From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Sept. 19, 1914:

• “Bob Peebles, the Topeka professional, who learned golf on St. Andrew’s, Scotland, is here laying out the golf course for the Country Club. The natural lay of the land is idea for golf and Lawrence will soon have one of the best, if not the best, course in the state. The turf is excellent. The course will be ready for play within two or three weeks and the golfers expect several weeks sport there this fall…. The executive committee of the Old Oread golf club met last night and ordered that no more money be spent on the course on the campus. The grass and weeds have grown high as a result of the heavy rains and much money would be needed to put the course in shape. Since the new course will be ready shortly, it was not considered advisable to levy a special assessment. A meeting of all the members of the old club will be held Tuesday night, at 7:30, in the rooms of the Merchants’ association to consider winding up the affairs of the club, disposing of its personal property, and final dissolution.”
• “The University tennis courts have been filled today with many students waiting around the fence to take the places of the players. Many young men and women arose early this morning and got to the courts at seven thirty only to find them full. It seems that the students find the game a relaxation from the strenuous work of enrollment…. The plans which the athletic department had of enlarging the courts did not go through during the summer and the students will have to take turns until some later arrangement is made.”
• “Mr. George Innes and his two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Bullene and Mrs. Craig, returned from an extended visit in Scotland and England yesterday afternoon. Mr. Innes reports that he had a very enjoyable trip and that the entire time that he was gone he did not suffer any inconveniences on account of the strained war conditions…. He says that the people there have the cleanest and neatest towns and highways that he ever saw anywhere. Motoring in that country is a great pleasure…. Mr. Innes says that nowhere can there be found a greater combination of lakes and mountains than in northern England and southern Scotland.”
• “High school football had an added impetus last night in the form of a watermelon feed given at the city Y. M. C. A. There were 32 members of the high school squad present and all had a thoroughly good time. The speakers of the evening were Coach Young of the high school and Dr. Bert Kennedy of Haskell.”
• “Mr. Walter Stuart has just arrived here from Valdez, Alaska, to visit his parents at 814 Alabama street. He is an old K. U. student and was with the Bell Telephone company here for several years but ha been in Alaska over four years and is now assistant superintendent of the Alaska Water, Light and Telephone company of Valdez, Alaska.”