The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-12

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left on the outside looking in i:
nigh appalling.
Foremost surprise of all is the
failure of Lawson Little, the re-
Gently converted pro with an anaz-
ng amateur record equaled only By
one Bobby Jones.
Little's card OF 152 ranked four
tenth in the New England district
Only eight places were available.
Hardly less startling were the
Examinations of Wild Bill Mehlhorn
Jimmy Hines, George Voigt, Willie
McFarlane and frankie Strafaci
national public links champion, in
the New York metropolitan area.
Accompanying Little on futile
rounds in New England were Will
lie Turnesa and Bill Hunter. Joe
Turnesa, Willie's brother, set the
pace for the eight qualifiers with a
IA.
just to take your breath away
here's a rapid-fire roll call Of other
ousted favorites: Leo Deigel, former
P. G.. A. champion; Joe Kirkwood
Max Marston, Tom Creavy, former
P. G. A. champ; Scotty Campbell
Fay Coleman, Roland Mackenzie
and George Won Elm.
AS a chaser, here are a few reg
ulars still in the running: Billy
Burke, Johnny Goodman, Jack
Munger, Phil Turnesa and Henry
Ciuci.
N7AS Little sour when he dis
w covered himself among the
missing?
The thick shouldered Califor-
nian merely smiled and said:
What the heck? I'm only rs and
I'll be playing at least rs years
longer. I'll qualify plenty in years
to come. You know, they told me
this course was easy when I came
up here, but let me tell you it's
the toughest qualifying course 1
ever played on"
Lawson was referring to the
West Hartford Comm municipal
teaSer.
The first-tee field of 1878 hat
been whitfield to 101 professional
and So amateurs when all round
were complete in the % qualifying
centers last night.
The sc low qualifiers of last year
Open, the Baltrusol pro, Johnn,
Farrell, and two Japanese barn
stormers, are eligible without tn
necessity of a trial round through
the good graces of the U. S. G. A
II =
An amateur came through with
the lowest score Of the day, when
Sam Perry flashed 69-69-138 at
Birmingham, Ala. Red Munday,
Santa Rosa, CAL, registered a
139.
Massie Miller, former local prt
now in Richmond, was an also
ran at Cincinnati. Massie, will
lat, was just two strokes beyond thu
division line.
While Russ Stonehouse was hav
ing his troubles on hazardous Olym
pia Fields, brother Ralph joinet
with Hap Alyea of Fort Harrison
to snatch top rize money in tn
weekly amateur at the Fortvill
Country Club.
Ralph, leading light at Forest
Park, Noblesville, fired a brilliant
81, three under par. which pulled
the Stonehouse- Alyea card down
to net 81. But Phil Renforth, on
his home course, and John Gala
han, Indianapolis, teamed effec-
lively to equal the 81 and force
the issue into playoff before
bowling out.
Third, fourth and fifth award
were split among three teams fin
ishing in deadlock for third place
all with 62s-Fred Gronauer -Johl
King, Harold Smlth-C. =. STAFFORD
and o. E. Cummins-Bob Arnold.
y
DUBLIC links golfers are to hav,
il the first of five big days whel
they hold the inaugural tourney o
a monthly series Sunday at River
side. All municipal players are in
vited to compete. Handicaps will b
set at the same figure the partici
pant is allowed at his own club
The, head men haven't yet an
nounced how they intend to handi
cap non-members.
Entries will be accepted at tn
starting line, or for preferred start
ing times it is best to call Norman
Thompson at Talbot 1244-J.