The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-08

ever. The trophy will go as per-
manent possession to the team that
wins it six times.
GONE time ago the I. A. G. played
- for its club championship and
Johnny Simpson and Frank Shields
tied for the high honors with 70
each. They agreed to play it off
next Wednesday. The Marott team
championship affair will have side
issues galore.
Incidentally Frank Shields, who
belongs to both the I. A. G. and Co.
lumbia clubs, can be playing in
three-fold capacity, first to beat
Simpson in the 1. A. c. playof, Sec
ond to become Columbia Club cham
pion, and third to turn in the best
score possible for the Marott trophy.
Which team Shields will play for
is still a matter of conjecture. He
can not play for both teams.
Among the other well-known
players who are seeking the Colum-
bia title are E. c. Pulliam Jr.: Jack
Blxler, DR.. c. H. McCaskey, Bernie
Lehman, Sammy Simpson, Dr. Paul
Hurt, Cliff wagner and others.
Past winners Of the John T. Moor
man trophy, awarded to the Colum-
bia Club champion, which was first
awarded in 1927 and which will be-
come permanent possession of the
first three time winner, are: Will
liam L. Lucas, 1927; v. v. Roby, 1923;
Jack Bixler, 1929; George S. Lance,
1880; Leonard Solomon, 1881; DR..
Paul Hurt and A. F. Buchanan, who
tied in 1882, and Bernie Lehman,
1893.
MAX BUELL., tournament man
WI ager Of the Indiana P. G. A.,
announced today the third annual
Indianapolis open pro-amateur four
ball championship will be held at
Coffin municipal course Sept. "a,
Is and 26.
The event will be match play and
all the teams will engage in an
eighteen-hole qualifying test Mon
day, Sept. "a to determine the
thirty two-team that will battle for
the title. Amateur players who de-
sire to play as teams may do so but
must play from scratch. Entry fee
will be: Professionals. SIS, and anna
teurs, So. First round matches will
begin Tuesday morning Sept. 25 and
continue morning and afternoon
through Wednesday.
Buell. also announced there will
be a 500 cash and merchandise
prize for the winning team along
with other cash and merchandise
awards to other teams.
Quite few Indianapolis pros and
amateurs will enter the annual
Eastern Indiana Open to be played
next Tuesday over the MinnetriSta
course in Muncie. A pro-amateur
tournament will be played Monday
on the draw partner. medal play
with handicap basis. The thirty-six
holes of the open will be played
Tuesday.
On Sept. II, another Monday pro-
amateur will be held, and this one
will be over Meridian Hills course.
Buell. states pros will be allowed to
select their own partners for this
one.
THE best ball match between
Il four Indianapolis golfers, who
have captured 1884 championships
scheduled to take place Sunday aft
ernoon at Speedway course, has
been postponed one week and will
be played Sunday, Sept. Is, Bill
Heinlein announced today.
Dave Mitchell, national public
links title winner this year, will
team with Ralph Stonehouse,
Miami Open champion, against
Heinlein. who won the Indiana
Open title. and Johnny MCGUIRE,
Indiana state amateur champion.
Mitchell, after agreeing to the
match Sunday, was informed that
he was needed at his regular occu-
patton on that day, and rather than
try some sort of substitution Helm
lein and the others decided to post
pone the feature one week.