The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10

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ing the three targets he threw
his gun away and took up
golf. You know how i'm
petuous those fellows are
from the wide open spaces.
Young Mr.. King indicated from
the start he could shoot brides
with the same facility he used TO
show in shooting pigeons and for
a while 1t looked as If the illus
triOus Little would have to call on
his campus mates in tie Stanford
back field If he was going to do
any gaining at all. The Denver lad
threw five brides at him on the
first nine. four Of them coming in
a row.
You may get a faint idea Of what
was happening when you are told
Little carded the first nine in 81
against a par Of 80 and yet was no
better than even. As a matter Of
fact he had been Outstroked on a
medal basis. the king for a day
carding an incredible 80. II was
easily the best stretch Of golf both
ways. the first round developed. 1t
couldn't have been any better and
been on the level.
ME Denver surprise Is a Slen-
Il der. wispy youngster with dark
eyes, a boyish smile and lips that
fall into a straight bow when he
winds up and puts his bony frame
to a shot He seemed embarrassed
when he walked to the first tee in
the company of the most celebrated
amateur since Bob Jones time. He
seemed to be trying to efiace him
self from the outer edge of the
spotlight that played blindingly
around the muscular outlines of his
famous opponent.
But once off the first tee the
young man started driving pitch
ing and putting with such brilliance
that Little was facing a complete
begun. Little had played the first
five holes in even par and yet he
was three down. 1t was at MS point
that he nearly demanded the young
man be searched for concealed
weapons.
THE quality that saved Little was
Il quality or lack of it that de-
feated the Western crack shot-ex-
perience-the kind of experience
that comes of long tournament play.
Instead of cracking. the stocky CAL
ifornian, who had won two British
amateur titles and one American
amateur title in succession. and is
here Striving for what the boys call
a little grand slam" dug in and
fought back with increased earnest
ness.
He won the sixth and seventh,
halved the eighth and took the
ninth to become all square. Thus
in less time than it takes to say
Serge ROmanjOkoffiski he battered
down a three-hole deficit and lev
eled the match.
IRON then on, everybody IN the
J. rain-soaked gallery of some
1900 felt reasonably sure Little
would survive. He took the lead on
the 58S-yard twelfth. longest hole
on the course Gf it was any longer
they'd have 10 make a town of it,.
became two up at the thirteenth
and closed the books at the seven
tenth for a 3 and decision.
Although Little played some
grand golf 10 remain in the thirty
ninth renewal of the championship.
particularly on the sixth, seventh
and eighth holes. where splendid
putting matched fine shots of the
tee and through the green, he was
erratic and uncertain coming back.
1t may be that the strain in pulling
himself back TO even produced a
letdOwn. At any rate he was two
over As for the eight holes needed
coming back. II so happened the
youngSter was worse. That first
nine 80 took something out of him,
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