The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-31

INDIANAPOLIS golfers tried some
\ OF the famed Hoosier hospitality
On lew home town subjects Thurs
osy night and sent a six-man team
% PUBLIC Links golfers away from a
banquet table at South Grove club
mouse we'll filled with food and con-
Iioence for their quest of the ma
e.ohal public links championship at
OF. Paul next week.
He occasion was a bon voyage dinner
nosts we're the South Grove Mems club
mere we're more than sixty members and
sues1S' the honored ones being. Johnny
s1cGulre. captain Of tn eteam. Bill Bein-
ZEN Dave Mitchell. Billy Russell. Edwin
6eeSon and Nike PoIlak.
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AFTER being satisfied the bovs ve,e
stuffed with chicken. Jack Crawford. toast
master began calling the sneecbmakers
s~l-l4e0n Loucks. president OF the South
49,, 49, Oiun and main instigator Of the
S S.-.l'r' ana Harry schopp. pro at South
'O'e opened up the fireworks
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oVilH Nlnlack' secretary Of the Indian
apoAs Public Linuks Association. Harry
0oAornstein. vice president. who is going
a4ong TO take care Of the managerial
auues were others.
several hundred Buttons bearing. ''Indi-
annapolis Next viii be distributed bv the
Vean at st. Paul, These will inform tour
4iey players that Indianapolis. center OF
municipal golf of the world. demands the
national tournament in 1882 or 1893
ArIhur Q. Lockwood. director of NIL
nclpal golf in Indianapolis. and Bill Reed
Of veteran public links golfer who has
"eathered few national tournaments.
ADDED words Of encouragement to the
boys.
Aassie Miller and Ralph Stonehouse. To-
car pros who Just recently played in the
o. Paul $4,000 open over the Keller
course over which the national public
links Championship will be played. de-
scrlned the course and gave the boys
bit OF professional advance advice on the
pest ways to score the course
few words fro mthe three scribes pre-
sent. Bill Fox Jr.. Alfred j. Roche and the
writer brought the dinner to a close but
not without impressing the boys that rea-
sonable failure through breaks of the
game viii be accepted back home but
failure to play the golf of which they are
capable never will be forgiven.
Two anonymous donations Thursday
night rounded out the fund to defray the
expenses Of the team. The team will de-
part Saturday at p. m. for Chicago over
the Big Four. arriving at st. Paul early
Sunday for two DAYS Of practice before the
big event gets under way.
A LITTLE added excitement was
L n interjected into the dinner.
just as the boys we're about to tie
into the big feast, Max Winchel
came bounding in to announce he
had just entered the golfers hall of
fame. Max was playing with Mrs.
George Wagner, and on hole No. II
sent a tee shot straight to the pin
that fell short but trickled up slowly
and disappeared into the cup. The
boys took time out to cheer Max.
Rounding out q big two weeks for local
golfers, will be an exhibition match at
Highland Golf and Country Club, sun
day, Aug. 16 George Won Elm and Billy
Burke. will play Neal Mcintyre and an
Indiana pro to be selected.
Burke and Won Elm. staged a 72-hoIe
play OF OF the regular 1E-nole nauOnal
championship at Toledo early this
month, Burke finally winning by one
stroke. McIntyre's partner win be de-
termined by showing of the pros in the
Indiana Open championship at Speedway
next week.
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Monday finds~the State Open getting
under way with the customary 18-hole pro-
amateur. the score of which has nothing
to do with the 72-hole championship Tues
day and Wednesday. Pros and amateurs
will get at the business of settling the
1881 open championship early Tuesday,
however. when SO holes will be played. The
same number Wednesday rounds out the
Championship card