The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07
By Dick Miller

At Highland Sunday Russell Stone
house reported the matches in the
spring championship were played off
before the rain storm.
Wallie Nelson states that some
how or other the members of his
club seemed to scent the weather.
The course was overlooking Satur-
day, with only few out Sunday.
The weather was much too bad
at Broadnoor and Mike Sullivan
said the mixed foursome hostilities
scheduled for Sunday were post
poned until next Sunday. The play
is to be the Saratoga system.
That 71-shot by Pete Shaffer re-
Gently was too much for Dick Mel
son, so Dick went out Saturday and
shot one for himself, and now they
share honors.
We see no good reasons why sew
eral Of our local golf players should
not be we'll up in the running when
the curtain falls, closing the West
ern Open at Highland the latter part
Of August. The games Of the local
players have been going forward in
leaps and bounds. At Broadmoor,
Bernie Lehman, Ferd Meyer and Joe
Michael are showing fine improve
ment, and Lehman has his eye set on
the Western. Go to it, Bernie, and
slice down that handicap.
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Chick Nelson opened up perma-
nent greens, two and sixteen, at Riv-
erised Sunday. Now all the regulars
are in use.
There is just a bit Of feeling that
George Stark is going somewhere in
the qualifying round at Chicago next
Monday When players from this Sec
ton battle to determine who will be
the representative in the National
open at the Scioto course, Columbus,
Ohio, the list Of July. Saturday
George shot his own course, Coffin,
in So. The card read: 5-4-4-43-3-5-4-2
and 81 for the trip out. Coming
home George scored 4-6-4-3-3-4-4-4.S
or So for the trip home.
To prove it was not an on day
George shot 73 Sunday, playing in
all the rain and wind. Now You
see why we think George is going
somewhere at the rChi" Calumet
oo11rco y,av+
They surely treat them lovely at
Riverside.
George Green failed to lose his
genial disposition Sunday when he
saw a stranger tamepring with his
auto.
What's the idea?'' said George.
BE gone with you and don't let me
ever see you around here again."
Every Thursday has been desig-
mated as Ladies' day" at Avalon.
The women at that course seem to
hold an ambition to improve and
consequently the Thursday crowds
are becoming larger. Twice as many
entrants were in the second tourna-
ment as in the first, according to
Mrs. S. w. Ship.
The schedule as it now stands calls
for one-club medal play, with club
handicap allowed, tournament, on
June 10. On June IS and II the
qualifying rounds will be played for
match play tournament. The
match play takes place July "a.
July u the women will play two
ball foursome tournament, and it the
above schedule brings. out a good
tournament further arrangements
will be made.
Entries are coming in for the
Times Interscholastic Invitation
tournament to be held at South
Grove coarse next week, June IA, Is
and 10. Play will be between 8 a.
m. and noon.
The first day will be devoted to
medal play 70 determine scorers I'M
der 100, with match play following.
The eliminated viii form consola-
ton flights.
John Common, champion at Cathed-
raj, sent in his entry blank.