The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-27

ment for early fall brings it into
competition with football and world
series baseball, the tournament Off
Gals prefer it for two important rea-
sons. First, the Louisville $4,000 open
will be held Oct. II, II and 13. This
should be ideal for the pros who can
make one railroad fare from any
part of the country take care Of their
entry in $4,000 tournament prize
competition.
Second, the British Ryder Cup
linksmen will be in this country for
competition late in September, and
special effort will be made to get
them to compete in the local and
Louisville events. The two Midwest
tournaments just preceding the
national P. G. A. championship in
Oklahoma City, Oct. is, likely will be
of especial appeal to Eastern and
Midwestern pros who can make the
three events in one trip.
Mr.. Petit said the profits will go
toward establishing an Indiana
home for widows and orphans of
V. of F. w. members in their ma
tional home colony at Eaton Rapids,
Mich.
Max Buell., tournament manager
for the Indiana P. G. A., will stage
his first pro- amateur on the draw
partner basis at Speedway Monday
afternoon at l o'clock. Max an
nOunced today that the second
event will be held Monday, May 6,
at Highland, and pros will again
draw their amateur partners by lot.
The entry is SIS per team.
Il
A post card from Cliff Wagner,
veteran secretary Of the Indian
apolis District Golf Association, ao-
vises us that directors of that or
ganization will meet at noon
Thursday, May 2, at the Columbia
Club. The dates for the annual
tournament will be discussed. It is
the custom of the group to decide
upon set of tentative dates and
courses desired. and then go about
getting permission of club directors
before announcing the event as
certainty.
Hillcrest Country Club drew a lit
tie rain today for the first day of it's
weekend grand opening ceremonies,
but hoped for sunshine and a big
turnout for the windup tomorrow.
Roy Smith, back on the Job again
as pro, announces a blind par tour
nament of 1S holes, play permitted
on either day, with the Bill Hoyer
cup at stake. The scores turned in
for the Hoyer cup play will be used
in pairing up the players for the
Spring partnership championship
event, matches of which Will be
played during May.
NeighbOrS of Pleasant Run PLAYERS
are wondering what is going on as
they watch many of them in the
back yard driving golf balls through
barrel. Today the officials of the
club announced that the tournament
at the club tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock will be unique in that all
entrants will be required to drive
their ball through eight different
barrels placed at different points
about the course, four on each nine
holes.
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Riverside Club members will en-
gage in a blind par tournament to-
morrow. The grand opening will
take place at the club May IL with
special prizes offered for tournament
play. Flag raising ceremony will
precede action. at which time L. Ert
Slack will speak.
Sarah Shank municipal course
will be the scene of a blind-par
tournament tomorrow. Paul Doug
las. new pro at the course, has do
mated a dozen balls for prizes.
Plans for gaining enlargement of
the nine-hole course were discussed
again last night at a meeting of
Sarah Shank Club members. Don
MCGUIRE. club president, said a let
ter mas been forwarded to Congress-
man william H. Larrabee requesting
his aid in securing a Federal grant
to add an additional nine holes to
the course.
Another meeting will be held next
Thursday night, May 2.