Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. S.-This
morning the largest field in numbers that
ever took part in an indiana golf tou u,ns
course 1 nthe battle for the 1921 cham
piOnship.
And according 10 most of the golfers
thinking of themselves and their four
somes. 1t is the cIassiest. Some athletes
are modest like and are of the shrink
! ing violet class but not the golfers.
Golfers like TO talk Of their exploits
what they did on that particular water
hazard, how their own ball kicked on
| into the trap or the brilliant shot they
made on the last tee, and Just as re-
: lgiously they hate to listen to tales OF
other golfers.
/ jesse Mossler and Jim Patten, re-
! spectively secretary and president Of the
/ indiana Golf Association, had quite
time of It last night making the pairings
| for this morning start.
Just when South Bend citizens were
vending their way to the churches mo
! ton picture shows and dry beer parlors
| Mossler, Patten and the other gentlemen
of the tournament committee met at the
! Oliver, checked over the list of players
! the checking being as to whether or not
! the entrance fee Of SO had been collected,
! studied the handicap of the players ana
! thought Of the temperament or me lndl-
/ viduals with their golfng idiosyncrasies,
: etc and matched this fellow with that,
and tried to keep members of the same
| club apart. Ed Heddeu was instructed
/ to be on the job so that he could start
the festivities at o'clock.
! Speaking Of the classy field, which the
! golfers are whispering Of this tourna-
ment. there are several golfers OF class
| who are not here and who, II they were
among those present, would make this
/ tournament whiB.
BIZ Diddel, State champion of many
! years and times. is not here. He is back
| In Indianapolis selling the famous air
| cooled machine. Diddel won the state
| championship with such monotony that
| his name somehow became synonymous
with the title,
! But for the past three years, Diddel
has not played much Of the royal and
ancient sport and consequently his game
has not that fine perfection It used 10
have II was remarked many times yes
rerday during the pre ctice rounds that
Bill DiddeI was not here and there would
be room for one more near great in the
field.
While numbering some apple pie Ia
mode at luncheon yesterday Bobby
/ Resener reported that his ancient friend
and gol6ng foe, Burr Sweozy of Latay-
cite. whom the dopesters said would be
a contender for the championship, would
not be here. sweezy, according TO the
months trip to the East and the glories
Of the fame Of winning tho Indiana
championship are not such as to tempt
him away for q week from his Eastern
/ peregrlnauon.
Thus, sans Sweczy, there is room for
another near great, who viii ger into the
select 30 Of the championship round.
And then there's Eddie thinner. Of the
/ indianapolis country Club, a shooter par
excellence thinner Is back in Indian
spolls protecting the family via the life
Insurance route and business IS so good
/ or bad-that he could not get away.
With thinner. the indianapolis Country
i Club would have had a better chance to
/ cut lot Of ice ia the tournament.
Johnny Simpson is suffering with Il
lame back. simpson is Of the Indians
apolis and the Niucennes Country Clubs.
/ The members OF the indianapolis Couu-
{ try Club here say he is from Nincennes
and the Vincennes persons say he IS
from indianapolis. That's how much
/ they love Johnny.
The lame back may be an early alibL
/ We saw simpson lambast one for 80
( yards of the first tee and If lame
backs cause that sort of action the bird
who wins the championship will be some
patient Of Or. Hurt of Highland, suffer
Ing from lumbago.
BY the way, Simpson says that the
new course at Yinceuues viii be some
course and the club there viii be mar
/ vel Of the old esprit de corps thing.
The headquarters Of the golf associa-
ton Is Mt the Oliver. but the players are
scattered all around town ana many of
( tbem-perhaps the pemOCrats-are quar-
tered at the Jefferson.
Mr.. and Nra Frank Kisser ard Mrs.
and Mrs. Henry Victor registered OF the
{ Jefferson after a particularly delightful
drive TO South BEND from Indianapolis.
Many Indianapolis golfers drove 20
/ South Bend-solfers Ike Sanford II