San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-26
Jack Tarrant Third in Early
Texas Open Golf
Play With II. ~
MEHLHORN'S CARD IS 6S
Second Round of Is Holes
Medal Play for This
Afternoon.
GREENS RATHER SLOW
Earliest Starters Suffer Be-
cause Of Thursday
Nights Rain.

San Antonio golfers were well up in
the early fight for the Texas Open Golf
Championship in powerful field of 81
from all parts of the Western hemis-
phere and from England and Austria
ia as well, when, shortly before y
o'clock, almost two-thirds of the morn
Ing starters had come in.
Bill Melhorn, Shreveport Country
d hub professional, was leading with. a
bS. Right behind him came Joe Lally
Pf the San Antonio Country Club with
SO, and Jack Tarrant, an amateur,
Fan Antonio city champion, with IL.
.rv;in Nelson of New Orleans also had
{T-sn. Frank Sprogell of Memphis
played ~ and there were five tied at
rs, with Clarence Mangham OF San
intonio one of them. Others were
harley Hall of Birmingham, Ralph
Smith of Denver, Joe Kirkwood of
australia and John Golden of Tux
do, n. Y. .
Walter Hagen, coming in at ., re
orted %.
Hagen Was Still Out.
Walter Hagen, the British open
hampton, was one of the late starters.
Reports from the back stretch indi-
ated Hagen's score would hardly beat
hat of the leaders. Tom Lally of
an Antonio started out with trouble
nd also seemed destined TO land below
ie first ten OH the morning round.
Afternoon play began shortly be-
brc l o'clock.
The earliest starters Friday morning
ere Handicapped in that they found the
.eens slow from the nights rain after
week of play on extremely fast greens.
he later starters found the greens dried
. somewhat and the low scores began
come in around noon.
Mehlhorn's consistent play gave him
e lead. His card:
Outfits 354 243-34
In-335 AS 534-34-6S
Joe Lally's second place score included
smashed course record for the first
ne holes. 81 strokes. His card:
Outfit 2J3 2j3-32.
In-43J 44 544-3T-69.
How Tarrant Landed Third.
lack Tarrant's score: ..
lt .544 463 $3.50
.345 $50 434-3E71
Following the quintet of early 73s,
ere were many good scores, including
following:
Jim Barnes, "A: Bill creavy, "A; Art
bngworth, Is: Johnny Farrell, 20;
aries Hoffner, 10; Jim Mackenzie,
Jack Forester. &c: Freddie Mac
IA, IS: George Bowden, 76; Joe
hthews, IL: Claude Whelan, "a; Tom
hJoppi. "a; John Bredemus, "a: Bill
zach, IS: Frank Mcnamara. rs: ].
Collins, IS: Clarence Hubby, IS;
BIN ROGERS. IS: Carl Anderson, rs:
Jury Nabholtz, 20: Jimmy Farrell,
Tom Burke, 20; Tom Cahill, 20
ed Bell, 20; Eddie Murphy, SO;
wis Meyers, so: Keene Koetter, so.
Other early finishers. two dozen or
re, bad scores ranging from 81 TO 90.
Pooling around" on the municipal
rse in Breckenridge park came to an
Thursday and, at : o'clock Friday
rning 81 men, professionals of all
rees of fame and ability and anna
Us with speed enough TO rate handi-
of not more than four strokes on
ir home courses began the serious !
ineSs Of trying to amass the feweSt !
pkes possible in four trips around |
park course. a process which will |
uire continuous play from early |
rning until dusk Friday and Satur- |
There is even a strong possibility |
the tournament, ~ holes, medal |
S-every man for himself-will de-
bp a tie for first place, so many are |
stars of top rank playing. and will
be continued over another day for !
lay off.
I'm increased purse over last winter,
IN the Texas Open was inaugurated,
viding now enough money for prizes
N 20 the player finishing in thir-
h place-SJ0 he gets-has drawn
4 better, as well as larger, tLan in
9, observers say. Ard SOM of the
iers are willing to be quoted when
declare that the field in the Texas
!. xith Walter Hagen, Jim Barnes.
iiiy Farrell, Joe Kirkwood. and the
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