The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-13

THE seventh annual battle be-
l. tween golf teams representing
the indianapolis Athletic Club and
Columbia Club for the 1885 leg on
the rich George ]. Marott diamond
studded trophy. also II months pos
session Of the beautiful award, will
be played next wednesday, Sept. 16,
at Speedway links.
The executive committees of the
two clubs held a meeting yesterday.
The pre-luncheon jibes hurled be-
tween the members of the two clubs
became a little sharp and it was
not long before one gathered the
idea the match next Wednesday is
going to be a bit more keenly fought
than any match in the past.
When the conversation became a
bit heated some one gave the door
a push. From operative No. l today
We received the following report on
the proceedings:
Behind semi-closed doors yesterday at
the Marott Hotel, members OF the execu-
tive commlttee-the guiding factor in the
l. n y.
and Columbia Club-met and ironed out
some of the wrinkles which had been
causing something of a Juror
The same. thing came up last year. It's
ABOUT the honorary memberships at the
indianapolis Athletic Club. Included on
the club roster as honorary members, who
were put into this classification because
OF services rendered the club. are Henry
F. Campbell, No. l president of the organ
izauon; Wallace o. Lee, who had a rnore
than active part in founding the I. A. C,
Club golf committee, and Johnny Simpson
and Chick Evans, two golfers of note and
VINO nave been associated with the l. A. c.
since its founding. After some discussion
at the meeting it was decided that hon
ooTary members as in the past, are ehgi-
BILE for competition.
The Columbia Club also has some hon
orary members, such austere gentlemen as
CHARLES Augustus Lindberg and John ].
Pershing.
Members of the Columbia Club also
been originated at the I. A. G. to nav the
ITelgnt Tor lot of gooc golfers all over
the state Who were supposedly made mem
W VeqS 70 take par part in the tournament
the 1. A. C., said he had no knowledge of
such procedure.
Then a member Of the Columbia Club
was anything to the rumor that some
KIND OF new-fangled membership had
been created for. youngsters with golf
CllCk0eV TeDile0
that the membership in question must
nave been the classification, Athletic
Junior, an idea borrowed from the
Multnomah Athletic Club two years ago.
members OF this classification pay dues
he said, but didn't know if there were
any golhng. genuses In the group That
Strengthened that out. and then the age
question came up. Should mere young
Sters De permitted to take part in the
tournaments?
motion was made by Columbia Club
representatiEa that the age limit be at
least 10, That, brought a protest from
athletic forces. because a Columbia Club
.EyoungSter'" Eugene Pulliam. had won
The Ib. event ever IN 1882 and he was younger
Other opinions aired at the meeting
ShoWered dlsapproval on the l. A. c.
Tor permitting athletic coaches and di-
rectors from out-state schools and col
kges to participate when they were not
paying dues. The I. A. c., being an
athletic institution, bestows courtesy
cards upon these men.
The Columbia Club delegation brought
to mind that the scant margin of their
last defeat in 1888 could be accounted to
the allowing of the scores of the athletic
they would not be eligible this year.
And SO everything is lovely between
the two forces who will take their teams
out to Speedway Wednesday, where the
seventh annual tournament will be held
in the name of good craftsmanship. and
the two downtown clubs will be brought
III,
was prime motive in the tournaments
in the first place. and as an added in
ducement. the, Marott trophy is awarded
annually to the club with the Is best
shooters. 1t becomes permanent posses
sion of the club winning it six times and
the Columbia Club has won four times.
Those attending the meeting yesterday
included George j. Marott, j. W. Stick
ney. Frank Butler, Dr. Paul Hurt w. o.
Lee, A. E. Martin E. Park Akin and H.
L. Ross.
tie. The committee also had been
advised by Dave Mitchell, 1884 Ma
tional Public Links champion, that
he would participate if business
made it possible.
THE indianapolis Athletic Club
i committee has been assured
that Chick Evans and Johnny
Simpson will be on hand next
to help out in the bat
Today Dave dropped in to tell us
good-by, also pick up a few pic
lures of himself and friends that
were taken during the recent ma
tional tournament played over Cof-
fin links. The good-by part means
that Dave is being transferred to
the state OF Alabama, where he will
cover the entire state in the inter-
ests of the Anchor Stove and Range
Co. of New Albany, Ind, a firm he
has represented for some time on