The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-07
BY DICK MILLER

TINE indianapolis Public Links
Il golf team, stranded in Port
land. Ore, without funds for
twenty four hours. is on its way
home today. via Los Angeles, thanks
to the courage of some local
municipal golf club presidents and
SIS supplied and wired to them by
an Indianapolis "ange" to
municipal golf.
The team. which travelled to the
national public links championship
at Portland last week in the City OF
Indianapolis plane, wired Jack
Crawford. who has long been the
angel to South Grove and other
municipal golfers when little cash
or unusual efforts to put something
over was concerned that they
needed about 1913 to get home.
Strong head winds had used more
gas than predicted and heavier eX-
penses than expected had depleted
the treasury, which was short of the
normal! amount even before the
squad departed from home.
Crawford Immediately got in touch
with Kenneth Hoy. South Grove
club president; Nelson Marks. COT
fin club president and Harold
Stricklin. Pleasant Run Club presi-
dent and appraised them of the
SOS telegram for funds Hoy
suggested his club would assume an
obligation of SIS. Although the
other two clubs have only small
treasures, Marks and Sericklin
agreed they would raise money some
way. through dances, chicken din
ners. exhibition matches. etc. and
they willingly agreed to stand re-
Sponsible for SIS each. Jack Craw-
ford supplied the SIS and away It
went over the wire, TO bring our
boys home.
Two weeks ago. Ralph Stonehouse and
Charlie Riggs challenged Russell Stone
house and johnny Vaughan TO two-ball
fourseme match at Coffin. Ralph and
Charlie were victors. I up. So pleased was
the gallery that the links stars decided
TO repeat with a return match at Pleas
ant Run SUNDAY. These matches were TO
he free to the public. However. whom the
pros heard of the plight Of the three club
presidents in having to borrow SIS TO bring
the national team home they suggested the
hat be passed at Pleasant Run SUNDAY
for donations.
The story Of the stranded team and the
exhibition match was carried in this pa
NJ hat
thought nothing should be published about
il and the public should be kept in the
dark about the news. He wanted to know
WHY this paper did not hold the story
out. his idea being IL might hurt In
dianapolis.
no indictment OF the Indianapolis Public
LingS Association or any OF the generous
contributors 10 the fund that vas col
leciec 20 send the team 70 Portland. Il
was not enough. The hat was passed al
all the matches PLAYED 10 determine the
local public links champion. me indian
others. the complete list We ex-
pecs 20 publish as soon as we can Eet y.
who did not and the municipal golang
pubic for one did not support the matches
and the. qualifying tournament the way
i should have
ALLERY estimated at 500 fol-
NJ lowed the exhibition match at
Pleasant Run Sunday and many
ask Harold Stricklin when the hat
was going to be passed. They want
ed TO contribute. In explanation OF
why it was not passed, Stricklin and
the four pros said
We intended 10 pass the hat and
give the proceeds TO the Pleasant
Run club TO wipe out the SIS loan
Stricklin personally is responsible
for in wiring the money to bring
the team home just as was stated
in The Times Saturday. When the
story appeared in the morning pa
per Sunday that the team was not