The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-04

distributing MS mistakes rev ana
far between, Nike Pollak, young
Speedway linksman, forged into a
single stroke lead at the end Of 1s
holes Of the tenth annual Indian
apolis District Golf Association 5i-
hole tournament at Hillcrest Coun-
try Club yesterday. He had a near
par 70. Phil Talbot, Bloomington,
former Indiana University star,
runner-up for the state amateur
championship. and this tournament
as well. was resting in second place
with a well-played "a. Close behind
was Bill Reed Jr. Of Speedway. with
a IS. In a tie for fourth was nelson
Marks Of Speedway and Fred
Gronauer, Pleasant Run, with It's.
Finale at BrOadmoOr
Today the field OF l57 Anksmen
moved over 10 Highland for the
second leg Of Is holes, and the wind
up 10 holes Will be played tomorrow
at BroadmoOr.
John David. Shortridge High
School star, had 70, and Marvin
Hickman. former Shortridge High
School star from South Grove,
stroked a 70. while Din Ellis, young
Meridian Hills player. and George
Peterson. veteran Coffin star. each
took 70.
Johnny Mcclure, state amateur
champion and present favorite,
came home with an 80. but as the
play moved over TO Highland today
where spOngy fairways and light
ming greens offered a change, boys
with 30 and 81 in the first round
still see a chance.
Buell. Cards 81
Others who scored 80 yesterday
we're w. N Kingdom, Highland;
Bobby Dale, Coffin; Dick McCreary
Jr., Speedway, and George Denny
Of Coffin.
Max Buell., the only ex-champion
in the field, finished with an 81.
Max won the title in 1888 after an
l8-hole play-of with Phil Talbot.
BY virtue of a three-stroke han
dicap allowance. Pollak also was in
the lead in the net division with
a 20. Talbot tied for second with
II net, a score also held by Nelson
Marks with six-Stroke handicap, H.
B. Harley with ten stroke allowance,
w. N. Kingdom Of Highland, with
nine, and William Binder of Green
field, with an 18-stroke handicap.
FaIters on Eighth
Mike POllak really earned an
even par II as he cautiously toured
the links to the sixteenth tee. He
had slipped over par on the second
hole, where he found the sand, and
he took three puts ON the eighth
green. but all other holes on the first
nine we're played in par and he took
the turned With a 38, two over.
Mike approach on the tenth was
perfect and he sank a three-foot
putt for a birdie to gain back one of
those shots lost on the first nine. He
scored par on the next hole, then
on the treacherous twelfth. over the
lake. he stroked his best iron shot
of the day to get within three feet
of the pin, where he dropped the
putt for. birdie 2, returning to an
even par.
Steadied by that time, on the next
three holes the blond star stroked
even pars. a second shot was wild
and found the sand. After he got
out. he missed a tWo-fOot putt TO
wind up with a for the hole, two
over par. But Mike pulled up his
belt after he had hooked his tee
shot from the seventeenth tee into
the sixteenth fairway. His recov-
cry iron shot was perfect and
stopped just six feet from the can.
Mike Stroked it true into the cup
for par. With perfectly played last
hole he reached home in 70, a one
stroke lead over the field.
Course i'm Top Shape
The HillcreSt course was in the
best shape yesterday that we ever
have seen it. Some.of the players
never had 2 bad lie on the fair
ways. High scoring was the result
of inability to putt the rolling and
difficult green's.
The 18th hole. which is a shot
of 155 yards Oevr the lake. caused
no end of trouble, partly the
result of misjudged distance and
partly from hooks that failed 10
find the green and came to rest
in the Shrubbery for a one-Stroke
penalty
Dr. E. w. Cant. runner-up for the
title last year. slipped out of the
leadership right on that 18th tee.
Doc" just didn't get over on his
first two shots and ii took a third
to hit the putting surface. He finally
finished up with an 88 for the round.
Foursome Clears lake
The four best shots we saw at
that difficult spot came from one
fOurSome. We mentioned Mike
Pollaks splendid hit. and just as
close to the pin was Johnny Nc
CURE Dick Cant was right at the
front edge of the green. George
Denny failed to get loft on his tee
shot. and it was line drive that
hit the bank in back of the green.