The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-02
YOUTHFUL PLAYER
SHOWS FINE FORM
THROUGHOUT MEET
Has Been Caddie at Highland
Links for Seven Years
and Knew Course.
BING BUTLER RUNNER-UP
Played Consistent Golf and
Won Second Place in
Extra Hole.
BING BUTLER RUNNER-UP
By TEDDER GARD

AGOu6Eu D. GCA4li40LA1s 4AG1 ONCAA
St, 16-year-old caddie at the Highland
course, is the winner Of the first an
nual Times municipal golf tourney.
His total score of PA gave him six
strokes advantage over his nearest
competitors and he richly deserved
the honor Of the victory.
His best score came on the first
eighteen holes at South Grove, where
he turned in a 20. At Riverside he
faltered a trife at the start and came
m with an SO. His Highland count
was 50. At the start of the final days
play at Highland Friday he was IN
tie for second place with B. Butler.
a South Grove player.
Watch Schmutte," the caddies said
before the final round was started.
And a lot Of caddies did. The new
champion carried a large gallery with
him through the last eighteen and his
g was plenty good enough to win
Caddied Seven Years
echmutte has been a caddie at
Highland for seven years and knows
every crook and turn on the old
course. On the final eighteen his
driving was really remarkable for a
lad. and his iron was good. but the
old story Of an inaccurate putter
counted several strokes against him
A good example was on the first
hole in which he was on the green
, in two only TO take four putt for a
six. However, after the bad start he
settled down and went his first nine
in SO, the best shooting OF the day
He came IN in 49, three skies spoil
ing his card.
The victory was popular one. A
number of the Highland members
were pleased at Sohmutte's showing
and say that he IS fine lad, a con
sistently good player and well liked
by ell.
Tie for Second
A tie resulted for second place, and
It was shot off. In the extra hole.
Bing Butler won from Paul Sparks,
another youngster who has been cad
dying at Riverside. The players were
tied with a gross of $50. Both slumped
on the final day. Sparks taking SO
and Butler So. Before the start of the
last round Sparks was leading the
field.
On the shoot-off Butler won the
hole with birdie / Sparks made it
with par five. It was tough luck
for the loser and great shooting By
the winner. Butler was one of the
hardest working players in the meet
and HIS place as runner-up comes as
the result Of his splendid fight. Sparks
took third place.
L. NJ. Gasser came IN fourth with a
score OF 254. With an SO and SO on
the first two days, he got himself the
second best count Of the day at High
land. an SO TO end the thing up right.
D. Sullivan was fifth with 25S. Jack
Connors and NJ. D. Miller came next
in tie for sixth, with totals Of 26O.
Complete Scores
The complete scores for the three
days play and the total gross scores
are as follows:
- L. p. schmutte. 1888 s2-244; B. Butler.
O. Isl SEQ (won shoot-of); P.s parks
254: D. Sullivan. sss4s6@ asssf S ~ Nm
1850: II s Holmes; g.: 9i@267: II.
9sss@a7o JOIN FePree. sal s s9sf5s o. J.
". Barton; S9,1oo- s2-7271: S. Hickman. So
51-Sl-Z41t II. u. homes, SO-lOl-93-274
lnS. 1-92-277: G. Robinson, $685.
higgins sI 9 ~, T Fuqk o2-99-9s
a; s1er. 9S.93-e9-2s5; H. o. Prathor.
sS-IoS-9o-2S5 G. MARQUIS, 94-94-9s-
Lawsn. eo-ss,1OQL 52ss; c. W: Rockhold.
292; R. Kent 9-se-105-293: L. Feeney,
es.9e-1o1-295; R. Jackson. 1ol-94.1OO-
2e5; E: Alexander, l00-101- 95-296; f.
Smith, 92-1oa, lO8-2e7: NJ. Feeney. e5-1o9-
z. L. Coryn, e2-11O- $500: E. Dorset 90
liz, $500; E. Yoclm. 9S-1O2-108-}O6;
G. SILVER. 99-111-96-306: II. Caldwell, IO3-
IIoo6-es-307; F. D, Wenaiing. 99-los-io4-
rose, 105-1O0-1O4-309
W. ". westfall, 95-1O6-11o-311: F..
Fort. 1O5-1OI-1O5-311: Fred Pitcher, 1O3-
1o6i1o5m314; L MeeormieiE;odo5 IO7 90
George King, 1O2-112-110-324 W. NC
Williams. 102,112,112-326.
H. Simpson. 112-110-112-3s4: D. Whit
finger. 112-115-I09-336; Or. Mccormick.
C. ". Weathers. 11s-1s5-12s-s7s.