The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-21
Lance Downs Stevens by
7 and 8 and Takes on
Redmond.
PAUL SHAFFER LOSES
Taylor of Lafayette Also Is
Eliminated.
BY DICK MILLER.
Times staff CorrespOndent

HILLS COURSE, French LICK,
Ind, Aug. 21.-George Lance of
Terre Haute, defending state anna
teur golf champion and low medal
ist in the current meet, found little
opposition in Robert Stevens of
Greencastle in his first-round
eighteen-hoIe match this morning,
winning up and to play.
Lance was 10 meet w. L. CRags)
Redmond, Peru, in a second-round
match this afternoon. Redmond
won. from Fritz Cox, youthful Terre
Haute golfer, by default. Cox left
French Lick Wednesday night for
Anderson, TO compete in the Indiana
state junior tourney.
"a First Nine
Lance went the first nine this
morning in "a, two under par, dupli-
eating his two scores OF Tuesday. He
shot three brides, and was of form
only once, when he took three puts
on the third green from six feet.
Miles Standish of Bedford defeat
ed Ray Robertson of Avalon. Indi-
annapolis, three up and two to play
this morning.
Ellis Springs Surprise
Don Ellis Of Greencastle turned
in the first surprise victory of the
tourney when he eliminated Paul
Shaffer, Highland, Indianapolis, 8
up and 2 to play. In another first
round upset, Fred Wampler of Bed
ford eliminated Dick Taylor of La
fayette up in close battle.
Other first round matches today
resulted as follows:
James Stevenson, Meridian Hills,
indianapolis, upset the veteran
Jack Tuittee of Highland, 7 and 5.
Dr. E. w. Cant, Highland, Irtii-
annapolis, scored a surprise victory
over Keith Young of Lafayette,
third in the qualifying list, l up.
Chick Bader of Gary went twenty
holes 20 defeat Dick Cant, High
land, indianapolis.
Bill Diddel, Highland, Indianapo-
lis. five times champion, lost to DR..
r. F. Barnard, Shelbyville, l up.
Mike Moore, South Bend, downed
w. Weller, La Porte, and 4.
P. S. Talbot, Bloomington,
eliminated Frank Binford, Highland,
Indianapolis, up and 2.
Bernie Lehman, Broadmoor, In
dianapolis, lost up and to 3 to
Ralph Stevens, Evansville.
Max Buell., Highland, Indianapo-
lis. conquered his fellow clubman,
DR.. M. Clark, and 4.
John Bartlett. Hammond. nosed
out Frank Shields, Indianapolis
Country Club. and l.
Robert ReSener of Kokomo beat
j. H. JOSS. Indianapolis Country
Club, 2 up.
Lance's card for the morning
round today:
Par Observation-Disclosures. 444 35S 544-36
Lance .............ii,x,......445 343 4S4-Si
far OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..444
Lance ...........--...- .444
Some mighty fine golf cropped out
here during the qualifying round.
Quite startling indeed when one
Figures that thirteen of the thirty
two players who qualified in the
championship fight last year are
absent from this years tournament.
A score of 1872 for thirty-six holes
earned James Stevenson Of Meridian
Hills, Indianapolis, and Fred Wamp-
Ter of Bedford, positions 81 and 80
in the championship flight, whereas
a score of 166 was high last year.
Lance Medaiist
George Lance of Terre Haute, the
defending champion. again took
down the low medal honors for the
thirty-six holes with a score Of 1873
Last year Lance scored 143. Dwight
Mitchell, the local product, who
keeps books in the hotel at night
and COLTS in the daytime, again was
in second position among the quail
fiers Last year Mitchell trailed
Lance nine strokes with 152. This
year he trailed the champion but
five strokes with 143, the same score
that Lance leu IAlC AlCAO "4UAA AS1SN
year
No Alibis
Internationally the golf this year
Is much better than last, the atti-
tude of the players is better and
the alibi stuff seems entirely absent
Highland of indianapolis won the
team trophy for the four lowest
scores. Paul Shaffer. with 152. Bill
DiddeI and Max Buell., with 154 ano
Jack lutte with 156 gave them q
total of GIG. Lafayette came second
eighteen strokes behind, with 634.
DR.. NJ. E. Clark won the prize FOL
Che senior golfer having the loves
thirty-six-hole total. Clark had 10,
and qualified in the championship
flight. jess Mossler. DR.. G. H. Nc
Caskey and H. L. Simons OF High
land all tied for second with l64s.
Matches today we're for two round:
of eighteen holes each which vii
narrow the field Of championship
contenders from thirty-two to eigh
by nightfall.
With Lance playing bang-up golf
he is even odds against the field tC
win