Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-13
FINALS STAGED
IN STATES BIG
GOLF TOURNEY
Simpson and Sanders Battle
It Out for Indiana Title
at South Bend.
GOSSIP OF THE EVENT


SOUTH BEND. Ind. Aug. 13-Johnny
Simpson. Of Indianapolis and Yincennes.
former State champion, and Dan Sanders,
OF South Bend and OF Harvard University,
started a thiTty-six hole battle In the
finals Of the State golf tournament this
morning to decide which Will be the
1921 champion.
simpson won his right to take part in
the finals yesterday by his rather sen
Eational finish on Baxter Sparks or
Terre Haute. while Sanders. who knows
every inch Of the Chain OF Lakes course,
stopped the ambitions Of Young Jack
Bixler, Of Lafayette and Purdue Uni
versity.
simpson defeated Sparks, and s, while
Sanders won from Bixler, and l.
While, as has been remarked before,
predictions are dangerous, on the form
shown in the tournament IN to the hnals,
Simpson should be the winner over san
ders-but not an easy winner.
Simpson is the older. more finished
golfer with plenty Of tournament expert
ence which enables man 10 play Wen
when the battle looks darkest: Sanders
is a coming golfer, whose chin denotes
the cameness which he has, but against
Simpson, whose drives are the equal OF
Sanders and whose short game perhaps
Is better, the South Bend lad VIII have
4 tougher lob than he has yet had when
he won from such fellows as Btxler,
Tuite and Shaffer.
In the opIuion of many, the champion
shin was really decided yesterday when
Simpson beat Sparks. These two players,
IN the opinion of students of gohing
form. were the class of the tournament
both great shot makers, both good In all
departments Of the game and both with
exquisite temperaments for mach play
Last year, Sparks beat Simpson In tough
matrhes-onee in the Western amateur
TT Memphis and the second time in the
State tournament at Kokomo. There
we're those who thought that the memory
Of those defeats would have a deeply
psychological effect on Simpson but by
the way Simpson shot his woods down
the fairways. and approaches and pUtted,
Simpson is not bothered by any psyche
logical memories of defeats.
The galleries at South Bend were divid-
ed In their attentions 10 the two semi
final matches. The morning round found
Simpson and Sparks all even Simpson
got away with n big lead. winning three
out Of the first FIVE holes and this seemed
to indicate that the match would be
waikaway. But Sparks came back and,
with some masteTful driving and
snappy short game, stepped out in front
Of the Terre Haute player In the second
round. In the second eighteen. Sparks.
who tips the beam at but los pounds.
and has the height Of an average man.
seemed tn lose his strength. for State
golf tournament is a vitality destroyer
to 20 through many rounds Of it.
The careful shooting Of BiXler brought
him to the eighteenth for lunch one up
on Sanders. Bixler had set a fast pace
against some Of the veterans In the
earlier rounds and Il looked as IL be
might be able to toppIe over Sanders.
who always Was picked by those who
really know as possible finalist.
But the physical strength Of Sanders
began to tell in the afternoons play and
bis long drives encouraged Bixler into
the net of pressing and the latter soon
got very far back o. Sanders. With the
larger gallery which followed these
fellows In the afternoon Bixler seemed
10 Feel the Importance Of the spotlight
and his work became less effective.
Results Of yesterdays matches follow:
Championship Flight (semi-finslsl-
John Simpson (Vincennes) defeated BRx
ter Sparks (Terre Hautea, . up and 4:
Dan Sanders (South Bendl defeated Jack
Bixler (Lafayette}. mp and 9.
Presidents Flight (semi- finals)-
Ball (Riversidel defeated Frank Ayres
tHighlandl . and l Pete Snaffer (River
sidel defeated Hal Dronberger (Terre
Vice Presidents Flight Cfinalsl--Jess
G. Mossler fRiversidel defeated II. Frank
lin fdunciel. 6 and 4.
Directors Flight fsemi-finalsl Herman
sielken lRiversidel defeated Tweed"
Sparks (Terre Hautel. and 4: Charles
Taylor ia POrtel defeated Ivan Web
ster fSohth Bend). and g.
Comm ittee's Flight ffinal-H. J. Vic
ter (Riversidei defeated Frank Kissel
tRiversidel, / mp
secretnry's Gun Cfinslsl-w. F. Martin
fRiversidel defeated Clyde Conn (River-
side. and ,
Good Fellowship Cup (finalsl-WfIiam
Deventer (Longansport) defeated P.
Ki!ey {Marion), l up in twenty holes.
Good Fellowship Consolation Ifinals)-
Paul Hurt (Highland) defeated Aims
worth Byrns Uafayettel, and l.
Arrangements already have been started
Tor the 1922 tournament, which will be
held on the French Lick course at the
invitation Of Thomas Taggart. Jr., The
association decided to increase the nun
Der OF fights in the big tournament so
that eighty players will be busy on tho
hilltop course. But since the entry field
20 the State tournament is growing an
nually and with perhaps more THAI $50
players starting next year, IL IL Ilanned
to put the overflow in the valley course
at French Lick. Thus nearly every
player who starts will get 4 week of golf
competition. The suggestion for such ac-
ton was made by ". n Simpson. father
OF Johnny. and was readily adopted by
the association.
G. A. Young, president Of the associ-
alton, and by profession professor Of
mechanical engineering at Purdue Uni
Fersity, through his associates. is Tl.n-
ming to make this French Lick i0urna-
ment the most eli OOrate ever held in
Indiana. Thomas Taggart, Jr., who has
supervised the building of this naSy golf
course with the intention If making il
the very finest golf course IN America
has satisfied the officials that there VIII
be plenty OF entertainment there and
that every golfer who comes To- French
Lick viii have the time of his life.
And Nuncie. too, comes along With IN
invitation for 1928. when their course
viii be an IS hole structure and will be
in the very best condition.
The rough TO the right Of hole Il at
South Bend is a marsh, for the most
Fart covered with growth two or three
feet high. So bad it is that the rules
Of water hazard apply, but once In
8 while fellow gets lie from which
yesterday, according TO Secretary Jess
Nossier. who. in group was standing
near the seventeenth green. The player
had spent about the legal five minutes
IN hunting the ball
Cant you ind the ball?", yelled some
one.
4 have found the ball. called back
the player, but 1 have lost my bag"
There was no more interested spectator
in the Bixler- Sanders match yesterday
than Melville Miller, of Lafayette more
than three score and ten, who himself
IS an enthusiastic golfer.
The father of Charlie Taylor, long past
the 20 mark, came over from La Porte
70 team NJ h his son. The father Of
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