The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-24
BY DICK MILLER
Times Staff dent


More natural golfing conditions con-
fronted George Lance of Terre
Haute, seeking his third consecu-
tive championship of the Indiana
Amateur Golf Association and
Dwight Mitchell of French Lick,
challenger as they took to the fair
ways and greens of the Hills Coun-
try Club course today for thirty
Six-hole match that will settle the
amateur golf supremacy of HooSier-
dom for 1929. Lance is defending
champion having won the title in
1927 and 1923. Mitchell, the local
hotel auditor will not be sporting
something new if he wins as he was
champion back in 1925 when the
tournament was held here.
These two young gentlemen sue
cessfully turned back two veteran
golfers Friday in the semi-f1nal
matches of thirty-six holes. Lance
defeated DR.. E. w. Cant of High
land, Indianapolis and 5. Mitchell
defeated Bobby Resener of Kokono
who was champion three times in
years gone by, the last time in 1920
and before that in 1918 and 1914.
The score was and 8. The last part
of the Resener- Mitchell match was
played in binding rain storm that
followed a high wind. The rain
was needed, as the course during the
tournament has become baked an
hard as concrete.
Things did not look so bright for
Resener as he took the tee on the
nineteenth hole, trailing Mitchell
five down after the morning half
of the match. Resener pushed his
approach shot over the green and
took a S, and Mitchell was good
for a par 4 and went six up. Res
ener, who is capable of putting
great, sank one of his character
istic green taps for a birdie 3 and
won the twentieth hole. Mitchell
missed two shots completely and
took 5 on twenty-one, but Res
ener again was past the flag on his
approach and got a halve. He ran
a twelve-footer on the twenty-sec-
ond green and won it. It was
Mitchell who ran the putt to win
the next hole after he had gone
over the green and had to chip
back. Resener lost chances for a
halve by getting into a trap.
Mitchell's tee shot was carried
into the rought by the high wind
and Resener won with 8 par on
twenty-four He sank ten-footer
for a birdie on the twentyfl
and made it three straight holes
won by sinking a nice putt for
birdie on the twenty-sixth. This
hole, which is a dog leg affair
around the corner of a woods, pre-
sented Resener with a chance. He
shot the short way, over the trees
and then sent a great approach
shot $50 yards to the green twelve
feet from the cup and ran it. They
halved the twenty-seventh in par 4
each. Resener was now two down
and had shot the nine holes played
since lunch in 81, two under par.
Mitchell took 81, one over par.
Storms Breaks
At this point the wind had
reached a high gale and rain was
falling. The gallery in most part
quit and watched from the club
house porch. Mitchell got into a
trap on his second shot and Res
ener take thre puts to half the
hole on 6s two over par. Mitchell
won the twenty-ninth and was
three up again. Each took three
puts to halve the thirtieth, as well
as the short thirty-frst.
Mitchell Clipped to within two
feet of the cup and was down in a
birdie and went four up. With a
binding rain and gale at their
backs Mitchell stepped into one that
went over the green ana on to the
next hole tee and shot back to the
green for a 6. Resener, who had a
chance to send the match dormie,
took three puts and it was over.
Rain Helps Links
The hard conditions are held re-
sponsible for the wave of low scores
that were hung up. With the ball
rolling great distances on drives and
second shots, it has been possible
to eliminate almost entirely third
shots on long par holes and roll
the ball onto the green where two
puts meant brides and one putt
an eagle. The rain will slow the
course and make par today very
good golf shooting, as heretofore
this week a round Of par was I'M
noticed with 68s, several COS and an
abundance of 70s and Ills turned
in on cards that rate the course as
hard 70 par.
Lance, who had a scare in his
match with Dr. Cant during the
first half of it Friday morning,
which ended with the champion
making recovery during the last
six to lead up at eighteen holes,
did not play very much better golf
in the afternoon, but DR.. Cant did
not seem equal to the opportunity
to continue his great battle. Lance
lead 2 up at nine holes, and then
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