San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04


San Antonio, Saturday aftern
Bob Kampmann, crack
enough clubs to weight down
two caddies and many years
Levinson's senior, got in the
way of the Lewis Limited in the fl
nal 36-hole match for the champion
ship, and was shunted to the side
when the pendulum putter of the
champion described a short arc and
sank n 15-footcr for a birdie four on
the final hole. 1t was Levinson's
hole, as Kampmann took regulation
five, and the youngster was winner
two up.
BOB FIGHTS HARD
It is the first time in the history
of local championship Journeys that
the silver-inscribed cup has gone to
the municipal clubhouse. Kampmann,
member of the San Antonio Country
Club, over whose excellent course the
tournament was conducted, fought to
stem the tide in the last nine holes
and TO keep the trophy past the city
limits, but Levinson was not to be de-
MED. -.
The new champion played almost
perfect golf TO win from his more cx-
pericnced rival. After the two had
finished the morning IS holes all
square, Levinson held to his steady
clip, despite the fear of his friends
that he would break" and shot "a,
two over par for the course, to deny
a last-minute rush by Kampmann and
to finally win out by the handy mar
gin Of two holes.
BIG GALLERY OUT.
An unusually large gallery for a
matched contestants. Most of the eyes
were focused on the youthful Levin
son, whose rise from the ranks of the
caddies to the place of contender for
the championship had been phenome-
nal. Although winner of the recent
Breckenridge Park Golf Association
tournament, Lcvinson was hardly re-
garded as serious threat for the
championship.
The new titlc-hOlder advanced to the
finals by defeating the following op-
ponents in order: Sylvan Nordhaus,
3 and 3; Bob Scott, and 1; f. NJ.
Lewis, ST., . and l, and F. NJ. Lewis
Jr.. 3 and 1.
After each OF the finalists had shot
a II in the morning round to finish all
square, the afternoon round was begun
with very evident tension displayed
by both Kamnmann and Levinson.
LevinSon, however, Gained down
enough to shoot perfect golf from the
eighteenth to the twenty-seventh, par
ring every hole in even figures, while
Kampmann was badly off his same
and found himself in frequent trouble.
As n result, when they entered the
last nine-hole stretch. Levinson found
himself with the healthy lead of five
up. As a matter of fact, he captured
six holes from Kampmann going out
but Kampmann shot a fine birdie on
the short No. 6 hole to bring Levin
sons lead down to five holes.
LAST-ROUND RALLY.
As they teed off from behind the
clubhouse TO begin the last nine holes,
it was rather generally believed that
the match would end within the next
four holes, but they reckOned without
the fighting qualities of Kampmann.
Both players found the rough on
No. 10, a par three hole, and each
took a four, but from then on out
every hole was either shot in perfect
figures or better.
Kampmann Topped one hole off Lev
inson's lead by shooting regular four
on No. II with n brilliant pitch shot,
while his opponent was taking a five.
Number II. a par four which lacks
very little of being five. was shot
in perfect figures by both players.
Levinson's putter again failed tC
function on the long No. IL, anc
Kampmann reduced his lead to three
holes by sinking his putt for a par
five. Levinson took three puts fol
4 six.
HALVED IN PAR.
Number IA, n par three with the
green a good pitch shot across. was
halved in regulation figures. Levin
son barely missed his long putt for q
birdie.
The next break came on No. 10, q
hard par four hole, Kampmann sink
ing a 20-foot putt for birdie three
while Levinson could do no bette
than n four. This left Kampmann
only two down, with three holes to
play.
Both got unusually long drives or