The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-16

pond is developed into a real water
hole it will invite profanity.
George Stawitz's bulletin board at
the Shawnee club is starting off with
a bang this year. The Shawnee's Post
Mortem Hall has been entertained for
the last few years by the crayon work
of the housekeeper.
Chicago, April 16.-Chick Evans is
having his favorite putter changed
to comply with certain rules of the
Royal and Ancient Club of st. An
drews. SO that everything will be
strictly according to Hoyle when the
American champion completes in the
British amateur championship next
month.
Chicks putter is sort of a
"crutch," the head being fastened to
the shaft in line with the center of the
face of the club. This type and the
Schenectady putter are barred by the
British authorities, SO Evans plans to
have a new putter as closely as pos
sible after the principle of his old and
yet be within the scope of the British
rule.
The selection of putters has always
been an important function for the
American champion. The p u t e S
Chick has used could be counted by
the. dozen lot. There'd be an expert
variably Il new putter, but the result
was usually the same shots that re-
fused to roll in the cup.
Chick started to believe he'd never
be any better on the green's when
Snake" Ames, an old time Princeton
football star and keen student of
golf, took Evans in charge and the
result of the coaching was a. brand
new putter for the Chicago wizard,
one that resembled potato masher.
It was this putter that enabled
Evans to negotiate the greens at the
Engineers club at Roslyn, which are
among the most difficult of any in
America. When Evans discovered his
puts were dropping in good shape
he quickly picked up increased con-
fidence and literally breezed thru the
national amateur championship in
1920, in the final round giving Francis
Ouimet the worst trouncing he ever
encountered
Now because of a rule the British
authorities made shortly after Walter
J. Travis won the English title nearly
twenty years ago, Evans must discard
his putter and try out new one.
Lincoln. Neb., April 16.3The first
annual Missouri Valley golf tourna-
ment will be held at the University
Luehring, director of athletics of the
Nebraska institution, has extended to
Missouri Valley schools an invitation
to send representatives to the meet.
Two institutions, Drake university
and the University of Missouri, have
accepted and will send a team to Lin
coin to compete for the championship.
Golf is a new sport for Valley col
leges. Thru the efforts of Director
Luehring, the sport has been intro
duced at the University of Nebraska.
A golf club has been formed and ar
engagements are being completed to
permit the students to use the local
golf courses during the spring months
at reduced pirates.
The physical education department
is considering giving cerdit in golf for
those who register for the sport. This
credit will be handled in much the
same manner as that given by any
other branch of the athletic depart
ment.
Golf is sport which keeps a man
or woman physically fit in later life
and in teaching the student to play the
game, the university is giving him
something of benefit for later years
in life" said Director Luehring-