The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-10

golf tournament to be held by lEe
Western Golf association on the Hill
crest Country club course in Kansas
City June 26 TO July L Many Tope-
ka stars will enter these events. The
city Will tack its faith on such sweet
stickers as Hurley, Griggs, Felix, Al
len. Hobart Middleton and the
Crows The entries close June II and
must be made thru Secretary Fink OF
the Country>club and Secretary stud
dard OF Shawnee An entrance Zee OF
IS is charged. Players will be dis
qualified unless they are on the teeing
grounds within thirty minutes after
their names are called on Monday or
Tuesday. June IS and 27. The thirty /
two low scores for Sc holes in the two
DAYS Of qualifying will entitle the Z
players to compete for the champion
ship. Next thirty-two for presidents
cup and third best scores for vice |
presidents cup All match play. Is
holes The event of the tournament
will he an Olympic Team Trophy COM I
petition open to the golf associations I
OF the world Four players constitute
team The play viii be June 20 and 1
27 in Sc holes medal play. The team 4
winning is entitled to a trophy TO ne !
held until the next event and each /
member OF the team receives medal /
Topeka undoubtedly will enter a team /
in this event. The city.s Big Ihree
Hurley Griggs and Fellx-needs :
fourth member Whom viii 1t be-
A golf arbor dav" will be arranged /
many Of the tees out on the new !
course there viii be a demand for
shade in the hot seasons to come and !
trees planted this fall will furnish the
needed comfort in few years. Pres
ident Strickland suggests that players
be given the opportunity of planting
trees TO their own memory or honor
Also il has been suggested that a
tournament be arranged in which the
losers plant a certain number Of trees
Anyway-the trees!
The DEVELOPMENT Of the eighteen
holes at the Country club has sent a
flock OF golfers who belong to both
clubs to Shawnee this season. The
Shawnee fairwayS are in the best con-
dition since the club was organized
and the new Grow green's are com
ing along in fine shape. The addi-
tional holes also give more room to
the big day crowds GrOundkeeper
Flanders has been making marvellous
improvements on Shawnee this spring
Many Topekans who are planning
their summer vacation trips are get
ting in their final strokes on the local
links. Many viii lay away their clubs
for the vacation season. while others
are getting themselves in good form
for the matches on foreign courses
Mrs Frank Burrow and Mrs. Ivan
Dibble are playing good golf at the
Country club this season Mrs Bur
row has a long low drive that carries
and rolls and Mrs. Dibble is strong
with the iron approaches
Golfers who haven't time to get the
thrills out on the links may drop in
at the Felix store. the Elks club or
the University club anytime and alb
sorb enough of the conversation to
last until the week end.
Some eastern wit has laid out the Z
week as follows. Monday. Tuesday.
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Satur-
day and GOlfday.
The women golfers of the Country
club have been voted an appropriation
for lockers and showers in the base
ment It has been suggested that an
up-to-date semaphore system be put
in effect.
Local golfers who are having their {
first regular 1S-hOle playing expert
ence note that the old comradeship of
arya comm. BilI' greetings across
the narrow fairways are no more.
Players are scattered now
Topekans who are ambitious to !
make a showing at the state tourna-
ment in Fort Leavenworth in July are
spending week-ends on the course
where the Kansas golf derby viii be
held Last Sunday Fred Ackerman,
DR.. George H. Allen, z. E Sallee and
Monte Kistler played SO holes over the
lh-nOle &,
brought IN an SS-S4 on his first at
tempt at the course-a score that
would take him along near the END
brackets in a state event. Ihe Fort
Leavenworth course is distinctly a
natural links with plenty of water.
trees and ravines. There are two
holes that require three wood shots
each-an unusual stretch for any
Royal and Ancient yard
The shrubbery and trees have 4:
made a wonderful growth on the
shawnee course this spring. without
a doubt the view across the Highland
Park links from No 1 tee or NO.
green or No. 6 tee is the most ideal
within many miles of Topeka. When
Shawnee finishes her eighteen and
when a clubhouse is located on the
site back of present No. 1 green there
viii be nothing in the state to touch it
And a great deal of the credit must go
10 Charles Flanders. groundkeeper,
who pets the links like a child
My idea of a real thrill is to be
invited to join a foursome with Pro
Trout or Harlow Hurley and then in
the course of the game take a low ball
or two and stretch them in a drive.
a Country club golfer confided the
other day.
Pardon personalities. but view
across Shawnee with Elizabeth
AIMS bObbed hair and knickers
blowing in the wind is a picture that ]
should appear in an Eastman ad.
The par in golf enthusiasm among
the women golfers of the Country club
was reached this week when Mrs.
Charles Wolff started taking lessons
from Pro Trout and initiated a new
grip and stance after several years of
the game as il was taught to her by ,
Bob PEBBLES Mrs. Wolff felt that she ,
had reached her low mark in scoring
with the form she had been accus-
toned to for so long and bravely she
has begun the 1922 season under q .