The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-02
Entry Roster
for City Golf
Classic Scars
Nearly 800 of Worlds Ace
Shooters Ready for
Play Tomorrow.
BY DICK MILLER


links, Indianapolis beautiful and
difficult tee playground. became the
center Of golfdOm today as rtars
from everywhere arrived for the
first annual indianapolis $4,000 72-
hole open championship TO be
played tomorrow, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
While the arrivals today were
those Of the United States Ryder
Cup team and other nationally
known stars such as George Won
Elm, Leonard Schmuttc. Jock Col
i.ns Dick Metz, Ray Mangrum Ed
die Williams. and others we'll known
in these parts, the arrival tomorrow
morning OF the British Ryder Cup
team viii add international favor
to the event
Entries Near 300
With an entry list just short of
the 300 mark this morning and new
arrives continuously showing up
with their So entry fee. one Of the
largest entries IN the history Of an
American links classic is assured.
Jack Petit. tournament manager
fOr the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
sponsors Of the event. and to whom
the profits Will 60 for the main
tcuance Of the Indiana home for
widows and orphans at Eaton Rap
ids. Mich. asked concession Of the
United States Professional Golf As
ISOLATION to extend the tournament
into four days instead Of the Gus
tomary three because of the large
the fail season.
First Tee OF at 8
The event VIII get under way at 3
a m. tomorrow when Edwin L. Len
nOx. veteran president of the Indi-
annapolis District Golf Association,
VIII drive the first ball From then
ON, players will leave the tee in
threesOmes at six-minute intervals
IF the day is fair players on the
scene win be anxious to get in their
first 10 holes, more or less quail
dcatiOn test.
More than 100 players already
have been arranged into threesomes
for tomorrow, when il is expected
that half the field Of 300 will play.
Between l p. m. and 2 p. m. the
starting times Will be left open to
permit the British Ryder cupmen
TO get i'm a practice round after
their arrival here in the morning.
Hcinlein Starts Friday.
Denny Shute of Chicago will tee
of Friday at 9.43 a. m, while
Johnny Reyolta, winner of the
Western Open at South Bend, Will
begin play at 1854 Al Espinosa of
Chicago. WhifTy Cox OF Maryland
and Neal Mcintyre Of Highland Will
play IN a threesome at II a. m. Fri
day, while Bill HeiHlein, Indiana
open champion the last two years,
viii tee of five minutes later.
Byron Nelson of RidgeWOod. n. J..
plays a few minutes later and then
at ll.42 the first of the British play
crS Will take the course in a three
some composed of Percy AlliS.
Craig Wood and Horace Allen of Fl.
Wayne, Ind
Sarazen Ready to Go
Jimmy Thomson of Ridgewood.
N. j.. the Sultan Of Swat of golf.
viii play at high noon with John
Bussou of England Gene Sarazen.
famous linkSman who captured the
British and United States Opens in
the same year, viii start wi h the
same threesome a few minutes
later.
From then on during the early
afternoon all Of the other famous
British and American stars. Harry
Cooper. Paul Runyan. E. w. Jar
man, Horton Smith. Joe Turnesa
Henry Cmci Walter Hagen. c. A.
Whitcombe. George Won Elm. Henry
Picard Archie Hambrick. B. A.
WhtcOmbe. Sam Parks Jr. National
Open champion. Alfred Perry.
British Open champion. Billy Burke.
former United States Open champ.
Tommy Armour and f. R. Whit
cOmbe leaving the tee in that
order. although not in the three
SOmeS.
Pettigrew IurrieS From School
Leon BUD Pettierew. the Pen
dletOn GndD lad who won both the
state Junior and amateur champion
ships this year will play at 1:42.
having gained permission to leave
school at Indiana University at noon
FRIDAY.
With the event stretched out in
10 a fOur-day affair. it is possible
TO take in the huge attraction at
rate Of go cents a day. season tickets
being $3.50. Daily tickets will sell
at 81.
After all the entrants have
played their first Is holes. the score
list Will be scanned by tournament
officials and the $50 players with
the lowest scores Will be permitted
10 continue on into the second Is
holes Saturday.
Saturday night additional pairing
of the field Will be made to permit
the play of SO holes by the remain
ing field Sunday. Only the 90
players with the lowest scores for
the first So holes and ties will be
moved into the fnal lap Sunday.
Tournament officials have ar
ranged Scoreboard and radio ac-
oommodations to give up-to-the-
minute information on World Series
and Saturday football games. free
programs and concession service.
CALL CAGE MEETING
hhe SQuth SIDE BuddcieS basketball team
VII mold meeting tomorrow night at 7O4
Eest CIeorgla-St. Apt. :. AZ O'Clock Tne
Io.on .rs PLAYERS are asked TO be present: