The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-26
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y ILL oTIOOSE
members of the Indianapolis
4VA Golf Association struck back
at j. Pluvius today, determined he
was not going to cause the second
postponement of their planned two
day tournament. At a. m. they
began drifting into the caddy
house az the indianapolis Country
Club prepared FOR action. Dressed
in clothes suitable to combat a driv-
ing mist that swept the course the
feminine golfers declared no time
was better than now to get used to
such weather. If the present sched-
ule of the weather man continues
such atmospheric conditions might
greet theco at Terre Haute when
they meet in the Indiana State
tournament, July 16 to 20.
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Elizabeth Dunn, State champion,
was on hand early driving a few
from the first tee and practicing
putting on the water-soaked greens.
She played with Mrs. Ben c. Ste
venson in the first twosome. That
one-up victory Miss Dunn gained
over Mrs. Stevenson in the final
State meet match last summer was
the cause of quite bit of friendly
rivalry between the two.
Columbia Club members. nearly
hundred of them, who engaged in a
spring tournament at tho Indianapolis
club for golf S d nGs MondsS at ne me
From T. B. Orbison. who received the
the low net prize. to the last man on the
nst OF entrles. they all received prize OF
at least a golf ball. The next tourna-
Ulen Country Club course in connection
WITH the clue picnic in. July. The club
September starting the thirteenth but the
scene OF action has not been decided.
For the. past FIVE weeks Neil Mcintyre
have been working with the childrens
ciass each Saturday morning. Chuck's
S Il the Juveniles are OTOEressi1g' but
material they have in the group. How
ever. some of the lads between I2 and Is,
ing faster than the others. While not
Wishing to boast Chuck feels Highland
will be heard from among the Junior golf
ers in the near future.
A MATEURS, two of the best in
IA the State George Lance and
Johnny Simpson, both of Terre
Haute, showed the way to the pros
Of the State and their amateur
partners Monday in the regular
weekly meet held over the Martins
vile Country Club course at Mar
tinsville. Walter Kennedy, owner of
the course and the Home Lawn
Sanitarium, was host. He posted
$50 additional award to the $3.50
entry fees gathered from fifty en-
trants. Pete Sholtz, pro at the Terre
Haute Country Club. where George
and Johnny regularly play, was on
hand to carry the $3.50 they won
back to his golf shop. Today he was
busy getting together merchandise
to total that much to divide between
them.
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The two Terre Haute Simon pures"
hung up a best ball score Of SIS. To do
this, simpson. who has been banging the
gutta percha about the fairways Of this
state as an amateur champion and run
dividual 60 Lance, who defeated Simp-
son in the final match for the state title
Johnny on three Soiss with brides h FTo%
some Of the pros Who took their medicine
nicely. we learned today, that two anna
tours teamed psrfeetiS.
A score that would usually win any pro-
amateur meet was good only for second
money in the case Of Ralph Stonehouse.
Pro ct Coffin, and win Diddle, who took
500 for 6S best ball score.
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Chuck Garringer and Jack Tuitte.
Of Highland. had to be content with
third money with a 60 Jock Watson
and his partner, G. E. Richards,
came all the way down from Erskins
Park course, South Bend, to finish
outside the cash with a 10.
A BOUT thirty of the boys re-
L n NAMED over for a dinner
spread for them by Kennedy at the
Home Lawn. They decided at the
dinner that Harold Mcclure, course
manager at Coffin, would be the pro-
amateur association secretary for
the season. Also that they would
accept an invitation from JOHNNY
Simpson tc play the meet over Terre
Haute Country Club course Aug. 6.
Next Week -ney play at Meridian
Hills and from what we hear Bill
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