The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-22

| against the wind.
Studdard. They put out two former
state champions in the Shawnee tour
ney-"Pete" Middleton and 1lif Felix
! Here is something for Shawnee's
Fast Fore Forty Foursome" to think
over:
Spokane. Wash, Aug. 22.-Stand-
l. ing records on marathon golf are
challenged by Arthur E. Velguth, Of
lSpokane, who Monday played twenty
| two times around the Spokane s-hole
course. He walked. it IS estimated,
fifty-three miles. The official length
of the course is 2,s26 yards. Velguth
started at 4:20 a.. m. after breakfast
of half a pint of cream and four raw
eggs and played continuously until
1880 D. m. He ate nothing during the
playing time. He made 1896 strokes.
Nine O'Clock tomorrow morning will
see the start of the twenty-second re-
newal of the Western Golf association
classic, the western open tournament,
foDf viii IN nearly 200 of the nations
best golfers were in Detroit today.
Few of the more prominent profess
SIGNALS will be absent. The tourna-
ment is to be held over the course OF
the Oakland Hills Country club, de-
ciared by some of the leading profess
SIGNALS to be the equal, as a test for
expert golfers. of any course in the
country. IL IS one OIL the longest on
which a majority championship has
ever been decided, measuring $500
yards. Par is "a. All contestants are
to play Is holes tomorrow and Thurs
day. the IS low scorers to decide the
issue at SO holes on Friday. The title
is held by Walter Hagen. who is I'M
able to compete owing to exhibition
engagements. Exhibition contracts
also prevented Gene Sarazen. national
open professional champion from
competing.
The championship of Shawnee will
be fought out by Jack Crow. Dan
Studdard. Ellis Sumey. E. NJ. Bracket,
Frank Scott and Warren Bailey.
These six Highland stars are left in
the upper bracket of the champion
ship rounds. The finals will be played
Labor day. Recent results follow:
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT. SEC
OND ROUND. A. Crow defeated
Pete Middleton 1 up. E. NJ. Bracket
to go. d. w. Studdard defeated I.
w. Felix 4 up and to go. F. A.
Scott defeated J. w. Harper up and
to go. w. L. Bailey defeated F. E.
feated V. p. Hillhouse S up and 3
to go.
CHAMPIONSHIP CONSOLATION
FLIGHT, FIRST ROUND. NJ.
3 to go. Don Taliaferro defeated ].
c. Clemens 1 up. Griffith Bonner de-
feated ]. c. Sargent up and to go.
PRESIDENTS CUP E c o N D
ROUND-A. I. Doing defeated E. s.
Osborne 1 up. o. P. Price defeated
w. E. Thrapp 1 up. w. H. Bird de-
feated R. n. Lattner 1 up. C. D.
Hussey defeated P. H. Heintz by de-
fault. F. E. Middleton defeated B.
ID. Painter 4 up and 2 to go. B. o.
Wolfe defeated C. w. Nellis 6 up and
to go.
TION. FIRST ROUND-T. c. White
ker defeated v. F. Robey 1 up on 1s
holes Earl Ives defeated F. F.
W. L. WARDIN cUP-T. H. Nc
Kibben defeated ]. C. PerIne 5 up and
to go. H. NJ. Harris defeated F. d.
Nuss, up and to go. r. NJ. Bun
ton defeated J. H. Braswell, UP and
to go.
Earl williams of the Country club
has purchased three golf stroke count
ers - wrist attachments - to give to
the OTHER members of his foursome.
The huge trap and bunker 175 yards
down the middle of the fairway on
No. IL at the Country club is a COM
slant menace to the weak shooters.
But it provides a good carry to the
man who depends upon his wood and
not his short work for scores The
trap, however, is too severe a hazard
for the women players and a ladies'
tee will be built soon for a 140-yard
carry.
The Country club is looking to Miss
Betty Frost to develop into a star for
representation in the state tournament
here next season. Miss Frost is hit
ting long hard ball but is still un-
able to give it much control Before
the season ends she should be able to
break SO and place herself in con-
dition for championship qualification
when the Kansas talent comes to To-
peka in 1923. j
Buck" Whitaker, for many years a
diminutive Shawnee caddy who hardly
seemed able to drag a bag around the
course, is playing now. And he is bid
ding for the state boy wonder
other day. He drove within two feet
of No. flag.
Another Free Fair is rolling around
and Secretary Phil Eastman who is
president of Shawnee has failed to
keep his 1919 promise of laying out a
9-hole putting clock on the grounds.
The brothers who have been driving
No. at the Country club lately will
have to pray for a harder turf and
few more yards as No. 9 tee will be
built back in the trees near the loca-
ton of the old street car tracks.
The Topeka Country club will bid
Tor the state tournament in 1924, Of
ficers state today. The new iS-hole
course will not be in proper shape next
year for the Kansas event but by a
year after next it should be in perfect
condition.
TopekanS who have been so fortu-
nate as to have been the guests of
Senator Emerson Carey at his country
home and private golf course. Willow
brook, near Hutchinson. win be in
terested in knowing that new course
record has. been established by Sena-
tor Carey's son. Emerson Carey, jr.
Junior shot 90 on Willowbrook the
other day. His card follows:
OUT: 534-4A2-5AA=35