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BY LOCHINVAR Although the of- ner, Albert Seckel, Donald Edwards, ficials of the West- Kenneth P. Edwards, Mason Phelps, ern Golf Associa- D. E. Sawyer and others, most of tion have not taken whom, when in their teens, had better any definite action opportunities for play than the young- in planning for a sters of the present time are getting. western junior Moreover, there was a good crop of championship there players, and it was the competition is every indication they furnished each other that enabled one will be staged next summer. several of them to reach the top of the At the annual meeting of the W. championship ladder. G. A. there was some slight objection Several of these players first gained to the proposition, but it is known prominence by winning interscholastic that a majority of the directors are championships when these events in favor of holding a tournament. were encouraged. At the present time President Frank Woodward and it is not an easy matter for the school his associates realize that unless the boys to get a course to hold their tour- boys are given more encouragement nament on, they interfere with the interest in the western amateur cham- play of a few sustaining golfers. pionship assuredly will decline and This condition is all wrong and the that their section of the country will sooner the clubs realize this and cater fall behind other sections which are a little more to the rising young player more up to date in their methods. the better it will be for the game. Conditions around the Chicago dis- Sociable golf is much to be desired, trict are similar to those in a number but it must not dominate our tourna- of other western cities. The boys ments. The National Amateur were given plenty of encouragement Championship tournament is no when in a knickerbocker stage, but as longer an occasion for a week of social soon as they began to defeat the sus- gatherings, the majority of the con- taining golfers in tournament play, the testants going for the purpose of play- veterans began to lose interest. ing serious golf, and the majority of As a result clubs which held junior the spectators for the purpose of see- tournaments abandoned them, while ing high-class golf. other organizations substituted age The writer has no desire to convey limit events for the open tournaments the idea that battles on the links must they previously held. be fought in a cold-blooded manner, Chicago owes its standing in golf to but that each player must do his best the skill of such players as Messrs. and if he is beaten, take his defeat Warren Wood, Charles Evans, Jr., in good part. H. Chandler Egan, Robert A. Gard- It has been painfully apparent that 404THE AMERICAN GOLFER

many of the older golfers did not take front the Western Golf Association their defeats at the hands of the and the clubs composing it. Many youngsters in good part and in many clubs have made laudable plans to up- instances have made themselves im- lift their caddies, but while these boys mune by aid of the age limit tourna- are being cared for the young player ment. The popularity of these events must not be overlooked. There is proves they serve their purpose, but sectional pride and National honor to while the veteran player has protected be sustained, and the more Ouimets himself he has, in many instances, we can produce the greater will be neglected to provide for the juniors. our chances. Apart from the winning of the ° ° ° British amateur The Sandusky championship by Golf Club has Mr. Walter been formed at Travis, it is the Sandusky, O., for younger players the promotion of who have made golf and a num- the stolid British- ber of outdoor ers have some re- sports. spect for the skill of the sons of ° ° ° Uncle Sam. We Edward have attained our Brophy, who was majority in inter- with A. G. Spald- national competi- ing & Bros. for tion and now we three years, has must look to our accepted a posi- laurels. tion with the new This can best Western Hills be done by build- Country Club of ing for the Cincinnati. future, and the ° ° ° Mr. Chas. Espey, of the Park Ridge Country Club, only sure method who played 27 holes February 15th in two feet of snow and zero in company with Mr. is by taking care Lindsay McPhail. Residents of of our budding Belleaire, Bridge- youngsters. port, Martins Ferry, Barnesville and Players of the Metropolitan, Boston St. Clairsville, Ohio, have formed the and Philadelphia districts have quite Belmont Country Club. The new or- a number of tournaments in which ganization has acquired a farm tract they can fit themselves for the Na- of 175 acres, located on the old Na- tional Championship, but through the tional Road which runs from Wheel- Middle West the average player is ing to Columbus. fortunate if he can play in three tour- ° ° ° naments ahead of the National classic, The Hyde Park Country Club of and the same applies to the Western Cincinnati has purchased a large tract Amateur Championship. of land at East Hyde Park for its new These are the conditions that con- course. The price was $60,000. THE AMERICAN GOLFER 405

Messrs. Alvan H. Clark, Elmo Lacy The Club House of the Lakewood and A. B. Coffey are the incorporators Country Club, of Denver, was de- of the Country Club of Hopkinsville, stroyed by fire on June 9th. Ky. A new club house will be completed ° ° ° Nov. 1st, which will be three times as Professional Bob Peebles has almost large as the old one, with commodious convinced Park Commissioner W. L. stein-room and dining-room. The liv- Porter, of Topeka, Kans., that golf is ing room is 35x72 feet. There is plenty a popular sport. Before visiting the of accommodation for women golfers, park official Peebles secured statistics with a large reception room and a from other public courses and pre- locker room with dressing room and sented them as evidence of the popu- showers. Men's locker room on larity of the ground floor with game. Now the accommodations commissioner for 282 lockers. promises that if Has marble he is fully con- shower room and vinced the game lavatory. is popular he will The club is just start with a six- far enough away hole course at from the city to Gage Park. The be free from ostrich is not the smoke. It is 4½ only bird that miles from the buries its head in center of town. the sand. ° ° ° ° ° ° Officials of the The thirteenth Interlachen Club annual champion- of Minneapolis ship of the are planning to Women's West- alter several of ern Golf Associa- the holes in their tion will be held Mr. T. A. Burditt, club champion of the Lakewood course on which this year at the Golf Club, of Tacoma, Wash. the Western open Homewood Country Club of Chicago, championship is to be staged. Crit- which has not held the event since icism has been made that some of the 1905. The offer of the club was ac- holes were too crowded and as there cepted by the directors at a meeting is plenty of land available this defect held February 2. In addition to the can easily be remedied. championship the Homewood Club ° ° ° will hold five open days for W. W. A Colorado critic rates the State G. A. players. golfers as follows: Mr. John De- Witt, Colorado Springs; Mr. Walter ° ° ° Fairbanks, Denver; Mr. L. D. Broom- The Jackson Park Club has applied field, Denver; Mr. M. A. McLaughlin, for the week of August 3 for the Chi- Denver; Mr. W. K. Jewett, Colorado cago City championship. Springs. 406THE AMERICAN GOLFER

The eighteen hole course at Jackson Thirty business men of Tucson, Park course, Chicago, was kept open Arizona, at a meeting held last month this year until Feb. 1, and until Jan. at the Santa Rita hotel, took the pre- 30 was free from snow. On the latter liminary steps in the formation of a date there was a heavy snowfall, and Country Club. A committee consist- the ground has been covered ever ing of Messrs. Hugo J. Donau, F. H. since. At the start of last season the Hereford, Wait Talcott, Gordon H. park commissioners had 140,000 Sawyer and S. L. Kingan was ap- tickets printed, pointed to outline and these were a plan of organi- used up before zation and to draft Christmas. Start- a constitution and er Jim estimates by-laws. Preced- that fully 160,000 ing the meeting starts were made William Watson, from the first tee. the Los Angeles The coming of golf course expert, real winter drove visited a number the Chicago play- of available sites ers to the indoor and recommend- courses, which ed the Stewart have been well property, located patronized. about three miles Among the ex- from the city. perts who can be Mr. Donau an- seen almost daily nounced he had at some of the secured an option putting courses in on 145 acres of the loop district this land and on are Mr. Warren 80 additional K. Wood, Mr. acres adjoining. Charles Evans, Mr. John DeWitt, Colorado State champion. Watson stated Jr., Mr. Donald that the Stewart Edwards, Mr. Kenneth P. Edwards, property would furnish a course simi- Mr. Joseph LeDuc and Mr. Carl lar to those at Pinehurst. Devol. ° ° ° ° ° ° A number of prominent Cincinnati Captains for the Chicago team golfers have migrated to Southern championship matches were named as courses. Mr. George R. Balch and follows: North Side, Miss Margaret his son DeWitt, the Ohio state cham- Knapp, Skokie; South Side, Mrs. W. pion, are at Belleair. From the pro- M. Davidson, Beverly; West Side, fessional ranks Phil Honeyman, of the Mrs. John Worley, Hinsdale. These Cincinnati Golf Club, has gone to Or- three players, together with Mrs. Har- mond; Arthur Boggs, of the Losanti- vey L. Pound, will constitute the hand- ville Club, is at St. Petersburg, and icap committee, of which Mrs. Pound Robert McDonald, former profes- is chairman. sional at Hyde Park, is at Ormond. THE AMERICAN GOLFER407

The Beverly Country Club will tack on Col. Bogey, Clare encountered stage its annual tournament for a small party of fellow citizens, among women July 14 to 17, and a one-day whom was the T. J. The funny man tournament will be held by the Elgin opened with the stock joke on "shin- Country Club June 25. ny," and for a minute the laugh was Handicaps for tournament play on Clare. The latter countered with were revised downwards, the limit for his driver and a dime. the first flight being from scratch to Placing the coin on the ground and six, instead of eight, as formerly. The handing the club to the joker, Clare other flights will be from 7 to 10, 11 to said: 13 and 14 to 18. Aggregate handi- "Now, go ahead. Every time you caps in mixed foursomes will be in fu- hit the coin I will pay you a dime and ture limited to twenty-four strokes. every time you miss it you pay me In order to limit the size of the one." fields in open tournaments players When the unbeliever's bill amounted with rating of over 24 will not be to $1.10 he settled and quit the con- eligible, and those without handicaps test. will have to present evidence they "Now," said the triumphant golfer, have made their home courses in 125 "in future don't make fun of a game or better. you don't know anything about." Miss Katherine Mellus, of Los An- ° ° ° geles, was elected to fill a vacancy on Reports submitted at the annual the executive committee, and Miss meeting of the Topeka Country Club Bessie Green, of the Blue Mound Club of Kansas showed that last year was of Milwaukee, succeeds Miss Alice Ol- the most prosperous in the history of well, of the same city. the organization. The membership The Executive Committee also will limit of 200 is filled and there is a recommend to the clubs holding open large waiting list. Directors for the tournaments the addition of extra year were elected as follows: Messrs. flights in place of holding driving, and A. Fassler, Dr. W. N. West, Arthur approaching and putting contests, Capper, J. M. Connell, Clifton M. which have been found cumbersome Heaton, E. A. Tirrill, Chester Wood- to handle. ward and Arch M. Catlin. ° ° ° ° ° ° Pioneers of golf around the Chicago A TELEPHONIC ERROR. district who braved the gibes of the Some years ago there was a tourna- unbelievers will appreciate the fate of ment in progress at Toronto, the re- the town joker of Preston, Canada. sults of which were of interest to When the game was in its infancy Chicago, and a wire was sent to the in Canada, Alfred Clare was one of correspondent of a local paper asking the brave beginners who carried his for the result of the final. The reply clubs home in daylight and who was was somewhat confusing, as it read not afraid to appear in the Scottish something like this: "Jones defeated toggery which in those days was con- Thompson, 2 up a month ago." sidered essential to the game. This was considered slow service Wending his way down the main even for Canada, and a letter was sent street after a rather unsuccessful at- asking for an explanation. The Tor- 408THE AMERICAN GOLFER onto man replied he was sorry for the Seeing his friend was doing too mistake, but that the report had been much work for the first time out, Mr. received from the club by phone and Willard remarked to the wife: "You hence the mistake. The wire should had better go out and stop that fool have read 2 up and 1 to go. husband of yours or he may get a ° ° ° sunstroke." It is a source of satisfaction to the BECOMES REAL GOLF "FAN" dyed-in-the-wool golfer to learn of the The lawyer saw his spouse coming fall of the unbeliever; to find the man and waved her back. Finally Willard who has pooh-poohed the game busily walked out himself and persuaded his engaged in swatting the sphere and friend to cease firing for the day. giving strong indication that his sys- "He had no less than three blisters tem is permeated with the golfing mi- on his hands," said Mr. Willard in crobe. telling the story, "and now he is a Mr. Charles E. Willard, former sec- member of three clubs and keeps an retary of the Western Golf Associ- extra set at his office for use in cases ation, delights in telling of the con- of emergency." version of a member of the legal pro- ° ° ° fession. This disciple of Blackstone Mr. David McCurrach, Jr., one of could see nothing in the game; in fact, the main cogs of the new Westmore- he made fun of it. Close application land Country Club, had a strange ex- to his work began to tell on him and perience while on a vacation at Mud- he realized it would be a good thing lavia, Ind. Engaging a caddy he went to seek relaxation in the country air. to the first tee, expecting to play alone. Also he had some growing kiddies Two other players were there pre- who would enjoy the change. paring to start and the Chicagoan was WATCHES GAME FOR TIME. invited to join them. He gladly con- The attorney submitted the matter sented, and introduced himself. The to Mr. Willard, who suggested he join return introductions proved the others the Homewood Country Club, which to be Macpherson and McDuff, who he did. On his first few visits he sat were old friends. Before the trio got in front of the clubhouse watching the away another player appeared, and he "crazy" men, many of whom he knew, was invited to join the party. More beating the ball around the trail. introductions followed, and a laugh Then the germ began to work and went around when the newcomer an- he told Willard he thought he would nounced his name was McHenry. take a shot at the blamed game. During their stay at the resort the "All right," said Charley, "get four "Macs" took part in a number Harry Collis and take a lesson." of real Scotch foursomes. It was a blazing hot day, but the Mr. David McCurrach, Sr., who is lawyer and the big professional went 78 years of age, does not play golf, out to the practice course. Mr. Wil- but last summer he visited the West- lard and the wife of his friend moreland Club and in conversation watched him from the porch. After with Professional George Kinsman a few shots the novice shed his coat, found that both are natives of Perth- and soon his vest was discarded. shire, Scotland. After some talk on Next he let down his suspenders. old country topics Kinsman remarked, THE AMERICAN GOLFER409

"I suppose you never played golf, Mr. parent, although false beacons would add McCurrach?" considerable to the troublesomeness of "Not for fifty-one years," replied the latter plan. "Until the matter is settled by some the veteran. eminent authority, such as Goldberg, a ° ° ° cheap and simple way to make the game The Northland Club, of Duluth, is hard would be to link the balls together making a number of changes in its after the style of the old-fashioned chain- shot."—Youngstown, O., Telegraph. course and club house in preparation for the Minnesota State Champion- ° ° ° ship in July. One hundred new CLUB ELECTIONS lockers have been installed and four PLAINFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, GRAND RAPIDS shower baths added, while the kitchen MICH. President, Mr. Harold Cornelius; and grill room have been doubled in Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Victor M. Tuthill and John Hoult; Treasurer, Mr. A. H. size. Richard Clarkson, formerly Brandt; Executive Committee, Messrs. with the Rockford Country Club, of William H. Gay, John Hoult, Victor M. Illinois, will succeed Willie Leith as Tuthill, Frank E. Leonard, H. C. Cornelius. professional. SAGINAW COUNTRY CLUB, MICH. Presi- ° ° ° dent, Mr. Louis C. Slade; Vice-President, Mr. E. A. Robertson; Secretary, Mr. Geo An editorial writer on the Youngs- F. Littlefield; Treasurer, Mr. Jas. A. Mont- town, O., Telegraph appears to be ross; Directors, Messrs. Gilbert M. Stark, quite satisfied to bear the golfing ills Wallis Craig Smith, S. A. Sommers, L. C. he has, rather than to fly to others he Slade, E. A. Robertson, H. J. Gilbert, Sr., George B. Morley, E. P. Stone, E. J. Corn- knows not of. To the advocates of well. more difficult courses he pays his re- OKLAHOMA CITY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, spects as follows: OKLAHOMA. President, Mr. George Fred- "D. Herbert Fowler, famous as a golf erickson; Vice-President, Mr. Roy E. Fin- authority and constructor of golf courses, erty; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Henry would have the game made harder. He R. Hoffman; Directors, Messrs. George declares if there were more obstacles Frederickson, R. E. Finerty, H. R. Hoff- there would not be so many low scores. man, W. S. Guthrie, Ray Conger, Russel Mr. Fowler would have cross-hazards in- G. Lowe and Dr. A. A. Will. stalled. PUEBLO GOLF CLUB, COLORADO. President, "Why not cross bull dogs or even an oc- Mr. Joseph Gorham; Vice-President, Dr. casional cross bull with an understanding Ralph Walmsley; Secretary and Treasurer, the low score man was to wear a red Mr. O. G. Pope. coat the second time around the course? DEER PARK COUNTRY CLUB, LASALLE, ILL. This would add excitement, although President, Mr. W. E. Fitch; Vice-Presi- many genuine surprises could be gained dent, Mr. A. M. Corbus; Secretary and by the simple expedient of planting Treasurer, Mr. W. T. Bedford. numerous colonies of bumblebees and DETROIT GOLF CLUB, DETROIT. President, yellowjackets under the sod along the Mr. A. J. Hood; Vice-President, Mr. Hiram line of march or in unexpected places. Marks; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. W. "If it is merely desired to make the G. Lerchen. game hard to play, the links might be BLOOMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB, ILLINOIS. plowed and oiled, leaving restful little President, Mr. L. O. Eddy; Vice-President, putting greens of cracked limestone sur- Mr. A. V. S. Lloyd; Secretary, Mr. R. C. rounded by a border of rubber boots, Baldwin; Treasurer, Mr. Harry Hoblit. with a view of having the players bank COLORADO SPRINGS GOLF CLUB. President, the ball. Mr. E. J. Ullrich; Vice-President, Mr. F. M. "The disadvantages of playing the game Taylor; Secretary, Mr. Bruce A. Gustin; blindfolded or after dark are at once ap- Treasurer, Mr. J. McK. Ferriday. 410THE AMERICAN GOLFER

BONHAM GOLF CLUB TEXAS. President, Bank building, and the other in the Mr. A. B. Scarborough; Vice-President, Dome Theater building. Among the Mr. J. W. Russell; Secretary and Treas- players who have been taking regular urer, Mr. Bland Smith. practice is Mr. Christy Deibel, one of WAVERLY COUNTRY CLUB, PORTLAND, ORE. President, Mr. E. Cookingham; Vice- the scratch men at the Youngstown President, Mr. Victor Johnson; Secretary Country Club. and Treasurer, Mr. A. H. Sargent. Mr. Deibel until the other day was NORMANDIE GOLF CLUB, ST. LOUIS. Presi- so taken up with the new system of dent, Mr. Manton Davis; Vice-President, improving his driving that he invited Dr. John B. Rule; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. O. A. Immenhausen. some of his friends who didn't know the difference between a golf club and HAMMOND COUNTRY CLUB, INDIANA. President, Mr. Harry E. Sharrer; Vice- a shinny stick to try their hand. One President, Mr. Frank C. Deming; Secre- of his victims was Mr. Joseph Calla, tary, Mr. L. L. Bomberger; Treasurer, Mr. manager of the Dome. Joe protested Harry M. Johnson. vigorously against a workout Wednes- EVANSTON GOLF CLUB, KANSAS CITY. day, but Christy insisted. President, Mr. C. W. German; Vice-Presi- dent, Mr. A. W. Peet; Secretary, Mr. D. "It's easy," said Christy, as he pro- W. Eaton; Treasurer, Mr. H. J. Diffen- ceeded to give a practical demonstra- baugh. tion. SIOUX CITY COUNTRY CLUB, IOWA. Presi- "All right," Joe replied, "if you in- dent, Mr. L. L. Kellogg; Vice-President, sist, here goes." Mr. B. H. Kingsbury; Secretary, Mr. Paul With that he made a vicious swing C. Howe; Treasurer, Mr. H. A. Gooch. at the ball but missed it a mile. MAPLE BLUFF GOLF CLUB, MADISON, WIS. "Now let me show you again," said President, Mr. C. H. Tenney; Vice-Presi- dent, Mr. Max Mason; Secretary and Christy, for in spite of the miss he Treasurer, Mr. W. D. Tenney. liked the style of Joe's swing and SOANGETHA COUNTRY CLUB, GALESBURG, fancied a Francis Ouimet in disguise. ILL. President, Mr. George Craig; Vice- "Get up on your toes, keep your eye President, Mr. R. McClure; Secretary and on the ball and then bring your swing Treasurer, Mr. Henry Lass. down with full force." WING PARK GOLF CLUB, ELGIN, ILL. President, Dr. O. C. Prideaux; Vice-Presi- Forgetting for the time that the dent, Mr. Charles L. Abbott; Secretary, driver he was using was Christy's pet Mr. Benjamin W. Landborg; Treasurer, ivory tournament winner and valued Mr. E. E. Egler. at twenty dollars, Joe proceeded to RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, CHICAGO. Presi- carry out instructions. His intentions dent, Mr. R. W. Evans; Vice-President, Mr. W. S. Kline; Secretary, Mr. Arthur were good but his aim bad. He missed D. White; Treasurer, Mr. R. J. Preston; the ball but saw a dozen objects flying Directors, Messrs. E. R. Goble, H. C. Olm- in space that bewildered him until he stead, W. A. Patterson, C. A. Nowak, D. R. looked at his club. All that was left King. of it was a hand hold, the rest being SINNISSIPPI GOLF CLUB, JANESVILLE, WIS. President, Mr. A. J. Harris; Vice-Presi- so many flying objects that Joe dent, Mr. F. S. Baines; Secretary, Mr. C. thought were balls after striking the H. Gage; Treasurer, Mr. H. S. Haggart. hardwood floor. ° ° ° Now it is said that the coming state Youngstown, Ohio, has two indoor champion when he wants to practice golf courses, one of them located in locks the door from the inside and the basement of the First National plays solitaire. THE AMERICAN GOLFER411

Hugh Fullerton, the Chicago base- the curve, and, bounding along forty ball writer, is an ardent though not yards to the bound whizzed down the scientific golfer. At the Park Ridge middle of the river. The judge stationed at the 1,000-yard mark says it was still Country Club, of which he is a mem- going strong when it passed him, but ber, he ranks high among the "divot bounded, struck an overhanging willow cutters." He is a long driver with his limb and, after rolling a few yards further pen as can be judged by the following rolled down a slope in the ice against the story written by him: bank where it was found." "Robert Jolly, better known as 'Wee ° ° ° Robbie,' one of the younger members of The Los Angeles Country Club the famous St. Andrews Jollys, all of team defeated the Virginia Country whom are now golf professionals in the Club team 7 to 0 in a match played United States, has established what he claims as the record drive of a golf ball. in a heavy rain at Beverly. Despite The feat, which appears to give him the the heavy going, Judge Frederickson record, was a drive of 1,026 yards and the turned in a medal card of 76. Cap- drive was made under conditions which tain Jack Jevne, of the winning team, were as unusual as the drive itself. defeated Captain A. M. Goodue, of ''Early in the winter, after the weather had driven almost all the golfers off the the opposing side, 4 and 2. links of the Park Ridge Country Club, ° ° ° Attorney E. Zollars continued to play Mr. Erving S. Armstrong, entered over the frozen ground. He experi- mented. Discovering that the cold golf from the Midwick Club, won the open balls could not be driven as far as he tournament at the Annandale Country ordinarily drove in Summer, he warmed Club, defeating Mr. A. H. Braly, of them by a stove before starting out, and Los Angeles, 9 and 7, in the 36 hole carried them inside his clothing, finding that the warmed balls striking on the final. Weather conditions were bad frozen ground would bound and roll fully enough to make the final resemble fifty yards per drive further than the cold water polo. There was casual water ones would do. in every place and the air was so full "Then without revealing his secret, he of rain and mist that a telescope fitted bantered Robbie Jolly into wagering that with an awning was necessary to he could not drive 350 yards. On the frozen ground and with a heated ball recognize a friend a block away. the feat proved easy, and the joke was on Mr. Armstrong played remarkably the professional. good golf under these aqueous con- "With his Scotch aroused, Jolly re- ditions, getting ten of the 18 holes in marked that, under proper conditions he could drive 1,000 yards. It seemed im- the morning in par figures. He had possible and the wager was made. Zollars a card of 41-40-81. Mr. Braly picked forgot, but Jolly did not. up on the holes of the first nine and "Recently the Des Plaines River froze at the interval was 6 down. In the and presented a perfect sheet of ice, afternoon Mr. Armstrong gained an clean and hard. Jolly notified the jok- additional hole on the out round, and ers he was ready for revenge and took them to the river. He teed off a ball by taking the first two after the turn warmed to 105 degrees from a point in won the match. front of the waterworks of Des Plaines Mr. Armstrong led a field of 100 and save for a slight bend, the 'fair green' in the qualifying round with a card was a sheet of ice without obstacles for of 80-78-158. Par for the course is 73. two miles. The first drive struck the bank about 600 yards. The second went Mr. Hugo Johnstone, although a past the only hazard, the jutting bank at member at Annandale, entered from 412THE AMERICAN GOLFER

the Midwick Club and was second to Coast players feel they should have Mr. Armstrong, with a 85-78-163. had at least one man on the board to Mr. William Bacon, of San Gabriel, act in an advisory capacity. This may Mr. Jack Jevne, of Los Angeles, and be true, but it is equally true that the Mr. Nathan P. Mears, the Annandale San Francisco golfers have not made champion, tied at 164. any bid for the 1915 tournament. The Following is the summary of the Kent Country Club, of Grand Rapids, match play: which secured the 1914 tournament, First round—E. S. Armstrong defeated worked for two years to secure it. R. D. Lapham, 5 and 4; N. P. Mears de- If the Coast players want the 1915 feated J. V. Eliot, 3 and 2; R. C. Gartz tournament they should stir them- defeated Dr. C. F. Foote, 1 up; Hugo Johnstone defeated C. M. Graves, 7 and 6; selves a bit. The W. G. A. tourna- A. H. Braly defeated Jack Jevne, 3 and ment would help the game on the 1; H. N. K. Woodcock defeated E. N. Coast and there is no doubt a number Wright, 1 up, 19 holes; T. R. Brem de- of the leading players would make the feated A. W. Brand, 1 up, 20 holes; W. W. Bacon defeated W. W. Campbell, 2 trip. up. ° ° ° Second round—Armstrong beat Bacon, Miss Violet Pooley, the British Co- 3 and 2; Mears beat Gartz, 3 and 2; lumbia player, who made such a re- Braly beat Johnstone, 4 and 3; Brem beat markable showing in England last Woodcock, 3 and 2. Semi-finals—Armstrong beat Mears, 6 summer, was recently defeated for the and 5; Braly beat Brem, 7 and 6. championship of her own section of Final—Armstrong beat Braly, 9 and 7. the country by Mrs. W. H. Ricardo. It Finals in the other flights resulted as was a big surprise to the members of follows: the Victoria Golf Club, on whose links First flight, beaten eight—Jack Jevne beat W. W. Campbell, 4 and 3. the match was played, but the big gal- Second flight— Carlton Wright beat A. lery that followed was of unanimous M. Goodhue, 4 and 3. opinion that the winner deserved Second flight, beaten eight—F. H. Gil- the spoils on her brilliant play. The crest beat F. E. Edwards, 2 up. present titleholder has won the event Third flight—W. W. Yenawine beat W. W. Sholes, 2 up. once previously, while Miss Pooley Third flight, beaten eight—Frank Dil- has captured the laurels on four oc- lon beat L. Bixby, 6 and 4. casions. Fourth flight—J. A. Bell beat G. H. ° ° ° Bentley, 2 and 1. With an allowance of twelve Fourth flight, beaten eight—S. Beck- man beat Ralph Harris, 4 and 3. strokes, Mr. W. Moore White won Fifth flight—A. G. Scanlon beat W. C. the Witte cup at the Laurel Heights Smith, 3 and 1. Club, of San Antonio, defeating Mr. ° ° ° J. L. McIlhenny, 3 and 2. In the pre- Pacific Coast golfers feel they have liminary rounds Mr. White played two been slighted by the Western Golf 19 hole matches. Association, as that section has not ° ° ° been given representation on the Ex- Extensive improvements are being ecutive Board. As there has been made on the Del Monte course. Pipes some talk of holding the Western are being laid along the fairway to Amateur championship at San Fran- assist in keeping the grass green dur- cisco during the Exposition year, the ing the summer months. THE AMERICAN GOLFER413 Seattle is bidding for the first cham- there in the spring. When the changes pionship tournament of the Pacific are complete the course will be one of Coast, if such an event is to be pro- the best bunkered in the state. A grammed this year. The Northwest party of Waco golfers recently visited Club argues that California will surely the course and Mr. George V. Rotan, hold the championship during the year the state champion, set an amateur of 1915, the Exposition year, and record of 36 for the new nine holes. makes a plea for recognition this year He made 40 on the old nine. Jim to fill up the vacancy created by the Donaldson, the Glen View profes- cancellation of the annual Potlatch sional, who has been visiting at San tournament. Antonio, believes that Master Clarence ° ° ° Mangham and Master Fred Tarrant, Willie Hoare, professional at the two of the junior members of the club, Racine Country Club, of Wisconsin, will develop into fine players. and at the Hot Springs Country Club, ° ° ° of Arkansas, won the professional The weekly tournaments at the event held at the latter course with a Mississippi Coast Country Club have card of 80. H. C. Walker, of the been well patronized. Among the Westwood Country Club, of St. Louis, winners have been Dr. J. R. Hanley, was second with 85, and R. M. Wei- of the Bay City Country Club, Mich- denkopf, of the Euclid Club, of Cleve- igan, Mr. J. T. M. Burnside, of Tor- land, third with 90. onto, Canada, and Mr. George French, ° ° ° of the M. C. C. C. One hundred The San Antonio Country Club is Northern players took part in the fifth making a number of changes in its tournament held February 14. course in preparation for the Texas ° ° ° championship which will be staged Mr. H. E. Jackson was elected pres- ident of the San Angelo Golf and Country Club of Texas. The other officers are Mr. T. K. Wilson, Vice- President, and Mr. H. D. Leffel, Sec- retary and Treasurer. The club will secure the services of a professional to aid in improving the course. ° ° ° In the second round for the J. S. Kendall trophy at the Dallas Country Club Mr. J. L. Puterbaugh defeated Mr. C. L. Dexter, Jr., 1 up, 19 holes; Mr. Hugh Halsell defeated Mr. L. B. Steele, 6 and 5; Mr. W. D. Stapp de- feated Mr. Granville Cochran, 3 and 2, and Mr. H. D. Ardrey defeated Mr. Otto Herold, 4 and 3. ° ° ° Mr. Harry Atwell won the Lumber- Mr. Richard Cullum, club champion of the North- land Country Club, Duluth, Minn. man's cup at the Houston Country 414THE AMERICAN GOLFER

Club, defeating Mr. E. D. Dorchester, amateur. The "Captain" has been a 6 and 5, in the final. The club sent professional in several branches of invitations to Messrs. Warren Wood, sport, but desires to become a "simon Charles Evans, Jr., and Francis Oui- pure" in the ranks of the "gowfers." met, to compete in its big February Mr. John M. Ward, who was a base- invitation tournament, but none of ball star when Anson was in his prime, these players were able to accept. has for a number of years been recog- ° ° ° nized as an amateur golfer. Mr. A. G. Officials of the Western Golf As- Spalding is another former profes- sociation have made an early start on sional baseballer who is now an ama- the handicap list and hope to have the teur. Numbers of other cases of a year book ready for publication by similar character could be cited so it May 1. seems reasonable to suppose the Secretary R. R. Stone mailed the former leader of the Cubs will be handicap blanks to the chairman of treated kindly by the W. G. A. of- the handicap committee of each club. ficials. The ratings of the ten best players at ° ° ° the close of the 1913 season based on Since the annual meeting of the W. the par of the course for eighteen G. A. the following tournament dates holes must be reported. have been sanctioned: In order to help the W. G. A. handi- June 25-27—Michigan State champion- cap committee the club officials have ship at the Country Club of Detroit. been asked to state what, in their July 9-11—Skokie Country Club age opinion, would be a fair allowance be- limit tournament. tween their own scratch man and one July 16-18—Exmoor Country Club in- vitation tournament. of the leading Western players, such August 10-15—Wisconsin State tourna- as Warren K. Wood, Harry Legg, or ment at Milwaukee Country Club. Jack Neville, the Pacific Coast cham- August 19-22—Lake Geneva Country pion. This information materially Club invitation tournament. will assist the W. G. A. committee in J. W. Booth, of Chicago, will go to making its ratings. the Decatur Country Club and George By this method it is hoped to mini- Taylor, formerly with the Riverside mize the difficulty experienced by Golf Club of Chicago, will be at the tournament officials in handicapping Ridge Country Club. players who have not been given an ° ° ° official mark. Numerous changes have been made The clubs also have been requested in the Glen View Club's course. In to report the yardage of their courses, the fall, H. S. Colt, of England, and together with the par and bogey fig- Donald Ross made a number of sug- ures for each hole and also to denote gestions to the committee, some of the holders of both amateur and pro- which have been utilized. New traps fessional records. This will make the and bunkers have been added but none year book more complete than form- of the holes have been materially erly. changed as to length or direction. Through the Jackson Park Golf Few changes have been made in the Club, Mr. Adrian C. Anson has made course since the introduction of the application for reinstatement as an rubber covered ball, as with its six THE AMERICAN GOLFER415 water hazards it was considered diffi- cult enough. President Louis A. Fer- guson has taken personal charge of the alterations and with open weather prevailing in the latter part of last year was able to accomplish quite a lot. ° ° ° Neil Kenyon, the Scotch comedian, was in Chicago last month. He im- personates a caddie and illustrates some of the idiosyncracies of the golfers, in a mirth producing manner. Mr. Joseph Le Duc and Mr. Charles Evans "took in" the show. When Kenyon was demonstrating an exag- gerated swing the two Chicago golfers heard a young fellow in the seat be- hind them remark to his best girl: "I Dr. Fred Lush, club champion of the Hyde Park know a lot of fool golfers and they Club, of Cincinnati, O. all do just like that." the final but then fell before some ° ° ° fine golf by Mr. Jack Jevne, captain The Northern California Golf As- of the home club, who defeated the ap- sociation has decided to hold its an- parently invincible Annandale repre- nual championship this year at the sentative to the tune of 5 and 3. Presidio Golf Club. It will be staged It was a splendidly fought match in on the last two Saturdays and Sun- which Mr. Jevne showed fine powers days in April. On the week days be- of recovery from bad lies while Mr. tween the two week ends the women's Armstrong was not quite up to his tournament for the Northern title will usual standard on approach shots. Mr. be held. The annual state champion- Jevne won the 18th hole and was 1 ship for women which is due to be up at the interval. He had a card of held in the North this year, probably 77, his opponent taking one more. In will be played at the San Francisco the afternoon Mr. Jevne played par Golf and Country Club. on all except four of the holes, and as ° ° ° his opponent was off on his ap- The Southern California champion- proaches, the home player won by a ship will be staged at San Gabriel comfortable margin. The weather Valley Country Club April 8 to 11. was in direct contrast to that which ° ° ° fell to the lot of the contestants in the After winning the Annandale open Annandale event. tournament, Mr. E. S. Armstrong ° ° ° generally was picked to finish first in The Hammond Country Club of the invitation tournament of the Los Indiana, and the Excelsior Springs Angeles Country Club, especially as Club of Missouri, have been admitted Mr. Norman MacBeth was not a com- to membership in the Western Golf petitor. Mr. Armstrong got as far as Association. 416THE AMERICAN GOLFER

Results in the other flight finals moving to Chicago, Mrs. Perkins lived were as follows: at Los Angeles and at one time held Results in the other flight finals were the Southern California championship. as follows: ° ° ° Second flight—N. P. Mears defeated Dr. West, 3 and 2. Although he succeeded in having Third flight—R. C. Gartz defeated A. the captain of the Pacific Coast liner L. Schwarz, 2 and 1. Congress drive her engines at their Fourth flight—Julius A. Brown de- highest speed, Mr. Walter Hill, son of feated Joseph Ball, 3 and 2. Mr. James J. Hill, the railroad mag- Fifth flight—Rev. D. Darsie defeated W. W. Campbell, 1 up. nate, lost out by a minute in making Sixth flight—William Harper defeated an early train for Del Monte. A. W. Ross, 5 and 3. Mr. Hill, accompanied by his wife Seventh flight—J. P. Burns defeated G. and child, arrived at San Francisco A. Rathburn, 1 up. on the Congress from Seattle. When First flight, beaten eight—H. B. Ingalls the liner was on the last leg of her defeated W. K. Jewett, 6 and 4. journey, Mr. Hill told Mr. J. C. Ford, Second flight, beaten eight—M. Mc- vice-president of the Pacific Coast Laughlin defeated A. M. Goodhue, 3 Steamship Company, who was on and 2. board, that he wanted to make the Third flight, beaten eight—F. B. Browning defeated H. McMullen, 3 and 2. first train for Del Monte to be on hand in time for the early playing in the ° ° ° golf tournament. He had a full golf Skokie Country Club trap shooters kit in his luggage, and was eager to defeated the Onwentsia team 684 to play. 596 at Lake Forest. Nine men shot Mr. Ford had a talk with the cap- on each side, every one of them being tain and the engineer of the Congress, a golfer. W. E. Clow, Jr., the former and the liner made her best time in intercollegiate champion, led the On- reaching port. Mr. Hill jumped into wentsia Club with a score of 82. a taxicab and raced for the Third and ° ° ° Townsend street station of the South- ern Pacific, but he arrived a minute too Mr. Alec Bauer, chairman of the late and had to wait for the next train. ground committee of the Ravisloe Country Club, who supervised the al- ° ° ° terations on that course, has issued a As a tribute to the service Mr. John book on hazards. In his efforts to D. Cady has rendered Western golf, give Ravisloe the best that could be it has been suggested that the main had Mr. Bauer studied a number of trophy to be awarded for the junior the British courses and his book con- Western championship be named the tains pictures and stories of those "Cady cup." Mr. Cady was the first famous in golfing history. to suggest the advisability of a junior ° ° ° tournament. Mrs. Edmund T. Perkins, of the ° ° ° Glen View Club of Chicago, won the The Salt Lake Country Club will women's open golf tournament at the erect a $30,000 club house in the Annandale Country Club. Before spring.