The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-06

Country club championship finals.
mats easy explained Kistler.
Felix played his regular game and I
played mine There is no other way
to it,
And that is true golf sportsman
ship.
Golf is the acid test of a true sport
The Blue Book of the amateur golf
world has made its appearance and
mot Topekan's name is listed. 1t is
| the eligibility list. containing the
who are conceded to have a chance
in the national championship event
at st. Louis in September.
The list is one of the Smallest ever
issued, but announcement is made that
altho the eligibility committee did its
eligible, number of the sectional
associations have failed to respond
and as a result, quite a few names
are missing. 1t is said that sup
Elementary list will be issued prior
| to the national event. :
| AS usual. the list is headed by Chick
| Evans, the national champion, and
after that the names are listed alpha
betically.
A player whose name does not ap-
| pear and who desires to be included
may submit for consideration thru the
secretary of the sectional association
governing his district three scores
verified by a marker and certified by
the secretary OF his club, of three
rounds of eighteen holes each, played
course of the club, a member of the
association, together with such other
evidence of qualification as he may
possess.
ga man will chase a golf ball all
over the links because it's too hot to
go to church." observes the st. Joseph
Gazette.
The driving power of Babe" Ruth
,, and Abe Mitchell indicates that after
all it is the proper appliance of
strength. The eastern golf critics are
all worked up over the argument.
The ladies' day affairs at the Coun-
try club have fallen off badly since
the time was changed from Tuesday
mornings to Monday evenings. 1t was
believed that the change in time
would give the women an opportunity
to play with their husbands but golf
widows" and golf widowers' exist
just the same.
Mrs. Albert NJ. Patten is a new con-
testant for scratch honors at the
Country club. Her -hsuband plays at
both Topeka and Wichita and in Or
der to have a set of clubs at both
ends of the line last year took Mrs.
Patterns sticks to Wichita. Now Mrs.
Patten has renewed her interest and
word has been sent to Wichita to send
the clubs backsto Topeka Immediately.
'T don't understand Jake Moh1er,'
said a Country club golfer the other
day. "You ask him about the crop
conditions and his report is sconserva-
tive. His figures are too low if they
very at all-from the facts. Ask him
about his golf and he tells you he
shoots a so when as a matter of fact
he shoots in the lower forties."
In making excavation for the sew
enteenth green in the southwest cor
ner of the New Nine" at the sCoun-
try club, a solid layer of rock was
found only a few inches below the
surface. This was a surprise to the
workmen. Altho the floor of the new
locker house will rest on rock. it has
been discovered tsince the excavation
began. No other signs of rock layers
have been found on the club course
despite its rolling terrain.
Before critical 7 gallery Frank
Bonebrake sunk a 20-foot putt on No.
green in front of the clubhouse and
won the match for himself and w. w.
Strickland against ]. R. Koontz and j.
M. Connell in the santa Fe Four
some'' event Wednesday, evening. 1t
was the perfect end OF a hard day as
all Santa Fe Trair' Journeys are
gruesome affairs.
Work was started this week on the
SO, 900 locker house at the Country