Show Morris Crowned Champ ChampIn In Utah I I Driving Contest 1 j fr u k v UI 4 1 W 4 5 r- r 1 1 14 4 f Ji r y I i A mw I 4 J 44 I Banging out drives of and yards ards T. T D D. D Morris right won the 1935 state slate title Sunday Sun da day at Nibley park Left Carl of Forest Dale who fin finished fin second V Only Ten Participants Keep Their Trials Within Bounds By BILL McCREA R A T. T D. D Morris cl elongated Fort Douglas golfer and time one University University sity of Utah conference all end Is the thel 1935 state driving champion an honor hon or which he gained Sunday at parks park's official opening by averaging yards on three thre shots Morris was one OM of ten players out of ot 64 entrants who kept all three drives in the No 1 fairway and his average was but five yard yards ahead of ot Carl Nordberg Forest Dale player Earl Schneiter Idaho Falls pro was third with a aver average ge who has recently been recognized recognized rec ree rec- rec as one of ot the longest tee shots In the state wh whammed out drives of and yards His yard drive was the longest of the day which stayed in bounds although some of the out of at bound shots had a trifle more distance A gallery of approximately persons was wu treated to an n exhibition exhibition exhibition tion of hooks slices and topped shots many of which were largely made due to nervousness of the participants Schneiter was wu the only pro to keep three drives in the theall all alley Helen Hofmann state women's driving champion stole a lot ot of the themen's themen's themen's mens men's thunder by socking out three drives for a yard average all of which stayed in the fairway Her appearance appearance ap ap- ap was in the nature of or an exhibition cx ex and the drives were not recorded re recorded re- re corded Ed KIngsley slate state open and amateur amateur ama ama- I champion sliced out of bounds on his first attempt Mickey Riley Jr who finished third last year had two beautiful ul drives of yards each cach but dubbed his th third rd attempt Bill Wilier Willes Provo pro Charles Foey Foley Fo- Fo Icy ley ey Bonneville instructor Abel Larson Lar son Nibley amateur amateur all all former holders holders hold hold- ers of the driving title title failed failed to keep their shots within the allotted area John Geerts n. n El Monte pro and prime favorite in the event went astray astray as as- tray on his first try Russell defending champion champion cham cham- pion managed to keep his shots inbounds inbounds in inbounds bounds to capture fl fifth lh place with a average Juddy Wilcox Bonneville Bonne yule ville was fourth with I Others who kept in bounds follow fonow Glen Astin unattached Karl Weiler Fort Douglas Ward Thorpe Nible Nibley Jack Purdie Nibley Nibley Nib Nib- ley Wes Vies Weiss Nibley Until the close of the contest weather conditions were nearly ideal as 5 the wind was not strong strong- enough to hamper the drives Most of the hooks and slices were legitimate mate ones and not caused by the I I wind However some of the l last st to shoot hoot had a slight wind to 10 cope with Gus Anderson president of or the Nibley Park Golf GoU association presented present present- ed a medal to Morris Morr s at the conclusion of or the event in behalf of the ocia tion Nordberg and Schneiter received golf gol balls Mayor Louis Marcus and City Commissioner Com Corn missioner Pat Goggin made brief ad ad- dresses |