The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-15
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TOLF tournaments don't always
NJ work out right. but the 1885 In
dlanapolis Public Links Association
city individual championship worked
out TO perfection during the last
weekend. Billy Reed Jr.. defending
champion; Bill Russell, and Bobby
Dale. all members of the Indian
apOlis national tournament pubic
links team reached the semi-hnals.
The fourth member of the semi
fnalists is Clark Espie, veteran
Pleasant Run linksman and former
national team member.
just a week ago. Russell, Dale End
Reed emerged from the 54-hole
qualification test to determine the
three members who will join Dave
Mitchell in the national tournament
at Coffin course July %. Dave is
national champion. and as such ne
did not need TO qualify.
So. without Dave Mitchell in the
event it was impossible to have the
thing work out more than three
fourth perfect. There are few who
will dispute Clark Espie's right to
be the fourth, because the East
Slider banged out a II at Pleasant
Run to defeat Lyle Weisenburg. 4
and 3, and came back Sunday morn
ing at South Grove to turn in
Y and down young Dick McCreary.
2 up. In the afternoon at River
side he submerged his clubmate,
Elmer Freed, and 6.
Russell fired one over par TO down
Art Lockwood of Pleasant Run Sat-
urday, 2 and l. and came back
Sunday to fire the same brand of
golf to defeat Tony Petric, Pleasant
Run. 4 and 3, and Erval Hilligoss,
4 and ?.
TALE won from Cliff Hansen Sat-
~ urday afternoon, and l, then
took Bob Dittrich into camp Sunday
morning, 6 and 5. He won his way
into the semi-finals Sunday after
noon when he defeated Lefty
Lahman at Riverside. and 6.
Bill Reed Jr. started defense of
his crown with a 4-and-3 victory
over William Weber of South Grove.
He defeated Cliff Vehling in a stub
born battle at South Grove Sunday
and 3 In this match
there was a peculiar break. On the
seventh hole with Reed up on him,
Vehling Smacked a shot that APP
peared to be headed at least so
yards wide of the green. 1t struck
woman spectator right on the top of
the head bounced towards the green
and stopped on the ridge of the cup
From there Vehling sank the putt
for a birdie to win the hole. He
evened the match when Bill missed
the green on No. and he increased
the lead 10 l up on the eleventh.
At this point, Bill began a drive
and with two brides and three
parS on the next five holes, carried
of the victory.
IN the afternoon the defending
l. title holder had another stiff
encounter, lanky Bob Yohler, for
mer Muncie High School basket
ball and links star, giving Reed
battle to the seventeenth green,
where Bill won, 2 and l. Bill was
as much as down in this match
and really won it with a 30-foot putt
for birdie on the sixteenth green.
Yohler dropped a 3O-footer on
the first hole for a birdie and a
lead The next four holes were
halved in three pars and a birdie,
both getting on in two and down in
two for brides on the fourth. Billy
went over the green with his second
on the sixth and lost to a par. but
when Yohler missed two shots on
the next hole to take a he lost
a hole and The match was squared
on No. 8 when Bill dropped four
foot putt for a birdie g. Both were
cratic on No. 9 and took IS. They
were at the edge of the green in
two and three-putted from u feet
and halved the hole and reached
the turn all square.
YOhler again went 1 up with
birdie on No 10, the result of a 25-
foot putt Reed squared the match
with birdie on No. II. Yohler had
trouble on No. Is, winding up with
a and Reed won with a 5, his first
lead of the match. The Muncie
star missed the green on the short
No. IA and Reed increased his lead.
NEXT Saturday afternoon Bill
~ Russell will battle Bill Reed Jr.
in one Semi-final match at Sarah
Shank course while Clark Espie will
tangle with Bobby Dale in the other
encounter. The winners will engage
in a 36-hole final match for the
1885 title at Coffin course on Sun
day playing both a morning and
afternoon 18-hole round. The COM
plete results of the weekend follow:
FIRST ROUND
SATURDAY. Afternoon
William Russell &C. defeated Art Lock
wood PR. ? and /: Tony Petric CCl won
over Marvin Hickman $50. 3 and 2;
Charles Boswell &C. beat John Crawford
ErvaI Hiuisoss, &c, defeated William
Claw CLAYTON n Nich shS So defeated John
Wade i lsGl: end ); Bob Yohdlsrn &C. beat
&c won from Joe Kirkwood &C., up.
Bill Reeo Jr. beat William Weber $50.
Z and 3. Elmer Freed PR beat Edward
Urich C.. and ?. Joe Doll PR beat
Dick McCresrv iCi defeated Harry
Jacobson &C.. 6 and I. Clark ESpie PR
defeated LTle Weisenburg c.. and 5;
Freddy GronaUer PR defeated Walter
Chapman &c ? and /.
Lefty Lahman defeated Ken Ioucks
So. s and 5: Robert Dittrich fSGa de
feated Don knight &C. 5 and 4. BODY Dale
Won from Cliff Hansen CO. J and /.
SECOND ROUND
Sunday Morning
Bill Russell Cl defeated Tony Petric
PR and g. Ervsl Hilligoss &C. defeated
Charles Boswell C.. I nd 2: Bob Yohler
,Cl defeated Clayton Nichols So. 4 /
and ;: BIZ Reed u. 'cl defeated Cliff
CLARK zspie PR defeated Dick Nc