The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-14
WALTER MOYNIHAN
RETAINS TITLE
Sank Centre Young Man
Defeats the Best In Cen.
trail Minnesota Tourney
MEET HERE NEXT YEAR
H. A. Falk Elected Presi-
dent and DR.. H. F. Hen.
neman, Secretary
By Tony Schoenhoff

by Tony Schoenhoff
Retaining his crown won at
Alexandria last year, Walter Nov
nlhan, crack golfer of the local
club, won the 1927 title also at
Little Falls Tuesday in the eighth
annual tournament of the Central
Minnesota Golf Association, by
defeating C. E. Tyson of Alex
andrla, 3 and 2, in the champion
ship final. He had qualified easily
Monday morning with 41-4O for
an 81 that was well up among the
leaders, medalist honors going to
a close friend, Don BONNER of St.,
Cloud, who scored 1899 for a 10.
Walter played steady and con-
slstent golf to repeat on the cham
plonship, winning his way into the
finals by disposing of BONNER 1
up, and eliminating R. F. Wallin
of Willmar, conqueror of the
veteran Tallman, 2 up in an
other tight match. With OCCASION
al flashes of brilliance and a var
led assortment of shots, Walter
won his matches in spite of not
reaching the peak of his game,
but proving himself to be clever
SHOEMAKER and a real champion
for all of that. His best medal for
any round was 80. -,
1928 Meet In This City
Sank Centre was given an adj
ditional reason for rejoicing over
the outcome of this years meet
with the awarding of the 1928
tourney to this city at a business
meeting of the association held
Monday at the close of the after
moons play. Two of the local del
egation were chosen to act in the
official capacities for the coming
year, H. A. Falk being elected
president and DR.. H. f. Henne-
mann secretary succeeding DR.. j.
B. Hoist and A. I. Stone. This
carries an added significance in
view of the fact that the two
time champion will be defending
his title next year over his home
course.
Sank Centre Delegation
Besides the champion, Sank
Centres delegation consisted of
D. B. !Caughren, H. A. Falk, S.
F. Strong and DIR. H. F. Henne-
mann, whose totaled qualifying
scores landed fifth place for the
local club in the five man team
play. Moynihan's 81, Caughren's
SO, Falk's 80, Strong's SO, and
Hennemann's SO made 454.
Willmar took the cup offered
for first place in the team play
with a APP total. Alexandria
landed second place with All, Lit
tie Falls took third with ABB, Be
midi and st. Cloud tied for foullh
with 438 and Sank Centre follow
ed in fifth place. Sixth place went
to Detroit Lakes with 472 and
Litchfeld took last place with
473.
Local Players Do Well
Coming in with scores of 80
each in the qualifying round, D.
B. Caughren and H. A.. Falk
placed in the third flight, which
contained players of no mean
ability. Strangely enough it was
Tim McManus, young tBemidji
caddie, who eliminated both 10
cal men. McManus was evident
ly misplaced, since he shot rounds
of 80 and "a. Caughren won his
first match from E. L. Nelson OF
Litchield but lot to McManus in
the semi-fnal. Falk lost his first
match but won the consolation OF
the third flight. By a queer coin,
cidence the two fnalists happened
to be the incoming and retlrlng
heads, DIR. Hoist losing after his
opponent was dor1nie three.
S. F. Strong and H. F. Henne-
mann both placed the 9th flight.
DIR. Hennemann lost his first
match to A. E.. Amundsen of Lit
tie Falls, but Strong got his game
going good enough to win flight
taking a nice cup as a reward Tor
his endeavors. J. M. Nichols OF
Willmar succumbed in the final, a
and 8.
Interesting Tourney
It was an interesting tourna-
ment from the very start. All the
chronic cup hunters were there,
| including d. N. Tallman, vener-
able veteran of Willmar, seas
oned campaigner who at present
holds the Senior Trans-MlssisslP-
pi and Outstate titles; S. s. Wai-
son. club champion at BemidJl;
Ralph Began of Hibbing and Bay
Claggett of Montevideo; and
Bohmer of st. Cloud and DIR. Cole
of Alexandria. All in all quite a
field.
It was a local man who handed
the scorers the best card OF the
first round, C. L. Longley OF Little
Falls tickling par all the way Tor
a SO. Tallman reported in with a
SO. as did Began and BONNER,
while several others had 40 and
I41. Moynihan's first round was a
I41 and until the second nine had