The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-03
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E-JISH we were a professional
MI golfer. A real good one
w another Hagen, maybe. The
pros go where the money is and
they get their share. The experts
Cf stance and swing who have
been gold digging with putters and
nibHcks in the Florida sand
through the winter months are
now headed northward.
Most of them stopped off at
Pinehurst for the North and South
tourney which was won by Bobby
CruickShank.
This has been a most prosper
GUS year for the professionals.
Connected as they were with real
estate ventuers in Florida. the
bIOOIner boys have reaped rich
rewards for their ability to drop
the little white ball in the cup
without using up too many
strokes or digging up too much
turf.
Massey, the Frenchman, and
Compston, the Englishman, fur
nished the chief foreign invasion,
and they did mighty well, from all
accounts
When they think of Florida they
think of the golden CLINT Of the
oranges-yes, they do not. The
gold they think about cannot be
eaten-it jingles with the most
pleasant sound in the world.
1t is reported that Hagen re-
\ ceived $500 for his match with
Bobby Jones in which the pro
left poor Bobby far, far behind.
Probably Walter, the Great, has
made around $4,000 for his win
teri, ''work." 1t is a great life.
-7NDIANA U. baseball team
got a good trimming down
South, Friday. But that is
to be expected. The Crimson team
has not had any outdoor work to-
speak Of and the players have not
got the ''feeP' of the spikes under
them as yet,
Last spring 1. U. took a trip
during spring vacation and lost
most of its games. Then the
club came back home and pro-
ceeded to win the Big Ten
championship. Coach Dean cares
very little for the outcome of
the southern games, if his play
ers can get the much-needed
practice outside.
Indiana has ''green" team this
year with much depending upon
how the sophomore performers
come through Actual competi-
ton is the best thing in the
world to iron out the rough spots.
Horde is the only veteran hurler
left, and he was a third-strihg man
last year. Captain Druckamiller at
second, Hall at shortstop and
Davis at third, played last year.
But when that has been said
that's all.
The entire hard-hitting out
field graduated, along with Moo
nav, star receiver; Haworth,
first baseman, and Link and
Woodward, pitchers.
-7T is very hard to please a
baseball fan. Representa-
tives of the civic and social
clubs Of Evansville got together
the other day to plan for the open
ing Of the Three-I baseball season
in the southern Indiana city. They
are backing the club, but there is
a fly in the ointment. There al
ways Is.
It seems as though the fans
don't like the name given the
team by sports writer's. Pocket
eers' Is in disfavor. 1t may
sound too much like profteers.
But then who ever heard of plu-
tocratio Three-I magnate?
Hoff hops off for Chicago to-
day from New York. He is go
ing on a transcontinental tour.
He win jump from one meet to
the next-by train. The vault
ing viking has his limitations.
Boxing referees usually sport
white silk shirts, white flannel
trousers, Hair Groom, and are I'M
maculate In their dress, but it re-
manned for Plez oliver to dig up
a new one. He wore kid gloves to
officiate in the all-Negro boxing
show at the Indiana theater last
night.
ITO Nurm doesn't like the
Al United States so much.
- He probably won't be
back He got ''investigated' too
much while in this country in
regard to his amateur standing.
He feels no different in this re-
spect than many United States
citizens.
The busy-bodies of the Nation
always are making it unpleasant
for some one or other. Many Of
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