All rules as applying to members
OF the Country club in the privileges
of the Shawnee club are null and void.
The old rule that Country club mem
Der could not dHssp out and Join the
Shawnees Is wiped out with the pur-
chase Of the course. The lease Is
terminated and the Shawnee club is
turned loose on IT'S own little sea OF
green waters and blue skies.
This formal action is the result OF
the work of President Eastman and
the officers and directors Of the club
sas well as the loyal support Of the
membership. Shawnee is to be con-
graduated on its achievement.
Plans now Will call for the use of
the additional nine holes and the con-
struction OF a clubhouse
Art for arts sake may be all right
and likewise the winning of q state
golf championship, merely for its own
sake, may be all to the merry, says
the Wichita Beacon. But a golf
championship cup is mighty handy to
have around the house for other rea-
sons.
Take the case Of Alex Graham.
popular young wellington golfer. who
ran away with the big prize at the
state tournament in Wichita last
week Before he won his honors here,
he was a special agent for the Santa
Ee at Wellington on salary which
was nothing extra" Today he has
turned down two really good jobs
carrying attractive salaries, and has
accepted q promotion at wellington
which pays a fat salary increase over
his former job. One of the positions
which Graham turned down was
from an oil and refrigerating COM
Pany. It was offered him by H. F.
Bagby. who was medalist in the play
here last week and who thus came
into close contact with Graham
The offer was purely on business
basis. however" said Bagby. Besides
being a dandy player and good sport.
Graham, think. has good qualifica-
tons for business He Is hard
worker and can meet the public For
that reason we offered him the po-
sition."
Graham has been chosen to repre-
sent Wellington in the big trans
August. which Is the biggest golf
event in the west
1t was last Saturday afternoon at
the Country club. The course was
crowded with business men, profess
sional men, statesmen and summer
bachelors. Suddenly the thunder
growled and a heavy shower de-
scended upon the golfers. Across the
green fairways men could be seen
prancing right along, water dripping
from their hats and caps. shirts cling
ing to their bodies and Knockers hang
ing in despair.
Governor Allen was among those
And we wonder why people call
US golf nuts" he commented as he
took his position before the ball sink
ing quickly under the melting sand
tee. Suppose right now someone
should view this crowd of ordinarily
sane. conservative men, What would
they think? 1t would convince them
that there was something the matter
with a man who would follow such q
pastime. There isn't a man on this
course who would not scurry franti-
cally under cover from such
shower-and yet we grin IN all our
dampness and follow the elusive ball
to its destination. do not blame the
outside world for its feelings about
golf"
BY the time the governor had com
pIeted his Grafton the driving rain had
washed the sand from under his ball
and he shuddered when the cold water
rolled down his back as he stopped to
replace the tee. With water dripping
from his hat, his shirt an outline to
his form" his trousers streaming and
steaming. his shoes slushing and the
rain running down his arms, over his
hands and on to the club, he drew
back in grim determination The club
head struck the mud behind the ball
and threw a shower of dripping soil
over his comrades
"A great game, great camel" gput-
tered the governor as he wiped por-
ton of the Country club from an eye.
The medal for "the meanest man in
town this week goes to Billy Ander-
son OF the Country club. Anderson
had lust purchased a few carloads Of
something or other from a representa-
tive OF a Kansas City firm Deliber-
ateIy he saw to it that his visitor
missed three trains home and then
he hauled him 20 the club for a rather
heavily bonded round The Kansas
City victim was soaked twice in one
afternoon-by the rain and by his
host.
"I don't know what all this golf
stuff Is about" said a carpenter who
is working on the new Country club
home. but know that a helava lota
overtime is being wasted by these guys
wearing knee breeches-"
"Areh catlin is making the bIoomin'
club house so attractive that Il viii
keep all the women and. naturally.
most CT the men. from the golf links. I"
a Country club golfer complained the
other day.
Topeka golfers have gone thru the
hottest week in years. The Their
u1ometer has not been unusually high
for summer weather. but the humid
ity has brought in many a WORKOUT
shooter after only one round IN the
later afternoon. The fairways have
been IN excellent shape for brassies
and irons. The grass greens at the
Country club have been IN the best
condition in history but the steady
rains played havoc with the sand at
Shawnee.
Topekans who predicted that ths