The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-17

I AFAYETTE, Ind, July 1.-THE
IL difference between the strain
Of qualifying and lust another
round is told by the record-break-
ing performance Of Young Bob
Hamilton of Evansville. who set a
new course record Of Sc for the West
Lafayette Country Club course late
yesterday.
Young Bob is here to play in the
annual state junior championship.
He barely got in the championship
due to the fact he scored an 80 in
his qualifying round and had to
participate in a playOf.
In the afternoon while playing in
a friendly foursOme with Bob Har-
rel. Tom OHaver and Earl Huclin
of Bloomington, Bob set the course
on fire. He was out in 81 and back
in IS, both subpar rounds.
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Hamilton started after the record
on the first hole, where he Clipped
in from of the green. A tWO-foot
putt gave him a birdie on No. 3 and
a ten-fOoter another on No. 5. He
Clipped up dead for his pars after
making wild shots on Nos. and
9 and came out Of the trap for
another on NO. 6, to be out four IN
der par.
He was down in two puts on ev-
cry green of the second nine except
the twelfth, where a three footer
fell for a birdie. The fact he was
on in regulation figures on every hole
meant that he had reasonable puts
on every one of the greens for
brides, but just couldn't get them
TO fall.
THE champion. Bobby Dale, who
Il had to win his way into the
championship flight in the plavoff.
made a great recovery shot on the
first hole to gain his position. Bobby
was of to the left in the rough on
his second, but Clipped over a trap
and dead to the pin and sank a
tour-foot putt for his par 4.
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Don Rink of indianapolis cap
tured the record for late entries.
Last year it was little Bobby Dale
who drove to South Bend with
friend and got his entry in with
barely enough time to qualify.
Monday, young Rink appeared at
the starters table at exactly 1886
p. m. Supplied with a scorer he was
sent on his way. He had a hard
time finding pars and failed to
qualify.
DUD PETTIGREW of Pendleton,
ID who was medalist in the 1882
L H. S. A. A. championship, failed
10 qualify Monday. He took an 81,
one stroke out of the select circle.
John Hyduth, runner-up in the
recent South Bend city champion
ship. and expected to provide plenty
of fireworks in this tournament.
failed to appear. Walter Knoll,
South Bend city junior champ.
failed to qualify, taking an "a.
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After taking a seven on the ninth
hole, the result of being in a ditch,
young. Art Lockwood of Indian
apolis. a Purdue student, refused TO
blow and held his own on the back
nine to get in with a 70.
George CHECKER of South Bend
held the record for low score on the
first nine all morning Monday with
a So. one over par, but he blew up
on the back nine TO take A and
finish with an so. He lost out in
the playoff.
NOUNG BOBBY DALE, the de-
i Tending champion, missed
hole-in-one on No. Is by inches.
Bill Reed Jr. and Bill Russell, both
Of Indianapolis. not only tied for
medaliSt honors. but they also tied
for the prize offered to the player
with the most brides. Each had
three.
The tournament set a new entry
record. There were lab entries and
40 turned in scores. Last year at
South Bend 12S paid their entry fee,
but only I'D played. With a record
entry. officials of the local club
worked hard and ran everything off