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Show GOLF. If Butte now has an eighteen hole course. The Country club of that city some time ago secured between 50 and 60 acres additional land southwest south-west of the old course, and has laid out eight additional ad-ditional holes on the new tract, and one on the old course to the left Of the old first hole. The latter is now the ninth hole on the lengthened course: The total length of the Butte course is now about 5,600 yards, which you will find to be plenty when you tramp over those hills and through the sand and sage brush for a few hours. At that it is a pretty good course, or will be when the new grounds have been rolled and sworn over a few months. It snowed Tuesday in Butte, blinding, sticky sheets of it, driven by a fierce, cold wind; Dr. McCrlmmon, the club champion, and the writer played 18 holes through that blizzard, and were not arrested. I've played on snow-shoes, when the snow was 14 inches deep, and the ball either burled deep or skated along the crust for 40 or 50 yards after every stroke, but never under such awful conditions as Tuesday. When we were not bending double In an effort to shield our faces from the blinding storm, we were tramping I through mud, real oozy Butte mud. Gen- " erally, however, we managed to hit the ball, or at least make a nick in It. A few of the faithful gathered at the home green and had the 19th hole ready. By the way, smelter smoke in Butte is a thing of the past. When comment was made upon this fact, forthwith came loud whoops of joy from the members of the club, and the visitor was carefully escorted to the front of the clubhouse, where five trees, with real leaves on them were pointed out to him, as well as some fuzz, which it was explained, was Intended to represent flower beds. My, but they are proud of their shady grove. The trees are about four feet high, but they are growing, all right. Butte is figuring on getting the Pacific Golf Association championship tournament In two or three years. By that time the new part of the course should be in as good shape as it is possible pos-sible to get a course without turf. At that the Butte course is a good one, with a diversity of play, and some decidedly sporty holes. The ground was badly needed, too, as the membership Is large, and there is more play this year than ever before. Tho new score cards for the Salt Lake course, with the ground rules, are being prepared by President Gemmel, and will be out in a few days. As a matter of fact, few ground rules, other than those piovided by the U. S. G. A. are now necessary neces-sary on the local course, and the new cards will not be burdened with fine print. I forgot to say that Dr. McCrlmmon won the match, I up. Medal scores were alike, 86 each, j (Continued on Page 13) (Continued from- Page 5) There was a foursomeHffterward, when (he snow got tired, Dr. McCrimmon and "Scotty" Faulkner playing against Jim Hodgens and the writer. But . that was awful. A. W. C. it & J8 SAY COPP IS AN EXPERT. Anent Mr. Copp's trip the Anaconda Standard had the following to say Tuesday: "A. W. Copp, northwest manager for the Associated As-sociated press, with headquarters ,at Salt Lake City, came to Butte last night, having spent the last few days in Helena and Missoula. Mr. Copp , is known in Butte not so much for his connec tion with the Associated Press-as he is as an expert ex-pert golf player. He was the star of the Utah t team that has met the Butte cracks in dual tournaments tour-naments in the past few years. Mr. Copp loves golf, and although he will be in Butte 'only a few hours, friends have made arrangements Whereby he will get in some play at the links of the country club off the Montana boulevard this afternoon. It is expected he will appear in I matches with Dr. W. F. McCrimmon, Ralph Hod gens and Phil Carr. They are all anxious to get a crack at the Salt Lake man, and all regret he will have to leave on the Short Line train this afternoon. Play at the links witl begin about noon. It was Mr. Copp who defeated Green, the Butte professional, in a close match here three years ago." |