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GOSSIP OF THE SPORTtt.Golf win attract much attention from sport lovers during the week and give the people a chance to divert their attention from baaeball for a time. Persona who are Interested In tennis, had th*ir Inning last week. Baseball is first in summer paaUmca and golf is second. The National Open golf tournament will be played this week on the course of the Midlothian Country club of Chicago. Contrary to expectations, the European countries will not be represented but all the celebrities of the United States will be there.These celebrities, and others, began the festivities last week by playing a two day Invitation tournament on the course of the Glen Oak Country club. Players took part in the affair more for practice than for the real results which were at stake. A number of the great or near great players were not at Glen Oak.Among tho players who will play this week on the Midlothian course are Chic Evans, the Western Open champion; Francis Oulznet# the National Open champion, who will defend his title; Donald Edwards, Kenneth Edwards, Freddie McLeod. Charlie Hall, Alec and MacDonald Smith, Andy Bpringhven, one of the leading professionals of Pennsylvania; Warren Wood, former western amateur champion, and scores of others.Golf critics have attempted to pick the winner of these national events but have not united on any one person. All admit that Chic Evans. Western Open champion and an amateur, has a good Chance. MacDonald Smith, professional of Pittsburg, Is picked as the best of! THE MAY, WDS AND FRETS FANSAlways up-to-date, painless, reliableKan—s. PoptBest set ef teeth ..........9MtGood set of teeth..........$64*Gold crown, 22K.......... .$5.00Poraelain crowns .....«... .$4.00Bridge work, per tooth......M.ooOoldflHlngs........|L$$ Md npDRS. LYON ScOffleoillthe professionals. Among others are Tom Vardon. Onwentsia; Mike Brady. Wollaston. Mass.; Otto Hackbarth. Hinsdale; Alec 8mlth. of Wykagyl club; Harry Coilis, Midlothian club, and 8tewart Gardner of the Exmoor club.The tournament will last four days. Bob Peebles, the Topeka professional, will play in this' event. Next week many of the players will go to Minneapolis. Minn., to take part in the Western Open championship tournament.Bob Peebles of the Topeka Country club also will play In Minneapolis.In the foursomes played as the closing feature of the invitation tournament on the Glen Oak course, Peebles and John Byrnes of Exmoor, finished fifteenth with a score of 152. Eight two-men teams were thed with this same score.itcdBliFbchS1lt;utlhft
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Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Kansas, US
Wed, Aug 19, 1914
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