The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26

carded in favor of the western ruling.
In other words. il you shoot ball out
of bounds you lose but one stroke.
While we are on the subject, re-
member that all unfinished construc-
ton work at the Country club Is not
considered a hazard. A bail may De
lifted without penalty.
The Country club championship for
1922 has narrowed down to Frank
Griggs, Ed Bracket, ]. c. Mohler,
Ilif Felix, Arch Catlin and Harlow
Hurley The winner of the Griggs-
Bracket match plays Mohler in the
semi-ffnaIs The winner of the Felix
Catlin match plays Hurley IN the
won from Alderman and Hurley from
Doctor Hobart
The dope seems to favor the cham
pionship finals between Griggs ano
Bracket. Felix should win from Cat
lin II Hurley maintains his recent
revival to form he will sneak over
victory on Felix.
ley, Griggs and Felix-will be In ac-
ton before the championship Is settled.
Country club championships always
rest with the favored few-not "a.
vored'' in the sense af advantage but
favored by club dopesters. Which
brings to mind: Where Is there q
town in this part of the country that
can pick a team of golfers such as
can be picked at the Country cluoE
Take a teams composed Of Hurley,
Griggs, Felix and Hobart. Or replace
Hobart with Snyder or with Allen
Out of the six stars-Hurley' Griggs,
Felix, Snyder, Hobart, Allen-tne pest
team in the Missouri valley could be
picked.
What has become of the intercity
team matches?
In this column the other day It was
stated that par was SO at the country
club. This is a mistake. Under the
Iangford plan par was 6S. Then NO
Is was heightened and par was o.
But under the playing distances now
par is 30. The Langford plan calleo
for a shorter No. making II par D.
No has not been shortened-ln 1acI,
it will be heightened from the present
269 yardage to 80 yards. Whether
It is 26e or $40 yards 1t will still be a
par 4-hoIe and always will be played
in this manner. Therefore the Couh-
try club par is S6-34-7O-
This is a most serious mistake be-
cause the brothers who have been
shooting 70 since that story appeareu
have been disappointed at their in
ability to get 60.
Very. very sorry!
The old vacation return greeting
at the Country club locker room useo
to be, well, where did you go on
your vacation"
Now it is, where did you play on
your vacation?"
Milton Tabor of shawnes leaves in
n few days for Lincoln, Neb., where
he will spend his vacation playing
golf.
fessionai, has set aside Monday morn
ings for lessons at Shawnee.
In the Kansas City caddy tourna-
ment many of the youngsters brought
in cards in the eighties. The winning
medal was an even 80 for the eighteen
holes. Here is something Tor the To-
peka lads to shoot at. The good
caddy scores here have been In the
90's.
Charles Anderson, city champion
shin Chairman, announces today that
Country club players who intend TO
qualify for the city golf classic may
have free use of the shawnee course
al next week. The tourney this year
will be restricted to members of the
two golf clubs, Shawnee and the
Country club. Remember the quail
flying dates-September 2, and 4.
There is something about match
play in golf that finds its victims.
Take Bub Crow and Pete" Middle
ton at Shawnee. Here are two crack
ing good golfers-one of them for
mer state champion. Middleton also
holds the low amateur record for
Shawnee IL. Yet when you place
Crow or Middleton up against OPP
ponents in match play they add from
| five to eight strokes to their score.
Ilif Felix. Country club star, is an
other player who never shows true
form in match play. Match play is
like hay fever-it gets" or it gifts.
Shawnee next week will be playing
on three additional fairways. Nos.
no. IL and IL have been laid out on
| the old Donald Ross plan and the
fairways, hazards and tees are in mid
season condition. When the specially
prepared oil arrives the green's Will
| be placed in form and the three holes
added to relieve the congestion on
the course on popular days
The Country club caddy champion
ship has reached the semi-finAls. w.
Gilbert won Friday from NJ. Warfel
9-S; c. Quincy won from M. Mills,
SIS; NJ. HerrilLMdefeated o. Darling,
3-2; 9. Gilbert won from G. Miller.
81 This places the Gilbert brothers
and Quincy and Merrill in the A
bracket. w. Gilbert plays Quincy
and Herrill plays c.. Gilbert. The dope
favors Quincy and G. Gilbert in their
| matches. The championship VIII be
| decided next week. Cups to the win
ner and runnerup will be donated by
Pro Trout and w. E. Bulls.
| Chairman Anderson of Shawnee
may play a Scotch mixed 2-ball four
some tourney Labor day. Nearly
| thirty couples were out the Fourth OF
July for this event. Since the an
| nouncement of the pairings at the
| Country club there has been a demand
| FOR a MIXED tournament at Shawnee
| Labor day and the tournament chair
man is trying to figure out enough
/ time during the day for the matches.
Labor day is one of the qualifying
/ days for the city championship at
| shawnee and the course undoubtedly
/ LII h. Srnurdad from davlirht until