Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 July 1937 — Page 6

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HOOSIER WAS TOPS LAST YEAR

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NIN ETEEN North American shotgun championships and the destination of approximately $50,000 in cash,

trophies, and other valuable during the Grand American to

awards will be determined urnament, scheduled at Van-

dalia Field, near Dayton, O., according to the official program just released by the Amateur Trapshooting Association. . . . The 38th annual tournament, which is the world series of trapshooting to every gun-pointer, is

scheduled Aug. 23 to 27, inclu

sive. . . . Every state, every

Canadian province, the Canal Zone and Mexico will be represented among the 1100 “claybusters” expected to par-

ticipate in this year's shoot.

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HE tournament, as usual, will be climaxed by the Grand American Handicap on the final day—one of the most

unpredictable events in all the champion has ever repeated,

realm of sport—Dbecause no and virtually every winner

has come out of the ranks of the unknown. A year ago, Ben F. Cheek of Clinton, Ind., a veteran

hunter but a first-year trapsh ionship. . . . The guaranteed $10,000, but usually runs high

ooter, captured this champpurse in the Handicap is er. . .. The tournament, al-

though opening officially on Aug. 23, will really get under way Sunday, Aug. 22, when the Vandalia Open and Open Handicap championships will be held.

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PENING day on Monday, Aug. 23, at Vandalia will find five cham-

pionships at stake. ... These a

re the Senior race, for contestants

over 65; the Junior race, for boys under 18; the Sub-Junior for boys under 15: the Husband and Wife championship, and the Champion of Champions’ race, to which only state tournament titleholders or

runners-up are eligible. .

mined Tuesday—The Amateur Clay

America—a 200-target event, from th

teur championship, and the East-West team race.

. . Three more championships will be deter-

Target Championship of North e 16-yard line; the Women’s Ama- . Wednesday

brings eight more championship races, including six class titles, the

State team race and the Professiona the doubles championship will be de

cap, the latter event guaranteeing $5000 in cash awards.

Friday comes the greatest event of

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1 championship. . . . On Thursday, cided and the Preliminary Handi- . . Then on all—the Grand American.

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ILL M'KECHNIE'S Boston Bees use a five-man outfield when Ernie Lombardi, the Cincy Reds’ truckhorse catcher, is batting

against them. . stop, respectively, of the Beantown

. . Cuccinello and Warstler, second sacker and short-

Nationals, move back about 10

feet on the grass. . . . Schnozzle Lombardi is one of the slowest of big

leaguers but manages Rogers Hornsby, managerial berths, St. and St. Louis Browns. been sent to his home hibition game. n ” ”

SCAR CHARLESTON, formerly Eastern team in the fifth annua

Louis Cards,

in Georgia to

to get his share of hits through the network. stormy petrel of the majors, has held four

Boston Nationals, Chicago Cubs

. . . Skeeter Newsome, Athletics’ shortstop, has

rest. . . . He was beaned in an ex- = n

of Indianapolis, may manage the 1 All-Star Negro game at Comiskey

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Park, Chicago, Aug. 8. ... In the poll of Negro fans to determine the

leader, Charleston, who pilots the

a close race with Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays. .

Pittsburgh Crawfords, is running . . Jim Taylor,

another former Indianapolis Negro league pastimer, is a strong candi-

date to lead the Western team. . . can Giants. .

He is manager of the Chicago Ameri- . . Charleston has had the honor of piloting All-Star teams

in the East-West rivalry for three years. . .. He directed the East's Stars last season when they evened the series at two victories apiece; the vear before he was manager of the Western team that won, and in 1934 he piloted the victorious Eastern aggregation.

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The New York Yankees completed the purchase of the Kansas City American Association team last night, including franchise, players

and park. . . . Officials announced

Zwilling as manager “at least for this season.” .

time Chicago Cub catcher, who is in of the franchise and players. ... A estate.

Get in the Swim—

they will retain Eddie (Dutch) . . John Kling, oldpoor health, is the retiring owner Kansas City bank owned the real

Kellerman Fine Example

of Benefic

By JACK POBUK Noted Swimming Instructor WIMMING'S health values are undeniable. Consider the Kellerman. As a child she wore braces to the hips. Doctors said she had chalk in her bones and would never be able to walk correctly.

case of Annette

Following her father’s urgings, |

Annette drowned her fear of the water and, although at first it was tortuous exercise for her, mastered the art of swimming. Thanks to the soothing massage of the waves and the not-too-stren-uous exercises, Annette's legs

straightened and she not only be- |

came the world's greatest swimmer of her day but also one of the most beautifully developed women.

It is hoped that this series has!

ial Exercise

led you down to the seashore and persuaded you to Get in the Swim ‘cause the water's fine. a = = Leap frog in the water. HIS is the rough-and-tumble stunt of the series. Swim up in back of your partner, place your | hands on his head, push him un- | der the surface, and leap over him. | Your partner will rise to the sur- | face in back of you and, in turn, | shove you down and leap over you. Perfect breath control is most | necessary because you are allowed | very little time above the surface | to get your wind. | And now a final admonition: Play to your heart's content on the beach and in the water—but PLAY SAFE!

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Baseball at a Glance

ASSOCIATION Won Lost 57 44 144 45 4" 19 52 60 60

AMERICAN Pet. Minneapolis . Toledo 57 Columbus ‘ 58 INDIANAPOLIS .......... 52 Milwaukee vovwuves SR Kansas City % St. Paul 40 Louisville 39

564 563 HB 510 A7 400 «394

AMERICAN LEAGUE W. 1. Pot. 42 43 488 38 47 447

28 60 .318 26 59 .306

. LL. ‘Pct. 59 28 .678/Cleveland 54 36 .600 Washingt'n . 51 36 .586|St. Louis. . 48 37 .565 Phila.

N. York Chicago Detroit Boston ...

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W. 1. Pct. Chicago . 57 32 .640|Boston New York 54 37 .583|Brooklvn Pittsburgh 47 41 534 Cincinnati St. Louis. 46 42 .523 Phila.

36 50 419 36 51 .414

Games Today

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis at Kansas City. Louisville at Milwaukee. Columbus at St. Paul. Toledo at Minneapolis (two).

AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York at Chicago. Brooklyn at St. Louis, - Boston at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Cincinnati.

Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game) Toledo ..

ceeea..n.. 031 060 002—1 Minneapolis ..... 302 100

300—

2 9 1 812 3

564 |

| Cincinnati

36 56 .391 |

Sorrell,

Birkofer

Baker, Pettit and Dickey.

Toledo Minneapolis

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Columbus ........... St. Paul

(Second Game) 104 . 122 11 and Dickey.

(Pirst Game)

and Linton;

002 121-11 19 1 010— 9 14

Alta Cohen and Linton: Tauscher, Bak- |

050 000 003— 8 9 000 000 002—

Henry, 2 2

1 2 8 3

Macon and Crouch: Coombs and Pasek. (Second Game; 10 Innings)

Columbus

St.

Lanier and Fen

Paul

. 001 110 000 D— 3 101 000 010 1— 4 12 2

, Potter, Cooper and Crouch; Cox ner.

7 3

(Pirst Game)

... 000 001 010— 2 9 . 000 400 10x— 5 7

| Louisville . Milwaukee ..

Louisville Milwaukee

530 000 0— 8 12

Peterson aia Berres; Kimball,

and Brenzel.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

000 000 000— © Pittsburgh 000 000 001— 1

| Bush and Mueller: Brandt anc Todd. New

2 7

.. 030 000 0OV— 3 8 032 000 00x— 5 8 ning: Lee and O'Dea. Philadelphia .... ... 00 000— 1 7 ‘ 000 000 000— 0 6 LaMaster and Grissom and V. Di

| a later date. AMERICAN

Louis York

LEAGUE

000 001 010— 2 7 303 002 00x— 8 12

St. New

Wicker and Dickey.

(Ten Innings)

001 030 010 0— 5 12 000 200 120 1— 6 11

Detroit Boston

| Wilson and Desautels.

Cleveland Washington Whitehill, L. Brown and Pytlak, De Shong and R. Ferrell. Millies. Begier

a later date.

- Major Leaders

(Yesterday's Games Included)

Batting AB R H Pct. Medwick, Cardinals. 350 78 141 403 P. Waner, Pirates.. 354 64 13¢ 370 Travis, Senators ... 253 38 95 376 Gehrig, Yankees ... 332 80 124 373 DiMaggio, Yankees 351 88 129 .368

Home Runs DiMaggio, Yankees ....... wee GO FOXX, Rell SOX. ovvvvnnnvavnes 3B Greenberg, Tigers .....uvevevees 33 TroSky, INGANDS .vvaveverrenves 33 Medwick, Cardinals Sete ene. 21

2 i 0 Marrow, Terry and Berres; Milnar and

elf. (Second Game; 7 Innings by Agreement) » . 150 100 0— 2 7 2 Milnar

Atwood; Hollingsworth, avis.

Brooklyn at St. Louis to be played at

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HOpsett, Strickland and Hemsley, Heath; Bridges and Hayworth: Grove, Walberg. . 010 000 100— 2 6 2 . 023 600 02x—13 18 0 . | “strong man,” has taken on

Chicago at Philadeiphia to be played at

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1937

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Pass Starting Line Almost At Same Time

Ranger Regarded as Having Best Position; Thousands View Classic.

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ing line. Just after the two-minute preparatory warning signal was | given, Vanderbilt luffed slightly, | Covseiltinie Ranger's speed. Both were on a starboard tack as they crossed the starting line. A final whistle blast was given by the committee boat and a red cone, indicating that the race was under way, was hoisted. The red cone will remain in the rigging until the race is conclude or unless neither finishes within th time limit of 52 hours. After pointing a bit too keenly, Vanderbilt eased off slightly. Endeavour also trimmed her sails. | They were both footing evenly, mov- | ing southeasterward. | At 11:37 a. m. Ranger went over onto the port tack. Endeavour followed immediately. Ranger Pul's Ahead | Ranger apparently found a soft | | spot in the vind and tacked, head- | ing south southwest, crossing the | | course to the right. Ranger was | | sailing slightly faster t h a n| | Endeavour, and opened a consider- | able gap between the boats. En- | deavour, in another soft spot, seemed | almost motionless while Ranger beat | toward Block Island, catching a | fair breeze. - | They arrived at their rendezvous | nine miles southeast of Brenton's | Reef lightship with a million dol- | lars worth of boats beneath their | feet. Vanderbilt, the one and only | “Iron Mike,” was at the helm of | | Ranger, the boat America is counting on to repel the 16th British | challenge for the sailing supremacy | of the seas. | Sopwith, his teeth hard-clenched |on the bit of his pipe, held the | wheel of Endeavour II, the blue- | hulled sloop that all seafaring men | who have seen her, declare to be | | the most graceful thing that ever | took a sea over the rail. | It was not 'a secret rendezvous. Their meeting place, although | nearly out of sight of land, was crowded as Marseilles Harbor when the two rivals, their sailless masts rising like redwoods against the sky, were towed to the line. Hundreds of boats carrying thousands of persons, were there. Palatial yachts rolled gently on | the swells, side by side, with the | grimy little lobster boats. Destroy|ers and cruisers, flying the Stars | and Stripes, slid swiftly about as if playing tag with British men-of-war. Clumsy excursion steamers poured out their smoke over 10-footers, 16footers, square-riggers, and tiny outboards. Squatting pompously near, and literally alive with blue-coated, | white-capped, and brass-buttoned | dignitaries, was the official commit- | tee boat in charge of the costliest and exclusive of the world's sporting events. Other cold facts on the series | area: Number of races: Best of seven, racing on every week day unless | both contestants agree to a postponement or the weather is 100 | rough. Time limit: Five and a half hours | for the windward-leeward course | and five hours for the triangular | course. If neither boat finishes | within the time limit it is no contest. | Designers: Ranger—Starling Bur|gess, Olin Stephens and Drake | Sparkman. Endeavour II—Charles | Nicholson. After guard: Ranger—H. S. Vanderbilt (skipper), Olin Stephens, Roderick Stephens Jr, Arthur | Knapp Jr. and Prof. Zenas Bliss. | Endeavour II—T. O. M. Sopwith | (skipper), Sir Ralph Gore, Frank | Murdock and Mrs. Sopwith. | Suffered One Defeat : Newport and New York . bookies | have established Ranger as an odds- | on favorite. The big white-hulled | sloop, which flew the burgee of the

|tleman who once had the honor of

Coney Island excursion boat, have a

Times-Acme Photos. Ranger, right, which clashed today with Endeavour II off Newport, R. 1, in the first of a séries of races for the America’s Cup, is shown in the picture above in one of ‘a series of trial runs against Yankee in which she won the right, to defend the trophy. The Ranger is owned by Harold S. Vanderbilt, shown with upraised hand in the photo at the right. Vanderbilt, recognized as one of the world's most skilful yvachtsmen, is at the helm in today’s race.

Ahoy There!

Moby Dick McLemore Lists the Rules. Attention Please!

By HENRY (MOBY DICK) M’LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent HISTLING BUOY No. 8, ATLANTIC OCEAN, July 31.— While perched out here in the ocean with my fine feathered seagull pal, Fordyce, waiting for Ranger and Endeavour the twice to come into view, 1 jotted down a list of the rules and regulations for the America's Cup ‘races which started today. These rules, which were original-

ly drafted by delegates from the Sons and Daughters of 1 Will Arise, the Guild of Bear Rug Opticians (they are the craftsmen who put those glass eyes in bear rugs)—the Mississippi Chapter of the United Tire Vulcanizers’ Union, and a gen-

sitting at the captain's table on a

double value. When the cup races end they have only started to become useful. They are reversible, indestructible, fire-proof and have interchangeable cuffs. Used as a household guide they will bring harmony in the family, and on Cook's night out they can be scrambled and served up for supper. Here they are: Anyone caught shooting at albatross on the course will be forced to attend all seven races, and no written excuses from mama will be accepted. There is no penalty for shooting an albatross on the wing, | provided it is a male albatross, because they are shifty fellows and great body punchers. The male albatross can be distinguished from the female by the fact that the | male always flies on the outside | and carries the bundles. All spectators’ boats must carry |

| New York Yacht Club was 2 to 3 to

| win today's opening brush, and 1 to |

215 to take the series and keep the | cup on this side of the Atlantic, just as it has been since the first of these international jousts in 1851.

Ranger's remarkable showing in the observation, trial and practice races. Ranger won 13 straight races, beating the best Class J boats in the world with the exception of Endeavour II. Her only defeat was by ‘Endeavour I, the unsuccessful challenger in 1934, and experts attributed that reverse to false weather conditions. The British yachting experts here to report the series were inclined to scoff at the odds, however. They pointed out that Endeavour II also had a spotless record save for a licking or two at the hands of her predecessor. Actually any comparisons of the yachts until they race, are absurd.

Grappler Hurls Weight Challenge

Milo Steinborn, 225, the German two tough jobs on the Sports Arena wrestling card next Tuesday night. Steinborn, rated the strongest wrestler in the game, will be at the arcna to offer anyone $100 who can lift his barbell. At the same time, the German says he will donate $100 to a local charity if he fails to turn the trick. Milo is a former weighilifting champion, having held sev-

has not been disclosed. Following this attraction, Steinborn will tackle Sol Slagel, 265, powerflul Kansan, in the semiwindup on the card. In the main event Juan (Wildcat) Humberto, 219, opOrville Brown, 228, “Indian deathlock” opponent. Irish Dan O'Connor, reporting himself recovered from an injury, will have a spot on the bill. -

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These odds were based largely on |

eral records. Weight of the barbell | bl

building blocks, mechanical ocon- | | struction sets, a sand pile and a swing for the treatment of passen- | gers overcome by bo. dom.

{ » ” ” ACH spectator boat must be | equipped with curved binocu= |

lars to enable the customers to see | the boats when they are over the |

horizon, which they usually are. |

Any ambergris found by spectators must be turned over to the race

committee. The ambergris will be converted into perfume, which will’ be used to revive hotel guests when they are presented with their bills at the end of the races. Children under 10 years of age, | with the exception of Tennessee child brides, must be accompanied by their parents. Parents who bring children under 10, however, will be promptly charged with cruelty to minors. Those spectators who, after two hours of watching a race, jump overboard and start swimming ashore, must not cross abaft the beam of a contender. Those violating this rule will be made to wear | all summer long, a pair of long undearwear made from the protest »flag which the offended skipper will immediately hoist. No intoxicating beverages will be sold except between the hours of midnight and noon, and noon and midnight. Kindly refrain from smoking in the lobby, guests with- | out luggage must pay in advance’ and do not play cards with stran- | gers. These are all the rules. Abide by them and you'll have no troue. |

Now you're all set for the races.

YACHTS BEGIN RACE FOR

Vanderbilt Great Quarterback but Crew Has to ‘Open Up the Holes,’ Joe Says

By JOE WILLIAMS

Times Special Writer NEWPORT, R. 1., July 31.—Everybody admits Mr. Harold (Mike) Vanderbilt is better than a green hand at playing with a sea-going yacht .and the general opinion is that if the American tub beats the English tub in the series of races beginning today it will be due mainly to the gentleman’s rare skill. B ut this isn’t entirely so, and if the vulgar pressmen could get close enough to Mr. Vanderbilt to pester him with annoying questions he undoubtedly would admit it himself. Just as important as Mr. Vanderbilt, more so, perhaps, is the crew; these rugged, capable seamen, whose names will never dance in the headlines, can make or break Ranger's chances. To put it in football terms, Mr, Vanderbilt is just the ball carrier of the varsity. It may be quite true he has the slipperiest hips in the nautical game, but just the same he has to be shaken loose by his professional sailors. If they are piled up at the scrimmage line the Red Grange of the seas is dumped rudely on his aristocratic beak for no gain.

An Alert Quarterback

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All ‘the heavy work on Ranger— and naturally this also goes for Mr. | T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour No. 2 |

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—is dene by the hired hands, an assorted group of plain, average persons, distinctive only in their common love for the water. They do all the actual sail trimming and race winning chores on a cup yacht. They are the linesmen. Mr, Vanderbilt is the quarterback. He | merely calls the signals. True, there are alert quarterbacks and obtuse quarterbacks. Mr. Vanderbilt happens to be uncommonly alert. Even so he goes places only

when his forward wall of professionals clears a hole for him. One maneuver will illustrate the point. The setting of a parachute spin-naker-—ga rousing spectacle, by the way. The spinnaker parachute is a young circus tent. It spreads over 18,000 feet. It is almost big enough to ‘cover the Yankee Stadium. When this sail bellies out with the weight of the wind, the ropes which hold it to the yacht snap and snarl and whip. They could not be more active if they were alive. An angry jerk of one of them in a sudden blow of wind easily could carry a couple of men overboard. Often does, in fact. The Ranger professionals work with the precision of a jewelled watch on these enormous flappers. They set them in position with astonishing ease and speed. They seem to complete the job much faster than the English seamen. The result is a saving of full seconds for Ranger every time the

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Mae West—as the boys imprudently call the billowy spinnaker--goes out or in, and seconds often win yacht races. Knows How to Behave

The professional sailor addicted to yachting work scarcely fulfills the cinematic conception of the swashbuckling seafarer, always bristling

for a free for all, always steeped to his gills in grog. He is rough and tough enough; he demands respect for his position; he isn’t patronizing to the social swells, and he had a sense of responsibility.

Back in 1930 the imagination of the pressmen received a cruel blow when they came across the Vanderbilt professionals, headed by their captain, George Monsell, monopolizing a soda fountain, indulging in a perfect orgy of chocolate sundaes and kindred W. T. C. U. brews from which only great harm can come to mankind. This may not have been due entirely to choice. The Vanderbilt professionals must behave. They must go in training and stay in training. That year the crew was

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Who Wouldn’t Be Sore? In addition to his sore toe, Dizzy Dean now claims a sore arm. The net result of all this has been to make Manager Frankie Frisch of the Gashouse Gang sore all over.

AMERICA'S .CUP

Power Wins State Crown

Booming Tee Shots Vital Factors in Victory Over Steve Rose.

By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 31.--Dick McCreary, blond 182-pound linksman from the Indianapolis Country Club, held the state junior golf championship today as result

of a smashing 6 and 5 victory over lender Steve Rose of Terre Haute, Survivors of an original field of 106 which entered the tournament last Monday, the two fialists battled it out in the championship round yesterday over the Terre Haute Country Club course, McCreary, Indianapolis district champion, played a cool, consistent game. His slight, 130-pound onpponent was unable to match his booming tee shots despite a number of gallant recoveries. The match ended on the 31st hole of the sched« uled 36-hole match. In the morning round the Capital City golfer posted a 71, one over par, to go two-up at the end of the first 18 holes. Rose trailed with a 74. Afternoon Round

They halved the first three holes in the afternoon with McCreary still holding a two-up advantage.

Rose missed his second shot on the fourth hole and became threedown. He lost another stroke on the long sixth where he drove a tee shot into deep rough and failed to get out with an iron. McCreary, still shooting consistently, pared the hole. The two finalists halved the seve enth and eighth and then the Ine dianapolis youth captured the ninth to put Rose five down at the turn. The 10th and 11th holes were even. McCreary smashed out another booming drive on the 12th and took a four on the hole while the slender Terre Haute youth took a five. The match was over when they halved the 13th in threes. The cards: MORNING ROUND OUT McCreary 454-435-344-36 544-445-44438 IN McCreary ..... vor B45-454-335==35-T1 444-354-255m36-74 AFTERNOON ROUND OUT McCreary 443-145-344=35 coo 443-546-345--38 IN

McCreary .. . 844-3

Finish Today At Arlington

By United Press CHICAGO, July 31.—Thirty golden days of racing will end at Arlington Park today when 11 fleet 2-year-olds

seeking their first taste of turf fame parade from the paddock for the $40,000 Arlington futurity. Coupled with the West's richest juvenile stake was the $20,000 Arlington Handicap, climaxing a meet~ ing which poured out more prize money than any other American track this season. The futurity will be the first great test for Mrs. Ethel V. Mars’ three expensive colts—Tiger, Sky Larking and C-Note. Thay were grouped as an entry expected to go to the post an odds-on favorite for the threequarters mile test. Infantry, Millsdale Stable's star handicapper, was a 7-to-5 favorite to win the $20,000 purse in the sixth race. He will run with his stable mate, Giant Killer, against a field of seven others, including E. W. Duffy’s Sir Jim James, Raoul Walsh's Grand. Manitou. Headley's Sparta, J. W. Parrish’s Dellor, T. D. Buhl's Gyral, R. O. Thatcher's Our Reigh and Mrs. F. M Grabner's Spanish Babe.

RETAINS GOLF TITLE

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, July 3l-— Mrs. Robert Hartman retained her title in the Noblesville women's golf tournament held yesterday at the local course. She carded 266 for the 54 holes. Mrs. Donald Jenkins was second with 289.

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