The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29

gether to make life miserable" for
tenth annual National Public Link
Charles E. Coffin municipal links.
Presenting a par 10 that with one
exception had stood off all the ad-
vance tournament practice by the
enerantS, the course was admittedly
the toughest that had greeted the
middlemen golfers in the string of
fourteen championships that had
been played.
Leaving the first tee in three
comes at Seven-minute intervals, the
large field of fairway stars who
would succeed David A. Mitchell of
Indianapolis, defending his crown
as national champion, moved onto
the course with unusual promptnesS.
Reverse Starters Tomorrow
1t will be along about dusk this
evening before the last of the play
ers will have completed their first
18 holes or one half of the 36-hole
qualification test. The same pro-
gram will be repeated tomorrow,
with those who start late today get
ting early starting times tomorrow,
a system of the officials to make
everything as eve as possible.
Included in the huge field, the
second largest individual entry ever
to compete, will be four-man teams
representing 43 cities which is a
new record, exceeding by nine the
34-team record made at Pittsburgh
last year, when Los Angeles won
for the second consecutive time.
Two teams were forced to with
draw from the Harding Cup compe-
tition because of illness to one of
their players. One was William
Smith of Honolulu who came as far
as San Francisco with the Hawaiian
quartet only to be forced back home.
The other was Neville Walker,
member of the Portland, Ore,
squad, who came 5000 miles here
only to be stricken with neuritls in
the shoulder. He headed homeward
yesterday, cutting the advance ntry
of As to 43, with Los Angeles among
them and a favorite to repeat.
81 Lowest to Stick
The other three players on each of
these teams will be in the individual
entry field seeking to become one
of the 81 lowest scorers of the &C.
hole qualifying test today and to-
morrow. Those who qualify will be-
gin match play Wednesday morn
ing. Morning and afternoon rounds
Of Is holes each will reduce the
field to four Thursday and these
Semi-fnalists will engage in two
36-hole matches Friday that will de-
termine who will battle for the
championship in the 36-hole final
match Saturday.
Many contestants were in town
Saturday, but with one exception,
Fred Gordon of Santa Monica, Cal,
par 70 withStood the test. Gordon
battered the old man into sub
mission with a So, two under perfect
figures, going out in "a, two under
and coming back in perfect golf.
How to Humble Par
Gordon went over on the second
and seventh holes. the first time
with three puts and the seventh
with a hooked shot into a ditch that
cost him a stroke to get on. On
holes 4. 5 and s the Western Coast
blond captured successive brides.
He dropped an eight-foot putt on
the fourth, Clipped on in from off
the green On the fifth for a deuce
and got a six-footer into the cup
on the sixth for another. Then he
Clipped in another off the green
approach or the eighth to be two
under perfect figures at the turn.
Freddy went along in perfect golf
until the eleventh when he again
took three puts. but after three
pars he wen it up with a third
chip in shot of the round on the
sixteenth for a birdie 3. He finished
in 4-3. par for his second "a and
the distinction of being the only
player who admitted his score who
could boast of a sub-par practice
round.
Gordon appears to be on his came
right now. his iron shots being espe-
cially crisp and true. Sunday ne
holed out a 200-yard No. 2 iron shot
on the fourth hole for an eagle 8
and because of his hot" rounds in
the preliminary warm-up and the
round at Pittsburgh last year, los
ing only to Scotty Campbell, the
tourney medalist. Gordon becomes
a dark horse favorite.
South Bend Team Natty
Most of the rounds Sunday were
in the high los or low Dos. There
were several teams on the scenes
dressed uniformly, some in pole
shirts bearing the name Of their
city. One of the snappy looking
outfits was the South Bend team
headed by Capt. Jimmy Hamblen
former indianapolis player. Another
was Minneapolis.
The big attraction Sunday after
noon was a best ball exhibition. in
terrupted because of a downpour OF
rain and then completed with an
altered lineup.
The match opened with Dave
Mitchell, defending national cham
pion teamed with Albert (Scotty)
Campbell of Seattle. Wash, tourna-
ment medalist last year and several