The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-17

west coast papers calm she mas De-
come since taking residence there
four years ago. If you don't believe
these statements, talk to any of
the near 1000 links fans who were
witness to an exhibition match at
Highland Golf and Country Club
yesterday afternoon.
John Mcclure, state amateur
champion, and Miss Wethered
bowed to Miss Abbott and Neal Nc
Intyre, Highland pro, in a best-ball
team match by a score of 3 up.
Against Miss Abbott individually,
the British girl scored 1-up vic
tory. Both players had 76s, four
strokes under women's par for the
course.
1T was not until the latter part of
i the match that Miss Wethered
really proved her putting excellence
but long before that the gallery re-
allied she possessed a beautiful flow
ing swing, hitting tee shots that
frequently. outdistanced MCGUIRE
and Miss Abbot and kept close to
the distance gained by the mighty
swatting Mcintyre.
But most of all, the Indianapolis
fans were treated to an exhibition
by Miss Wethered of golf shot-mak-
ing, the requisite of all great golfers.
ITO drive, to approach and to putt
can be accomplished as long as the
ball behaves" said Arthur Finley,
veteran Scotch golf star who is Miss
Wethereds manager, but to pro-
duce the shots to get out of trouble
really discloses whether the player
is a real golfer"
That was in answer to our query
as to what he thought of her Sec
ond shot on the seventh hole.
That, man, was the golf shot Of
the day." replied the man who first
scored a 70 on a golf course at
Montrose, Scotland in 1886, the man
who fired a birdie, par, and eagle
to equal par for the course and who
has been accredited with bringing
the game of golf to this country.
The great shot on the seventh
while only one of the many recovery
shots made by the British player,
was the best.
TTER drive had been pushed bit
II to the right and she was
stymied perfectly by a tree as she
sized up her next shot. In addl-
ton, the ball was half buried, as If
some one had stepped on it. The
distance to the green demanded the
power of a wood club.
Confronted with the demand for
distance, loft to clear the trees and
accuracy, Miss Wethered made the
one hesitation we noticed during the
round and reached the second time
for the club she desired to use. She
hauled out a spoon, dug deep into
the turf, brought the ball out per-
fectly and sent it high over the
trees to the green and took two
puts for a par 4. Highland men
said few realize how great that
shot was, because oAly those who
have been in the same prediCament
have had to make the shot.
NFF to an erratic start, Miss Alb
~ bolt steadied quickly and held
a two-stroke lead over her British
rival at the end of nine holes.
Miss Wethered took three puts
on the first green for a 5, but Miss
Abbott, who was in a trap, was
lucky to get out with a 6. Mcclure
also took three puts, so Mr.. McIn-
tyre won the hole with par 4. In
cidentally, Neal was at his best yes
terday, as he equaled par 10 for the
round
The visiting campaigner won the
second hole with a birdie when
she dropped in a remarkable putt
after clubbing her second shot. All
the others took IS, Neal taking three
puts.
MEAL won the next with a mems
~ par 4 while the others took SIS,
but Mcclure evened the match
again when he dropped in a 1O-foot
putt for a birdie on the fourth to
beat Miss Abbott's 3. The Califor-
MIA girl came right back on the next
hole to produce a brilliant shot to
the green and get down a 12-foot
putt for an eagle 3 against women'S
par 5.
Miss Wethered took a 5 on the
next hole against is for the others,
her putting failing her. The story
of the seventh has been told. Miss
Abbott found a trap and took s.
On the eighth, Miss Wethered and
Miss Abbott both missed the green
on the 153-yard shot to take As and
MCGUIRE did likewise, Neal winning
with par 3.
Miss Abbott scored a birdie 4 or
the ninth, while Miss Wethered was
short in two after being in a trap
and took par 5. Miss Abbott was
out in 80 and Miss Wethered in Al
MCGUIRE had 80 and Mcintyre pal
35.
DOTH women scored brides or
- No. 10 against women's par
and on the eleventh Miss Abbott los
one of the strokes she held on hel
opponent when her first tee, sho
went out of bounds, but she playec
the second ball in par 3. She recov.