The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-31
.vEL|E PROBABLE
CLUB CHAMPION
Upper Tier in First Flight Not
Likely to Eliminate Him;
Crowds Follow Play.
RY COLONEL ROGEY.

Tldy III Tue ScCOuu IOuHu "a tH0
Arsenal golf tournament yesterday.
was featured by the hard-foughtI
matches in each fight. The course
and the green's are fast and many
good scores were the result.
w. L. Velie Jr., Moline, lowest
qualifler in the tourney, won his
irst battle by defeating E. c. Muel-
Ter, Davenport. 4 up 8. Velie, who
is in the upper bracket Of the pair
ifgs, has about the best chance of
any OF entering the finals Saturday.
The lower half of the pairings
will witness the hotly contested
matches. These pairings include
such players as G. d. French, Louis
Arp, A. 4. Smith and Leon Mitch
ell. Three of these have been for
mer champs, and play in the 70's
regularly.
PGrings for Today's Play.
Championship Flight
W. l.. Velie Jr. VS.. F. s. Stienke.
J. l.. Hansen VS.. w. C. Skinner.
g. D. French VS.. Louis Arp.
A. e. Smith VS.. Leon Mitchell.
Championship Consolation
E. c. Mueller VS.. Major Dunn.
r. Walker VS.. w. E. Mueller.
{. H. Heuck Vs. A. W. Mitchell.
J. d. Cady vs.. Major Knox.
Many pedestrians and automobile
fists followed yesterdays matches,
and indications are that the crowds
will become greater from day TO
day
Two of Yesterdays matches went
. 10 holes. while three were not de-
fided until the last hole. This does
Hilat indicate that the rest OF the
matches were routs. The contest
ants in the consolation flights of
each class play with ,handicaps
Each player is credited with half
IS many holes as he has strokes
handicap.
rue .esults Of yesterdays play
is. as follows: fa
Championship Flight.
W. l.. Vslie Jr. defeated F. c.
Mueller, up 3.
F. C. Stienke defeated Major B.
c. Dunn, ? up !.
j. l.. Hansen defeated r. Walk
e.. up - holes.
w. C. Skinner defeated w. T.
Mueller, up 10 holes.
C. D. French defeated c. H
Heuck. 3 up 2.
Louis Arp defeated A. W. Mitch
n. 8 up 4.
A. F.. Smith defeated J. D. Cady
up 3.
Z Leon Mitchell defeated Majo,
Knox. s up s.
Class A.
H. w. Harrington defeated c. B
Schmidt. by default; John Van Pat
ten defeated George Schneider,
up /; A. p. Webster defeated
az Colonel D. NJ King. 3 up ?: Louis
Hansen defeated A. c. Johnson,
' .snp 2: A. T. Foster defeated v. F.
Hayward. up 8: F.. G. Holbrool
defeated Frank Silloway. 2 up /;
: George n. Peek defeated Charles
Wilson. s up 4; F.. s. Johnson de-
feated d. G. Fisher Z up 5.
sfis Class Il.
- J. F. Lardner defeated A. ]
Faerber, by default; c. Z. Robb de.
- feated l.. M. B. Morrissey, 5 up 4;
F. r. Todd defeated Bert Dow, ]
up; E. r. Shook defeated w. Ileuer
. up l; F. A. fischer defeated C
r. Hansen, up: c. N. Chubb de,
= feated Sam T. White, 4 up 3: John
Sundine defeated c. E. White. I
up 5.
80 Class c. H.
Harry Coxad defeated ]. C. Mer.
gondoller. 1 up; L. A. Murphy de-
.feated w. H. Martin, 4 up 2: s. A
Virgins defeated F. Bahnsen, 3 IN
: 2: Gus Tegeler defeated II. E
Peck. s up. 4: w. B. Stark defeat.
ed A. G. Bush by default: II. Sow.
erhill defeated A. X. McCurdy. :
up; W. L. Mueller defeated G. l.
Eyster. . up; Thomas ". Griggs
!. defeated Rev. J. s. Kelly, 8 up /.
$50 =, Class u.
I. s. White defeated H. Il. LAT.
fsrty. 5 up 4; Ben Mueller defeated
Z. H. CARR 8 up q. r. H. Harmed
defeated Major Monroe, 3 up .; H
E. Curtis defeated E. H. Guyer,
up; r. X. Swan defeated ]. Adams
5 up 3; A. F.. Lusk defeated B
Richardson. BY default: Major Col
Inns defeated W. SchulSke, S up 4;
c, H. White defeated c. !. Mont
gomery. 8 ups.
Class +.
Jim. Johnston drew a bye; John
! Pioehn defeated Earl Tarbox.-3 "
IL H.. l. Wheelock drew bye;
Henfy Priester defeated 1T. Grow.
ley. 3 mp: B. D. Connolly drew q
bye; Major Thummel defeated R
y Carney. : % ;; H. A. Jansssz