The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
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M. Barnes former open champion %
the United States. are both frm- De-
levers that the four-ball match is re-
sponsible for a large part of the bad
golf that is played up and down the
iond says the American Golfer.
Nearly every golfer in America, says
Barnes. lis keen about the four-oaH
match The result is that the average
golfer in round isn't thinking so
much about using the right club for
the shot as he is thinking about using
some club that will get results at that
particular moment the best way 70
help out his partner or to stop ms
opponents. He isn't willing to make
any new move ito improve his game
because he doesn't want to run any
extra risk of missing the shot. He
refuses to experiment. where the
change might cost his side the mole
game of the average player stays
about the same
The washurn golf course PROPOSE
'tion has aroused considerable Interest
in Topeka. 1t is suggested now that
the links be developed at once and
receive support from the city thereby
making the layout municipal az
fair. In this manner enough revenue
could be realized to maintain the
greens.
Work on the course could be done
by young men who are paving their
way thru school Caring for the
greens and fairways and making grad
ual Improvements could be accom-
plished on off-class hours
The whole plan would bt a great
stroke for WashbuEn. Intercollegiate
golf is spreading and the School of
Ichabod has an opportunity to max e
the first move in Kansas.
Governor Alien. who has made
many freak shots at the Country club
y - - -
the shot that he thought for a min
ute l wou dn't make it" added to his
string Monday evening when he dis
covered a new way TO avoid entering
the trap on No. IL. AS golfers know,
this trap Is $50 yards from the tee,
long carry. The governor topped his
drive. 1t went bouncing down the
fairway, swerved to the right. lodged
the trap and trees. turned again to
the left and stopped in the fairway
fifteen yards beyond the bunker. 1T
takes little mere time ito complete
q. shot like that but the results are
satiefactory." the. governor said calm
ly after. his foursome had gasped in
disgust.
When the weeds were cleared from
the additional three holes at Shawnee
green contours ha I he'd up under
five years of weather and were Just
as Donald Ross had laid them out
seven years ago. The oldtimers who
played the old hedge hole when the
course was laid out originally will
rem en1ber- with pleasure this long
walk to the east.
w. T. Stinson of Shawnee uses two
methods for defeating. an opponent
good golf and mental punishment. So
long as he is on the inside of his
opponent he plays along steadily and
without delay but when he is down
he calls upon his shock divisions. On
swings. Then he will line up his
direction He will shine the face of
his driver. He will pick up little
pebbles or blades of grass from the
tee. Finally he shoots. On the fair
way he Frances around his ball like
a big dog and on the green's his put
ting completes the breaking down of
his opponents nerves. 1t is not very
often that '+Stinny" finds it's necessary
to resort to careful shooting but it
with Jack Crow he began his stunt
and Crow went over by a tree, sat
down with his back to his opponent,
and calmly united and tied his shoe
strings during the process. Specta-
tors say-Stinson never batted an eye
and finally, after several minutes of
preliminaries hit the ball.
It's a shame to spill this on stinson
but it's too good TO keep.
The days are getting shorter and
lucky is the man who can find time to
get in is holes before dark. The sea
son from now until next summer Will
be series of Saturday afternoon and
Sunday crowded courses.
One thing about tho drouth-the
short shooters are walking by the 200
yard stakes with throbbing chests.
Match play in the national public
links golf tournament began today
over the Ottawa park course in Toledo
o., with the thirty-two survivors from
! yesterdays field of 13S of the nation:
| best public course players, meetins
| in 8 hole matches this morning and
the 6 winners playing a second round
| in the afternoon. The third round will
be played tomorrow morning with the
semi-finals in the afternoon and tht
finals Thursday.
United States stars were the favor.
ties to win the Walker cup emblematiC
| of international amateur golf SUI
premacy in the second day competf-
| ton on the national links of America
at southampton, n. Y, today. Lead
ing by the three points to one as the
result OF their victories in three four
Scotch foursomes, played yesterday
the Americans had to win only half OF
the eight twosomes on today's pro-
gram Four victories would make
Uncle Sam triumph in the tournament
by seven points to five and keep the
cup at home Bobby Jones of Atlanta
had as an opponent today another
youthful star, Roger Wethered. who
lost the British open last year to Jock
Hutchinson by stepping on his bali.
Chick Evans had a difficult task In
playing John Caven who was run
nerup in the British amateur tourna-
ment this year. Evans has been ST
form. Past performances in this tour
nament also would indicate difficult
ties ahead of Francis Ouimet ofSBos-
lton, playing Colin c. Aylmer to-day.
NO TINE TO TANGLE NOW.
Harding Thinks Attention to Europe
should Come Later.