The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-22
By DICK MILLER

A brilliant young star, Alice Bell
English, playing championship golf,
today put an end for at least a
year to the reign of Mrs. A. E. Bull
son, TT. Wayne, as Indianas golf
ing queen.
Since 1928, Mrs. Bulson has ruled
the Hoosier feminine club wielders,
but her putter, usually her strong
est weapon, failed her today at
Avalon and she saw her game
crumble. Miss English, 17-year- old
West Lafayette girl, swept to a SEN
sational triumph, staging a come
back that was matched by a des-
perate uphill fight by the cham
pion. The final count was 3 up
and ! to play for the scheduled
eighteen holes.
Miss English took the heart out
Of the champion on the first three
holes, when she dropped long puts
and a fifteen-foot approach shot to
90 three up at the start. She in
creased this to five up at the seventh
green and held the same edge at
the turn. She continued her bril-
liant play to go six up on the tenth.
Wins Five Holes
Then Mrs. BuIson apparently re-
gained her championship form
while the youngster cracked, and
the titleholder won five holes in
row. Miss English ran into trouble
in traps and the rough. Going to
the sixteenth tee, the young chal-
lenger held l up lead.
The champion missed three-foot
putt on the sixteenth green that
would have squared the match and
Miss English won the hole. Miss
English drove 228 yards on the
seventeenth hole to be Just four
feet short of the pin from the tee.
Miss Bulson was short, and after
approaching, took two puts for
four while Miss English was down
in an easy three to win, 3 up and l
to play.
Miss Gustafson Wins
Miss English has been playing golf
for five years but was unable to
enter the state tournament until
last year, when she became Is on
June /. She failed to qualify at
Hammond last year. Miss English
graduated from high school last
year and will enter Purdue this fall.
Miss Dorothy Gustafson, 18-year-
old South Bend star, will oppose
Miss English in Wednesdays upper
bracket semi final contest. Miss
Gustafson today eliminated Miss
Geraldine King of Wabash, another
girl golfer, up and to play. Miss
Gustafson was out in 40, one over
Women's par, but was only / up
over her battling opponent. Com
ing home she played near par golf
while Miss King encountered diff
Guilty in traps
Mrs. Patten Victor
Mrs. j. c. Patten of INDIANAPOLIS
Country Club was the first to
qualify for the seni-fnals in the
lower bracket, defeating Mrs. G. A.
Jaqua, another local player, 3 up
and 2 to play. Miss Patten vas
playing in fine form.
Miss Elizabeth T'.---' FIVE times
city champion, waged bitter
battle with her local rival, Miss
Elizabeth Abbott, tourney medalist,
in the final contest. Miss Dunn was
three up at the turn, but lost three
straight holes on the back stretch
and went to the sixteenth tee with
the match square.
Wins on Twentieth
The city champion won the six
teenth with a birdie, halved the
seventeenth, but got into trap OH
the eighteenth and the match was
squared again. They halved the
nineteenth and Miss Dunn trimphed
on the t-~ortieth gree.
meeting was held, It was decided to ac
feps the , jnyiltatiop Of ,C59oguillaTd course
will be held there.
Mrs, H. L. Cooper of South Bend was
70 succeed Mrs W B. oieavenser q Of Ham Ham
mond. Mrs. Glen Howe corresponding
secretary of Avalon this wear was named
nett of Highland again was chosen secre-
tary and treasurer for the coming year.
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An eighteen hole putting contest was to
follow the matches today beginning at
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