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52THE AMERICAN GOLFER

BY LOCHINVAR

OUT OF THE dis- that each round should be cussions which fol- at 36 holes. lowed the open This leaves only one day for quali- draw for the na- fication and it is not possible to start tiona1 amateur a big field at 36 holes and give all of championship at the players equitable conditions. and that of If the U. S. G. A. is to make any the women's na- change it might be well to follow the tional champion- lead of the billiard authorities who in ship at Onwentsia seeking to rate the leading profes- comes a suggestion from George sionals invited opinions from experts O'Neil, professional at the Beverly all over the country. Opinions from Country Club. the leading authorities might help to In the two tournaments mentioned solve the problem, which rumor says and in the western amateur and open will be tackled by the U. S. G. A. at events O'Neil advocates seventy-two its next annual meeting in . holes of stroke play, the lowest eight Mr. Silas H. Strawn, former presi- scorers to qualify and then meet in a dent, believes that eight days of play round robin tournament, each match is too much of a physical test, and at 36 holes, the player getting the while he is not averse to making the highest percentage of wins to be the pairings on the numerical plan, he champion. believes that with so many players of skill coming along that future fields While this idea doubtless would will be sufficiently balanced that the furnish a champion without a flaw in open draw will be free from any ob- his title, it possesses the disadvantage jection. of taking up nine days of play. Al- ready criticism has been leveled at the Mr. Charles F. Thompson, former plan used at Detroit when the pre- president of the Western Asso- liminary round was held on Saturday. ciation, advocates the numerical plan It is claimed that six days of play is of placing the players in the draw, on quite enough of a strain. Whatever the ground that each player makes may be the merits of this argument his own position. there is no doubt the majority of the Mr. Frederick Ronaghey, a Chicago championship possibilities welcomed writer, classes the western plan as the abolition of the short 18 holes leaning towards showmanship, but as match play round which has been in no financial returns are involved this vogue in preceding years. can hardly be the case. The writer is of the belief that play When a tournament is played in a should be confined to six days and city which ordinarily does not see THE AMERICAN GOLFER 53 many high class golfers, the lovers of The next tournament will be held the game there look forward to the at Kalamazoo Country Club, the offi- crucial battle on Saturday and any cers for the ensuing year being as plan that can be made to bring the follows: tournament to such a climax is best. President, Miss Madge Miller, Grand Rapids; Vice President, Mrs. MISS ELEANOR LIGHTNER of the W. M. Loveland, Kalamazoo; Secre- Town and Country Club of St. Paul, tary-Treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Dewing, won the first Minnesota state cham- Kalamazoo. Fifty-four players start- pionship for ed in this year's women, defeating championship. her team mate, Miss Marion JAMES FOULIS, Lanpher, I up in one of the pioneer 19 holes, in the golf professionals final at her home of this country, club. Miss Lightner has had many led the qualification years experience in round with a score green keeping at of 98, equalling the Chicago Golf the women's Club and later at for the course. the Calumet Coun- At the annual try Club and St. meeting of the state Louis Country golf association the Club. This season Minikahda Club he is with the was awarded the Windsor Golf 1916 tournament. Club of Chicago. Mrs. A. W. Strong Early last month of the Minikahda he stood in the Club was elected center of the president and Mrs. course and H. J. Moreton vice searched his president. Scotch vocabulary MISS ELEANOR LIGHTNER, of the Town and Coun- to describe his MISS MADGE try Club of St. Paul, women's Minnesota State champion. feelings towards MILLER of the Kent grub worms. Country Club of Grand Rapids is the Millions of grubs—it seemed to new champion of the Wolverine state him—were waxing fat and thrifty off by virtue of her victory over Mrs. his fairways and they were edging to- Frederick Fisher of the Detroit Golf wards his putting greens. Club. Miss Miller won the final match Some $10,000 worth of golf grass at the Bloomfield Hills course of De- was going to distend the already sleek troit 1 up. These players tied at 104 paunches of the grubs and Jim in the qualifying round. Mrs. J. W. couldn't think of anything to say—let Case of the Detroit Golf Club, last alone do. year's champion, was defeated in the As he stood there trying to think semi-final by Miss Miller. of some way of getting back to Scot- 54 THE AMERICAN GOLFER

land without inciting the enmity of golf strokes, the count on the differ- submarines, a little robin flew along ent holes coming in the form of and alighted on the grass. strokes and swishes, the swishes be- It must have been along about lunch ing the ones that fail to hit the ball. time for the robins, for this bird, spy- At the end of the hole they are added ing a fine, fat, white grub, seized him to the total. President Frank Wood- just abaft the lee scuppers and began ward and the U. S. G. A. have to pull. For a minute it looked like a nothing on them for making rules and sparrow trying to pull a section of regulations. fire hose out of a cistern full of glue. The robin grunted a couple of times, "FATHER" O'MALLEY, who was a took a new grip, and out came the semi-finalist in the Tenderfoot class grub. of the city championship at , says, "Win or lose it's the greatest Foulis must have taken that robin game, and is as good for the church- to one side and purred a Robert man as the sinner." Burns poem to him, for the robin felt better and flew away. In a couple of ROBERT PEEBLES, professional at hours he came back with the rest of the Topeka Country Club won the his family, and they had afternoon open championship of the southwest tea. Then they flew away, and along staged at his home club, getting a total toward supper time came back with of 305. James Watson of Mission about fifty cousins, and aunts, and Hills, Kansas City, was second with such like. 323. Other leading scores were Tom Foulis said nothing and he forgot Clarke, Blue Hills, Kansas City, 323; all about mean things to be said to the Harry Robb, Hutchinson Country grub worms. On the following morn- Club, 324; William Hoare, Omaha ing there must have been some Paul Country Club, 326; Fred Bell, Lake- Revere work done in the Lexington wood C. C., Denver, 326; Mr. Arthur of Robindom, for all the hungry Bonebrake, Shawnee, Topeka, 327. robins this side of Denver came over Master Bonebrake is considered a to the Windsor for breakfast. golfing prodigy as he is only 14 years Although several clubs in the Chic- of age. On the first day he finished ago District suffered from the grub fourth with a total of 160, and in ad- worms, none of them was given the dition set a record of 2 strokes for the same amount of help by the robins as seventh hole, 375 yards. He drove Windsor, where the birds literally close to 200 yards and holed his mid- appeared in hundreds. iron second. With the exception of Peebles, Master Bonebrake and his CHALK UP one more club for the partner drew the biggest galleries. west. Play on the new course at Ana- The boy player started golf two years conda, Mont., has been started. Offi- ago, and his feat of finishing seventh cers of the club are President, Mr. E. in the tournament stamps him as a P. Mathewson; Vice President, W. player of great promise. M. Montgomery; Secretary, Mr. R. P. Wood; Treasurer, Mr. L. R. Funk. THE REFINING INFLUENCE of a country club is being felt by the lead- THE GIRLS of the Denver Country ing citizens of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Club have a new way of scoring their and at a recent meeting plans for the THE AMERICAN GOLFER55 formation of one on the shore of manent possession of the trophy Lake Absarraca were made. which has been in play since 1903. A Cheyenne paper says "Cheyenne Mr. Van Auken, who is twenty years is rapidly passing into the metropoli- of age, is expected to be a big factor tan class. The town is undergoing a in the Wisconsin State championships transformation in appearance, and the in coming years. surrounding country also is changing. As the years go by there will be a MR. F. P. ALTA, playing on the marked improvement morally, social- Blue Hills course at Kansas City, re- ly, politically, financially and in all lates the following experience: those things that go to make up an "We were playing in a foursome—Dr. attractive city." Charles W. Moore, Robert F. Lakenham, Mr. George H. Sombart and myself. I It is another tribute to golf that had made a poor drive and had to go into Cheyenne recognizes the sport as a the rough for my approach shot. The other big asset in the scheme to uplift players were well ahead of me. I got a while on the other hand the citizens good loft and the ball went sailing in the have begun to realize, as those of direction of Dr. Moore, practically on the other cities already have done, that a green. When I reached the place I found the ball had gone into one of Dr. Moore's is now almost a necessity. trousers pockets. Among those interested in the "My opponent insisted I play my ball Cheyenne Club are Governor Ken- from where it was. Dr. Moore objected drick, Bishop N. S. Thomas, Mr. C. and strenuously too. He vowed he B. Richardson and Mr. W. K. Jones. wouldn't let me try lamming him with a niblick, and threw out the ball. It rolled MRS. A. N. EDWARDS of the Algon- onto the green and I went down on the quin Golf Club won the women's next putt." championship of St. Louis, defeating MR. EDWARD T. HENDEE of the Miss Laurie Kaiser of Glen Echo, 5 Edgewater Golf Club won the main and 4, at the Westwood Country prize in the annual "Twa Days" tour- Club. Mrs. Edwards played fine golf nament of the of all through the tournament, leading Chicago, winning the big Laigh and in the medal round. In the first round Lang trophy with a card of 363—56 she defeated Miss Grace Semple, the —307. Mr. Armand Brand of Lake Missouri State champion, 5 and 4, and Geneva won the Auchtermuchty cup, in this round Mrs. Sterling E. Ed- the first of the 14 flights events, by munds defeated Mrs. E. Lansing defeating Mr. George F. Henneberry Ray, the city champion, 1 up, 19 of the Glen View Club, 1 up. Mr. holes. Mrs. Edwards went out in 42 Brand also won the prize for low against Miss Kaiser and was 4 up at gross score for 72 holes with a total the turn. Mrs. Edwards held the title of 342. "Twa Days" is the big event in 1911. Miss Kaiser was a finalist of the year at Glen View, and every- this and last year and was also a final- thing was done in the usual Scotch ist in the State championship which style, a band of pipers doing heroic was won by Miss Grace Semple. work each afternoon despite attacks MR. GEORGE L. VAN AUKEN scored from misguided mosquitoes, who his third successive win in the annual might as well have bent their bills tournament for the Colman cup at the against boiler plate as against the La Crosse Country Club and won per- Scotchmen's bare knees. 56THE AMERICAN GOLFER

ONCE A small reef of rock protrud- MR. HOWELL GILBERT, a Kent ing from the water of Lake Superior Country Club junior won the city between Eagle River, Mich., and Port championship at Grand Rapids, de- Arthur, Ont., and the scene of most feating Mr. George Findlater of remarkable mining exploits, Silver Highlands, 1 up. Mr. Phill Stanton Island has again become the scene of former state champion, and Mr. W. activity, but now it is summer resort- A. Smith, Jr., were eliminated by ers who frequent it and it has become Messrs. Gilbert and Findlater re- the oddest golf course in America. spectively in the semi-final. Originally the island was forty-five feet wide and twenty-five miles long, MR. HOWARD HOLLINGER of the and the fact that there was a vein of Highland Golf Club of won silver in the rock was known almost the city championship of Cleveland from the time Lake Superior was first with a score of 313 at the Willowick charted. Much metal was taken out, course. Mr. Ralph Hogen who was but never in paying quantities until runner-up for the fourth time, had about fifty years ago, when William 316, Mr. C. H. Stanley, former cham- P. Frew, a pioneer mining man of pion being third with 320. Mr. Hol- Houghton, secured all mining rights linger was five strokes behind Mr. and made a success of extracting the Hogen on the first day, but played ore, taking several million dollars' rounds of 73 and 75 on the second. worth to the mainland to a concen- Par is 72. trator. THE BLOOMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB Frew's scheme of getting at the ore of has secured an option on included the construction of a coffer- the property on which its course dam around the reef, incompassing an stands, and on additional property area of many acres. This was filled which will give the club 153 acres. with rock and cement, creating a new The consideration will be more than island. The Frew company left on $100,000, and President L. O. Eddy the island several buildings, including is confident the deal for a permanent the stamp mill which remained un- home will be consummated. tenanted for forty years. Recently residents of Port Arthur and Fort THE THIRD annual tournament for William have taken charge and now the municipal golf championship of the Silver Lake Golf Club has a nine St. Louis brought out a big field, hole course and a comfortable club- which included such well known play- house on the island. The island is ers as Mr. Chris Kenney and Mr. Ed. just wide enough for the golfers to Limberg, both of whom fell in the play up one side and back on the earlier rounds. Mr. James Manion other. and Mr. W. J. Preckel met in the final, the former winning, 7 and 5. MR. VINCENT WHITNEY is the new MRS. E. H. SPRAGUE who for a president of the California Golf As- number of years has been the leading sociation, succeeding Mr. E. S. Arm- golfer in Nebraska, won the first strong of . Mr. Edward tournament for the championship of Tufts of Los Angeles is vice presi- Omaha, defeating Mrs. Walter G. dent and Mr. Jack Neville, secretary Silver, 2 up in the deciding match at and treasurer. the Omaha Country Club. THE AMERICAN GOLFER57

MR. E. P. COCKRELL, General Pas- THE CHICAGO DISTRICT Golf Asso- senger Agent of the Monon Road, ciation will hold a "Club Relations won the championship of the Western Day" at the Hinsdale Club this month. Advertising Golfers Association, de- Presidents will be paired with presi- feating Mr. J. A. Bender of the Bev- dents, and green committeemen will erly Country Club, 1 up, in the final play together so they can discuss the at the Exmoor Country Club. Mr. most efficient method of eradicating Lloyd Maxwell was elected president, angle worms and the best method of Mr. J. A. Buchanan, first vice presi- adjusting lawn mowers. House com- dent, Mr. Paul E. Faust, second vice mittee officials will compare notes on president, Mr. W. the high cost of K. Page, secretary living. It's a great and Mr.W.D.Hen- idea, especially in derson, treasurer. view of the fact that club com- SIDNEY COOPER, mittees change fre- the English pro- quently. fessional who last winter was at San THE NINETEENTH Antonio and who HOLE, an un- has been at the charted depend- Peru Club this ency of all ortho- summer, won the dox golf courses, professional cham- was definite1y pionship of Indi- placed in the ana from a field of line of play at ten starters. The the Beverly Coun- tournament was try Club recently. staged at Peru, The remapper Cooper winning being a golfer with a total of who took part in 162. Mr. R. E. the book publish- Edwards was ers' tournament. second, but second Beverly's tenth money went to C. hole starts at Nelson of Indian- that end of the MISS AGNES FORD, of the Golf and Country clubhouse which apolis, who had Club, women's Northwest champion, 1915. 170. E. Nelson of contains the tap- Indianapolis and W. Nelson of Mun- room, the outside door of which is cie, tied at 171. The 1916 tourna- virtually on a line with the lowest ment will be held at Muncie. level of the terraced tee. It is a short hole, calling for a held-in flying drive THE NEW nine holes golf municipal or a full midiron. course at Bay View Park, Toledo, One of the book publishers, timid was opened last month, giving that as to overdriving, lost his snap, timed city its second public course, the other his stroke badly, caught the ball on being at Ottawa Park. With the In- the toe of the club, and failed to fol- verness and Country Club courses the low through. The ball flew from the city now has four. club ten yards to the right, struck a 58THE AMERICAN GOLFER wooden curbing of a pathway to the " 'Hit it,' she said, handing me a locker room, was deflected, and rolled driver. in through the open door of the tap- "I can knock the tar out of that room, stopping at the far end, against thing, I said, and swung at it. I the superstructure of the bar. missed it a foot. I smashed at it The player was told that the shot again, and again missed. Then I got was a "rub of the green," and that he mad and drove again, expecting to see should play his second shot from the it disappear. The ball dropped within foot of the bar. His three fellows of a few yards, and that is when I be- the four ball match asserted their came interested in golf. I have been right to be present. Frank Reilly of playing ever since. Golf is the great- Reilly & Britton, held that, as visitors, est game in the world. I never miss the publishers should not use the bar a state tournament, and never win for any purpose other than that for anything. Once or twice I was run- which bars are conducted. To avoid ner-up, and some time, maybe, I'll be congesting the hole—the tenth, and low man. But whether I do or don't not the nineteenth—the caddy was —it's a great game." sent for the ball, which was reteed, the player being charged with one out FOR THE SECOND TIME in the six of bounds stroke. years that the Colorado Springs Golf Club has been in existence, the club MR. ROBERT A. GARDNER, national championship is held by one of the champion and champion of the coal younger players. Master Guilford trade, rounded out a trinity of titles Tones, one of the most brilliant per- for this season by winning the club formers in the "colts" class, yester- championship at Hinsdale last week. day wrested the title from Mr. W. K. Mr. Don G. Heinly, a young player Jewett in a 36-holes match, 7 up and who did remarkably well to reach the 6 to play. The victory of Jones was final, was unable to cope with the less of a surprise than the decisive mighty swipes and subtle putting of manner in which he disposed of the his more experienced opponent, and veteran. finished 14 down in the thirty-six Winners in previous years were: holes match. 1911, H. K. B. Davis; 1911, H. K. ONE OF THE MOST enthusiastic play- B. Davis; 1912, James P. Hubbell; ers at the Topeka, Kansas, tourna- 1913, F. M. P. Taylor; 1914, W. K. ment was Mr. J. B. Dickey, of New- Jewett. ton. Mr. Dickey is 68 years old, and FINDING IT DIFFICULT to obtain boy a "kidder." Twelve years ago Mr. caddies during the fall, the Shaker Dickey bought a membership in the Heights Club of Cleveland hired girls Newton Golf club for his daughter, and women. First class boy caddies but flatly refused to play golf. Hear receive 75 cents for 18 holes. The his own story of how he became in- women caddies who had only brief terested in the game: experience were started in at second "I thought it was a fool game," Mr. class which calls for sixty cents. Dickey said. "Once my daughter coaxed me out to the course and MR. H. U. MUDGE of Chicago re- showed me a golf ball lying on the cently sought to resign as co-receiver first tee. for the Rock Island Road on the THE AMERICAN GOLFER59 ground he had worked for 43 years events was the "pow wow" marathon and wanted to quit and play golf. in which teams of four played four Judge Carpenter let him quit as re- holes, one man doing the driving, one ceiver but immediately appointed him using the brassey, the third the irons chief executive officer for the opera- and the fourth the putter. Low score tion of the road, where he ought to and the time made in playing the four be able to earn the $3,000 a month holes counted. The event was won which he claimed he wasn't earning by a quartet composed of Messrs. E. as receiver. So the golf links will I. Cudahy, R. H. Poole, A. R. Bald- see him only as a casual visitor. win and R. S. Evans, who made the four holes in 16 strokes in 6½ A DRAMATIC CRITIC for a Chicago minutes. Brave D. A. Noyes of the newspaper who Glen View tribe, has recently taken who drove for up golf, returned another quartet to his office one found the skir- night last month mish over the "gurgling with links too strenu- ghoulish glee." He ous and had to confided to the call the services golf editor he had of Medicine Man played in a Scotch Charles T. Atkin- foursome at Glen son, who prescrib- View, had taken ed the milk toast. 170 strokes and Brave George H. won 18 balls. His Ingalls of the partner, who was Onwentsia tribe a fairly good play- won the Beet-sohl- er and beaten p a h-m a n prize, the man who had making the four some pretensions rounds of the trail to skill while the in 359. other man on Wallace Winter, the opposite a Yale brave of side was so en- MR. C. J. BRISTER, of Cincinnati, President of the the vintage of '93, tranced in watching Ohio State Golf Association. defeated Brave D. the performances of the critic, he also R. Forgan, a Scotch Indian, in the performed badly. final for the Luv-lif-ook-lah prize, Said the D. C., "I hit the ball every- and Sam T. Chase, a Harvard Indian where, knocking it backwards one of '92, won the Ful-luv-dih-vots prize. time and putting seven shots in the W. A. Alexander, once a big chief in water at the last hole." U. S. G. A. councils, took the putting trophy. ONE OF THE pathetic sights of the tenth annual "pow wow" golf tourna- NATIONAL CHAMPION Robert A. ment of the of Chic- Gardner won the first prize in the ago, was a brave eating milk toast at Class A event of the annual tourna- the festive board. One of the feature ment of the University Club of Chic- 60THE AMERICAN GOLFER ago, held at Onwentsia. His score of Blue Hills, in the final, by 5 up and was 78, Mr. W. E. Egan being second 4 to play. with 79, Mr. D. Stuart third with 84 MISS JENNETTE KINNEY is the and Mr. Mason E. Phelps fourth with Cleveland City women's champion. 84. She beat Mrs. A. R. Davis, at the MR. HARLOW HURLEY of Topeka Oakwood Country Club, in the final, won the invitation tournament of the by 3 up and 2 to play. Topeka Country Club, in which golf- ers from Newton, St. Joe, Ottawa, MRS. F. S. COLBURN is the women's Kansas City and other points com- champion of the Glen View Club. peted. She beat Miss E. Towne in the final, MR. HAROLD A. by 7 up and 6 to FISHER won the play. Miss L. Fer- club championship gus, last year's of the Lakewood champion, met de- Country Club, of feat in the first Denver, beating round this year. Mr. C. C. Bagnall in the 36 holes MR. WM. O. final, by 8 up and HENDERSON, of the 7 to play. Columbus (Ohio) In the second Country Club, who round, in making recently did the a 75, he beat the eleventh hole at the former record of Ekwanok Country the course by one Club, Manchester, stroke, which was Vt., in one stroke, held jointly by the and which drew State champion, forth the sugges- Mr. M. A. Mc- tion by your New Laughlin and Mr. England corres- Geo. M. Post. pondent that be- MR. RUSSELL cause of the num- SMITH won the ber of apparent club championship MISS JENNETTE KINNEY, of the Oakwood Country holes in Mr. Hen- of the Waverly Club, Cleveland City women's champion. derson's name and Country Club, of Portland, Ore. He geographical location, he ought to do beat Mr. C. H. Davis, Jr., in the final, a hole in nothing, is on his way, as by 4 and 3. witness his having done the fifth hole (152 yards) at his home club at MR. ELMER WHYTE is the club Columbus in one stroke the early part champion of the Northland Country of last month. Club, of Duluth. He beat Mr. T. F. Cole in the 36 holes final, by 6 and 5. MRS. F. E. BALDWIN won the MISS CAROLYN LEE is the first women's championship of the Spo- woman golf champion of Kansas City, kane Country Club, beating Mrs. R. Mo. She beat Mrs. E. R. Morrison, C. Dillingham in the final, by 7 up THE AMERICAN GOLFER61

and 6 to play. This is the second yard course. This cut three strokes year in succession that Mrs. Barlow off the mark made by him two years has won the championship, and is the ago. fifth consecutive year that she has been in the final. MR. ERVIN S. ARMSTRONG of Los Angeles, who recently won the Pa- MR. A. J. HOOD won the fall tour- cific Coast championship at Del nament at the Detroit Golf Club, beat- Monte, was taken sick shortly after ing Mr. F. B. Brown in the 36 holes the tournament and spent several final, by 5 up and 4 to play. weeks at the Good Samaritan Hospi- The consolation went to Mr. H. N. tal, Los Angeles, under the care of Leonard, who beat Mr. N. B. Ackley, Dr. Dudley Fulton, who is a golfer in the final, by 4 of some note. This and 2. fact furnishes an- MISS FRANCES other evidence of HADFIELD, who is the omnipresence only 15 years of of the golfer. Re- age, is women's cently young Crane champion of the Gartz, one of the Blue Mound Coun- best of the young try Club, of Mil- Angeles golfers waukee. She beat was arrested for Miss Bessie speeding and was Greene, runner-up hauled before in the State cham- Judge William pionship, by 5 up Frederickson, for and 4 to play. many years one of the leading MR. FRANCIS players of South- OUIMET may quit ern California. golf for a year but Mr. Charles MISS MYRA Evans, Jr., the HELMER, western western champion, champion in 1913 apparently has MR. H. H. PEARCE, of the Sewickley Valley Coun- and who has won no intention try Club, winner of the New Castle Country Club tournament. the individual of stopping. record prize of the Hardly a week end passes without the Women's Western Golf Association Edgewater star taking a trip some- four times, was married to Dr. James where. On Oct. 9 he played at the Stuart Pritchard of Ottawa, Canada, Sinnissippi course at Rockford, get- at Chicago Oct. 21. ting a card of 77, one stroke less than that made by professional Jack GRANGE ALVES, professional at the Durke. The next day Mr. Evans and Shaker Heights Club of Cleveland, Mr. Sawyer played in a match at the won of Ohio Rockford Country Club. A few staged at the Youngstown Country days later Mr. Evans was a guest at Club, Oct. 7 and 8. The field was one the Bankers Convention at Joliet, and of the smallest in the history of the set a new record of 32 for the 3200 event, only 15 competing. Alves had 62THE AMERICAN GOLFER rounds of 78, 75, 82, 78—313. H. Heights Country Club, is the cham- C. Lagerblade, the home bred player pion of the Cleveland Athletic Club. who won last year at Mayfield, was The event was decided by 36 holes second with 80, 81, 76, 79—316 medal play, 18 being played on each Arthur Smith of Columbus, western the Shaker Heights and Willowick champion in 1905, was third with 81, courses. Dr. Peter's score was 168. 76, 80—318. Other scores were D. Mr. J. R. Blakeslee was second, with K. White, Cleveland, 320; Mr. C. W. 175. Deibel, Youngstown, 322; J. Taylor, Canton, 323; W. H. Way, Cleveland, MR. CARROLL BROWN is the club 326; J. J. O'Brien, Mansfield, 327; champion of the Denver Country Arthur Boggs, Cincinnati, 332; T. D. Club. He beat Mr. Walter Fair- Thompson, Columbus, 334; R. Wein- banks, the titleholder and twelve times denkop, Cleveland, former club cham- 335; Joe Mitchell, pion, at the thirty- Cleveland, 340. seventh hole.

NATIONAL DR. LYONS won CHAMPION Robert the club cham- A. Gardner last pionship of the month was the Wichita (Kan.) guest of Mr. Sam Country Club, Reynolds and Mr. beating Mr. Jerome Karl Bock of Harrington in the Omaha, both final, by 2 up and members of the 1 to play. National Coal MR. LESLIE C. Dealers Golf LIDDELL won the Association, of club championship which body Mr. of the Pittsburg Gardner is cham- Field Club, beat- pion. Playing ing Mr. C. A. over the Field JOCK HUTCHISON, the Allegheny Country Club Morrow in the professional, who won the professional tourna- Club course for ment at the . 36 holes final, the first time Mr. by 6 up and 5 to Gardner had a card of 83, Mr. Rey- play. Mr. Liddell was many times nolds taking 86. On the following champion of the Field Club at the morning at the Field Club the cham- old course in the east end. pion made an 80 playing with Messrs. The second flight went to Mr. J. B. Bock, Frank Hale and Blaine Young. Tonkin, who beat Mr. C. H. Lawson At the Omaha Country Club in the in the final, by one hole. afternoon despite high and cold wind At the annual meeting of the Pitts- the champion scored a 79, playing burg Field Club Mr. J. B. Tonkin with Messrs. Bock and Reynolds and was re-elected President; Mr. A. C. Mr. W. J. Foye. The national cham- Barlow, Vice President; and Mr. J. pion drew a large gallery. P. Gardiner, Secretary and Treasurer. The following directors were re-elect- DR. C. K. PETER, of the Shaker ed : Messrs. J. M. Wright, E. A. Six- THE AMERICAN GOLFER63 smith, H. M. Corwin, H. W. Stoe- The eighteen holes qualifying bener, H. W. McIntosh and R. E. round was won by Chas. Rowe, of Moorehead. the Oakmont Country Club, with 37, The directorate was increased by 34—71, incidentally beating the re- two members in the person of Dr. J. cord. Jock Hutchison and Dave W. Beyer and Mr. D. J. Hicks. Robertson were next in a tie, at 77. Other scores were: MR. W. E. WELLS won the annual club championship of the Oakmont Lawrence Loeffler, Oakmont 78 Country Club, beating Mr. W. E. Mc- , Oakmont 80 Kelbey in the final, by one hole. Norman Clark, Westmoreland 80 Alex. Cunningham, Wheeling 82 JOCK HUTCHISON, of the Allegheny Jack Burgess, Country Club 84 Country Club, won the professional Peter Walsh, Butler 87 tournament at the Oakmont Country Tom Hucknall, Thornburg 88 Club, beating Dave Robertson, of the Dave McKay, Bellevue 88 Sharon Country Club, in the final, by Mr. T. Block, Wheeling 88 Jack Dingwall, Stanton Heights 89 2 up and 1 to play. Hutchison had a Tom Edwards, Beaver Valley 90 score of 36, 38—74. George McBride, Schenley Park 96 Peter Walsh, of the Butler Country Club, won the second flight, beating Rowe, the medalist, was beaten in Tom Edwards, of Beaver Valley, in the first round by Emil Loeffler, also the final, by 3 and 2. of Oakmont, by 2 and. 1.