The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-11
Local Golfer
Takes Lead in
Hoosier Open
Charles Harter Fires 73 on
First 18 Holes at
Fl. Wayne.
BY DICK MILLER
Times STAFF Writer

FIT. WAYNE, July 11.-Charles
Harter, professional at the Indian
apolis Country Club, forged into
the lead in the twentieth annual
Indiana Open golf championship at
Brookwood course today when he
fired a 70, one over par, for the
first 18 holes of the 72-hole event.
Harter was out in SO, three under
par, getting brides on holes Nos.
5, 6, z and 8. Two accurate chip
shots and a pair of sensational
puts accounted for his success on
those four holes. He took a six on
the 18th, however, which forced his
total to forty for the in nine and
countered his early squirt.
Mike Pollal:, Indianapolis, and
Everett Closman of Leesburg tied
for early amateur honors with 75s.
Bill Heinlein, the defending cham
pion from indianapolis, toured the
out nine in Sc. Max Buell. of Indi-
annapolis vas shooting a 81 at the
turn.
The entry list for the Hoosier
event zoomed to LOT before the days
activities began. Archie Hambrick
of French Lick vas among the late
arrivals.
Many Well-Known Players
Numbered among the players
who handed their paid-up entries
to Official Starter Dick Collins, and
Max Buell., Indiana Professional
Golfers Association tournament
manager, last night were Bill Helm
lein, Coffin course pro of Indian
apolis and defending champion;
Neal McIntire, Indianapolis; John
Watson, South Bend; Ralph
Stonehouse, Noblesville, several
times r%unner-up, all ex-cham-
pions; John Mcguire, state anna
teur champion, and Phil Talbot.
Bloomington, runner-up several
times; Harold Brewer, West La
fayette, and Tom Marshall, Culver
winner and runner-up in the state
junior championship last year;
John David, winner of the Indian
apolis Times High School boys
championship this year, and Dick
McCreary, 1884 winner of The
Times classic, together with a gall
aXy Of other well-knoWn stars.
"a Capital City Entries
There were SIS amateurs and 43
pros in the advance entry list. There
"a entries from Indianapolis.
The annual classic got under way
unoffcially yesterday afternoon with
an 18-hole pro-amateur meet that
drew Sc teams and produced some
par-shattering golf.
Frank Champ of Terre Haute,
teamed with Bob Harrell, Blooming
ton youngSter, to better par nine
strokes with a best total of SO which
was three strokes ahead of the near
est competing team.
Champ and Harrell we're out in
"a, two under par, and then got hot
on the back nine to burn it up with
90 for their winning score. The
two players scored 10 brides be-
tween them, frequently getting bird
les on the same holes. Champ him
self fired a new course record score
of 81, two under the former record
Of Sc turned in by Glen Miller, local
BroOkwood star, last year.
Fires Six Brides
Champ was over par on but one
hole and fired six brides to make
up the loss and get his new mark.
The winning SO was worth $65 prize
money. A total of $345 was distrib-
uted.
Mauri Feeney and Dick McCreary
of Indianapolis put together a total
of 1892 for a 66 to tie with Bud
Williamson and Gene Miller, local
players, for second place. Each
team took $50. Four teams tied for
fourth and split $105 between them,
the result of having scores of 81
each. They were Chuck G~arrirger
of indianapolis and Phil Talbot,
Bloomington; Marion Smith, Craw-
louisville, and Rags Redmond, Peru;
Dick Taylor, West Lafayette and H.
Brown, FIT. Wayne, and Tony Sara
chino and H. Heinzerlinger, both of
Fl. Wayne.
Bill Heinlein, defending cham
pion, teamed with Mike Pollak of
indianapolis to score So, one stroke
out of prize money.
The final SO holes of the open
championship will be played to-
morrow.