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

The third annual city championship
golf tournament will be held in To-
peka the first week in September.
Qualifying rounds will be held prob
ably September 1 and and the
matches played Immediately after, it
was announced today by Charles An
derson. chairman of the tournament
committee of Shawnee.
The championship will be decided
On the Shawnee course due to the
construction work at the Country club.
The Topeka city golf championship
was arranged for the first time three
years ago by Mr.. Anderson. 1t has
proven a big feature in local sweet
stick circles and players tune up all
summer in an effort to get in shape
for the title.
The first event held in 1920 was
won by DIR. w. X. Hobart of the Coun-
try club. He won his title over a big
field of the city's stars. Last year 1lif
Felix of the Country club took the
honor. An even larger field entered
the qualifying rounds.
This year 1t is believed that the city
tournament will arouse a record in
terest. Many younger players have
been developed this season. They are
all rarin' to go. Also, Shawnee IS not
after the championship. Despite the
fact that the events have been held on
the Highland Park course the brothers
from the Dudley yard have nabbed the
titles and the Shawnee hosts are anx-
ious to keep the prize at home this
year.
With the thermometer near the
10O-degree mark more than thirty en-
thusiastic women golfers played in
the Ladies' day events at the Country
club this morning.
Miss Eleanor Campbell, for the last
three years a Shawnee star and now
member of the Country club. took the
honors when she brought in low gross
Srnra shooting nine holes in IS
In the handicap low score event
Mrs. Griffith Bonner won with a net
~. Miss Campbell and Mrs Russell
Frost tied for second place with net
ass.
In the driving contest Miss Ariel
Nichols won the long drive with
1S0-yard shot. In the three ball aver
age driving contest Mrs. w. ID. Upde-
graft won: Her three drives averaged
longer than all others.
Mrs. Updegraff, chairman, was
more than pleased with the turnout
today. All season there have been an
average of forty players On each
Ladies day.
Despite the hot weather the Shaw
nee course is in ideal condition The
new sand greens are in excellent shape
and with the turf hard enough to
give a long roll record scores are being
posted by Highland Park golfers.
Shawnee has become so popular this
season that the membership of $50 is
filled with a large waiting list. Shaw
nee'S old struggles are over. The beau
tiful Donald Ross course is improving
each season, there is more enthusiasm
among the players, a world of young
sters are being developed and the
membership is overlooking.
Heavy construction work on the
new traps green's and bunkers at the
II.
w. n. West, green's chairman, an
nounced today. A few fairway bunk
erS, little trimming and the planting
is all that remains in connection with
the building of the new 18-hole course.
To players who have seen men and
teams tearing into the landscape for
so many weeks it appears that too
much money has been spent on haz-
ards but now that the bunkerS are
rounded, the greens placed and the
traps tapered the Langford scheme
can be seen with considerable pride
and anticipation. Most of the work
has been done on Nos. 3, 4, z, 10 and
IA. In two of these greens there are
combination greens and traps for two
holes and fairways. The Country club
will have the best trapped course in
Kansas when the work is completed.
The latest English designs in golf con-
struction have been incorporated in
the work on the Dudley yard.
Doctor West naturally has waded
thru considerable criticism due to the
massive construction work. Until the
traps are completed it is difficult to
see what lit is all about" He was
playing with a foursome the other day
when it was necessary to walk around
a long neck trap from No. 4 green.
Now what the devil is this thing
built out here for?" a member of the
foursome asked Doctor West
1T is a hazard for a slice or topped
drive from No. tee" came the an
"Ridiculousl" was the foursome,s
retort. THAT long trap there won't
bother shots from No. l."
Then the foursome drove from No.
tee and two of the players hit their
balls into the hazard.
The Country club greens committee
has decided to erect tee canopies out
in the new course. Until trees are
planted and shade the tees IL is be-
lieved that the canopy plan will ac-
commodate the golfers.
In a short time all Country club
tees will be equipped with the new
style all metal sand boxes. Only one
A few additional water fountains also
will be connected in a few days. There
will be seven fountains over the course
when all are installed. On the old
nine there were only three.
Keep your eye on Ellis Sumev of
shawnee Here is the coming Topeka
star. He is still a younster and is in
experienced but he brought in &c
yesterday. He drove a powerful ball.
has form and stance, is deadly with
his mashie and is learning to putt.
Sumey should build a fire in the state
next season.
Sunday was a day OF records. While
Harlow Hurley was pounding out his
record ~ at the Country club. pete"
Middleton. former state champion,
brought in a IL at Shawnee. Middle
toms II robbed Hurley of a double
header honor as he held the Shawnee
low score with a az made early this
summer.