The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13


time when the Topeka waterworks
improvements are completed and suf-
ficient pressure can be maintained tic
furnish an ample cupply.
There is one cup at Shawnee that
all players. are entitled to without
qualification scores or matches. 1t is
the cup hanging on to the old oaken
bucket at the well on No. 6. The di-
rectors at the last meeting voted a. new
cup for this oasis.
Governor Allen has become so en-
thusiastic over golf this season in To-
peka that he has authorized his news
paper, the Beacon at Wichita, to do
nate a cup for municipal prize in his
home town.
Milton Tabor was ''outa luck" in his
first attempt to compete in a tourna-
ment at Shawnee. His initial pairing
was with Stinson and, of course, he
consolation flight, he was paired with
Pete" Middleton, former. state cham
pion.
The popularity of intercollegiate
golf over this and other countries
brings up the question of COLLEGE
cheering in support of the representa-
tive contestants. 1t is difficult to i'm
agine a gang of college men and
women walking around a golf course
rah-rahing after every good shot.
1t is understood on good authority
that Mrs. Allen doesn't know much
about the governors golf game, but
she is Inundated at the appearance he
presents upon the links. She is con-
Quoting a campaign within the family
and among friends to influence the
governor to buy Knockers,
The cloudburst of Wednesday gave
the caddies of the Shawnee and Coun-
try clubs a wonderful opportunity to
the many ravines. This method of
recovering balls lost in the tall grass
growing in the low places has become
an art among the youngsters.
The result of the first round of
play of the Shawnee clubs champion
ship flight follows:
E. whitaker defeated W. E. Monroe 8 and
E. sumey defeated Geo. Gross 6and 5.
C. A. Anderson defeated d. w. Doing up.
J. A. Crow defeated J. w. Harper and 1.
B. c. Briggs defeated w. B. Flagler and
W. L. Bailey defeated V. F Robey and l.
A. ]. Clark defeated W. H. Bird 8 and ).
J. r; Stewart defeated H. B. McGrath 3
W. V. Crow defeated F. j. sipp and 5.
E. B. Cooper defeated X p. Latt1mer up.
V. P. Hi1lhouse defeated H. Bennett, Jr.,
J. E. pconwell defeated A. L. Bell and 5.
III. Tallaferro defeated F. Middleton, Jr.,
D, W. studdard defeated H. v stearns,
w. I. Stinson defeated NJ. Tabor and s.
y. C. Sargent defeated Pete Middleton 1 up.
The result of the first round for the
Eastman cup follows:
v. J. Lawrence defeated n. B. Fink, de-
o. E. Hungate defeated DR.. J. s. Morrison,
D. D. Longenecker defeated ]. Elliott, 5
L. r. Booth defeated NJ. Dooley 1 up.
L. Wilkinson defeated J. McKibben 8 and
A. E. Wilson defeated L. Brown and L
R. NJ. Bunten defeated F. lies 3 and ?.
II. Shinn defeated p. B. Hamlin. default.
H. Nightingale defeated F. D. Nuss 3 and
w E. Thrapp defeated E. Bowel and G.
S. E Willcutts defeated H. McKibben, 1
C. i. Bunger defeated ]. n. Carswen and
o. Butts defeated W. H. lines and s.
R. W. Morrison defeated F. F. Ginger 8
C. W. Nellis defeated H. w. Sans and 4.
A j. Doing defeated w. L. Wardin. de-
The second round of each flight
must be in the hands o. Tournament
Chairman Anderson by Sunday eve
ming.
The sixteen eliminated in each flight
play in the consolation for each flight.
The first round is to be completed by
Sunday evening.
From Jewell City comes the report
that when there is a shortage of cad
dies the golfers send a member of
their foursomes over to a nearby
swinmin' hole and pull out the neces-
sary number.
And from Abilene comes the report
that rattlesnakes are a little more
neighborly than they should be on the
Country club course.
In the list of famous foursomes at
the Country club in this column last
week was forgotten the Charlie Mitch
el1-Noel Wood-Ferd Kaths = Caddy
Conductor Garry Four"
The veteran foursome composed of
DR.. W. n. West, A. Fassler, c. B. Mer-