, 1935-09-02

Dickie" Turner Of McAllen, former
ly the juvenile golf sensation Of the
Valley, was the -man TO beat" here
Monday when the Fourth Annual
Valley Amateur Golf championship
tourney entered its Semi-final
rounds.
Shooting o great game Turner
eliminated two Of San Antonio's
leading golfers in the lS-hole COM
petitions Sunday. In the opening
round, the McAllen golfer took out
Jack Scholl, who was co-medalist,
2 and /, and in the afternoon he
came back &c take out Jack Thur
mand by the same count.
Monday Turner was pitted against
George Cummings. one Of Corpus
Christi's best golfers, in q 36-hole
semi-final. Cummings reached the
semi-finals by taking out Hill Cooke
of Harlingen che up in 20 holes and
r. L. Chamberlain Of Harrington
three and one.
Bill Barton CT Mercedes, the de-
Tending champion kept in the run
ming by eliminating Lee Davis OF
Mission n up in 10 holes and N.
". Stuart Of Weslacc five and four.
Monday Barton met Milton Ward
OF Corpus Christi in the 36-hole
semi-finals. Ward administered a 5
and 4 beating TO Jimmie Parrish
OF Mission. co-medalist. and then
took out Fred Adkins OF Browns
vile one up in % holes in reaching
the semi-finals.
The winner OF Mondays Barton
Ward and Cumings-T Turner matches
were to meet over the 36-hole route
Tuesday for the championship.
AS q result CT his convincing dis
play Of shots Monday. Turner has
been installed as a favorite to come
through 10 the title. However. he Is
certain to meet tough competition
from Barton, captain OF the Rice
golf squad. and Cummings. the Cor
pus Christi star.
Championships OF all flights. with
exception Of the championship
flight. were to be determined in
morning and afternoon rounds Of
Is Monday.
The first flight title might pos
sibly be between two Brownsville
brothers-Gaston Peek and Dr. j. S,
Peek. They battled their way to the
semi-finals Sunday. One Of the big
up-sets in the opening round OF the
first flight was Bill EcElwain'S VIC
tory ever Ed Brady Of San Benito.
McElwain has been improving
steadily for the past several months
and is on top OF his game.
The second round presented an
unusual feature when Congressman
Richard Kleberg met his son. Rich
ard. Jr.. In the semi-final round
Monday morning.
The Sunday scores:
Championship flight: First round
Bill Barton defeated Lee Davis.
! UP. 10 holes; N. v. stuart defeat
cd Monk Wilson. 2 and /: Fred Ad-
kins defeated AL st. John, 3 and l.:
Milton Ward defeated Jimmie Par
rish. 5 and 4: George Cummings
defeated Hill Cooke. ! up. 20 holes:
r. L. Chamberlain defeated AL
Polzin. 2 and 1: Jack Thurmand
defeated Lee Brandt. 4 and 8: Dick
Turner defeated Jack Scholl. 2 and
1
Second round-Bill Barton de-
fsated N. ". Stuart, 5 and 4: Milton
Ward defeated Fred Adkins, l UP.
% holes: George Cummings defeated
r. L. Chamberlain, 3 and l: Dick
Turner defeated Jack Thurmand.
Z and 9.
Consolation-Monk Wilson defeat
ed Lee Davis, l up; Al st. John
defeated Jimmy Parrish. 2 and i:
Al PolEin won by default from Hill
Cooke: Jack Scholl defeated Lee
Brandt. 2 and l.
First flight: First round - Ed
Brady defeated Pinky Ford. 5 and
4: Bill McElwain defeated NJ. r.
Robson. 2 and l: DR.. j. 8. Peek
defeated Joe Worthington. Jr.. ! up.
10 holes: O. X. Sanders won from
Fl. r. Smith by default: oscar Har-
per won from Bud Sewers. 2 and
4: Norris Strickland defeated Bethel
Cole, 2 and I; Sam Beck defeated
Jack wilson. I I'D. 20 holes: CASTOR
Peel defeated Chic Mccarthy. 4
and 3.
Second round-Bnl McElwain de-
Ed Brady. 4 and 8: DR.. ]. 8.
Peek defeated O. X. Sanders. 4 ana
8: Oscar G. Harper defeated Nor
rs Strickland. 3 and I: CASTOR Peek
defeated Sam Beck. I up. 20 holes.
Consolation-M. r. Robson de-
Pinky Ford. 2 up: Joe
Wcrthington. Jr. won by default
FRI m II. +. Smith: Bethel Cole de-.
Bud Sewers. 4 and =; Chic
defeated Jack Wilson. 2
and I.
Second fight: First round-R. NJ.
K,eberg defeated Charles Stovell,
Z and 2: JEFF Brasscll defeated
Charles Turner: r. Z. Rookie de-
DR.. J. D. Casey. ( and 3:
Al Jones defeated Archie Harwood.
4 and 8; n. M. Kleberg, Jr., defeat