The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
The Country club Handicapped 16
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pete" Middleton of Shawnee, the
1920 state champion, is back into his
stride. Following the state tourna-
ment at Salina last year, Middleton
fell into a most gruesome slump. His
showing in the state invitation
tourney at the Country club was in
dicative of the Notifying loss of his
cunning. The trouble got on Middle-s
toms nerves and up to the end of the /.
1920 season he had an advanced case
of the golf blues" But the old I
stick is back in Pete's hands this
year. His two 79s in the inter-cluo !
spring championship, making a 15S
on the Sc holes at the Shawnee and !
Country clubs was a test of steady,
accurate shooting. Middleton should 1
spend considerable time in the next I
few weeks on the Country club grass 4
green's Topeka is anxious that he 4
capture another state title.
Shawnee golfers would be able to /,
keep their mind on their game to a I
much greater advantage if evening
pollyfoxers would refrain from pick ;
ing out the willows near the 200-yard /,
stake on No. 6.
DIR. George H. Allen slipped out ;
35 at the Country club recently. This
is one below par on the course.
The inter-cIub women's tournament !
club Thursday between the women 4
players of the Shawnee and Country /
clubs was postponed until next Thurs :
day, due to the state editorial tourna- :
ment. This was the women's contri- (.
button to the cause. 1t indicated the I.
proper spirit of the hostesses.
ED Bracket. who is sending 'em
into the dusk with his wooden clubs. I
is losing his game on and just off the .
greens. ~ guess it is the old buck"
he explains.
Arch Catlin is rushing the work on
the house and driveway improvem entS
| at the Country club The new porches .
! on the main building will be covered (
weather permitting. Many trees have
been removed to make way for the 4
new DIVE and parking space. A re-
tanning wall has been built to hold
! the filled in section of the new drive.
Parking space will be provided to ac-
comm odate forty motor cars.
-, The addition to the locker room will &
| be built at once. also. 1t will make
the outside locker building 45x60 feet
| in size and will be complete in every
detail. A work room for Pro Nelson
and Assistant Pro Howard will be a
model, it is claimed. The old work.
shop will be made into a caddy Shelf
| ter and will be moved.
| One important step VIII be the
wrecking of No. / tee. This is an
elevated piece of ground surrounded
/ by trees and has been one of the &
/ beauty spots of the course. The earth I
| is needed for the fill insthe drive and
the ste of the tee is the location of
the new No. 1S green. Players will be
provided this season with temporary
tee which will shorten No. hole by
about fifteen yards.
We are pushing every piece of
work in order to have The club open-f
ing not later than July 49," CatlIn
said today.
Catlin is spending every afternoon
, on the work thereby robbing himself,
Of a half-season of golf. ~
| Staff Photographer Wolcott, of the
State Journal. doesn't understand the
modesty of golf players. He says hes
never fought so hard in his life as in
| his effort to take pictures of Topeka
| sweet stickers. His greatest puzzle is
his inability to understand why Pro-
Nelson always should have his head.
! down when photograph is taken Of
I a shot for the +'Nelsonisms on Golf't
section of this, department. Tvs
heard it said that a man should keep
his eye on the ball but even tho
hold a ball up before the camera IL
doesn't prevent Nelson from showing
only his cap Wolcott walls.