, 1935-06-21
lot CONTESTS
ARE EXPECTED
) Of Valleys Top Golfers
To Participate In
Sunday Meet

One Of the fastest medal play
blf tournaments the Valley has
Fer produced is expected 70 be on
splay at the Brownsville course
-nday when some rs Of the VAL
Tvs top amateurs tee off in Is and
hole competitions against Old
an Par.
Never before have so many Valley
nateurs been on their games. and
be golfer who cops the champion
hip flight will have to be close 70
'ar over the SO hole route.
/. Al Escalante. Jr., who won the
Ist valley wide medal play tourna-
4 ent conducted here. Is out Of the
Inning since becoming the course
70. He carded a 70, one over par,
WIN last year, nosing out Bill
Iarton OF Mercedes by one blow.
, At least seven OF the is players
the championship flight have an
Ten break at the Dorfman- Waite
ophy.
h Hill Cooke, the Harrington sand
gravel mogul, was medalist. tour
IL the Brownsville course leisure
in ever par figures OF u. Cooke.
one time or another, has o
.'ery important tournament the
Hey has had to offer. He is cap
lie OF Sub-par golf on the loca.
urse, and Is one Of the favorttes
the current tournament.
'tCharley Pickett. Brownsville bank
TX, has won some tournaments
la has been runner-up many a
|me. When he's hot. he Is well nigh
|ATncible. He holds the Browns
lie course record with a 81.
Fred Adkins, Brownsville produce
oker, has blosSomed out as a top
hight golfer OF late and he hits
lar and sub-par figures on the
|cal course frequently. His most
cent honor was winning the an
|1ai Rex Beach tournament here
st two weeks ago he banged out
68-lpne over the course record.
NGazf6n Peek. who came here some
|onths ago to enter the insurance
|aslness, Is one OF the best known
|nateurs in the state. Three years
70 ne was r~unner-up In the state
|nateur. being beaten by Willie
hunt Of Houston on the 37th hole.
would be no great surprise II he
|ere to distance the field in the
B hole competition here Sunday.
Ed Brady. the San Benito the
Erical mogul. Is another who Is
the running for the Dorfman-
Faite cup. He has covered the ID
ole route here in So and Is capable
par almost any day.
Long John" Barnum OF Edin-
lIry Is another player capable OF
the cup.
"Wee Dickie" Turner Of McAllen,
hrmerly a member OF the U. T.
olfing team, needs no introduc-
or He and Hill Cooke used to
chit 1t out for almost every Valley
Dlfing honor.
Bill Barton OF Mercedes is an
Iner collegiate golfer with more
hap-an even break In the current
armament. Bill, as a member OF
ae Rice squad. placed fourth In
ie Southwest Conference tourna-
Ient this year.
In addition to the championship
light Of SO holes. there will be l8-
ole competitions for a first. sec
Id and third flight. There are go
atered in the tournament now, but
Ne entry list viii likely be swelled
, around rs by playing time Sun
Nv morning. $3.50.
In addition to the Dorfman-
laite trophy, set up In honor OF
Bert" Waite. enthusiastic top
light golfer who died here recently.
will be donated by The
Pipkin- Manske. Aziz Bro
hers. J. c. Penney and possibly
There IS no entry Zee for the
yurn6 ment.
ThE pairings, showing qualifying
,ores. are set out below:
Championship Flight
$50 a. m.-Hill Cooke Of Har-
ngen CID, Charles Pickett OF
townsville (75), John Barnum OF
dinburg T4). CASTOR Peek OF
townsville C75).
8:35-Jimmie George OF Browns
lie C76), Dick Turner Of McAllen
T3). Ed Brady Of san Benito C75),
red Adkins OF Brownsville G5).
8.40-R. L. Chamberlain of Har-
ngen C7S). Bill Barton Of Mer-
CID, Al PolZin OF San Benito
49,. Gene Darby OF Pharr G5).
8:45-Dale Harrison OF Browns
lie G6). Paul Jones Of McAllen
~. L. I. Voight OF Brownsville
I'D and Bethel Cole Of McAllen
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