, 1935-06-23
Big GALLERY
IS EXPECTED
Championship Flight VIII
Play So; Others To
Tour Is Holes

The golfer who wins the Valley
wide medal play golf champion
ship tournament TO be played over
the Brownsville course Sunday viii
have TO be close to PARTITION
the 36-hole competition. Never be-
fore have 50 many Valley amateurs
been clicking around the courses in
par and sub-par figures. and the
pick Of this fast field will be enter
cd in the championship flight here
Sunday.
Most OF the players took IL easy
In qualifying in the 70s, and med
alist honors went TO Hill Cooke, the
old Harlingen maestro with the
fast breaking swing. He toured the
local layout in an even ~.
Dick Turner Of McAllen. young
veteran OF the golfing wars in the
Valley and formerly a member Of
the University OF Texas golf team,
was next in line. qualifying with a
70.
At least eight Of the Is players
IN the 36-hole championship flight
are capable Of winning the Dorf-
man Waite trophy. 1t will be Just
q question of which one Of them Is
hot" in the Sunday competition.
The Brownsville entries In the top
flight are CASTOR Peek, r%unner-up
for the state amateur champion
ship three years ago. Jtmm y
George, the court bailiff who can
get his links chores done in fine
style when he doesn't let his
temper get the bett O Of him; Fred
Adkins, produce broker who is
squarely on his game after winning
the Rex Beach tournament here
recently; Charley Pickett. bank
teller who long has been one OF
- ~ best amateurs In the Valley;
Harrison. who plays In the
a mites consistently, and l.. L.
rldgt. who qualified with an 81.
Other Entries
The San Benito contingent in
cludes Ed Brady and Ed PolZin,
either OF whom nigh take the cup
home. HSrlingen's representatives
In the top-flight will be Hill Cooke
and r. L. Chamberlain.
Gene Darby Of Pharr. member
OF the Briggs-Darby contracting
organization. is the dark horse OF
the tournament. Gene returned 70
the Valley recently and has been
burning up courses in this vicin-
ity. Bill Barton OF Mercedes. run
ner-up TO AL EScalante Jr., In the
last medal tournament played here,
Is another player who might take
! the cup home. A member OF the
Rice Institute golfing team, Bar
ton placed fourth In the South
wsest Conference tournament this
year.
' Indications are that a large gal
lery will follow these top-notch
swish-swatters around the course
Sunday afternoon when the lead
ers get strung out on the home
stretch.
About n Valley amateurs will
be entered in the tournament and
they are divided into four flights.
The pairings in the champion
ship flight r as follows:
Championship Flight
$50 a. m.-Hm Cooke Of Har-
dngen C72), Bill Barton of Mer-
cedes CID. Long John" Barnum
Of Edinburg T4, Castor Peek OF
Brownsville C75).
s:35-Jimmie George Of Browns
Vile C76), Dick Turner OF McAllen
(73), Ed Brady of San Benito G5),
Fred Adkins Of Brownsville G5).
I:s0-R. l.. Chamberlain Of Har-
lr&fn 75). Charley Pickett OF
brownsville C75). AL Polzin Of San
Benito G8). Gene Darby OF Pharr
(75).
8:45-Dale Harrison Of Browns
Vile C72), Paul Jones OF McAllen
T7), L. L. Weight Of Brownsville
(sl). Bethel Cole OF McAllen CS1).
The first. second and third flights
will tee off IN order at succeeding
five minute intervals.