The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-17
LETTER from Miss Mary

IA Gorham at Frankfort, presi-
dent of the Indiana Women's Golf
Association, brings added good news
about the state tournament at
Hammond, Ind. in july. A week
ago it was rather doubtful if the
meet could be held there. The
clubhouse at the Woodmar Country
Club was reported destroyed by fire.
A letter from Mrs. w. D. Cleayenger
Of the Hammond club to Miss Cor
ham, however, stated that only the
roof had burned off, with consider
able damage to The interior fur
nishings. Plans for holding the
tourney at Woodmar are underway
again. A fiat roof is being placed
over the house and will renew It to
its previous condition for the tour
nament.
We arc informed that Mrs. a. =. Bull
son, present champion Of the state. now
touring the Orient, viii be back home in
TT Wayne about May 1. That means that
she will have two full months to Eet her
game in shape for the state meet. Her
return also will mark tbs mailing Of the
association year books. as she Is the seere-
tary of the organization.
A. W. siler. secretary OF the Riverside
Golf Club. invites golfers to the first
meeting OF the year. Friday night at the
course clubhouse New officers will be
elected. committees appointed and the
1880 tournament schedule adopted.
A IMOST any evening, a visit TO
IA South Grove finds Billy Moore.
young pro. out on the teaching
ground with some of the fair sex
who have taken up the game and
seek pointers. Some of the recent
addition to the South Grove army
are Misses Mary Ann Beale and
Marjorie Trask of the Link Belt
Company. Mrs. Fosdick Goodrich
IT, 1921 College avenue; Mrs. G. G..
Goodrich. 5416 Central avenue; Miss
Viola Surge. GA Udell street; Miss
Pearl Harlan, 1112 Central avenue.
and Vershal Lavina Casper, 1914
East Thirty-fourth street.
Ninety nine boys have registered to
compete in the Cathedral school cham
pionship golf tournament this year. They
hope to gain permission to play the event
free at South Grove and We see reason
why the school boys should not have free
privileges at the golf courses. the same
as they do of baseball diamonds and
tennis courts.
A GRAM announcement
L "A of the homecoming dinner and
tournament to be given Neal McIn-
tyre pro at Highland. Saturday
April 26. has been presented. The
gram" asks that everybody Sc
lect a partner for the two-ball four
some before April &c and make the
selection known to the committee.
Prizes for the winners and runner
up pairs will be awarded.
n
Jimmy Hammiu. chairman OF the golf
committee. and George ". Klein. presi-
dent. have arranged with Neal to tell of
some OF his interesting experiences during
the past winter. Other speakers will be
Klein. Dick Miller (the banker), Fred
Van Nuys and C. L. Kirk.
TINE Highland affair will be a
Il novelty 1t will be the first
time we know of that a two-ball
foursome has been played with
strictly Scotch rules. The Scotch
and the English play the game
regularly. but the Americans have
been accustomed to following the
rules Of straight foursome play or
if they play two-ball foursoneS de-
viate from the rules a bit and both
drive and select the best pne.
Each pair of players Saturday will de-
termine before they reach the first tee
who is going to make the drive, whether
il be n 20O-yard poke or a dubbed shot
the two will alternate shots from the hrst
smack.
The dinner following the tournament
has been especially arranged BY the club
membership in honor OF Mcintyre
who put the club on the golf map during
the winter months by his play in Florida
and California. Neal was up in the money
in the big meets and rated headline no.
tice in papers ali over the country. With
Highland OF indianapolis tackled on "a
his name. the local club came In for q
lot OF prestige. Jimmy Hammiu. chair
man Of the golf committee. announced