San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
GOLFERS BEGIN
PLAY FOR CITY
TITLE TUESDAY
Growing Entry List Prom
Uses Record Field for
Event.
TEN TROPHIES ARE UP.
Champion Gets Medal and
Cup-Many Practice
in Park.
TEN TROPHIES ARE UP

With thirty-five golfers already
entered in the city championship tour
nament, which starts next Tuesday
morning at the municipal course with
the qualifying round, this years tour
nament promises TO be one of the
largest, as well as the most keenly con-
tested, in the history of the events.
The tournament will be staged I'M
der the auspices of the San Antonio
Golf Association and President J.. L.
Clegg and Secretary Jack O'Brien are
handling the details. All entries must
be filed with Murray Brooks, man.
! ager of the municipal club house, not
later than Sunday night.
Indications are that there will be
approximately 100 players in this
years classic. After the qualifying
rounds there will be "a players left
in the competition, which will be at
match play. There will be four flights.
the low sixteen composing the first
flight, the next low sixteen the Sec
ond flight, and SO on.
Sine Medals and Cup.
Nine medals and handsome silver
loving cup have been procured. There
will be a gold medal for the low
nedalist. 4 gold medal and the sill
ver cup will be presented to the cham
pion. while there will be medals for
the winners and runners-up in all the
flights.
Up TO Saturday evening the follow
ing players had paid their 81 entry
fee:
J.. Il. Clcgg, Charles Brannon,
Ralph Baldwin. Lamar Seeligson, Z.
j.. McElroy. +. Breeding, X. J..
Strickland, j.. ID. Gilmore, g. r. Kirk
lGEd, Maj. Earl Parmenter. Jack Tar
laIh, ". J.. Love. Jack O'Brien. Max
Blum, Major Ewcll, J. b. Melton, X.
{. Scott, G. II. Nichols, Sylvan Nord-
haus. Arthur Shaw, Sam Walker, y.
). Vincent. James +. Clavin. T. j.
Pomeroy. William Clcgg, Floyd Cow
iDgton, j. Il. Payne. Roy Macdonald,
barclay Andrews, Frank Lewis Sr.,
Frank Lewis 'Ir., Roy W. Lewis, and
Bob Eampmann.
Tarrant Has No Cinch.
Jack Tarrant is the present title
holder and dope seems to favor him
10 repeat. However, with players like
Bob kampmann. Frank Lewis Sr.,
and Frank Lewis Jr., Lamar Seelig-
son, Charles Brannon, Roy MacDon-
aid and William Clegg entered in the
event, there is liable to be an upset
Of the dope.
Among the ordinary players. s. to
81 probably will qualify in the first
flight. while Tarrant, Kampmann,
Lewis ST.. Lewis Jr.. William Clegg,
Lamar Seeligson are more than likely
10 shoot in the seventies.
The fairways and greens are being
put into good condition for the tour
Lamcnt and it is believed that the
course viii be fast for the tourna-
nlent play.
Golf Proves Popular.
That golf Is exceptionally popular
here is proven by the fact that $500
daily permits and 463 annual permits
have been issued since two weeks ago
Saturday. making nearly 5000 playing
over the course in a fortnight. There
were three rainy days during the two
weeks which prevented play. hence
this number of players played over
the course in actually eleven days.
With fees coming in at that rate.
there will be plenty of funds TO pre-.
rare the course for the Texas Open
Championship. which will be staged
next February. This tournament calls
for $4,000 purse, the largest offered
in golfdOm. This purse is coming out
of the 100000 advertising fund which
is being raised now by the Greater
San Antonio Publicity committee.