The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-14

Talbot Leads
Buell. in Golf
Tourney Play
Phil Shoots Par for First
18 Holes; Mcclure in
Grand Form.
BY DICK MILLER
Times staff Writer

b1 OlCh MILLER
Times staff Writer
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 14.-Phil
Talbot. Bloomington, former Indi-
ana University star, shook another
par out of the Forest Hills Country
Club course today TO lead Max
Buell., Indianapolis, seven-up, at the
halfway mark in their third-round
match of the thirty-flfth annual
Indiana amateur golf tournament.
The Bloomington youth runner
up to the state champion in the 1881
and 1882 tournaments shot his
morning round in 1886, perfect fig
ures for each nine, for 70.
Buell. won only one hole during
the round when he carded birdie
two on the fifteenth. Talbot went
one over par on the first nine when
he -putted the second, but a
birdie on the third placed him back
in perfect figures.
A five, one over par, on the six
tenth was offset by birdie on the
twelfth.
Muncie Player in From:
r. L. Kimbrough, Muncie, played
steadily during his morning round
to card 70, one over par, and
hold a one-up lead over Dick Taylor
Lafayette.
John MCGUIRE, indianapolis, the
defending champion was five-up on
John Conner, also of indianapolis,
at the end of nine holes in their
third round match. MCGUIRE was
one over par for the first nine.
Bud Pettigrew, Pendleton, State
Junior champion, held a three hole
margin over j. E. Bixler, Lafayette,
at one-fourth of the way in their
match. Pettigrew's medal card for
the nine holes was a par SO.
Earl Thomas, Richmond, who
flashed into unexpected prominence
during the National Public Links
meeting at indianapolis two weeks
ago, led John Crawford, Indianapo-
lis, winner in two of yesterdays
upsets, one-up at the end of nine
holes.
Reed Tops Poland
Billy Reed Jr., the Indianapolis
district champion, and Jack Poland,
Gary, both experienced difficulty
with their putting, but the Indian
apolis lad was five up at the turn.
John Simpson, Washington,
three-time winner of the state am
ateur title, was two up over Marion
Coulter, Richmond, at the end Of
nine holes, but Bobby Resener, Ko-
komo, another three time winner,
was two down to Mark Porter,
Richmond, one of last years quar-
ter-fnaliStS.
The Is remaining survivors in the
1885 title play engaged in eight
double-round encounters today
which will reduce the field to the
quarter-final stage, and the daily
program from now until Saturday,
when the final match will be played,
calls for 36-hole encounters.
Two Major Upsets
The upset possibilities were just
about exhausted yesterday with the
completion Of the 16-hole matches
Two major upsets we're recorded
in the morning and before night
fall a couple more were added to
them. Dwight Mitchell, French
Lick. champion of 1925 and runner
up in 1929, was unable to control
his putter and bowed out of the
title chase a victim of John Craw-
ford of Pleasant Run, Indianapolis,
who continued his fine play in the
afternoon to defeat Ed Urich of
indianapolis, 2 up, and remain in
the fight.
The other Tuesday morning upset
victim was Fritz Cox of Terre Haute
who was runner-up to Mcclure fol
the title last year. Cox bowed to Tom
O'Haver of Bloomington, an old In
diana University mate by the score
OF 3 and l.
Thomas Looms as Threat
In the afternoon, another eX-
champion, veteran Bill Diddel of In
| dianapoliS, five times winner of the
state crown, fell before a dark horse
Earl Thomas, Richmond star, 3 and
2, and from what we hear Thomas
may uncork some surprises before
the curtain falls next Saturday
night.
The little fellow who tips the
beam at ITO pounds was member
of the local public links team in
the National tournament at In
dianapolis recently and went to the
third round before Bill Russell de-
/ feated him.
The second upset victim of the
afternoon Tuesday was Ray Jones
medalist of the tournament in the
18-hole qualification test Monday
with a sub-par H. The local stal
bowed to defeat in an extra hole
match with Max Buell., Indianapolis
star and ex-Capital City district
champion.
AT the annual meeting held in the
Leland last night, director repre-
Senting each member club of the
association reelected the same Off
GERS for next year. They are G. A.
Young, West Lafayette, president
Homer L. Flanagan, Charlottesville
vice president. and j. j. MoSSler, In
dianapolis, secretary and treasurer
An invitation by the Terre Haute
Country Club and extended by Fritz
Cox to hold the 1886 tournament