The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-25
COOPER, EDITOR CHAMPION
Topekan Wins Third Tournament and
the State Cup.

Saiina Kan, Oct. 25.-Fred B.
Cooper of Topeka won permanent pos
session of the championship cup of
the State Editorial Golf association
when he came thru the finals a win
ner in the third consecutive tourna-
ment. Cooper won in the lola. Law
renee and Salina Journeys. Wilfrid
Cavaness of Chanute won the presi-
dents cup.
Cooper defended his claim as asso-
citation champion when he defeated
Griffith Bonner of Topeka 30. Coop
er turned in A and 3S for total
of 81 Bonner's score was Sc. In
Heated Harry E. Montgomery of juno
ton City 3-2. Cavaness shot an So
and Montgomery registered in second
with a 80 for the Is holes.
In the semi-finals for the cham
pionship flight Cooper won over A. @.
Miller of Bellevilre 6 up and to CO.
Bonner defeated Roy Bailey of Salina.
In the serni-finals for the presidents
flight Cavaness set back H. L. Harris
of Harrington Z up and to go. Mont
gomery defeated Alfred G. Hill or
Lawrence 5-4.
John Gilmore of Fredonia won the
consolation cup when he defeated H
w. Albright of Wichita up and
to go.
merchants aAd by the news mems golf
, association resulted in giving of an
award to practically all of the men
who participated in the fourth semi
annual tournament. The spring 1923
meeting- will be in Topeka.
News hound golfers were unani-
nous in their desire to come. to To-
peka. Following the lola, Lawrence
and Salina tournaments there was a
desire to have another tryout on the
courses here and Topeka may be
made an annual meeting place by mu-
tual consent-with the second meet
elsewhere.
Harry E. Montgomery of the juno
ton City Union extended an invitation
to- his town, but withdrew 1t in favor
of Topeka. He probably will take
home the fall 1928 session.
Salina merchants were largely re-
sponsible for safeguarding the as
ISOLATION against an overdraft They
posted more special prizes than have
been given at any meet and almost all
of the players carried home trophies.
Additional courtesies by the Country
club, Pro Bonebrake and the Salina
newspaper provided a decidedly full
measure of hospitality.
OF course the news men mixed shop
talk and politics with the puts and
drives. 1t was an overwhelmingly
Republican meet, tho. Only one.
Democrat ublisher played in the tour
nament- When a straw vote was
taken on the governorship, tho, the
crowd kidded Roy Bailey, Republican
publicity director, by voting over
whelmingly for Davis. Then they re-
considered and voted soiidly for Nor
gan.
The editorial golf tournament is
developing a lot of statewide inter
est in the sweet stick enterprise. Man.
ager of a large midwestern sporting
goods house was reported as stating
that the organization had done more
to advance the game in Kansas than
any one factor. Incidentally, the Or
ganfzation is developing some brassie
and mashie artists among its own
membership. -
Witness some of the Salina-Law-
renee scores. Last spring the news
men were clubbing their approaches
and trimming their puts. This year
they were pushing right for the cup.
A half dozen brides on a strange
course the first day and moro re-
peaters the second day isn't a bad
record for an association that plays
catch as catch can golf.
Nearly a dozen members who
couldn't be present sent messages
Most of the letters were accompanied
by checks. There are probably fifty
members of the association and few of
them have shown a tendency to drop
out. In view of increasing interest in
the game the membership may be
boosted so or 60 per cent before the
Topeka meet
Charles F. Scott, publisher of the
lola. Register, one of the founders of
! the association and it's first president,
is recovering from effects of an opera
ton performed last spring. He was
not in the Salina tournament, but the
lola paper had a worthy representa-
| tive in Angelo Scott, the publishers
son, who qualified with a go.
Bert Harris, one of the publishers
| of the Harrington Times and the new
| association president, has been COM
| ing up on his game in great style and
looks like a cup contender next time.
He is one of the examples of the fell
lows who go from COW pasture to near
pro style.
| Herbert Cavaness of the Chanute
| Tribune and first secretary of the as
ISOLATION, has been in California the
! last year because of Mrs. Cavaness'
health. His brother, Wilfrid Cavaness,
played in the SalinaL tournament and
there wasn't a bit of reason for the
| Tribune feeling embarrassed by his
score.
! No. hole is a wicked water
hazard After the editors had put
| enough balls in the lake to pay for a
rebuilt linotype, they sat back and
| laughed as they watched the home
| town fellows pave the bottom of the
pond and add to the nervousness of
| the fishes.
John Gilmore OF the Wilson County
Citizen, Fredonia. was an example OF
the poor and downtrodden country
4 editors present He drove to the meet
in high-powered motor car and ex-
planned that because of the roads he
wasn't able to make better than 20
miles an hour anywhere on the trip.
Will Townsley of the Great Bend
| Tribune hasn't missed a meeting of
the association. He has been a big
factor in putting the game on the