The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-18

Even a new individual course rec
ord failed to win first place for
Ralph Stonehouse in the weekly pro-
amateur at Avalon Monday, but
Ralph is pleased to take the IS and
the record after hearing that the
course pro, Roy Smith, had made
five Cts during the last four years,
but never was able to get under on
any Of them.
Ralph was playing with Bob Arnold of
Greenfield and their total gross came to
155 from which Arnold's handicap Of
eighteen was subtracted to make a net
II. r. Jones and Glen Fears put together
gross scores Of IS and 50 and then sub
tracted a handicap OF thlrtY-one ana hao
a net 1856 for first money.
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Getting back to StonehOuse' rampage on
the perfect figures, one notes that nary
once did the Young Coffin course pro slip
over par, All the pars added together
total IL. so brides on five holes cut his
total to 66 and there is nothing else I'M
usual to talk about.
Ralph was hitting his shots. When
golfers hit their shots and get on to the
velvet in the required number each time.
they usually are close enough on numer-
Gus occasions during the eighteen holes to
be putting for brides. and Stonehouse is
one of those putters who gets his share.
He went out in "a, two under par. get
ting brides on the third and the fifth
holes. Coming home he birdied the tenth.
twelfth and seventeenth to he in three un-
der par with n 30.
The other prize winners were Ben Cody
and Ben Roberts with gross total of l68
and net l40. Bill finder Of Anderson,
and A. D. Reese with 1853 gross and l4l
net; Chuck Garringer and Leo Franklin
with l62 gross and i4l net. and Al Wysong
and N. overman with III gross and $50
h pro-amateur next Monday will be
held at Bill finders Grandview course
in Anderson, and the pros will draw their
amateur partners from a hat.
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While all the excitement was taking
place about the Stonehouse Sc, a quartet
of club members were having i bit of their
own over on hole No. 1. which is a 1871
yard poke on which most players use a No.
g iron. ]. G. Martin did, and while Chick
Taylor. Oscar Haug and C. T. Kottlowski
looked on. the gutta percha took a couple
of bounds after it hit the front edge of the
green and disappeared into the cup for a
hole in one.
4 ND speaking of holes in one,
"A we must not forget to mention
that it is not always the duffer who
makes them. although it is true
they make most of them. Bill Helm
lein. who has been playing the game
for several years and who has many
titles. made his first ace" shot re-
Gently at Speedway. where he lofted
one on the short sixteen hole that
had a ticket. tee to cup without de-
tour or stopover.
II is not too late TO mention that our
tip last week that Jimmy Lawson. veteran
Scotch pro at the Indianapolis Country
Club. planned TO give his ~proteges a last
minute locker room pep talk Just before
they trotted out on the links to battle their
ancient rivals. Highland. reaped results.
And the charges that dear old l. c. c.
is guilty Of PROSECUTING are untrue, too. we
are told. because veteran Bill DiddeI is a
man Of many clubs and while IL is true he
exercised his right to choose a week ago
and played with Meridian Hills against
the I. C. c. and aided in gaining a Hills
victory. he likewise was within his rights
TO join with /. c. c. and battle the High
Ianders. at which club we are told he re-
Iinauished his membership.
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Bil teamed with his old rival. Eddie
zlml3er, against. Max Buell. and Jim Ste
yenSon and while Eddie trounced Make