Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-14
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BY ROY ROBERTSON

J., We are making a prediction at this
time that the present Indiana open State
champion, Jack Blakeslee Of Muncie, will
De counted among the first ten best pros
IN the country before three years more
nave rolled around. The new eighteen
hole course al Muncie will be open for
play this summer and Is a wonderful test
OF golf. Beyond a doubt 1t is a cham
pionship course and with q layout such
as this to help him polish off the corners
of his game, Jack win be a tough Gus
toner to reckon with next season. There
ls a great and bOthersome difference be
tween practlcing over a short nine-nole
course, such as the present Muncie
course, and playing tournament over
long eighteen-hole course with greens
three or four times as large as the ones
you are used to playing on. We were
paired with Jack in the Western open at
Mayfield in 1919 and it was there that
we first saw championship stuff in him.
Jack hailed from Elkhart then and was
unknown and uDheard of up to that
time. We watched him step the first nine
In "a and felt almoE as badly as he did
when he required II to come home. In
the afternoon we saw him go out In 80
and home in Al and know absolutely
that 1t was nothing but the strangeness
or playing eighteen holes all different in
stead Of twice around the same nine that
caused his downfall. We were again
paired with him in the Indiana open last
fall at Riverside and saw him play the
most determined and logged round on
the last day of play that we have ever
ditions. Look out for Jack. He has one
title under his belt and he has the ability
to bring home the bacon. Watch him 20
this summer.
Much talk has been going around Of
late with regard to the barring next wear
Of the backspin clubs. Let us give YOU a
tip about this. Whenever the rnanufac-
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until then, will they not be used any
more. At the present time they are still
being made In large quantities and we
have had word that they are not to be
just a rumor and nothing more. Travis
went across the pond years ago and
putted himself through a championship
with center shafted putter and imme-
diately the British stopped it's use in
their championships. Last summer Jock
beat them with his famous backspin
mashie and Of course a lot Of talk was
circulated at once about barring this
club from their future competitions 1t
is all talk so far in this country. If they
bar backspins, why not loaded drivers,
fancy face woods and other freak shaped
implements such as we see every day on
Of these outlandish putting stances and
several brands Of wiggles used in ad-
dressing the ball?
T..
Time, any Saturday afternoon. Place,
Riverside Golf Club. Abe Abrahms and
Jack Porter vs.. Chick Taylor and Charles
Holstein.
The new Highland Golf and Country
Club course Is unquestionably one of the
best in the country and means much to
the city of indianapolis and to Indian
apolis as well as Highland golfers. Every
green is especially constructed along the
most up-to-date lines and the layout Is
of championship caliber. The compile
ton of this modern course will mean that
indianapolis can at last compete with the
largest cities In the country when bid
ding for the large amateur and open golf
championships 1t will mean that Indi-
annapolis viii receive an unlimited amount
Of the best advertising any city han
hope for when these tournaments are
played at thew Highland. 1t viii mean
that Indianapolis and the Highland Golf
Club in particular will be mentioned and
praised among golfers everywhere for the
wonderful course and clubhouse.
The clubhouse at new Highland prom
iseS to be a most modern and up to- date
structure. The building is to be Of con-
crete construction, approximately 1913
feet long and about half as wide and
will be freproof and modern throughout
The exterior is to be Of stucco and stone
trimmings. The lower floor of the struc-
ture is to be made into locker rooms the
mems section Of which will be provided
with $50 steel lockers, while on the
upper floor will be located the main din
ing room and grill for men as well as
lounging rooms and libraries. The
building is to face White River on the
south side and Immediately in front Of
the north side 1t is to face both the
ninth and eighteenth greens. porch
is to be made around the north, west and
south sides with large extension on the
west and which will be converted into
an open-air ballroom. Work on the
foundation Of the structure is to start
Just as soon as the frost leaves the
ground and an attempt to make the mems
locker room ready for use by June will
be made.
Twenty-eight acres of the land which
the Highland Club purchased in the site
which front White River in the northern
part of the city, is covered with woods
and this land is to be sold to members
in the form of building lots. Many
members expect to build summer homes
on these lots and live at the Club
throughout the warm months.
The French Government has instituted
a neS decoration-the Order OF Physical
Education.