Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 July 1928 — Page 11

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WITH continued rain t e past month, in fact ail spring, golf engagements usually have been made with the clause included: “If it doesn’t rain. - ’ Well, it didn’t rain the past week-end and the tills at the various municipal courses were fair gauges of how the golf farts flocked to the courses about the city. Russell Stonehouse said today the crowd of Saturday was a record breaker for that course. Os course, the usual amount of dawn-to-dusk players were on hand Sunday, but the desire to get into action struck many of the boys Saturday morning and they hustled from their places of employment at noon and headed directly for the courses. tt st tt South Grove played more than 500 Sunday and CofTin started them about 4 am. and it was lata in the afternoon when the first vacant spaces began to show on the starter sheets. tt tt tt The recent rains have not injured Pleasant Run course and the tireless work put forth by Herman Übele and Roy Robertson. is beginning to tell. A large number of Irvingtonians are beginning to show up at the course and many of the boys who formerl ymade Pleasant Run their headquarters, but of recent years have made their weekly Jaunts to other courses, due to the bad condition of the cast side lairways and greens, are about ready to decide to stay at home. ti tt The June handicap at Woodstock Club ended last Saturday with J Vance Smith the winner. He tumbled Harry Shepherd to win the title. tt * The program of the Meridian Hills Country Cluh which carded a special team match between that club and Woodstock Club last Friday and Saturday was erroneous, it was learned today, woodstock officials, who had held the dates

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open, have not decided, but are expected to play host to the Hills boys about the middle of July, according to Fred Schopp. tt tt tt THE Gyro Club, through Gage Hoag, Is expected soon to draw up final action on plans to stage a picnic and golf meet over the Ulen Country Club of Lebanon during the month of August. Vacation time causes the passing of the regular July meet, but Hoag plans to discuss the August meet with the Lebanan club officials and give the local Gyros a definite answer. a a a Another luncheon club, the Home Builders, have been having some hot golf meets this summer. The first meet at Avalon was regarded as a fine tourney, but C. B. Durham states,the meet last week at Meridian Hills was better. Forrest Kellogg carried off low net honors and B. C. Cartmel low gross prize. The home builders will omit the August meet on account of vacations, but next Monday wil! swing into action for an early July meet over the Highland course and then get together early in September at the Indianapolis Country Culb again.

Merle Alte in Hospital as Result of Auto Wreck

Merle Alte, 25, of 1117 King Ave., local boxer, is in St. Vincent’s Hospital, badly burned on the chest, head and arms. Alte was burned when the car he was riding collided with a Ford coupe bearing a Michigan license at Carmel, Ind., early Sunday. Both cars caught afire. Two men in the Ford coupe ran. With Alte were Miss Katie Kimberly and Charles Keep, 639 N. East St., and Ross Owen, 1020 Park Ave., Owen's hands were burned. OLYMPIC STAR AT 12 PASADENA, Cal., July 2.—Hailed as the youngest athlete ever to be entered in the Olympic games, Dorothy Poyton, 12, swimming and diving star, has been chosen to go to Amerstdam this summer. Miss Poynton will sail from New York, July 11.

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Brilliant Record Performances Expected in Tests This Week. HURDLE EVENT CLOSE Plenty of Competition Among U. S. Stars. BY FRANK GETTY United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, July 2.—The final Olympic track and field tests start Tuesday at Philadelphia, to be continued later in the week at Harvard Stadium. Down at Rockaway Beach, girl swimmers and divers are competing for places. On the Schuylkill, the best of the country’s club and college crews, are tuning up for the 2,000-meter trials to determine which boat shall be shipped to the River Amstel for the Olympiad. Brilliant performances, with a subsequent shattering of records, may be anticipated in Philadelphia’s municipal stadium Tuesday and Wednesday. F. Morgan Taylor of the Illinois A. C., who set anew world’s record for the 400 meters hurdles at Detroit, is on his way to the final trials determined to better his time of 53.1. Johnny Gibson of the Bloomfield Lyceum, fighting for a chance to go to Amsterdam and vindicate himself as an amateur, has bettered that time, and there will be a battle royal in this event, with Jones of Michigan and other stars, all believed capable of hitting 53 flat for the event. In addition to the 400 meter hurdles, the 400 meters run and the decathlon will be held at Philadelphia, Tuesday. Bud Spencer, Ray Barbuti, Baird of lowa, Walter of Northwestern, Phillips of Butler, Kontz, Southern Conference titlist, Gerard Swope, Fitch, Tierney and quite a host of other famous quarter mUers will be fighting for a place on the Olympic team. Only four of the score of contestants can be taken to Amsterdam. At Harvard stadium, Friday and Saturday, the final trials in the remaining track and field events with exception of the marathon will take place. Every National A. A. U. .champion with the exception of Willie Ritoia, who is in Finland, will be at Cambridge to defend his title. The sprints promise to produce some of the keenest competition in the history of athletics. COP SEASON’S 14TH Power and Light Nine Defeats Press Assistants, 10-3. The Indianapolis Power and Light Company baseball team defeated the Press Assistants Saturday, 10 to 3, in seven innings. The Power and Light team has played fourteen games without a defeat -this season—three of these games have been over the shutout route.

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Dick Crane, who faced Tommy Wilson this afternoon in the semi-finals of the men’s singles in the city tennis tourney, won his way into the first four in the meet by defeating Dick Bastian in a hard-fought three-set match Sunday. Crane, formerly captain of the University of Michigan tennisers, long has been" a consistent threat to the local net aces.

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Lou Gehrig hit two homers Sunday bringinng his season’s total to 19, and helped the Yankees take two games from the Athletics, 12 to 6 and 8 to 4. Gteore Burns’ homer with two on gave th. Cleveland Indians a 5-to-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Eppa Rixey held the Cubs safe and the Reds won 4 to 1, moving back into the first division. After F*ed Fussell, rookie pitcher, had shut out the Cardinals. 2 to (), in the opener. St. LouU won the nightcap from the Pirates on heavj hitting, 8 to 6. Detroit made seven hits in the eighth and staged a five-run rally to beat the 3rowns 7 to 4. The Boston Braves slipped out of their seven-game losing streak and knocked the Dodgers out of third place, by winning 8 to 7. The Boston Red Sox passed the Washington Senators in their fight for fifth place by winning both endr of a double-header, 2 to 1 and 7 to 1. SHINE CALLAHAN Indianapolis Pug Meets “Shuffle” at Chicago Tonight. By Unit express CHICAGO. July 2.—Knud Larsen, featherweight champion of Denmark, will make his first start in America in an eight-round bout with Jackie Dugan, Louisville, hero tonight. Shuffle Callahan, Chicago middleweight, will meet Charlie Shine, Indianapolis, in a six-round bout on the same card.

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