The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-13
Highland Pro
Takes State
Open Honors
Neal Mcintyre Finishes One
Stroke Ahead of Ralph
StonehouSe.
BY DICK MILLER
Times STAFF Corresponde

ANDERSON, Ind, July 13.-An-
derSon golf fans today were still talk
ing about the great finish Of the In
diana Open golf championship here
Friday, when Neal Mcintyre Of the
Highland Club, Indianapolis won
top honors with 283 strokes for y
holes.
Neal nosed out Ralph Stone
house, of Coffin, indianapolis, by
one stroke and George Lance, OF
Terre Haute. State Amateur cham
pion, by two strokes.
The large gallery that watched
the threesome Friday were treated
to some great golf. The fans saw
the lead switch from one to another
as play progressed and finally rest
with Mcintyre who gained a slight
advantage on the SEVENTEEN hole
and which he held until the end.
The trio. paired together gave the
gallery break, by fate, that hardly
could have been planned. At the
end of thirty-six holes Thursday,
StonehouSe led the field with 1873,
Mcintyre came second with 142 and
Lance led the field Of amateurs
with 1916
Stonehouse Holds Lead
During the morning round Fri
day Stonehouse held to his lead
for the first nine holes. Mcintyre
got going" on the last nine of the
morning round and pounded out
four brides and several pars to give
him a 90 for the round.
Stonehouse went two over par for
the round and his lead was cut to
one stroke. Lance held on and went
into actual third place in the meet
as Murray and Walters slipped a
bit. The leaders scores at fifty-four
holes were Stonehouse, 210; McIn-
tyre, 211, and Lance, 216.
The stage was set for a great
round in the afternoon. Mcintyre
missed an eighteen-inch put on the
second green that would have
evened the the score. When he shot
two brides on the next two holes
against two pars for Stonehouse he
went into the lead by one stroke.
Lance in Top Form
Lance shot 81 on the first nine
and Stonehouse and Mcintyre. who
were battling between themselves.
found the amateur champion close
on their heels at Sixty-three holes.
Mcintyre led with 248, Stonehouse
was next with 249 and Lance was
third with $50.
with the Terre Haute player fir
ing twos and threeS the fans were
pulling for him to win. At the start
OF the thirteenth hole the entire
match was deadlocked at 261.
Stonehouse grabbed off a birdie
and Lance duplicated. Mcintyre
took the heart out Of them with an
eagle 3. Lance tied it'up with Mac
on the next hole when he birdied
with g. Lance took three puts
on the treacherous sixteenth for q 5
and was tied by Stonehousa for sec
ond place, one stroke be- md the
Highland pro.
With the score, Mcintyre. 275.
StonehouSe, PTS, and Lance 277, the
trio blasted away at the next two
holes trying for brides, but all had
tours on both holes and the match
terminated that way.
The tournament paid prize money
to the first fourteen pros. After Nc
1ntyre and Stonehouse came Walter
Murray, Gary, 288; Bob finder. An
derson, and Wally Nelson. Indian
apolis. 293; Bill finder. Anderson:
Herb Walters, Gary 294, John Wat
son, South Bend and Roy Smith.
Avalon, Indianapolis. POT: E. r. Mel
son, Culver; Russell Stonehouse.
Riverside, and Marion Smith. Peru.
299; E. Leonard, Bedford, 30l. and
Dick Nelson, Meridian Hills. In
dianapolis, and w. Laughlin Of
Evansville, 302
Lance led the amateurs. Glenn
Harrison, Attica, was second with
300; John Simpson, Terre Haute.
and Tad Brown, Anderson. tied with
303 and Art Collar of South Bend.
with 308, nosed out Jack Tuitte Of
Highland, Indianapolis, for sixth
DIqpn with a o0Q