The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-25

THE thermometer was lowering
l. around los wnen Ken LouckS,
the Young man who sees to it that
South Grove municipal links is not
neglected from the publicity stand
point, encountered your correspond
ent on the street.
Ken had this to say:
Dave Mitchell (the big, SUM-
bronzed golfer who for many years
has kept South Grove muny course
in the hmelight) is back from his
honeymoon and firing just as good
golf as ever
Further we learn that Dave paced
the field of forty-Seven who play in
the qualifying round of the South
Grove championship He had IA
total for the thirty-siX-hole trial
test. Fifteen failed to qualify. The
thirty-two who did fired 83s or bet
ter.
Mitchell is the defending cham
pion, and will battle Erwin Huber in
his first-round match scheduled for
the coming weekend.
The fifteen who failed to make
the rifle were paired up in a con-
ISOLATION flight, which will be known
as the Presidents flight, LouckS
said. Lawrence Laughlin drew the
lone bye.
DAIRINGS for the South Grove
Il championship flight follow: Dave
Mitchell VS.. Erwin Huber, George
Bradford VS.. Herman Olsen, Paul
Gentry VS.. Floyd Chaffee, George
Hicks VS.. Max Blackburn, Edwin
Dorset VS.. Lemuel Harrison, Ken
Loucks VS.. Dick Bacon, A. w. Black
VS.. Charles Cook, Marvin Hickman
VS.. Bob Dittruch, Vaughn King VS..
Charles Brockman, Erval Hilligoss
VS.. Dick Carlstedt, Bob Laycock VS..
J. N. Mcdaniel, Ken Hoy VS.. Bob
Lorton, Carl Granneman VS.. j. w.
Peden, Ken Lemons VS.. Francis
Jones, Russ Menhennett VS.. Norman
Thompson and Jess Leach VS..
Tommy Hansen. The presidents
flight pairings:
Harry Benjamin VS.. Charles Recap,
Lawrence Laughlin bye, James
MauS VS.. Tom Brooks, Harry Smith
VS.. Lucky Stucky, Ted Hayes VS..
M. A. Gaskins, Paul Blackburn VS..
Ralph McCreery, Harry Chomel VS..
Wib Jones, Bob Sparks VS.. Charlie
Bush.
South Grove members have some
thing besides club championship
to worry about. Massie Miller, pro
at Noblesville, and a team of his
Forest park golfers will be in town
next Sunday to battle the Grove
team.
On the following Sunday the
Fortville team will be here for a
return match.
TINE Indianapolis Athletic Club
!. will hold its annual club cham
pionShip the middle of next month,
probably Aug. IS to %. The exact
date will be determined by the golf
committee this week.
George Steinmetz, chairman, al
ready has plans perfected for BAN
quet, at which time several prizes
such as presidents, secretary's and
directors cups. placed in circulation
by the original officers of the club
several years ago, will be awarded
for the coming year. In addition,
the committee made up of Stein
metz, r. v. Law, Manning Norland,
Bill Umphrey and DR.. j. William
Wright, has numerous other prizes
for low gross and net score shooters.
JUDGING from the comment
j heard at Highland Monday, the
annual state open at Helfrich
course, Evansville, Aug. and 10, is
going to have a heavy entry from
this section.
The activities of the downState
boys, who gained an advance purse
of 5000, is especially interesting to
the pros. The recent statement by
Max Buell., tournament manager of
the Indiana P. G. A. that amateur
prizes would total approximately
$500 in value. also has linksnen in
these parts looking south.
Bill Slyker, athletic director at
Evansville college, and president of
the Helfrich course mems club, is
doing a great job of promoting and
has q f7pe croifr, of aids
The eighteen-hole pro-amateur