The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-15
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HARRY BARROW of Firestone
a l. Rubber Company didn't do
much skidding as he toured Broad
moor Wednesday in 81 blows to
lead the field of seventy-two golfers
taking part in the Indianapolis Re
tail Tire Dealers Association
tournament. Darrow won the low
medalist cup and Charles Knoerle.
also Of Firestone, kept the record
clean by winning the low net
honors with &C.
II It was big day for Firestone, It was
a bigger evening for the rest OF the boys.
Norman Trimborn. secretary of the Ma
t!onsl Trio Dealers Association, was the
guest Of honor and ia local dealers took
part in the dinner and funfest at the
club.
Jack Carr was POSTMASTER and awarded
q large number OF prizes for low net and
gross scores. NJ. Hunt won the blind par
prize and when Jack figured Up the team
scores he discovered four men from Fire.
stone and four from the KellY-Springaeld
company each had 3sl strokes. The two
teams will play of the tie at Speedway
next week to determine the winner OF
the Indianapolis Times trophy.
George Lance and Jack Bixler Of La
fayette who we're to play on the tie they
finished in for low medalist honorS Of the
Indianapolis Athletic Club-Columbla Club
team match last Wednesday no doubt will
play the rs deadlock of today as the
rules stipulate seven days and today is
the last day.
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Final check having been completed by
John Nlblack and Harry schornstein Of
the indianapolis Public Links Associa-
ton. the six-man team and three alter
mates are named to TAXA pays ~ x ma
tlonal public links championship at ST.
Paul, Aug. 4-s.
Each public links In the city has at
least one man on the team, Speedway hav-
ing two and the others one each. Coffin
not being open this year naturally is not
repre9ented.
Billy Heinlein and Johnny Mcclure come
from the oval links. while Bill Russell
plays from Pleasant Run, Dave Mitchell
from South Grove. Mike Pollak from Riv-
erside and Edwin Beeson from Sarah
Shank. Had the team been hand picked
1t hardly could have been more repre-
sentative, and as a1ternates, there viii
be Pete Gilchrist and Fosdick Goodrich
of Pleasant Run. Bill wilkinson OF Speed
way and Addison Coddington Of River
side to step in the lineup in case Of
necessity.
ATIBLICK reports there were
IN seventy-f1ve paid entries in
the qualifying tournament and the
entire receipts, $3.50, went into the
fund to defray the expenses Of the
team to st. Paul. The Indianapolis
District Golf Association gave $50
and Pleasant Run Club staged blind
par tournaments until they earned
$50.
When NibIack wrote the professionals
around town asking for donation Of prizes
for the net scorers, Jimmy Lawson at
Country Club came through |
in a big way. Jimmy got busy with the
members and by popular collection Jimmy |
raised $50 out at the 7. c. c. That is |
real private club spirit towards the !
golfers
That boosted the finances to $500 and |
the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
athletic and convention bureaus. per Smoke
and Grippe. announced they would under |
write the other 5000 needed and go out |
and get It. So once again Indianapolis |
will be represented in the national public |
links championship and we hope that each |
player will wear some sort of an identifl-
sation that the folks who watch the tour
hament will know that five different pub
bic links are represented at st. Paul. that
Indianapolis has two more. Coffin and
Douglas park and that Indianapolis is the
proper place to hold the national cham
bionship in 1888 over the new Coffin links.
DR.. c.. J. Silver and Edward Norris, |
both of Pleasant Run and John Niblack. |
Riverside received the prize OF six golf
lessons each from Clayton Schultz Sarah |
Shank pro, for the players with the high
est gross scores OF the tournament.
coddington. Goodrich and wilkinson
bach received prizes for having gross |
bcores Just outside the prize trip. Good
rich called up today to learn If he could |
enter the national amateur but the |
entries closed July 7;
There we're several net prizes awarded |
on the basis OF the finishing position. The
prizes went to the players in positions
ending in and g. such as 10, IS, % and |
so on. They were: r. Emhardt, Sarah |
Shank: A. Coddington. Riverside; Joe
Mcclure RiversideS Harry Yelton. River |
side; Anthony Petrie. Riverside; r. L.
Bmith. Pleasant Run; DR.. G. P. Silver, |
Pleasant Run: Leslie Muesing. Pleasant
hun; Colonel Madison. Riverside; Ed
Urich. Speedway; Jack Petit. Riverside;
Cliff Hanson. Riverside; Gene Anderson.
Riverside: E. j. Fox Pleasant Run;
Marry Odds. Pleasant Run.
c. H. Beckett and o. A. Hoffman
both had their names engraved on
the Independence cup at Meridian
bills, having finished alike in the
bag tournament, both reaching the
nineteenth cup with their allotted
strokes. The cup was awarded by
the tournament committee of the
club of which Ralph Evil is chair
man.
on next Saturday a novelty tourna-
ment. the Blind Nine" will be played.
Enrants take the handicap strokes on the
holes where they come on the score card
and. after the tournament in over and the
nine holes are selected from the eighteen
MT random, the PLAYERS with the lowest next
Kor those nine holes will be winner. On
guly 25 Meridian Hills players will shoot
1t an added attraction. a group Of prizes
awarded by the Golfers Magazine of Chi
lago.