The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
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IF j. Pl1Vius changes tactics be-
i tween now and Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock and presents mem
bers of the Indianapolis Women's
Golf Association with sunshine, the
first tournament of the season will
get under way at Avalon Country
Club.
Mrs Gage Hoag, president of the
association, today announced the
full list Of season conflicts for the
association, She stated the meet
Monday Will be special affair with
prizes for the best scores on selected
holes, and for the fewest number of
puts.
The mex, event on the program will
ment, thirty-six holes, eighteen to be
played at Meridian Hills course, June rs,
and eighteen at indianapolis Country
The next affair will be the city cham
pionship tournament at Coffin municipal
course, July 80 to Aug. g. inclusive. The
nrst gay VIII be given over to qualifying
round ana the remainder to match play.
The final meet of the season will
be a tWo-ball foursome tournament
at South Grove municipal course,
Sept. 10, which event will ring down
the curtain for 1928
TINE program appears attractive,
Il and the 7. w. G. A. should
find its membership increased ma
terially before the city meet at
Coffin. Mrs. Hoag invites players
who desire to join to telephone her
and be paired up for the tourna-
ment at Avalon Monday.
PairingS will be made at noon
Saturday, and all players intending
to compete are requested to tele-
phone their entry to either Mrs.
Hoag at Humboldt 1850, or to Mrs.
Scott Legge, the secretary, at Hum
boldt 1947, before noon Saturday.
Upon the attitude Of the weather man
depends whether or not Frank Shields and
Will Diddel scrap it out for the May
championship at the Meridian Hills Coun-
sK q Day '9 o dee to asn nd SPSk 6eb
at Louisville, Saturday. and seemed
fayorable to moving the match up until
those plans. The schedule calls for thirty
six holes. Frank and Bill no doubt will
end and Settle the argument and also see
that other Plans OF the two are not inter-
fered with.
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CHIELDS also has to worry about
~ the Indianapolis Country Club
spring handicap tournament, in
which he rapidly is progressing to-
ward the finals. Highland has third
round matches in the spring handi-
cap scheduled for Saturday, too, so
some of the boys are going to be
busy taking in the big Kentucky
horse event and keeping golf ap-
pointments. Woodstock Club holds
the first round of match play Sat-
urday.
Holes in one strike are not new in the
life of Russell Johnston, 3555 Washington
percha from tee to cup in one wallop on
hole II at South Grove late Thursday, it
was the second time he had enjoyed such
sensation. Russell used a maShie for the
130yard drive. It was the first time j. L.
Barnaclough of the Indiana Theater. who
such a feat. Harry Schopp manager of
the course, became quite excited as he
witnessed the happening. Russell told
Harry that he made a hole in one several
years ago while playing with his uncle in
New Hampshire.
X7ANCE SMITH, who takes care
v of the matter of letting the
world in on the doings at Wood
stock Club, called and told us the
outcome of the qualifying round in
the Woodstock spring tournament
last weekend The pairings for
match play to start Saturday follow:
James Darlington vs. Maurice Haines;
VS.. Thomas Kackley: Fred Davis VS.. win
ner of tie play-off Walter Brown VS.. Ed
son Wood; J. E. Hall VS.. Dan Layman;
Charles Greenhouse Jr VS. Harlan Will
son, and George Denny VS.. Leonard Camp
bell.
Harold Thorpe, Booth jameson. Ward
Dean and Edward Norrell all tied for
sixteenth position in tn Woodstock
qualifying round and JUS Be ore match
play Saturday will play off the tie and
the winner will take the place as OPP
ponent to Fred Davis in match play.
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The losers in the first round Of
match play will form a consolation
flight and match play will start for
them May 26. In the qualifying
round James Darlington was low
scorer with 85.