The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-10


as printed and distributed by F. T.
Sibel. a member of the Newton (Kan.l
Country club:
No. Quality.
Liberal in Giving Odds.
2-Patient on the Tee.
3-Always Plays in Turn.
counts Every Stroke
5-Doesn't Throw Club
6-Holes Out All Puts.
Helps Hunt Lost Balls
S-Listens Wen: Talks Seldom.
9-Doesn't Try Puts Over
10-Replaees All Divots.
11-Doesn't Drive Into Players.
12-Doesn't Give Unasked Advice.
13-Moderate in Profanity.
14-Pulls no Absurd Alibis.
15-Holds no Post Nortems.
16-Smiles When He Loses. .-s-
IA Modest Winner.
1S-An Early Settler. ra-
A Good Golfer.
The executive committee OF thu
Western Golf association has an
nouneed that its investigation and
tests showed that steel shafted golf
clubs give no mechanical advantage
to players and their use would be per-
nitted in tournaments conducted by
this association.
Golf club manufacturers admit that
the hickory supply is very low and
growing scarcer each year. They also
say that only very few good hickory
SIi4AtS CtlH De produced from EN2EX
batch of hickory cut. This. OF course.
gives some golfers better clubs than
others. Il also gives every golfer a
different quality club. The new steel
golf shafts, however, provide every
golfer with exactly the same quality
clubs. This new development gives
the 100 and over player Just as, good
clubs as the professional or champion
has had.
Golfers say that these new steel
81 Haf &c.
hang right They are lighter than
hickory so that the weight of the club
is brought lower and the balance Is
consequently more perfect. This nfcety
of balance. of course. is what golfers
are constantly looking for. 1t permits
them to feel the head and thus hit the
ball more naturally.
The steel shaft will not help YOU
drive further nor straighter. as was
proven in Chicago but it does give the
average golfer a better club-it gives
him more confidence in his game. As
we heard one man say the other day;
NO club is going to help a man keep
his eye on the ball any better" And
as leading professional said recently.
NO one can make golf club which
Will give man a golf game but IL
you can make him a stroke. he can
use any old club and get good results
George Duncan and Abe Nhechen
will be in this country earlS n July.
They will enter the United States open
championship at Skokie, Ill JuIzy II
to Is. From that time until late in
october they will fill ENGAGEMENTS
over the country. Topekans are think
ing about enticing them out this way.
Chicago leads American cities In
producing expert golfers. accordine to
the eligibility list of the United Stas=e
Golf association compiled for the na-
t1on amateur rhampfonshfp5 svhfcF
homo nj 4y-#~ -rr.TF
considered worthy to enter the tourna-
ment, whilee New York is second on
the list with 26: Boston third wftf-19.
Pittsburgh. fourth with 13; and Phffa-
delphia. fifth with r. -ri"I-
New York state has two more elfef-
pies than Illinois. but seven of tho
thlrty-three golfers live outside the
metropolitan district whihs Illinois
has only one outside Chicago ALI Of
the Massachusetts, stars live in tha
environs of Boston. .E
Chicago has produced six Of the sfx-
teen men who have won the title.
Whlle New York. Boston and Pitts
Durgh have produced three each. The
other victor IN the event since rs es-
tablishment in 1895 was Harold Hill
ton, the only Brtton to take the crown
from America
New York city has had a higher
average of victories to the man. her
three champions having won efRbr
times, while Chicago winners have
taken the title ten times. Boston and
Pittsburgh have had no repeaters. -
Chicago at present houses only five
former champions. having lost G. b
Macdonald to New York and n
Chandler Egen to Oregon burt having
won S. Dawson Heron from Pitts
burgh.
Jerome Travers and Walter Travis
nave won the title for New York cltv
seven times. TraYers leading with four
victories. the only other New Yorker
i, 70 gam the fame being F. S. Douglas
1hree ChicagoaDs. Egen, Chick Evausl
and Bob Gardner. have repeated. .aus
by virtue of the hoIdover during fI1e
war, Evans held the honor, for four
years in all.
All Of New York's title holders have
retired from active competition. b,it
Eben NJ. Dyers and w. G. Fowues. Jr.
of Pittsburgh and Francis Oufnet ami
the present champion, Jesse GuiIford
OF Boston, as well as all the Chicaro-
yietors. except Louis N. James and Il
J. Wigham are still active Competitors,
Phil Eastman. president Of shaw
nee, who is on a motor trip 10 Colo
rado, writes this column: we starfed
west Of Goodland, Kan, and figured
we were on the edge of Civilization
when, bang. we ran into a well de-
veioped golf course right out among
the ranches!"
The "barnyard walk" to No. Is tee
at the Country club gives the city man
ali the farm thrills he could wish for
in fact, at times. more than ne mar
desire.
You Golf BugS-Ixzzeni
Ottawa, Kan, June 1o.-Ths follow
ing domestic comedy" was related
By an Ottawa business man: Act l.
Leaves his $40 golf shoes in autonlo-
bile. Act 2-Wife takes car to gather
up articles for church rummags sale.
Act 3-Colored woman seeking bar
gains, buys pair fancy shoes at rum
mage sale for Is cents. Wond RIM. LllzZ