The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-18

NTITH indications Of letup by
w the weather man, and sun
shine instead of rain, golf club
members are looking forward to
programs scheduled for Saturday
and Sunday.
Speedway will be a hOtbed of activity on
Saturday, when the second annual In
diana High School Athletic Associa ton
title tournament will be held. Why this
tournament is held on the same day as
the state track meet is something for the
officials Of the state association to answer.
The boy who is a good trackman as we'll
as a golfer finds himself trying TO COM
pete in both events. if it is possible to
play golf and then speed to the track
carnival at Butler field.
We know of several boys who can do
both sports well and because it takes
about four hours for a round of golf,
they are up against "a stiff proposition try
the same day. We are informed that is
what several will attempt to do.
The water has receded and Speedway
officials are working overtime preparing
vasion of the high school lads. There will
be more golfers with ideal swings on
that course Saturday than there is in an
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real golf drive out to Speedway, Satur-
day.
This weekend will be real silk for
the Avalon members and a medal
handicap tournament permitting entrants
to play 18 holes on either Saturday
Sunday is on the program.
Jack ThibOdeau, chairman of the golf
committee and one of the Real Silk
Hosiery mills gang which belongs to
the club. has rallied the group together
and prizes will be in abundance-aIl
Real SILK products.
NEXT Monday, the first pro-
L Y amateur of the season will be
held at Highland, having been post
poned from last week. Max Ruell
hopes for a large turnout at the
opening event. with a reduced entry
fee. Instead of a $40 entry fee for
each team as in past year, the fee
will be SIS this year, with the system
of conducting the tournament ro-
tating.
Monday. each pro will choose his anna
teur partner while at the next event all
the names of the amateur players will be
placed in a hat and drawn out by the
pros.
All pro-amateur events will be staged
on the best ball score basis and mateurs
will be accorded handicap based on their
handicap allowance at the club where
o9T Strokes WY be WIN r2en one Re IN
pro amateur events. and this will be de-
Quoted from the best ball total. Players
two strokes and players with handcaps
from 1914 will be allowed three strokes.
Those between IA and 1S will get four
1ye strokes will go to players with club
handlcaps over 49,
The Lawrence township band will bene-
fit from the entire proceeds of a golf
Harrison course, with Bill Heinlein for
mer state amateur champion: Happy Alyea,
Indian Lake, pro: Fred Keesling. Fortville
pro and Ralph Stonehouse, Coffin course
pro- as the contestants.
Major T. L; Spoon will referee and the
admission Will be so cents.
Il n
The, golfers of Oaklandon. Lawrence,
section certainly are taking Wp % the Inks
game in a big way. Richard Appel, coach
at Oaklandon high school. sent in a
his school who desire to enter the eighth
annual Indianapolis Times schoolboy
tournament at Pleasant Run, June 1915,
inclusive
This is the first entry blank submitted
but word from all the schools indicate
more interest than ever and undoubtedly
for the eighteen-hole qualifying round on
Monday June II.
The tournament will be run in two
divisions. one for high school boys and
the other for grade school lads. The Oak
landon bows entered are William Mehaf-
fey. Cyril Burk. Marcus List Berg New
house Lee Lefforge. Pierce Abbott. James
Morris. John Morris and VICTORY HARMS