San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

In finish that surpassed even the
1922 tournaments conclusion for
thrills, when Cyril Waller missed q
putt to tic Bob Macdonald, for the title,
Walter Hagen, of the Westchester- Bit
more club, New York, American holder
of the British open championship, and
William Mehlhorn, Shreveport Country
Club professional, Saturday afternoon
finished in a tie for first in the 1923
Texas Open Golf Championship, with
27G.
Late Saturday afternoon Mehlhorn,
with a crowd of fully 1000 people
crowded around the eighteenth Brack-
enridge Park green and perched in trees
nearby, missed three-foot putt tor
four on the hole and the championship.
The missed putt, the only sign of nerves
the blond Shreveperter showed in a re-
markable two-day exhibition Uf golf,
lost him 500, the difference between
first money, $1,000, and second 500.
The 500 wrapped up in that sort
tap is not beyond recall, however. as
MehlhOrn and Hagen Sunday morning
will play Is holes or more il ncveS-
sary-On the municipal course to decide
the Texas Open champion and the win
ner of the $500 first prize. The play
off will start at 10 o'clock and will lie
medal play. The largest crowd that
ever watched golf match in San An
tonic is predicted
Eleven Strokes Ahead.
MehlhOrn and Hagen finished eleven
strokes ahead of Joe Kirkwood, the
Australian tricS shot artist and recent
winner Of the California open title, who
was in third place with 200.
Ralph Smith, Denver professional
with a wonderfully steady exhibition, in
which he shot four 73's and "A on the
two days. came in fourth with 293.
In fifth place, tied with the veteran
Freddie Macleod of Washington.
United States open champion more than
a decade ago, came the only amateur
who finished among the leaders. Jack
Iarrant, champion of San Antonio.
Tarrant and Macleod took 294 Young
Iarrant, whose playing was sensational
in the powerful field and who topped
many pros" ranked among the coun-
try's best, carried San Antonio's ban.
ner creditably throughout, never drops
ping below eighth place at any tims
during the competition. He had III
Friday morning. 20 in the afternoon. "a
Saturday morning and "A Saturday
afternoon.
Burke Slumps at Finish.
Jack Burke, of st. Paul, who looked
like real dark horse for awhile. re-
quired I6 and a Saturday and wound
up with a POS total.
Jim Barnes played 76 and II Satur-
day also and was one stroke below
Burke, tied with Jack Forester and
Bob PEBBLES.
Joe Lally, the San Antonio @pro1
whose go on the morning round Friday
put him in second place, found rousher
going Saturday and finished in q tie
Tor fourteenth place with five others az
299. Clarence Mangham, San Anto-
MO pro was one of the five.
Tom Lally came back Saturday with
IS and as but his below-standard NAV
Saturday kept him down and he was in
a quadruple tie for SSth. out of the
money. with a score of 500.
Dolph Van ArSdale. the other san
Antonian who stuck the entire distances
several drOpned ous-played a So
An the Scores.
The coENSete list Of finishers. with
positions and scores:
]. Walter Hsgcn. New York. 90.
=. William Mehlhoru Shreveport,
5. Joe Hirkwood. Australia, 900.
Z. Ralph c. Smith. Denver. a93.
.. Jack Tarrast, San Antonio (amaI
teurl, 294.
3 Freddie Macleod Washington.
294.
Z. Jack Burke, St Paul. 295.
:. Jim Barnes. Pelham Manor, 90.
:. Rob PEBBLES. Louisville. 296.
:. Jack Forester Deal Beach. y. J.,
COG.
II. John Golden, Tuxedo, y. Y. e9T.
II. George NJ. Christ, Rochester.
y. Y. @97.
Is. Dan Eenney. Tyler. Texas. 29S.
Il. Joe Lally. San Antonio. 299
Is. 4. n. Armour. New York. 200.
Il. Clarence Msngham, San Antous
10. 300.
IA. Bill Cyeavy, Kansas CITY. 30.
II. Joe Mathews Kansas CITY. 20.
IL. Frank McNamars, OrtegN, Pa.
800
20. Charles Hall. Birmingham. sol.