The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-31
BY DICK MILLER
Times staff Correspondent

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Aug. 81
The eyes of Indiana golfdom were
cast toward French Lick today
where the semi-f1nals matches in
the annual State Amateur cham
pionship we're being played.
George Lance, of Terre Haute, de-
Tending champion, was pitted
against John Lehman, of Gary, Big
Ten Conference star and Dwight
Mitchell, local flash, crossed mashies
with Will Diddel, Indianapolis
veteran. No one questioned the
statement that the four players rep
resented the cream of the States
gutta-percha chaSers.
Lehman played some beautiful
rounds this week and Thursday
hung up great card to beat his
club mate, G. w. Bader, 4 and 3.
Lance was not so good Thursday and
mixed iii some bad golf on an other
wise gcod-looking card against Bob
Bowen of indianapolis, whom ne oe-
feated, 4 and 8.
Bill Diddel came through with a
fine performance to down E. M.
Moore of South Bend, 8 and 6. Bill
rallied near the end of the morning
eighteen to gain a 4 up lead at
lunch time. He increased that two
more in the first nine holes of the
afternoon and when he Gagged two
brides on holes twenty-nine and
thirty, the match was over.
In the other quarter final match,
Dwight Mitchell got hot in the
afternoon as if he liked the idea of
playing in the rain. He led John
Bartlett of Hammond, l up after
10 holes. He was up at o. and
finished the match on the thirty
second hole, 5 and 4.
Pairings today in other flights:
Good Fellowship Flight uS HoIes)
Dick Kimbrough. Muncie. VS.. Francis
Paul Barley, French Lick. VS.. DR.. H. L.
Cooper. South Bend.
Special Flight us HOIes)
Keitt Owen, Terre Haute. vs. r. Spring
er. French Lick.
Secretary's Flight (S6 Holes)
Andy Crawford. Terre Haute. vs.. G. A.
Committee Flight (Ss HOIes)
JACK Bixler. Lafayette. VS.. W. J. Weller.
Results of play Thursday In other
fights follow:
Presidents Flight
Luke Lincoln. Indianapolis; Glen Harri-
son, Athca; Bernie Lehman. Indianapolis,
and Paul Shafer. Indianapolis, all de-
Eddie thinner, indianapolis. defeated
Ralph Stevens. Evansville, and 8.
W. L. Redman. Peru. won from Bill
Wilkinson, Indianapolis. default.
(FinaD
Eddie thinner defeated w. L. Redman.
Peru, default.
Vice Presidents Flight
Charles Taylor, La Porte. Ray Robert
annapolis; Dick Taylor. Greencastie; F. S.
EISoeck. IeTre Haute; Robert Resener, Ko-
komo. all defaulted;
DR.. r. F. Barnard, shelbyville. defeated
Paul Barnard. Shelbyville. 4 and 3.
Directors Flight
Tony Bruggeman. FIT. Wayne; Jack
Tuite. Indianapolis; John Simpson. Terre
orbison, ,IndianapoIis; james Hanblen. IN
dianapolis; Joe McDuffee. Indianapolis
and Frank Shields, Indianapolis matched
medal play cards and Simpson with II was
the winner.
Good Fellowship Flight
Dick Kimbrough, Muncie, defeated F.
Hanley. Muncie, and 2.
Francis Cox, Terre Haute- defeated r.
E. Calender. Marion. and q
Ray Barley. French Lick. won from r.
Bobbitt. Kokomo. defalut.
s. A. Sayers, Greencastle. and /.
Special Flight
Blaine Patton. Indianapolis. defeated
Gene Blanford. indianapolis, 2 and /.
Keith owen. Terre Haute. defeated
Bradley Hall. shelbyville. default.
r E. Talbot Greencastle. defeated Jess
Collier. Marion, and 4.
r. Springer. French Lick, defeated w.
L. Lincoln, Indianapolis. default.
(Semi-Finals)
Keith owen. Terre Haute defeated
r, Springer, French Lick. defeated H. E.
Talbot, Greencastle, and 2.
Secretary's Flight
ANY Crawford. Terre Haute. defeated j.
J. Mossler Indianapolis. 2 and /.
@. A. Young. Lafayette. defeated E. j.
Agnew. Indianapolis. and 7.
Committee Flight
Jack Bixler. Lafayette. defeated Miles
Standish. Bedford and 2.
W. j. WELLER. La Porte, defeated c. j.
Espie, Terre Haute, and ).