The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-20

ID AIN stopped the Columbia Club
IN golfers who had planned an
18-hole tournament at Hillcrest
yesterday and they deferred the
event until today Indianapolis
Athletic Club members refused to
give up to the rain and wind and
carried out their tournament at
Speedway, but with a somewhat de-
pleted entry list.
Billy Reed Jr, who recently cap
tured the Indianapolis District Golf
Association 1885 championship,
waded the water, battled the wind
and fired an 80 to succeed Johnny
Simpson of Washington as title
holder. Simpson, ex-Indiana anna
teur champion had won the title
four times, including 1884, but was
unable to get under "a yesterday
and relinquished the throne of /.
A. =. champ in his usual gracious
manner to his young successor.
Roy F. Hartz of Highland gal
Hoped home the winner of the first
low net honorS, a twelve-Stroke ham
dicap slashing his gross "a to p.
These three men will have their
names engraved on the trophy indie
alive of the title they won, Reeds
on the permanent presidents cup;
Simpson as runnerup on the vice
presidents cup, and Hartz as low
net shooter on the directors cup.
Prizes were distributed at an BAN
uuet at the Indianapolis Athletic
Club last night.
Scores turned in graded on the
gross basis, and not on the net
amount, follow:
Bill Reed Jr.. so-3-77: Simpson, 54-3-
81; R F. Hartz. S4-12-72; John David.
85-4-sl: Gerald Norris. s5-1l-74; Francis
Truitt. 85-ll-74; Maurice Gronendyke.
s5-s-77: w. A. Umphrey, 86-13-7S; Keith
Johns. s6-1o-76: Caleb York. s7-1o-77.
Frank Shields, s7-e-s1; Jim Kirby,
eO-1o-so: George Hilgemeier. 92-16-76;
Edward Hilgemeier. e3-14-79: John Welch.
93-l4-79; Bill Meyer, 93-17-76; Joe Stout
ss-s-ss: Herman Deupree. 97-16-s1.
Manning Norland 1O1-1Es7; C. S.
Drake. lol-l9-s2; A. R. Jones, 1926
II: J. r. Mccoy. 105-17-88; R. c. Fox,
los-23-8S: Harry Scott. 11o-3o-8o.
THE Columbia Club links eXecu-
i tives held a hurried conference
at noon yesterday when it was evil
dent the rain was going TO hold
out as an all-day affair and it was
/ decided to hold the tournament over
until today. The decision came too
late to hold of five foursomeS who
had already taken to the course, but
their scores will be given due con-
sideration tonight when the gang
assemblies around the festive board
when prizes are distributed.
When one of the drenched In
dianapolis Athletic Club golfers who
braved the rain yesterday inquired
who won the Columbia Club event.
he was told, they called their tour
nament of on account of rain. Just
a bunch OF Softies."
Columbia club officials immediate
" answered they were only men out
to have a little fun at golf. and since
no major title was at stake they de-
cided to defer until today.
But from the mumblings that fol-
lowed, we gathered something
about. well take care of those
guys later when we play EN- for
the Marott trophy" The tourna-
ment for the Marott trophy involves
the members of both clubs. and the
one with the Is lowest gross score
aggregate wins possession for one
year. Columbia Club now holds
possession.
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THE deadline for entries Of golf
Il ers who had hopes of making
the lineup Of the indianapolis Pub
lie Links team in the National. Pub
lie Links championship to be played
at Coffin course, July 20 to Aug. 3,
has passed. The U. S. G. A. controls
the entries in the national tourna-
ment and June Is was the deadline
set. which Of course applies to all
cities in the country.