South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-28
PROS AND AMATEURS
TUNE UP FOR Big
STATE TOURNAMENT
Announce Pairings for Meet
Most of Star Pros in
State Entered.

Chain o. Lakes was crowded yes
tcrday with pros and amateurs tune
ing up for tho opening day Of the
nnuaI Indiana state open tourney
with the classiest field in the his
tory Of Indiana state golf entered.
Bert Meyering the popular local
professional had the best practice
rounds Of the day getting 16 in the
morning and 20 On the afternoon.
Roy Robertson OF Indianapolis and
". Hutchinson Of Elkhart also turn
Cd in a card OF 20.
The visiting pros all Ike the
course and were unanimous in de-
claring It thu best In the state and
one OF the most difficult to score On.
Paul S1aner. Of Indianapolis, run
ner uD IN the state amateur last
week az French Lick viii arrive this
morning and Will endeavor 20 show
the pros q merry chase for the top
honors. Dan Sanders viii also be in
the lineup with his long range
bludgeons. as well as Charley Tay-
lor OF Iaporte. winner of the quail
flying round in the amateur at
French Lick
The winning professional for the
u holes Will receive $4,000 and a
gold medal, second $4,000, third
$4,000, fourth $1,000. fifth $500,
sixth $50 90. seventh $1,000. The
leading amateur Will receive a gold
medal and a travelling bag. second
three dozen golf balls. third two
dozen golf balls, fourth one dozen
golf balls This is the best list of
prizes ever offered IN any Indiana
state tourney and the boys Will all
be out TO deliver their best brand OF
golf
The general opinion Of the pros
is that 300 for the - holes viii win
the tourney which is an average Of
20 per round. but It is hardly likely
that this good a score viii be turn
ed in The soft fairways give little
run to a ball and stray drives will
get the players IN about the most
difficult rough o be found anywhere.
The player who stays on the course
viii have the best chance OF winning
and the wise golfer viii sacrifice dis
lance for accuracy. Special rules
OF play have been arranged by the
committee as follows: A ball buried
I'm fairway may be lifted and dropped
not nearer the hole without penalty.
Ball may be lifted and cleaned on
putting greens. Plowed ground to
the lett OF holes 8, and is TO be
treated as ground under repair and
PLAYED as such Lost ball penalty is
loss Of distance only. Same as out
OF bounds rule Ball played into lake
or marsh on holes 3. 5. "A, IS, 16, IT
and is mus be played as IL lies or
may be lifted and dropped on fair
way opposite place where ball stops
I'm marsh or lake. under penalty Of
one stroke regardless of whether ball
IS lost or not Ball played into marsh
or lake on hole 4. retee under pen
atty OF loss Of distance only. bitches
through fafrways on holes .. 3 and
II are water hazards and may be
lifted and dropped not nearer the
hole under penalty OF one stroke.
Road back of 9 IS not a hazard. The
club may be soIed. Marked trees to
the right OF the nth hole indicate
out OF bounds line
Pairins for the first 90 holes Of
play. J. Blakesley, Muncie, and w.
II. Hutchinson. Elkhart; Pete Hen
drie. Riverside club. indianapolis,
and ". r. Schatz, Fort Harrison
club, Terre Haute; II. l. Lee. G. II.
Wrestling Of Indianapolis and c..
CLARK. amateur. Riverside club. In
diauapONs; All Ward, Bloomington,
and Chick Nelson. Kokomo: Gun
mar Nelson. Lafayette, and wauie
Nelson, Nelson Bros Golf Shop. In
dianapous; Lee n Nelson. Country
club. Indianapolis. and Cy Anders- I
berg. Peru; Dick Nelson, Highland
club. Indianapolis. and T. w Har-
bert, Richmond; George Smith,
Country club, Terre Haute. and +.
r. Nelson, indianapolis; Chester P.
Nelson. Fort Wayne, and Dan San
ders. amateur. South Bend; Roy
Robertson. indianapolis Golf shop.
Indianapolis. and Bert Meyerling,
Chain o. Lakes. South Bend: ChaS
Taylor. amateur. Laporte. and b. y.
Huber. Shelbyville: Wallie Sparks,
Crawfordsville. and p. Shaffer. anna
teur. Riverside. Indianapolis; Ike
Hutchins. amateur. South Bend. and
Ray Jones. amateur. Richmond: r.
+. Fisher, amateur. LApOrte. and F.
" Sims. Elkhart: II A. Moore. am
ateur I.ogansport. and o. z. Hottie.
amateur. South Bend r. z. Lee,
professional from Kendallville, widd
be paired up along with the other
late arrivals this morning The
starting and the details OF play will
be IN charge or NJ P. Reed and ].
n. 7. Farneman. both OF South
Bend.