The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12

GrlggS. He makes no apparent eI1Ort
to smack the ball. His powerful wrists
do tie work.
Ilif Felix displayed his usual cool
ness and level headedness in tourna-
ment play. He plays like clockwork,
paying no heed to the gallery or the
other golfers
Barnes never failed to get a laugh
from the gallery when heDwould run
along beside his puts talking and teas
ing the ball into the cup. His putting
was typical of the craftsmanship of
his game. He is a firm believer in
the "enever up, never in" theory. Only
two CT his puts fell short the entire
day. Many of them followed their
persistent course and dropped sud
denly into the hole. There were no
long lip kisses to his green work.
Watch next spring for the Jim
Barnes and the Jock Hutchisons'
on the Topeka golf courses. Golfers
did not watch the match for exercise.
The discriminating shooters were
looking for the form, the stance, the
grip, the swing-any straw that would
save them a stroke or two on the sum-
mer sea of changing tides.
Scorekeeper Booth had the hardest
job of the day. For thirty-six holes
he kept count and play by play. paper
and pencil in ungloved hands. Amy
| medals to spare?
To Kansas Golfers Who Think 1t Is
IN Expensive Game: A membership to
Jim Barnes's club just out of New
York costs $4,000. Annual dues are
out of Chicago is a much cheaper or
ganization. It only costs $500 to
join and the dues are 5000 a year.
n 4s,x
erage Kansas club.
What brand of balls did they use
Friday? Consult the advertising de-
partment, please.
Wires were put up to guard the
first tee at the Country club. When
the foursome drove off the wires
formed a perfect circle around the
gallery instead of the players.
Barnes played a spectacular shot
out of the street car tracks over No.
8 green at the Country club. A por-
ton of the gallery Rugged around him
as he crouched for the play. He took
more time to figure out the shot .han
any other during the day-and the
crowd saw real piece of hazard
work. He not only lifted the ball out
from the rails but he laid it within
putting distance of the cup.
Topeka golfers were greatly disap-
pointed at the failure of Barnes and
Hutchinson to break any course records.
Local bugs were all prepared to lay
down goal that would ring in the
name of the British or American open
champion. Putting was responsible
Tor the high ScOres-and the playful
tactics of the good natured stars.
Andy is the groundkeeper and
Scotty is the housekeeper at the Coun-
try club And I thought this was an
American town. commented Jock
Hutchinson.
Barnes and Hutchinson are not on a
Transforming tour. They came di-
rectly from their homes h New York
and Chicago to Topeka for the match.
This is written for the informat ton of
many in the gallery who probably
thought the two champions would APP
pear today in Tecumseh.
The grit and determination of
Pete" Middleton, Shawnee star, and
still youngster in his teens COM
and the visiting veterans.
Jock Hutchinson. during a wait due
to a lost ball, told the gallery of a
friend of his, a Scotchman, who told
him he hadn't played golf for three
weeks because he hadn't found his
ball yet.
Guess this will be enough until next
spring. Merry Christmas and H. N. Y!