The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26


Il who play the municipal course
have deep interest in the welfare o
gether to give Ralph and Russell S
national open.
THIS is to be a cheering sendoff
Il of the type in which money will
talk, and those in charge hope they
have enough to make it yell.
The Stonehouse brothers, pros at
the two municipal course located
across the road from one
another at Riverside, are the only
two Indianapolis professionals who
were able to qualify for the ma
tional open play. Naturally, In
~dianapoliS is glad to have their
names gracing the program at the
eastern title play.
John Niblack, president of the
indianapolis Public Links Associa-
ton, and members of the board
met recently to talk over the mat
ter of a purse to aid the boys in
their expenses during title play.
Arthur Lockwood, municipal golf
supervisor, thought the idea Of a
purse was a good one and started
the ball rolling with a $40 bill.
Kenneth Hoy, president of South
Grove Club, said his club would
hold a blind par tournament this
weekend, with all entry fees go
ing to the purse. Pleasant Run and
Sarah Shank followed suit on the
idea and Riverside and Coffin are
planning to go all the way in an eff
fort to do what they can for their
pros.
MEAL MINTYRE plans to tell
~ the boys at Highland about
the idea and take donations. I'm
doubtedly there are many private
club members, who know these two
boys, that will want to drop a little
into the hat.
Private clubs usually defray the
expenses of their pros to the major
tournaments when they qualify, but
municipal course pros have no such
support.
incidentally, it takes them away
from their courses a week or more,
and these boys are not on a salary
basis, relying On the sale of golf
equipment and teaching to produce
their earnings. That is why the
amateur boys, particularly the
municipal course d%evotees who know
the hard sailing their pros have
faced the past couple of years, are
interested in helping them all they
can in return for the favor of put
ting Indianapolis on the 1884 golf
map.
ITEM Shortridge boys have signed
l. up for The Times interscholaS-
tic golf tournament, to be held at
Coffin municipal course, June TO.
They r John David, Earl White,
Victory Kingdom, Bill Meyers, Lewis
Schilling, Bert Kingan, Robert Phil
lips, Don Grant, Dave Grant and
James Wilson.
Dick McCreary, Shortridge, last
years winner, is expected to enter
before the qualifying rounds,
Wednesday, June 6. Lieutenant
George Naylor, coach, is in charge
of Shortridge entries and students
there should see him to sign a
blanket entry sheet.
DILL HEINLEIN, young golf star,
ID was obliged to mix a little sor-
row with his happiness yesterday.
A new baby son was born to Bill
and his wife and, with a future golf
champion prospect in the Heinlein
household, everything was joyful.
Then came the news of the death
of Pete Kreis, Speedway race driver,
and that took the edge off of Bills
broad smile.
For several years Bill has played
his golf on the Speedway links and
many a round has been with Pete
Kreis. as the latter took to golf to
get himself in physical shape for
the race.
Chuck Garringer, Speedway golf
pro, and Bert Street, close associate
of the race drivers, both as a bearing
company salesman and a golfer,
were hard hit by the Kreis death.
Just a couple of weeks ago Pete
tookopart in a pro-amateur at High
land and played with Roy Smith.
He was a real sportsman and the
boys round the Speedway will miss
him.
DUT we must add congratulations
II to young Mr.. Heinlein, pro at
L. StrauS & Co., where he sells golf
equipment and gives lessons. He has
a golf protege, n that he I'M
doubtedly will take pleasure in show
ing the many trophies he has won
in links battles the past few years.
Don't forget to tell him, Bill, that
you were the only two-time winner
of The indianapolis Times inter-
scholastic tournament during the
first eight years it was played.
We CHANGED to meet A. L. Trester.
Indiana High School Athletic Asso-
citation commissioner, on the street
yesterday and told him that we
thought Columbus had a pretty hot
team in the recent I. H. S. o. o.
state golf tournament at Speedway
Trester then mentioned that he
had been giving the state golf tour
nament a little bit of thought lately,
with the idea of doing something
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