The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07

Popular Sport Because You Keep
Your Own Score" Among. his pic
torlaI suggestions are a taximeter at
tached to the golfers arm, scenery
painted with oniookers. clubs that
strike a different note every time they
hit a ball and a justice of the peace
to stand at every first tee swearing
in a player to tell the truth and moth
ing but the truth-T
: President Eastman of the Shawnee
club called a meeting of the organiza-
ton last Monday night to give the
mem bershIp final chance to accept
the Country clubs proposition of pur-
chasing the Highland Park site. AItho
the meeting was of a most formal
nature, half of the time was spent by
members who sat around the speakers
table writing checks for their stock.
The president did not complain. For
ma1ity must give away to finance in
growing golf clubs.
Western Golf association directors
have been asked to consider opposing
the war tax imposed on athletic goods
by congress, the Chicago News re-
ports The United States Golf asse-
citation protested the tax some time
ago and has since been attempting to
line up the western body in the move
to urge a repeal of the edict With
the combined strength of the two most
powerful golf alliances in the country
set against the tax, many think the
solons in Washington will reconsider
their action and remove the ban thar
raises the cost of athletics beyond the
means of many devotees to SPORT
The action taken by the U. s.
Is based on the belief that the exercise
and recreation that are recognized as
essential to the maintenance of the
physical efficiency of our citizens is
n nv b.
goods necessary to such recreation will
be used less and efforts for the better
ment of physical standards will be
restricted.
Hears ago Frank Crane. a veteran
Topeka golfer. made 255-yard drive.
unaIded with wind or unusual down
nil conditions. He admitted the other
day that he had been trying ever since
20 equal that stunt and had just about
decided to give it up. IF could only
Just for day, find the stance, the
grip, the swing and the strength that
used on that drive" he Graves.
IIif Felix has made the best medal
| score on nine holes on the Country
Grub course SO far this season. He
mas turned in SO. This is strictly pa r
on the nine and means the best of
golf. Harlow Hurley has brought in
the best eighteen with d "a The trio
ICY I 0iAA- 6F1SgS-IS PLAYING
snappy golf this season and will be
eontenders for state honors at Wich-
tia next month
A new foursome of grand old play
ers has been playing regularly at the
country club the last week It is a
t,rest-Blyth-N Norton Peterson conbina-
ton and is credit to the club and
4 the course.
| Here is set of Country club
! Juniors" that is hereby ordered 10
| appear in knickers for play next week:
John Mohler.
| Walter Wilson.
| Phil GauIt
Garrett Porter
I Willis Anton
Charles Barnes ir
These youngsters are needed to de-
yelop the talent of the future. They
have everything that is needed to
t make good golfers except practice.
| Next week another class of 1929
will be ordered out
DR. H H Raymond. Shawnee en-
| thusiast- has become so engrossed
I with the game that he IS building a
/ tent house in Highland park. With
/ his family he viii spend the summer
/ within a brassie shot of the golf links
Women golfers of the Country club:
Be out Tuesday. It is your day. Mrs
G. E GauIt. chairman. has arranged a
tournament Don't be frightened with
the threat Of match pIay--it IS done
TO arouse interest and facilitate pair