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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 Jun 1927, p. 28

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28 WILMETTE LIFE June 10, 192; !Fishermen .Get Busy! The SEASON IS NOW OPEN for everything except black bau and that opens June IS in Illinois and June 29 in Wisconsin. Get the tackle you need at Chandler's. We have a fine selection of rods, r~ls, baits, linea, etc., of every tested brand ready for your inspection. S P E C I A L-Shakeapeare Criterion Reel, leavel winding and .doubled handles, at Gambrill Is Illinois G. C. Champion (Continued from ~age 19) 71. The members call it on'e of the hardest pars in the country. There's one hole, No. 9, which ·is a favorite for the sharpshooters. [t is one which has enabled a couple of the members to join the ··Hole in One club." The distance i:-; 11.4 yards. Dr. C. ~l. Ca se made it in a :'hot last year and only the other day Roher t G. McCa~· turned the trirk. The club boasts a number of low handicap men. Dr. E. Raedrl. Richard Gambrill, Jr., and Walter AIschIag c r ar e among these stars. Richard Gam-. brill. Jr .. is the c 1 u h chanwion. Mrs. Dr. C. M. Case is the woman titleholder. Mrs. Case is a fine player, scorit1g in the low nineties. which is excellent at Illinois, and I am informed she will improve on those Richard Gambrill, figure:-;. The social scale of the club is high and now that the new clubhouse has been built extensive plans are being made for pretentious affairs. There will be manv dinner-dances and bridge parties. -The spirit of good fellowship would be hard to beat. . \Vedncsdav a 'tcrnoon ll ' ' tt..- tY()' i links . belong·s to the ladies, sp~cial events being arranged with prizes going to the winners. Sunrlay afternoon is family day, when father, mother and the juniors gambol over the links. There's a "big fcllov/' at Illinois who is most popular with th<.· members. His name is AI Espinosa. When not busy with his duties at the cl~b. Al is roving around the country, stnvmg to \1\'in a championship or two. He hasn't grabbed one of the big ~ven~s yet, but out at Illinois they say he s gomg to turn tbe trick and that looks quite likely for he's been finishing right up near the top in every big tournament in the last few v ears. Espinosa won th e District c h ampion ship la st year at Briargatr and broke the course record. his score being 67 on the last r o u n d. He twgotiated the la~t nine in 31. This year he\ pla~· ing in three hig pro tourna ments . He was a member of the U. S. team in thl' match a g a i n s t Great Britain at Wooster, ~£ as s. He \\'ill compete in the National open at Oakmont. Jr., club champion Pa .. and again appears in the Western open at. Olympia Fields. Espinosa is. called a stylist. He says that means hitting 'em accurately. When the cold · breezes of winter hit us, he is down in Florida where hL· . acts as pro at the Miami Country club. He comes of a golfing family, for five brothers are also professionals. They are Raymond, Abe, Henry, Romeo ·and AI. Lest we forget there is one more note. The member who furnished the information for this story tells n1c that the water for the sho\\'rr baths is furnished b,· an artesian well. (Next w~k-Evanaton Community) $4.95 For a Hard and Fast Tennis c·ame USE THE SPALDiNG TOPFLIT£. The construction of this racket makes possible a better balance, gives added drivinl' power and resilience. It combines the practical ideas of N a t i o n a I Champions of three tountries. When you have played with the TopFlite you will say, "There's a mighty fine racket." IT WILL HELP YOU I M P R 0 V E YOUR GAME. $15 GOLF TENNIS Equipment for · BASEBALL FISHING Second Floor SWIMMING Phone University 630 Davi.s Street 123 The Higl1est Score at · each table of bridge wins a delightful little prize at The Georgian. otlze ·· Bridge Luncheon Tuesday $1.25 E x c e I I e n t fourcourse luncheon in in the cool, spacious Georg Ian diningrooms. Interesting bridge game in the q u i e t, beautiful Louis IV drawingrnom. Entertain at Whe ~eorgian . u R. S. Elworthy, Steamship General Agent, 71 E. Jackson Blvd., Telephone Wabash 1904, Chicago, Ill. For Freight apply to w. A. Kitterma.ster, General Western Freight Agent, 940 The Rookery, Ch1~ago, Ill. Slip acrou to f~ryland in ten fast, sparkling days. Aboard o~e of the palatial Empresses. Largest, newest and fasteat 1hip1 on the Pacific-most deU1htfully serviced. Airy rooms designed for comfort !n the ~ent. Luxurious loungea. Deck .sports. Gymnastum. SwlDllllilll· Moving picture·. Danang. M~onlight. And then-Yokohama! Flower festi· vale.- Exquis~te carving·, pagodas, tea-aardena. China! For· bidden ctties, geisha girls, rickshas, boat carnivala Take that trip now! Sailine· frequently &om Vancouve;. Pull infonnation. 1e1iliq cLata and p~o.., of"""" frorra locai 1Ccc~m~hi,. cumu, ., An AddrtA of Diltinction" Da,·ls at Illnman-Greenleat UOU Byrne· TraaJtl Seroict in the Lobby Canadian Pacific World'· Greateat Travel Syate1n Ct~~ C··lllll·· P·ciRI &lrlu Tr~~wllnl C,.,_-Gtt4 liN ,.,Ill Owr

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