The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-03

HlSL nine. coming nome IDGy SelJlei
out a IS, one over par to gain two
end of eighteen holes, the halfway
But even then Joe won two of
the three holes he won on the back
nine with pars and the other with
birdie. Russell won only one hole,
that with a 5. one over par against
Coria's on No. II, par 4 hole,
where Joe's ball struck a spectator
and stopped 1t was break for him
at that because he was headed for
the water.
The defeat suffered by Bill Rus
sell was nothing to be ashamed of,
as the afternoon cards of the pair
will disclose.
Close Gap to One Hole
Starting out to overhaul his OPP
ponent, Bill drew first blood on the
second hole, where he sank a 35-
foot putt for a birdie. He cut the
lead to one hole when Joe hit into
a pair of sand traps on No. 4, and
finally conceded Bill the hole and a
birdie after the local lad had
reached four feet from the cup in
three.
ice buckled up his belt at this
point and sent one of his maSterful
pitch sOtS up to within five feet of
the pin as a Setup for a birdie and
ne made it to win the hole. He
won the next one in like manner,
approaching to within 18 inches of
the cup and again he was up at
the end of "a holes
Bill came up with a couple of
swell shots to get a par on the
twenty-dfth hole after he had
smothered his drive and appeared
headed for another loss. He came
out of the rough we'll and smacked
a full braSSie to the green and took
two puts FOR a par 5. while CORA
hooked MS approached shot into the
tenth fairvay. Joe made a dandy
recovery shot to the green, but his
putt fCr a half stopped on the edge
and he took 6.
Visitor Regains Advantage
The twenty-fifth was played per-
fectly and Coria went three up
again when Bills second on No. q
hit the bridge over the ravine and
bounded of to the right, halfway
ND the hill He took 5 to Cora S
par 1. Russell went out in sub-par
So. giving Cora a on No. 4, where
he picked up, which furnished Joe
the same total.
Again Russell made a futile at
tempt to overhaul his opponent and
approached to within three inches
Of the cup on the twenty-eightn
green TO get a birdie. it being nearly
a hole out for an eagle.
Both found the trap near the
green after some loose play all the
way down the twenty-ninth fair
way and halved the hole in IS. Bill
Smothered his drive into the rough
behind a tee on No 80 and wasted
a shot getting out to take a 5 and
lose the hole to Coria'S 4.
He tried hard to win the next
one only to have Cora lay him a
perfect stymie and his putt hit
Corias ball and stopped short OF
the cup. Cora sank it for a par-d
win
Bill Trims Lead Again
Cora had trouble with the trees
on No. 81 and Bill missed MS drive
but he came out with 5 and beat
Coria's 6 to be three down and four
holes to go.
He failed to pick up ground when
Coria matched his par 3 on the
short l70-yard No SO and the match
erded in a unique manner on the
dog-leg sixteenth or in this match
hole No. "a
Both were over Bill bit farther
back on account of a hooked tee
shot. Bills long iron to the green
Skidded over and down of the right
side behind a tree. Coria's second
also trickled off the same edge.
Russell was obliged to play ten
feet from the cup on account OF
the tree Stvmie. Coria, with the
master touch he Yields over the
irons on short approach shots
Clipped up inches from the cup.
In fact. he nearly holed out. Bill
in an effort TO get past. hit the bal
and knocked 1t into the cup giving
Cora the hole and the match. But
it was the kind of a finish Bill
would have liked to have had
planned in advance. that of true
craftsmanship and 1t was thrill
ing climax TO a great battle.
Strsfaci Ahead From Start
The story Of the Strafaci- Tones
match is one of few outstanding
points. The Eastern youngSter was
the aggressor from the outset when
he won the first three holes. He
was up at the end of nine holes
and only over par twice. He was