The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-28
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INDIANAPOLIS six man public
links golf team will entrain next
saturday afternoon for the trip to
81. Paul where they will compete in
the tenth annual United States Golf
Association Public Links champion
snip over Keller golf course, Aug. 4
10 g, inclusive.
Keller course Is the same course where
me $4,000 st. Paul open was held the
past weekend. Inesmuch as Ralph Stone
mouse. Pleasant Run pro. n Massie MIL
lsr played In IL and made a great showing
IN the open. It might be well for the To-
cal bows TO get together with these two
when they return from ST. Paul and yet a
line on the course.
Stonehouse fred 296 in the big money
event. which is not very much over par
and Massie came in with Sol for the
teventy-two holes. No doubt they learned
some very interesting features about the
keller layout. such as where the treach-
eTous penalty spots are located and what
shots are to be avoided.
Thursday night Of this week finds the
six players who are TO represent our city
IN the national event guests Of the South
Grove Mems Club at a chicken dinner at
South Grove. Every golfer in the city Is
invited to attend. according to Kenneth
Loucks. president. Several speeches Will
be made and maybe among them a few
words OF advice from Stonehouse and Mil
Ter. The members of the team. William
Heinlein and Johnny Mcclure Of Speed
way. William Russell of Pleasant Run.
Dave Mitchell OF South Grove, Mike Pol
lax OF Riverside and Edwin Beeson Of
Sarah Shank will be the honored guests.
Speakers will tell about the local quail
fyinR tournament and how the money was
raised to send the team to st. Paul. Mem
hers OF the team will be introduced. John
Eiblack. secretary Of the Indianapolis Pub
lie Links Association. and Harry Schorn-
stein. vice-president. will be present and
give each player his railroad ticket and
instructions.
Johnny INQUIRE will be named
- team captain. Mcclure has been
on the Indianapolis team before,
and should know how to direct the
play of the local boys at st. Paul.
He will submit the names OF Helm
lein, himself, Russell and Mitchell
as the Indianapolis four-man team
to play for the Harding cup at st.
Paul. They we're the four low
oualifiers in the local thirty-six-hole
tournament.
Dave Mitchell will act as secretary and
treasurer of the local team and will handle
the finances. Leaving here at 5 p. m. over
the Big Four route. the team will make
close connections in Chicago to the Chi
csgo, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul railroad Tor
the overnight trip to st. Paul, arriving at
$40 a. m. Sunday. Thus they will have
two days OF practice over the course be-
fore the qualifying play Tuesday. Head
quarters for the team will be the st. Paul
hotel.
A banquet will be held on Monday night,
Aug. 8, at the hotel for the officials OF
the U. s. G. A. n players. At that time
the, local delegation will present several
letters from local officials. Mayor Sullivan,
mark board members, Chamber OF Com
merce and others inviting the national
tournament here In 1882 or 1888, prefer
ably 1898.
indianapolis has more public links than
any city in the country. 1t has many
other civic features. When the new Coz
I'm course is completed, we will be in
perfect position to entertain the national
event. Diddel promises the course VIII be
in perfect shape for 1888.
The dinner Wednesday night at South
Grove will begin at 6:3c and will cost
$3.50. The number will be limited to sixty.
II YOU intend TO be there, get mold OF
Kenneth Loucks at once.
ATEXT Tuesday and wednesday
~ will find the 1881 state open
championship on tap at speedway
course. The championship will open
on Monday with an eighteen-hole
pro-amateur, which will give the
bows a chance to look at the course
before the big test.
On tuesday morning the big show Will
start. It will be SO holes on Tuesday and
the same number on Wednesday. Play
IN of ties will come Thursday. II needed.
.Johnnv Watson of South Bend will be on
hand TO defend his title, won last year
at Gary. Guy Paulsen. Neal Mcintyre,
RaInh stonehouse. Massie Miller, Bill
finder and Chick Garringer are the
nrominent challengers. Indianapolis 1ans
are certain to see some of the finest
shooters in the country in the event. Guy
paulsen, former state open champ, was
right in the thick OF the recent national
pen championship to the very last round
at Toledo. Neal McIntyre's ability is
known the country over and certainly the
showing OF s%tonehouse and Miller at st.
Paul is not to be overlooked.
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Last winter The Times held ar essay
contest for women giving six free lessons
to the forty women who wrote best essays
on why I Would Like to Play Golf" One
Of the winners was Mrs. Lois Johnson. sol
Arlington avenue. Last week Mrs. john
son played in the women's state cham
pionship at Avalon and the fact that she
carried home a prize as winner Of one of
the consolation flights should encourage
other beginners. Roy Smith and Dick
Nelson we're the instructors OF the indoor
school classes.