The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-03
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By DICK MILLER
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m OFF history was made in In
dianapolis the past week end.
A conservative estimate of
the number of persons who played
over the eleven local courses from
Saturday noon until Sunday dusk
reveals $500 rounds were shot.
South Grove had to hustle to trim
Riverside for the Sunday attendance
honors. The records at Chick Mel
sons course show 375 day tickets
and so season tickets were used,
while at Harry Schopp's course, $50
day tickets and 100 season passes
were used.
1t really was a revelation the way
they handled the throngs at River
side. George Green, the new ranger,
is credited with having speeded up
play at the two regular tie-up holes,
and s, sufficiently to allow the
greatest crowd that has played at
that course for three years to move
along steadily. Saturday, 217
played; the largest Saturday crowd
ever at Riverside.
From the time the first reserved
foursome started at 6:10 a. m. Sun
day until after 2 p. m, quartets
moved along every ten minutes with
the films at five-minute intervals
shooting between.
Cliff Wagner, at Pleasant Run
finished nine holes Sunday and then
remarked the course was jammed
like South Grove on its busiest day.
Wally Nelson, said more than 800
played Sunday and 125 Saturday.
Roy Smith, pro at Avalon, prob
ably will have to ship clubs to Mer-
rin Brown. in the future. Shortly
after he had been QUILTED with a
new set of sticks, Brown went out
Saturday and shot an Eagle on
hole I. Par is four and after a nice
drive. Brown shot a full spoon that
rolled into the cup. Leonard Har-
rison, Chamber Of Commerce finance
expert, was a witness to the count.
He shot a 81 for nine holes.
Smith opened Up the regular
greens Saturday, and Bob Flasher
shot a 60, Sam w. Shipp, So; James
Hammer, SO, and NJ. Mcdowell, 60.
They report the putting carpets like
velvet.
The golfers have a spokesman on
the park board. John Minor, a
member, is an ardent wielder of the
wood and iron clubs. Sunday he
was teamed up with A. A. Fendrick,
Vic WinterrowG, and Adrian Ham
mersly, in a foursome that said the
feature of the play was the enjoy
ment of the weather.
Sunday afternoon Wally Nelson
and Charles Figg, who were to team
In the pro amateur meet today,
played Cliff Wagner, Ike Woods and
Tilford Orbison at the east side
course.
The pair took" the trio, two holes
on each nine, in a best ball match,
and all the east siders were back
ing their entrants on the tourney to-
day.
Saturday in the Kicker" tourna-
ment held in conjunction with the
grand opening Of the season at Wood
stock, G.. Vance Smith and A. G.
Moore tied for first prize. with
scores of IS, net Frank NJ. Reed,
b. A. Richardson and Reginald Gar
stang tied for second with gross
scores Of 70. Fifty played Satur-
day and the same number Sunday
In the women's tournament Miss
Virginia Reed copied the hofT<rs
with a Sc. gross. for nine holes. 9th
er scores for the women were:
Miss Helen Fleischer. &c, Anna
Griffith. So Elizabeth Richardson,
IS; Elizabeth Fauvre, rs; Mrs Wood
Dean, IS on one nine and 70 on an.
other.
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