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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 22 Jul 1922, p. 4

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i I i I EE WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1922 GOLF GOSSIP the Royal Academy at Burlington | House in London last month than creased the popularity of his store as By this act, Mr. Selfridge has in- looking about for space to exhibit the |years ago startled conservative London Edited by EVERETT WILSON Business and Art those galleries could accommodate. woo American enterprise, which some overflow, Mr. Selfridge, formerly of | by some of its aggressive business More pictures were accepted | Chicago, offered space in his American | methods which would occasion only for the annual exhibition of department store, and the paintings'passing.comment in New York or Chi- were installed. cago. After the excitement of the Nation- al Open at Skokie the local golf world almost deserved a chance to sit back and' get its breath, but this breathing spell was delayed another week by the advent of the Woman's city championship at Indian Hill lasting through Wednesday. An array of|from Pittsburg to cross clubs with the champions and ° ex-champions and| world's best found all eyes centered otherwise brilliant players has given north shore golf fans an opportunity to learn all about golf which can be learned from first hand observation of correct style and steady, mnervy| pected. play. Gene Sarazen, Pittsburg. won his way into the well known hall of fame with 72 holes of super-golf =which| player in a tournament of any promi- . bettered the efforts of such masters as Hagen, Hutchinson, Barnes, Black Duncan and Kirkwood of the profes- sional ranks Jones, Gardner and other brilliant| place on amateurs. His 288 was just one stroke better than the offering of Bobby Jones and Black, advantage of the one day lay off be- tween the qualifying round on Tues- lay when he won his way into the select round at the National Open to log over to the North Shore gol |the North Shore club last week and club where he broke the course record with a 67 for eighteen holes. Paired with Tom Harmon, Hudson country club, he tore over the course and lowered the old mark, although it was his first round on the Kenil- worth grounds. H. S. Stevens and F. W. Hopkins of the North Shore club| {1 g. opposed the two stars and gave them good competition. While things were humming over at Skokie, L. T. Walker took up his clubs and won an 18 hole medal play handicap at Indian Hill with 87-18-69. meet Close behind him were W. D. Trues- dale, 83-12-71, and E. W. Beach, 93-21- 72. The turnout was large considering the big attraction nearby. - J. S. Marsh walked away with the 18 hole handicap event at Bob O' Link, Saturday in class A with a 72 for low | net score. C. H. Herman bested his class B. with 84. A ball sweepstakes was included i the afternoon and Herman repeated with a class B victory in this even also. J. 8. Murch stroked his way to! Class A honors with BE. A. Maginnis and G. J. Cook taking the next two, positions with 73's. Just behind Herman in Class B were P. M. Conrad and Johnson, Con- rad's card totaling 80. C. E. Stenning swept class C with 74. F. D. Breit, 84, and A. M. Clement, 85, finished next. Ed Towne who came all the way on him when he found the thirteenth hole in one stroke. According to wit- nesses the ball sped straight to the cup and failed to spin out as would be ex- Past big events have usually failed to produce a one stroke hole, this be- ing the first time in recent years a nence has turned the trick. Towne's luck failed to hold good throughout the week and, although he and Evans, Guilford | qualified well at the top in fourth rounds did not place him. In a Page 1 story last week the old ree Skokie course record was announced William Creary, of Hillcrest, took|at 76. The correct figure is 67 and was held by Phil Gaudin. The mistake was typographical. F. D. Buckman put in a big day at played throng both the second and y. 1 x third rounds of the Directors' cu { (Of the Directors' cup | iF paint of all kinds, aluminum kitchen J. T. Backus 4 and 5 and then came back with another win over W. J. Spillane in the only third round match played, 6 up. tournament eliminated Otto Owen, 1 up, and D. W. Lester won from E. R. Hulbert by the same score. td F. C. Quinn beat A. S. Joslin 4 and 3. J. B Marshall, H H. Harrison, and V. B. Scott won by default, their oppo- nents evidently being at the Skokie The remaining third round match- es will be played Saturday. Stevens will be paired up with Marshall; Harrison meets Lester and Scott takes 9 the round with Irwin. Melhorn, who landed fourth in the ' Open, ahead of Hagen and Hutchison and many others, is said to be a competitors with a 78 and former Skokie caddy. That was many T. N. Johnson was class C winner| years ago, but he is one of the list of greats who received their first train- ing at the game in watching other people's mistakes. Duncan sixth, and Mitchell eight- eenth, failed to give any convincing proof of British superiority at the im- ported sport. "An Interesting Exhibition!" IF you're anormal man or boy youl! enjoy spending a few minutes in Taylor's. Don' buy anything. Just look around. Hoes, pails, pliers of various kinds and sizes, clothes-line holders, patent tops for milk bottles. his succeeding utensils, search lights, knives--why, every boy, no matter how old, likes to look ax such things as are found in Taylor's! Chances are he'll have to buy something. 546 Center Street WINNETKA Phone 999~998 Livestock Will Feature Big Brazilian Exposition Washington,--One of the chief fea- tures of the International Exposition to be held at Rio de Janeiro next Fall, in celebration of the hundredth an- niversary of Brazilian independence, will be approved breeds of livestock from many foreign countries, accord- ing to advices to the Department of Agriculture. The livestock exhibition will take place from September 20 to 30. The exposition itself will commence on S\ September 7 and extend into 1923. Already new buildings are under construction to meet the needs of the Brazilian and foreign livestock exhibits, the advices state. ENJOY NEXT WINTER! July-- Be free from worry over: 1. Possible shortage of coal. 2 Excessive coal bills. A Hart and Crouse "Royal" Boiler or Furnace will heat your home with greatest economy, giving efficient ser- vice with: 1. Minimum consumption of fuel 2. Even the cheapest grade of coal. Come into the ROYAL SHOW ROOM and see why! JUST EAST OF WINNETKA DEPOT R'C. MELENEY North Shore Agent 20 Prouty Avenue Phones Win. 119 and 614-M "ROYAL CAN'T BE BEAT" | SHOE Clearance Continued {/ FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. Blomdahl & Sundmark 805 Elm St. Winnetka Phone 1108

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