San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
LEADING PRO
GOLFERS TO
PLAY HERE
Cless VIII Appoint His
Tournament Commit
tees at Once.

With the assurance that the worlds
leading golfers viii come here next
month for the Fifth Texas Open Golf
Championship, the officials of the San
Antonio golf associations are making
extensive plans for the famous golf
gavotte.
ers as Bill Mehlhorn, Bobby Cruick-
saapk. Macdonald Smith, Joe Kirk
wood, Johnny Farrell, and Tom Ker-
1iran. along with a host of others,
equally famous, will come here 70
compete for the $1,000 purse.
To see the golf stars in action on
the Pacific coast, patron ticket
costs SO, season ticket for the
tournament exacts $3.50, while just
one days visit to the golf links costs
$40.
NO CHARGE HERE
It's to be free here. The business
men kick in with their simoleons to
the Chamber of Commerce and the
latter in turn gives the purse money
80 the golf association to stage an
event which has already netted the
city approximately a million dollars
worth OF free publicity in the past
four years
Already this year news services have
carried numerous stories about the
San Antonio event. in addition 10
stories and pictures In the leading goif
publications.
mn u&uto,ain set the pace five years
schools, each member of the winnfis.
49, - ho I'd AL -
and the student-he need not be
member of the winning team-who
makes the highest score is also given
. gold medal.
MINNESOTA WINNER.
The universities end colleges had n
competing teams last year. the Uni
verEty of Minnesota winning the
championship title and the cup with
1898 points out of a possible 1000.
However, it was q student of the Uni
versity of Cincinnati who made the
highest individual score, Thomas A.
Scalise. who scored 396 out of a pos
sible 400 points.
Twenty-one state universities, fif-
teen state agricultural colleges and
81 other universities and colleges COM
peted last year in the college division.
This year the rules have been revised
to permit essentially military schools
which have senior units of the z. o.
T. C. to compete in this division.
TWO LEGS ON TROPHY.
st. Johns Military Academy of De
lsfieh, Wis, walked off with the
trophy for the military schools. scoring
1881 out Of 1000 points: but J. NJ.
Taylor Of Riverside Military Acad-
envy, Gainesville, Ga. scoring 1874
points out Of 400, won individual hon.
cH. st. Johns has won the trophy
for two successive years and, il their
team wins this year, the trophy will
become their property.
The high schools are up on their
toes and teams everywhere are prac-
ticing daily for this years shoot. Sew
enty-eight high school teams were
pitted against each other in last years
match and Waukegan Township High
School took the trophy with 1879 out
of 1000 points, the highest score made
by any team in the three divisions
and William Hart of that school
topped all the individual scores with
800 points out Of 400. However.
Chicago boy, Albert We'll of Crane
Junior College, tied his score and the
two were given gold medals by Mr..
Hearst.
DOES MUCH GOOD.
Colonel Robert n. Sillman from
headquarters staff of the Sixth Corps
area in all probability will be the
chief Judge for the match Colonel
Sillman said in. an interview today:
This national rifle competition be-
tween units of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps is doing great deal of
good. II has been Interesting 10 watch
the growing appreciation of the value
OF rifle shooting as a sport since Mr.
Hearst first Offered trophies as a re-
ward Of excellence. Those who partic- |
ipate in these matches will. in all prob |
ability, continue an active interest in |
shooting all their lives. While iudg- |
ing the records of all the teams is a |
strenuous task, ] am none the less
glad TO undertake it because I feel il |
beneficial 10 the young men who par
ficiupate and because it helps the |
cause Of national defense"