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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 9 Jul 1927, p. 39

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0 WINNETKA TALK July 9, 1927 Golfers Revel in Three-Ply Holiday Feature Program McKenney Captures Flag Tournament at Skokie Playfield The winning number for the blind bogey held Saturday and Sunday at Skokie Playfield course was 81, with 83 taking second place and 85 third. In the flag tournament held Monday morning, July 4, the winners were F. McKenney, first; P. R. Kreger, second; LI. M. Stoddard, third; D. S. w WITHOUT LOANS COMMISSION On Desirable Homes and Apartment Bulldings John Hancock Mutual Life Insur- . ance Company A. D. LANGWORTHY, Loan Agent 112 W. Adams St., Chicago For the investment of your July funds you will find no better form of security than First Mortgage Gold Bonds secured by North Shore property and improve- ments. - = yO b Li 1564 Sherman Avenue Evanston | Chase, fourth; and W. Wolter, fifth. | The winners of the contest for the (least number of putts on eighteen {holes were Howard Carpenter with 25 putts and Fred Stoddard with 28 putts. The men's driving contest on Mon- |day afternoon was won by F. Wolter, {with an average of 228 yards; Roy Nelson, with an average of 215 yards; and Stanley Scully, with an average of 212 yards. Winners of the men's approaching and putting contest were G. Lindwall, first; Elmer Nelson, second; and Jack Young, third. The women's driving contest was won by Mrs. C. Waterton, with an average of 143 yards; Helen Tilroe, with an average of 134 yards, and Mrs. C. B. Cook, with an average of 100 vards. The winners of the women's approaching and putting contest were Mrs. Smith, first; Mrs. Waterton, sec- ond, and Carol Fossum, third. The events for this week-end are scheduled to be a second round cup tournament on Saturday and Sunday and a one-club tournament on Sunday afternoon, for which players will select one favorite club and play every stroke on all eighteen holes with it. . On Friday, July 15, there will be a junior tournament for boys 17 years of age and under, eighteen-hole handicap. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Coyne of 240 Melrose avenue, Kenilworth, en- tertained for a number of friends at the Indian Hill Golf club dinner-dance last Saturday evening. 5%% MONEY Have funds to loan on choice im- proved North Shore Suburban res- idence property at 5% % interest. See us on renewals. E. G. Pauling & Co. 5 N. LaSalle St. Main 0250 ARE FRONT m LOTS A few choice sites available at last year's prices CEDAR POINT PARK ON LAKE GENEVA AT WILLIAMS BAY Stately trees, water of beautiful Lake Geneva c expansive lawns, a clean sandy beach and the clear ombine to make Cedar Point Park a truly ideal spot for a summer home. Concrete roads and excellent train service facilitate quick transportation to and from Chicago. Here amid restful quiet, abundant fresh air and sunshine are sub- stantial summer homes of excellent folk that you would enjoy as i Bathing, Fishing, Boating, Golf and Tennis are at their neighbors. best at Cedar Point Par A few choice lots are yet availa with frontage on Lake Genev. ble. These--the only unsold lots a--have all improvements (light, tele- phones and running water) in and paid for. People of the better sort can secure these by acting quickly. CEDAR POINT PARK SUBDIVISION 2865 North Clark Street Teleph GRAceland 3110 CHICAGO Write or phone for GE Skokie Playfield Tourney Schedules Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10-- Second round cup tournament. Sunday afternoon, one club tournament for men, two prizes. Friday, July 15--Junior tournament, eighteen hole handicap, low gross and low net. Four prizes. Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 --Third round cup tournament, and Mys- tery tournament. Ten prizes. Tuesday, July 19 -- (Woman's day). Match play against par, full handicap and prizes for least number of putts. Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24 --Finals cup tournament, 36 holes. Class A B C tournament, four prizes. Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31 --Qualifying round, Park Board cup. Sunday afternoon, exhibition match, con- testants to be named later. Tuesday, August 2 (Woman's day). Prizes for lowest score on even holes and prizes for lowest score on odd holes. Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7--First round Park Board cup. Sunday afternoon, Father and Child tourna- ment, two prizes. Saturday and Sunday, August 13 14--Second round Park Board cup blind bogey. Tuesday, August 16 -- (Woman's day). Nine holes, low gross and nine holes low net, two prizes for each. Also driving and putting contest. Thursday, August 18--Invitation tour- nament for men. Prizes for low gross and net in the morning; prizes for low gross and net in the afternoon; prizes for 36-hole low gross and net and also two prizes for low gross and net four- somes, 36 holes. Saturday and Sunday, 21--Third round Park Board cup. Eighteen hole handicap tournament, medal play, prizes for both low gross and low net. Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28--Final round Park Board cup. 36 holes, also 18 holes qualifying round Club championship. Tuesday, August 30 (Woman's day). Flag tournament, three prizes. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, Sep- tember 3, 4 and 5--First round club championship, blind bogey, match play against par. Prizes. Tuesday, September 5 (Woman's day). Scotch foursome, four prizes. Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11--Second round club champion- ship. Sunday afternoon, mixed two ball foursome, two prizes. Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18--Third round club championship. Best ball class tournament, one prize for each class. Tuesday, September 19 -- (Woman's day). Eighteen hole handicap tourna- ment, medal play, two prizes for each low gross and low net. Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26--Final round club championship, 36 holes. Match play against par, eighteen holes, four prizes. Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2--Harvest Home tournament, many prizes. Shore Clubs Prepare to Inaugurate Beaches Beach activities of the two shore clubs in "No Man's Land"--Vista del Lago and Breakers Beach--are sche- duled to begin within a few weeks, it was learned this week. Vista del Lago has set aside four days--]July 27, 28, 29 and 30--for the "Fiesta de Julio" and the pre-opening of the Club Esplanada to members and guests. and and August 20 and Westland Shatters Course Record at Sunset Ridge Club The three-ply holiday climaxed by the Fourth was a revel for the golfers of the north shore clubs who, favored by the break in the torrid weather, trod the links in quest of prizes in the various club fixtures. There were golf performances galore but the outstand- ing features turned up at Sunset Ridge and Indian Hill Jack Westland, who only annexed the Chicago District cham- pionship forgot his Blackstone long enough to burn up the course at Sun- set Ridge and in doing so shattered the course record. Westland registered a 68 and, in addition, by scoring a 74, won first prize in the 36-hole low gross event. recently Veteran Takes Honors George H. Leslie of Indian Hill showed that twenty-five years of golf hasn't dulled his game in the least by shooting 75-18-57. This card, the gross three strokes above par, included three birdies and won for Leslie an award for best low net. A quarter of a century ago Leslie was a semi-final- ist in the national amateur champion- ship. Results of play at the north shore clubs over the three-day holiday fol- low: SUNSET RIDGE W. M. Bandy won the prize for the olfers shooting into the fewest number of traps with a zero score. Six tied with low nets of 70 for "Won-Tyme" trophy, but A. T. Goodman won on the draw. His gross was 78. The leading sweep- stakes scorers were: H. R. Walton, i 4--70; E. R. Osborn, 82--15--(67)--T70; F. B. Ernst, 92--24--(68)--70; A. T. Good- man, 78--8--70; E. S. Kennedy, 100--30-- 70: N. D. Belnap, 87--16--71; Donald Green, 84--13--71; George Bay, 85--14-- 71; K. C. Brown, 101--30--71; Robert Phalen, 89--17--72; Ralph Phalen, 83-- 11--72; E. J. Warren, 93--21--72; H. L. Strickler, 88--15--173; D. D. Craft, 97-- 24--T73; . B. Ellis, 83--10--73; R. B. Huszagh, 87--14--73; D. D. Keith, 89-- 16--73; C. D. Marsh, 86--13--73, and R. Wolcott, 105--12--73. INDIAN HILL N. L. Hoyt, Jr. won the Indian Hill and at the same time captured the net prize in the eighteen hole medal play event. His medal card totaled 74--6 --68. P. B. Eckhart was the runner-up Hoyt defeated for the Indian Hill cup. Other leading medal scorers in the handicap event were: C. C. Adams, 86-- 17--69 ; L. S. Gordon, 75--3--172; Kenneth Smith, 82--10--72; R. C. Biddle, 89--17-- 72; W. B. Mellbane, 76--4--172; F. B. But- ler, 85--12--73. Other results follow: Thirty-six hole match play versus par for the C. N. McInnery trophy was won by R. C. Butler, who was three up. The thirty-six hole low gross was won by F. G. Bernbach, who shot 40--37--38--46--151. Thirty-six hole low net was won by George R. Collins, 138. Low gross was won by H. A. Gardner, who shot a 43-- 35--1T8. SKOKIE In the towns cup play, J. C. Cornack won the Glencoe cup by defeating W. S. Preston, 3 and 2. E. C. Devine took the Evanston cup by defeating A. S. Webster, 1 up. The Winnetka trophy was won by E. B. Clover, who beat F. L. Williams, 5 cup low and 4. The following seven men tied for the Way Down East cup; H. T. Smith, Clyde Stevens 81-14-67 ; 81-16-65 ; 7. J. Cornack, 176-7-69; J. B to locate in Winnetka. 772 Walden Road AS SN NN NNN NN NA A ) DUDLEY BRADSTREET WINNETKA REAL ESTATE As I am now a licensed REAL ESTATE I shall be happy to serve those desiring to either buy or sell imy proved or unimproved property and will appreciate both listings and enquiries, particularly from Winnetka people or those desiring Phone Winnetka 875 NNN NN NN NN ANN AN Nh NN S\N NN LN NU AN UN EN EN NN NUN AN NEN TINY a -

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