The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-31


match-play bracket.
With darkness falling over the
fairways of the difficult municipal
owned links last evening a quick
check-up of the scoreboard bearing
the scores of the 1913 competitors in
the 3S-hole qualification test re-
vealed that 81 individuals had
counts of 159 or better. Only "a
could qualify for match play sched-
uled to begin this morning at 8:45,
so playof was necessary.
Knoll Is Disqualified
One hole of the playoff was COM
pleted last night before darkness put
stop to the proceedings. Twelve
players had tied for the last nine
places in the 64-place match play
bracket with scores Of 159 each.
Walter Knoll of South Bend was
not on hand when the playOf be-
gan and was disqualified. but George
Bradley of Philadelphia, Pa. Jimmy
Decide of Minneapolis; Walter Ambo
of University City. Mo; Byron
Hunt, Columbus, O.; Tom Radican,
Cleveland, and Frank Newell of
Long Beach, Cal, we're the only
ones who could get as on the first
hole of the playotf. Thus they won
their way into the select "a. Kammy
Lau, Honolulu; Frank Connolly, De-
troit. Harold Mathison, Chicago;
Lester Jaukoski, Elizabeth, N. j.,
took IS and continued the playoff
for the other three places this
morning.
Resuming the play-off at the sec
ond tee this morning, Janoski Math-
ison and Connolly, together with
Kammy Lau of Honolulu and Will
liam Buick of San Francisco, con-
tinued the battle for the three re-
naming positions in the champion
ship flight.
All had nice drives except Buick,
who was in the rough. He came
out short and took a three to get
on. Lau hit into the trap with his
second and also took three to get
on, but JankoSki clouted a beauti
full second to within one yard of
the cup and sank putt for birdie
three and position No. l.
Mathison Clinches Berth
Mathison got on in two and down
in two for a four and position No.
2. Lau and Connolly were both
inches short with their puts for
tours and each took five. Buick
tried for a four and went past the
cup a yard and then missed COM
ing back to take a six and eliminat-
ed himself as a contender.
Lau and Connolly went on to the
third tee to continue the fight for
the one remaining position. Con-
molly was on with his tee shot, but
Lau was over the green and got a
break when his ball hit tree and
bounded back He Clipped up
beautifully for his par 3, and Con-
molly, who was short with his first
putt, got down a four-footer for a
half.
Lau eliminated himself on the
fourth hole. He pulled his drive
into the ditch, was short out and
then hit his third into the ravine
aside the green. His recovery at
tempt hit a tree and bounced back
into the ravine. Connolly, who had
a 2OO-yard drive, was at the short
edge of the green with a beautiful
iron shot and Lau, realizing the sit
uation, picked up and conceded the
third position to Connolly.
Lloyd NordStrom, 31-year-old
bread slicing machine salesman of
Davenport, Ia, fired his way into
the medalist position with a 36-hole
total of las. He coupled together a
IA with a II of Monday. when he
paced the field by three strokes,
ard gained his prize winning total.
He nosed out young Mike Balega,
Minneapolis post Office clerk, and AL
! bert (Scotty) Campbell OF Seattle
by one stroke. They had LAG.
Balego coupled 70 with his IA
of Monday to make a bid for the
present tournament medalist, hon
ors, while Scotty Campbell, deter
mined to defend his medalist hon
orS, gained last year at Pittsburgh,
fired an even par 70 to go with his
rs of Monday, but he was still one
stroke short.
Texan Comes Through
CampbellS even par 10. low up to
that point in the tournament, was
matched by Lieut.. K. A. Rogers OF
the United States Air Corps Of San
Antonio, who had 70 Monday and
a 148 total for the So holes.
All expected to make the cham
pionship fight succeeded with one
Exception, Carl kaufman or Pitts
| burgn. three time champion in the
years of 1927, 1928 and 1929. kauff-
man had 30 Monday and 81 yeSter-
/ day for a 16I total, two strokes out
| of the select circle
Dave Mitchell, indianapolis, de-
Tending champion, made the grade
easily with a $50 total Arthur Arm
strong, Honolulu, runnerup last
year, though somewhat off his game
with 81 yesterday, was saved by a
/ rs of Monday. His 157 total was
! o. K. Charles Ferrera of San Fran
cisco, champion in 1881 and 1888 and
/ a favorite this year because he has
habit of winning in off years,
also got under the qualifying wire
easily with a "A yesterday which,
with his 80 of Monday, gave him a
l54 total.
Pairings for today's matches were
made by drawing the names of the
players from a hat and not by the
regular plan of numbering the play
ers as they finish in the qualifying
list and pairing them on a seed
ing" plan as has been the custom in
past years.