The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-07
Four Contests Staged at
Coffin Course in Quar-
terminals.
CHAMP RULES FAV0R!TE
Miss Dunn Plays Mrs.
Kelley in Second Round.
BY DICK MILLER

Somebody faced elimination today
in the annual city championship
tournament being conducted this
week at Coffin course by the Tndi-
annapolis Women's Golf Association,
with quarter-flna matches in the
championship flight and semi-fnal
and consolation matches in the
other fights scheduled. Heretofore,
1t merely has been a question of
losing and then playing In some
other fight. Loss today, however,
means total elimination from fur
Their play and naturally a reduction
Of the field from 80, as 1t started
Monday to half that number.
Semi-final matches will be played
In the championship flight Thursday
and final matches in all the flights,
thus clearing the way for the final
match in the title fight Friday.
Galloping through the first round
matches Tuesday, the favoriteS in
practically all cases found them
selves on somewhat wobbly ground
today.
In the championship fight Miss
Elizabeth Dunn, defending cham
pion, is expected to dispose of MIS-.
Charles A. Kelley, Jr. Mrs. James
E. Bingham of the Indianapolis
Country Club, who enjoyed the SEN
sation of breaking 100 for the first
time in her golf career when she
qualified Monday with Sc, found
the Coffin course even more to her
liking Tuesday and defeated a club
mate, Mrs. Carl c. Gibbs, in a first
round match, 2 and l, and also
whitfield her Monday score down five
strokes and made it 81. She plays
Miss Elizabeth Abbott of Avalon to-
day and further reduction of her
score might prove disastrous to Miss
Abbott, but that is hardly expected.
If there is such a thing as fea-
ture match in today's schedule then
the match between Miss Ruth White
of Indianapolis Country Club and
Mrs. Ben G. Stevenson of Meridian
Hills should stack up as a head
liner. Mrs. Stevenson has been 60
ing along quietly in this tourna-
ment hitting the ball on the nose
and keeping under the 90 mark
and if Miss White defeats her the
match will be a huge upset rather
than a headline battle.
L. AF l.
the big fight calls for Mrs. M. J.
Abbott of Avalon and Mrs. Jean
Mazur of Coffin to cross mashies
and this contest can be figured in
advance as anybody'S victory. Mrs.
Abbott plays a very steady game,
but Mrs. Mazuer, who plays regu-
larly at Coffin, has not been scoring
as she should and may strike her
stride today and crash through to
a win.
All losers in the first round
matches Tuesday In both the cham
pionship and other flights were to
play consolation matches today.
Play Earlier in 1880
The tournament next year will be
played earlier, it was announced at
the annual business meeting Tues
day. BaSing their judgment on
figures which show that the regular
two-day tournament held by the as
ISOLATION in June brought out the
largest field ever, it was decided that
the city title play should be held at
that time, instead of in August when
several players are out of the city.
The dates will be arranged, accord
ing to Mrs. Charles A. Kelley Jr.,
new president, so that two weeks
elapse between the finish of the city
meet and the start OF the state
championship.
Mrs. Kelley was elected president
for the coming year, and Mrs. Carl
c. Gibbs of the Indianapolis Coun-
try Club was named vice-preSident
to succeed Mrs. George E. Stewart OF
Pleasant Run. Mrs. Harrison Ben
nett OF Highland was named to I'LL
the notwithstanding, vacated
by Mrs. Kelley. Mrs. D. S. Menasco
of Highland is the retiring presi-
dent.
Mrs. Ray Van Horn OF Avalon
won the putting contest Tuesday
after a five-hole playoff with Miss
Martha MacDougall of South Grove.