The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-11

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The annual fall handicap cham
pionship tournament will be held at
the Country club following the quail
flying rounds. next Sunday, it was an
nounced today by Chick" Trout, pro-
fessional. and Harry Gavitt, chairman
of the handicap committee.
This tournament will be played for
three medals:
John Freshman medal.
Harry Gavitt medal.
Chauncey Trout medal.
The medals will be given to the win
ners of the three flights. Glass A, B
and c
Sixteen players will qualify for each
flight.
The leading purpose of the tourna-
ment is to form a complete handicap
record of Country club players, also
to give the players with handicaps
a chance to win from the stars for
medal prizes.
John Freshman, Harry Gavitt and
Chick" Trout have contributed med
ais for the three flights. These med
ais will become a permanent autumn
prize at the Country club. The win
ners each year, however, will be al
lowed to keep the medals they have
won.
Previous to the qualifying rounds
next Sunday players must fill out
their handicap cards. No golfer
without handicap card will be eligi-
Bile for the tournament. Players may
hand in their best scores for handicap
notations any time this week.
No tournament play is equal to all
players without proper handicaps.
Chairman Gavitt has made a siren
uous effort this year to collect fair
spots for the Country club golfers.
The card index system has been
adopted-a system that is of stand
ard. usage and is recognized in every
club in the country.
The recent rains gave the Country
club a good demonstration of the
drainage on the course. Apparently
the water is handled quickly and
without damage to the fairways 1t
is a real pleasure to have a course that
is playable Immediately after a down
pour.
Flows your gamer" Billy Miller
OF the Country club was asked the
other day.
"Fine!" answered good natured
niblick-built golfer, Some give me
one stroke a hole and some only one
half a stroke"
In support of the large excavations
for traps and bunkers at the Country
club Armin Fassler says: "I have
played very little golf recently but 1
am ambitious to see the Country club
| course in a condition that will make
| every member proud when the course
| Is visited by out of town players. 1t is
question Of playing golf on a rolling
COW pasture with minor hazards or
| on a perfected golf course well trap
ped and bunkered. We have the latter
now and we should keep on develop
ing it,
Wilbur Bulls who recently made
the first nine in 38 at the Country club
\ has set a new record for himself but
| he has lost good many strokes from
the handicaps usually accorded him
| by sweet stick foursomes.
Jack Kritser has the honor of shoot
ing out of the first water hazard at
the Country club. From a filled trap
guarding No. green he niblicked his
| ball to within two feet of the pin. Am
I allowed to ground my club in
1 water?" he inquired of his foursome.
1--WE plan to have a college golf
course next spring, P. P; Womer.
president of Washburn told The
State Journal today. THE land is in
fine shape for development along this
line and I am strongly in favor of
adopting the sport in the school. The
course will be nine holes and will be
available primarily for Washburn stu
altho we may plan to open It up to
a certain city membership later"
This is final on the Washburn plan
1t is good news to Topeka golfdom-
and to hundreds of young men over
| the state who are attending Wash
burn and who plan to come to the col
1ege. 1t means a third course for To
| peka and q greatly added interest in
the game here. 1t will add many new
contestants to the annual city cham
pionship events and undoubtedly will
develop real stars to represent Topeka
and other Kansas towns in the state
championship events.
Now for Topeka's municipal course
Rolling ground, trees. lakes and ev.
cry convenience west of and within
Gage park. The sportiest course ir
the city could be laid out in that ter
ritory.
City election next spring. Who will
run on a golf platform Why not gol1
| for everyone2 Baseball took its fina
gasp and died in Topeka this summe r
The town is sick of poor baseball. L
is predicted over the country that goll
will kill baseball. Here is a good place
to start a massacre.
Hutchinson has a boy golf star II
Emerson Carey. jr. He stands as th'
holder of the amateur record on every
Hutchinson course. He has equallet
y the professional record-S5-on the
Country club course. Carey played
the first eight holes in 20 and would
have established a brand new RECORD
had not his putting failed on tn
! ninth, necessitating six strokes. Hi
mark for his fathers Wi1lowbrool
course is 35 and for the municipa
: links, "a.
With the course reported to be il
: perfect condition, everything is il
readiness for the twentieth annUa