San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
TARRANT WINS
GOLF FINAL BY
FIVE AND -FOUR
Starts Slowly But Decis-
lively Beats Carlton
Before End.
Is STRONG ON GREENS
Field in Houston Event
Stronger Than Aver
age State Meet.
Is STRONG ON GREENS

Houston, Tex, Feb. ga new
king of amateur golf in Texas was
crowned here Saturday afternoon
when Jack w. Tarrant, 21-year-old
San Antonio city champion, defeated
Oswald s. Carlton Jr., of Houston,
D up and 4 to play in SO holes. The
match was the final of the ninth an
nual invitation tournament of the
Houston Country Club, which attract
cd field said to be more powerful
than the ordinary field at a Texas
state championship meet.
Tarrant had to eliminate the state
champion, Charley Dexter of Dallas,
his fellow-townsman, Bob Ramp
mann, and c. b. Cochran of Wichita
Falls, to reach the finals. Most no.
table of Cartons victims in match
play was George Rotan of Houston.
considered one of the steadiest play
ers in the state, who has held the
state title five times.
Brilliant All the Way.
Tarrante played brilliantly through
out the tournament. He is the sec
ond San Antonian to win the Hous-
ton invitation, Kampmann having
captured it a decade ago.
The medal scores of the finalists
Saturday:
Tarraut:
Morning
Out ....... .435 564 54S-ss
In ........343 AS s445-36-I4
cut .4s4 500 54+s7
In $500. .254 30
Carlton:
Morning:
Out .454 553 444-Ss
Ins ........444 454 ASS 39-7
Out $50. .485 554 554-4s
In ....... .34S 10
Play in q DriZZIe.
The afternoon round was played in
a drizzle, which. however, did not
brighten off the gallery of 500 golf
enthusiasts following the match. Both
men were driving well. but Tarrant
was the steadier on the greens.
At the end of the morning round
Tarrant was leading Carlton . up at
eighteen hols. Carlton was 2 up in
eight holes but his lead slipped away
through faulty putting.
From the tees Carlton was as good.
il not better. than Tarrant. He most
certainly had the longer ball on sew
eral holes and was straighter down
the alley. In the afternoon Tarrant
hit at least three tee shots that left
him in the edge of the rough and was
forced to use iron when distance called
for wood. In recovering from these
difficulties Tarrant gave a wonderful
demonstration of his resourcefulness.
The Houston player took three puts
on the morning ninth and tenth holes.
He drove go yards to a point Just be-
low the sixteenth green, Clipped on in
two and required q pair of puts. Tar
rant drove less than 200 and was still
off the green in two. Yet he got a
half here.
Tarrant on warpath.
In the afternoon rounds Tarrant
won the third. sixth, eighth, tenth and
thirteenth. Carlton did not win hole
going out in the afternoon. but picked
off the eleventh and twelfth on the in
side. The squirt came too late and
merely prolonged the ultimate defeat.
Houston players won the lions
share of the secondary trophies Of the
meet. r. A. Calhoun of Houston de-
feated p. s. Duenwig, 4 and 3, for the
leadership of the second flight. +. G.
Jester of Dallas defeated ]. L. Carr of
Houston, one up, in the third flight
finals.
The first flight consolation was won
by II. b. McAshan of Houston. who
defeated the veteran, c. r. Buxton OF
Dallas, G and .. McAshan, who earl
Ter in the week finished second TO
George Rotan in the driving contest.
played a remarkable 80 against Bux-
ron in the first nine holes of the finals.