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

The metropolitan team Will De named
after the players reach st. Louis.
After defeating Rudolph Knepper,
the Iowa State title-holder, in the
final for the Western amateur cham
pionship at Chicago recently, Chick
Evans. the national amateur cham
pion, declared that it was the last time
that he would compete in the event,
It marked the sixth time that Chick
has won the title. and in a speech
after being presented with the cup he
declared that it was his last appear
ance. six times is enough for any
golfer to win any championship" said
Chick. Wen say it is, We'll say it isl
I. Golf. as a disease, usually breaks out
in middle life, says Reid Hayes.
1t often is a complication of falling
hair, an increased stomach girth or a
Country club doctor.
Some catch it early.
These usually are caddies and sons
of Golf Nuts who want The Boy to
grow up to decent score.
Once it was sport or fad of High
Brows, the Got Rocks and profess
SIGNALS from Scotland.
Now with the awakened ProIetariat
it has become common among floor
walkers, soda dispensers (who would
have become barkeepers had it not
been for amendment eighteen), book
keepers and others of sedentary
habits, whose main time killer was
ruined when the brass rail was
junked.
The Country club golfer who has
been discovered wearing a corset is
rather an historical subject now, due
to the recent finding of a Topekan
who uses Mumm's previous to DON
ming his Knockers.
The spirit of the caddies of the
Country club was shown recently when
forty of the boys gave up their hard
earned dimes, nickels and quarters
and subscribed So to the tuberculosis
sanatorium porch fund. The young
sters presented their contribution with
the regret we couldn't do more"
Harlow Hurleys defeat by Emerson
Carey at the Transmississippi in Den
yer was the third disappointment this
season for Topekans who have placed
their faith in this crack golfer to
bring links honors to the capital city.
Hurley was put out of the brackets at
the state tournament in Wichita and
the western amateur in Chicago. Hur-
ley has been sadly off his game this
season.
The ladies' day events at the Coun-
try club practically have been aban-
doned due to apparent lack of interest
in tournaments among the women
players. More fair golfers than ever
before are playing on the Dudley
fields. but match play seems to have
become unpopular.
The Country club representatives IN
the interclub Scotch 2-ball mixed four
some play probably will be: Mrs.
Kurtz Kellam, Mrs. Ivan Dibble, Mrs.
w. D. Updegraff. Mrs. Frank Burrow.
Frank Griggs. Ilif Felix. DR.. George
H. Allen and DR.. Wilson K. Hobart.
w. E. Gibson of Chicago was a guest
of John Parkinson on the ShawneeI
course Wednesday. Gibson is for
mer Topeka newspaper man.
The dignity of the state legislature
was thrown to the four winds one day
this week when Senator Hugh Fisher.
playing with Mrs. Fisher, discovered
a snake on the Country club course.
The senator's heroic pursual of the
reptile was a breach of golf etiquette
that is ever eXcusabl
July was the greatest month for
golf playing in the history of Topeka
and it is apparent, from early indica
tions, that August will drop miserably.
Fewer golfers have been out the two
weeks of this month than in one week
of July.
To Shawnee Members: i
Playing privileges to non-members.
living in Topeka, have been cancelled
for the balance of the season. This
rule, altho appearing in the bylaws
of the club, had been raised this sea-
son for the purpose of interesting pros
pective members. Due to crowded
conditions the rule is in absolute eff
feet again and members are asked to
observe it carefully.
Board of Directors.
The board Of directors of the Shaw
nee club at the last meeting accepted
the application of the following per-
sons for membership:
". F. thinner G Louis Carlson
G. a. ONIeara W. H. Luellen
T. F. Carver Irving Frank
Additional new members are:
A. ]. Buff sF. f. Middleton
F. A. Moss T. II. McKibben
John Elliott j. H. Carswen
The Shawnee club directors have
considered several propositions-most
of them expensive-and it appears
that nothing will be done this season
to improve the water supply for the
showers in the locker room. The
Highland Park Water company fur
nishes water to the club but it does
not guarantee pressure. Residents of
this district have suffered along with
the club and all have resigned to the