The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
. RASSIE
. IRDIES

BY DICK MILLER

!
G. M. Green is supposed to be the
Ranger" at the Riverside golf links,
that is, so far as his regular weekly
occupation is concerned. Up at the
Culver Qnd) golf course, Wednes-
day, Green played different role,
that OF. an expert amateur golf
shooter. When hostilities ceased,
Green and Chick Nelson, whom all
know as the pro at Riverside, We're
at the top in the pro-amateur tourna-
ment, prelude to the Indiana State
open tournament to be held today
and Friday. The best ball score for
the eighteen holes was 67.
We gave a lot of credit in that
paragraph to Green, mainly because
he is an amateur, and because he
has come from golf obscurity to
team with Chick in his first time out
to win the prize. but when it comes
to the tale of how they won, it is
told in three words. Chick shot IS.
Green came through with low ball
on one hole, and that was enough.
We say just enough because the
tabulation sheet revealed Erwin
Nelson, pro at the Culver course,
and his partner Bob Peck, athletic
director at the academy and former
All-American football star, were on
the winners heels with a 6S best
ball score.
The gang at Riverside was agog
today. They sent a telegram of con-
graduation, and Chicks stock to
win the opener went a few notches
higher.
John Payton, assistant to Chick,
said that for the past thirty days
Chick has allowed the playing end
of the game to escape from his
veins. He felt the good golf in him
self would accumulate and come out
in this tourney, and many predict
Chick will be we'll up in the money
at the end of the 70 holes Friday
night.
Others who took part in the Gull
yer play Wednesday were Neal Nc
Intyre and c, A. Baden, J. Noonan
and j. Lehman, Fred McDermott
and Ed Flanagan. Wallie Sparks
and Sam Simpson, Massey Miller and
William Moore, Dick Nelson and
Dick Cant, Pat Sharkey and c. NJ.
Splitter, Herman Fiebig and j. Ara
cost, Jock Collins and Fosdick Good
rich, George Stark and Bob Bowen,
John Watson and G. A. Taylor, Wal
lie Nelson and Ed Dollman, Lee Mel
son and Frank Shields. Herbert Wal
Ter. and F. " Newcomber, Tom Kelly
and T. C. Houston, Raymond Bel
cher and Dwight Mitchell and Bill
Hutchinson and w. R. Beardsley.
49,
wednesday at South Grove the
largest week day crowd in history
was on hand Harry Schopp said
391 day tickets were sold and about
100 season tickets were presented.
A crowd of 500 IS something to think
aol,ut when 1t Is considered 1t was
| Wednesday.
Twenty-Five members of the Lions
Club engaged in tournament at
South Grove, wednesday. When
Mel Wade compiled the figures, x.
B. Mayhall was first for the medal
eighteen holes with an 80. Next
came c.. Merrick, with 104. H. j.
Buell. and j. E.. Cook were tied for
third with los. J. Thomas and L..
Schoen were next in line with 1O6,
tie.
In the evening the entrants and
their families held meeting at the
home of James Thomas, president,
30O1 Park Ave. Prizes We're distrib.
uted and permanent plans for a
tournament each month were formu-
lated.
The final match in the foursome
tournament will be played at the
Country Club, Saturday. Jack
Jenkins said that means, nothing
other than to give him chance to
wipe the blackboard clean for an
other tournament.
Third round matches in the spring
championship matches are on at
Highland, Sunday. Now that sum-
mer is here, we wonder when the
fall championship will start.