The Indianapolis times., 1929-05-02
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= BY DICK MILLER

six and says Made that in five, one over
par. Shall we play for so cents on the
next hole too?"
After the eighteenth hole the golfer
adds up his score and stops when he
has reached eighty seven. He then has
a swim. a pint of gin. sings Sweet
AdeIine" with six or eight other liars,
and calls it the end of prfct day.
Golf is funny game and many
a joke has been pulled about the
golf widow Jack Crawford, presi-
dent of the South Grove club, was
rather late getting around one
evening recently. AS he trudged
into the clubhouse, Washburn, the
starter, was busy counting up the
days receipts and Harry Schopp
was perusing over some books.
Schoop tells this one on Jack.
He funbled nervously through
his knicker pockets for a nickel to
call home and explain his lateness.
After he had dropped the coin and
dialed the number, Jack was seen
to slam up the receiver and reach
for his nickel as it fell into the slot.
AS he walked past Schoop to the
dressing room, he was heard to
humble:
why call? I might as we'll wait
until I get there and catch hell
only once!"
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A bunch of the city hospital EN-
ployes have been slipping out to South
Grove after work for a try at the golf
ing game. Misses NJ Myers. B. Moffit,
L. Prewee, G. Jackson and Emma Fall
stead are the latest to Join the "divot
brigade"
Miss Blanche West. teacher at School
~. can be found out at South Grove many
en- evening after classes. Stanley Scroggs
is one of the recent Fletcher Trust Com
pany boys to be bitten.
NEENTIoNING the Fletcher
4V1 crowd, brings to mind the
persistency with which W. T. john
son, one-armed employe of the COM
pany, is going after his game this
year. Johnson took up the game
year ago and before the season
was over had defeated a bunch of
the other employees and he is gun
ming for more Of them this sum-
mer. His best score so far is a
81 and promises to get under that
soon with a little practice with the
putting blade
Ed Snethen. attorney, found the yoIf
game bit harder than the Law business
made in 142. but Ed insists that goif has
It's advantages over law. Ed says YOU are
your own judge. jury and advocate; you
furnish your own witness, the caddy;
assess the damages TO yourself and II you
IeeI that YOU deserve new. trial all you
tee. ''n a. Inc nrs'
The women Of Avalon held blind par
tournament. with a fair-sized turnout Of
entrants e1t+ nt, Mrs NJ J. Abbott took. down
second place. Tuesday is Womens dav at
Avalon this year.
VOUR correspondent visited
IL Pleasant Run Wednesday and
met the new pro, Ken Miles
formerly Of Urbana, Ill. Ken is en-
thusiastic about his new place and
stated that quite lot of clubs al
ready have been sold this spring
which means that many new PLAYERS
are taking up the game. Ken ad-
ded that the course is in rather
good early season condition.
Miles reminded us that he exnects "a
get well acquainted with the Irvinrtonians
tnday night at the club smoker The
anair VIII be free, Harry Schornstein
president, issuing city-wide invitation for
golfers to attend. The place is the Pleas
ant nun Clubhouse on the course.
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Kenneth Loucks. publicity chairman of
South Grove, informs US that South Grove
members also vii have get-toeetheY
Friday night Members are urged "a At
tend as the season tournament schedule
Will be drawn.
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