The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-04


packed fairways under foot more than
500 followers of the most popular
sport in Topeka are enjoying the
recreation.
Altho it is a holiday day usually
given over entirely to the men-the
women are given the rights they have
earned in tournament play. At the
Country club more than so women are
matched with men in the largest
Scotch mixed foursome event since
golf assumed its proper standing here.
At Shawnee similar feature is being
played.
This afternoon at Shawnee are the
final qualifying rounds for the city
championship. This is Topeka's an
nual golf classic. 1t Is the official
closing of the tournament season; 1t
Is the event to which all local golfers
look for the development of the sea-
sons champion
1t is a big day. also. for the caddies.
Today they are making their final
big earning before school opens.
Many a youngSter will trudge YEARLY
home at dark this evening after a
full day of bag carrying over the hills
and thru the ravines of the two beau
tiful golf courses.
Harlow HurIey-1s22 Country club
champion!
The Topeka golf veteran of many
seasons who has entered more state,
district and national tournaments than
any other local player won his title
after 35 holes of strenuous play Sun
day.
And it took nearly the entire cir
cult to decide the championship.
1t was on No. IT that Hurley de-
feated his opponent, Frank W. Griggs,
the last shot of the 1922 champion
ship. And it was thrilling shot that
decided the event
Griggs had been making a great
fight From No. 10 to No. IT he
staged one of the greatest comebacks
test fight from behind ever witnessed
in championship flight here.
In the morning rounds Griggs had
been having his troubles. The ball
wouldn't sink On the other hand
Hurley was playing faultless golf
bringing in a rs for the first eighteen
holes. When the pair went to lunch
Griggs was four down to Hurley.
This lead was maintained in the
afternoon until No. was reached on
the third round. Then it was in
creased to five. On No. both drove
on the green and again Griggs' put
ting lost him the hole.
Standing on No. 8 tee Frank Griggs
another seasoned veteran, faced a
trying situation. He was six down
and Hurley was steady and deadly
accurate. There were only II holes to
play. A win or two and a few square
holes and the contest was over.
~ Hurley teed his ball with utmost
confidence. He swung into his drive
with the snap and whip that had made
his tee shots distance getters the en-
tire day. The ball sailed over the tops
of the trees along the north border of
the fairway and landed out of bounds.
Stroke l. His second drive was a
duplicate. Stroke 2.
~ 1t was Griggs' chance
In his usual free and easy manner
he teed his ball, took his stance and
his driver sang with the power that
always goes into it when in the vet
GRAMS hands.
Out of bounds.
The open gate had been spurned.
Griggs apparently decided to climb
over the fence. Hurley's third was in
the rough and Griggs' second was
down the middle. Hurleys iron landed
on the green while Griggs' fell short.
They halved the hole.
Again on No. Griggs was given a
chance.
Hurleys approach out of the roSsh
was short and rolled down the east
embankment of the green. Griggs
was lying for = close approach but
landed barely on the blue grass. Hur-
ley's third was within 10 feet of the
and he left himself a 9-foo. sinker.
Hurley sighted his tap to the hole and
with a perfect putt dropped it in the
cup. It looked like another hole, but
Griggs repeated the performance and
the hole was halved
On No. 10 tee Griggs was still six
lown-and only nine holes to play.
Here is where the real battle began.
To the average player it would have
appeared to have been hopeless task
But not to Griggs.
The two drives were together at 22O
yards. Hurley's IRON for the remain
ing IT'S yards to the green was to the
left Of the square. Griggs was UP
and high. Two puts for Griggs
Three to sink Hurley. Hurley up.
On the short No. IL Griggs mashed
on the green. Hurley fell about 25
yards short. Hurley's approach was
short. Griggs trimmed the cup. Hur-
ley tried a long putt and almost sunk
1t. 1t was a great try. Another hole
Tor Griggs. Hurley 4 up.
On the long No. IL Griggs drove
over the trap and stopped on the side
of the hill 230 yards away Hurley
hooked a long high shot into the tor
Of the trees, landing in the rough. His
second was short to the fairway
Griggs second was a Screa ming
brassie to within a few yards of the
green. Hurley's third on. Griggs
InlTu a uedu stop near the PIN. OOWn
In birdie four. Hurley took a par 5
Hurley up.
The runner up was playing in tir
top form. Hurley seemed to be tired
and careless.
On short No. 10 Griggs was short
of the green. Hurley was even shorter
his ball lying near the edge of tht
new bunker to the short right. Hur-
ley's second was above the hole. In
stead of playing a little short for ar
uphill putt Griggs made a sporty dive
for the pin and was nine feet away
above the hole. He missed the put
and they halveL the hole with AS.
1t was another chance that Grigg.
passed up when it seemed as tho hi:
comeback was wearing out his OPP
ponent.
On No. IA Griggs was on the edgt
of the green with his 210-yard drive
Hurley sliced far to the right. Be,
tween him and the green was a yawn-
ing chasm of newly constructed trap:
ond 1oOkad foy