The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-07
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p AIN early in May means better
A fairways In June, July and
august Golfers are looking for
ward to those days as tournaments
playing time. Whether they be
senior, junior. men or feminine
golfers. they are getting their sea-
sons plans arranged. During May
and June The Indianapolis Times
VIII stage two annual affairs. The
sixth annual interscholastic, or
schoolboy meet, will be held at
South Grove links the middle of
June. The first annual Indianapo-
lis Times women's free golf lesson
class tournament win be staged at
Sarah Shank course on Sunday,
May II. The schooIboy tournament
viii have an entry Of 200 or more
while there viii be a field of be-
tween thirty and forty women in
the other affair.
During the past winter several hundred
women wrote essays to The Times telling
Why Would Like TO PLAY Golf" From
these ESSAYS forty we're selected as the
best. The contestants we're divided into
four classes and given six free lessons
each By Roy Smith. pro at Avalon. and
Dick Nelson. pro at Meridian Hills. as
sisted by Lester Smith and Mel Barton,
professionals.
Because most OF them are business
women It IS found necessary to hold the
tournament on Sunday. 1t will be a
nine-hole event and will be arranged by
A. c. sallee park superintendent and
Arthur G. Lockwood, municipal golf di-
rector in way to cause least possible in
convenience to the regular Sarah Shank
players There will be several prizes.
The forty players who we're members Of
the four classes are advised to get into
action and prepare their games for the
test. Time and other tournament details
viii be announced next week.
NEXT month, along about the
IN close of school, the sixth an
nual schoolboy tournament will be
staged by The Times at South
Grove. This event has developed
hundreds Of boy golfers, some of
them now contenders for the state
amateur championship, some Of
them golf professionals and all of
them good golfers.
IN the past 1t has been the policy TO
stage only one tournament and entrants.
whether they be from high schools or
grade schools. were forced to play in the
one event. The entry list OF boys OF
grade school age has grown so fast st has
eTd DO T7T,se
will be high school division and grade
school division. The high school event
will take In entries from Manual. Tech
meal. shortridge Washington. Broad
Ripple, Cathedral and Park school. The
grade school division will include all boys
in public or parochial schools or private
schools UP to the eighth grade or equiva-
lent. However. some OF the boys In the
higher grades OF common school will pre-
fer to try their luck in the big event. ANY
grade school boy who wishes TO play in
the high school championship may. do so.
The first day will be given over to
qualifying play. eighteen holes, from
morning until night. Both high school and
grade school boys will qualify on the same
day. The thirty-two high school boys with
the lowest qualifying scores will be formed
into the championship flight They will
play morning and afternoon matches Of
eighteen holes each for the next two days
until the two fnalists are determined. The
two who fight for the championship will
play thirty-slx holes.
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THE grade school boys will play
L only afternoon matches. The
sixteen lowest qualif1ers will be
formed into a championship flight
and all the matches in this division
will be eighteen holes, final match
included. More announcements
about this tournament will be made.
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All that is required for entry is that the
boy have a set Of clubs and that he
attend grade school or high school and be
able to have his entry blank signed by
the principal or golf coach Of that school.
The golf coaches OF the high schools will
meet at This Times next week and de-
termine the dates