The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-17

The 24-year-old pro who battled
a gale and broiling sunshine Fri
day and Saturday to pile up a l44
stroke total and lead the field of
nearly ITO contestants at the &c.
hole mark, came back yesterday to
conquer equally distressing condi-
lions and finish brilliantly in a
rain storm.
He beat his nearest competitor.
Willie Goggin of San Francisco bv
four strokes. the coast star folding
up on the stretch when he was ac-
corded an excellent chance to de-
feat or at least tie the Milwaukee
star.
Goggin Fires IS
Goggin came from nowhere at the
halfway mark to fire brilliant 68
yesterday morning, the record round
OF the tournament, which in itself
was worth $3.50. He was within two
strokes of the leading Revolta at the
O1-A1O4C iIldIk.
The merchants prize for the low
est 10-hole round went to Goggin
when he fired IS out, one under par
and came home in two under par.
being over par on but one hole and
getting four brides.
Byron Nelson, 23-year-oId pro
from Ridgewood, N. j., who mas
tered the first nine of Chain O.
Lakes course throughout the tour
nament, firing one 80 and another
"a, came home 74-75 on the final lap
yesterday for a total of 296 and
third place.
From the strictly mercenary
standpoint the tournament meant
another $500 to Revolta's nest egg
that has shown remarkable grow
ing power the last winter and spring
season. Goggin gained $500 for
second place, Nelson 5000 for third.
and from there on the purse
amounts graduated down to $25 for
twentieth position.
thomson, Metz Tie
To complete the first ten finishers,
Jimmy Thompson. the California
star who finished runnerup in the
National Open recently, came home
75-7i on the last day to tie falter-
ing Dick Metz of Chicago for fourth
place. Metz, one stroke behind Re-
volta when the final So holes began,
plunged into startling reversal of
form after being three strokes I'M
Ger par on the first four holes played
Sunday morning. and finished the
first 18 holes with rs and the final
18 holes with n while playing in
the twoSome with Revolta.
Tommy Armour, Chicago; Bill
Kaiser, Louisville; Harold Nc
Spaden, Kansas City, Mo-, and Mark
Fry, Los Angeles, all tied for sixth
with 299 each.
Ted Longworth, Portland, Ore,
who like Revolta carried the fans,
hopes for deadlock in the tourna-
ment at the end of 70 holes, ran
into a poor eight on the fourth hole
of the final round, finished with an
81 and finally a 300 total. Long
worth, with a 70 on the third round,
came up to within one stroke of Re
volta, with 218 for 81 holes.
Defending Champ Slips
Harry Cooper Chicago, defending
champion. finished well down the
list with 301 total. Cooper won the
title in an extra hole playof with
KY Laffoon last year at Peoria, ILL.,.
but Lafoon withdrew after the first
10 holes here Friday.
Johnny Fischer, Cincinnati anna
teur star, who was former Big Ten
champion and Walker Cup star
while at Michigan, paced the anna
teur entries under the wire with a
74-75 windup yesterday for a 302 to-
tai, the same held by Walter Ha-
gen, five times winner of the West
ern Open, and Irwin Gilman, Louis
vile, KY.
Kanekichi Nakamura was the best
of the five japanese who qualified.
He finished with 303, blowing up on
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