San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-19
BILL MEANT.
NO HARM,
He SAYS
Now-famous Machinery"
Remark Advice to
Truck Driver.

bill regrets the occurrence very
much, and has so expressed himself. "
This statement came today from
b. ]. Lenihan, business manager for
Bill Mehihorn, professional golf star
&C Chicago, in reference to Mehlhorn's
actions at the last green Sunday af-
ternoon when Bobby Cruickshank
missed a couple of puts and lost
the Texas Open Championship to
Macdonald Smith by a stroke. Mehl-
horn, perched in a tree overlooking
the huge gallery banked around the
green, yelled during the putting, there
BY smashing to smithereens one of
tie iacred rules of golf and upsetting
Cru ckshank's shot-so Cruickshank
claims. His loudest remark, echoins
over the hushed golf course, came right
after Bill Furlong, announcer, had
requested quiet. 1t was: What do
9-u know about machinery" and il
has caused considerable stir over
this broad and golf-infested land,
since the Asso ;ated Press carried Oh
its wires an account Of the event ir
all its gruesome details.
LENIHAN'S STATEMENT.
The publicity given the incident
prompted Mr.. Lenihan TO prepare .
statement TO the press in which he
combines Bills apology and an at
tempt 10 explain his actions.
Mr.. Lenihan's statement:
~The incident which occurred on
the eighteenth hole at Breckenridge
Park in the final round of the Texas
Open is TO be regretted very much.
However, il has resulted in a number
of erroneous reports being published.
which are apparently intended TO cast
reflection on the craftsmanship OF
Bill Mehlhorn. To the host of Bills
friends all over the country they
mean nothing. In fairness to the pub
lie at large, though, a statement of
Bills side of the case is necessary.
-Bill was absolutely unaware Of the
fact that his voice was being heard
at the eighteenth green with the dis
tinctness that it apparently was and
with the effect that was credited to il.
The remarks he made were addressed
to those people who were under the
tree in which Bill was perched, and
who could not see what was going on.
The remark credited TO him as hay
ing been directed at Mr.. Bill Furlong,
gallery official, was in reality a play
full remark made TO Mr.. Jack 0'Brien,
tournament manager, who had request
ed q delivery man who had parked his
car in the road directly beneath Bills
tree, TO turn his car around.
NOT AT ALL GROUCHY.
THAT Bills finish in the tourna-
ment had caused him 70 be in a grouchy
mood is an absolute mis-statement, as
anyone in the gallery which followed
him on his last round can well tes-
tify. Mehlborn from the very start
had not expected to finish anywhere
in The tournament. He arrived here
from California a sick man. The day
of his arrival d doctor was called and
Bill was ordered 10 bed at once and
advised to remain out Of the tourna-
ment His friends also advised Bill
10 pass up the tournament. MehlhOrn.
however, felt that his friendship with
the tournament officials and golfers
Of San Antonio obligated his playing
in the Texas Open. This in itself
should serve as an indication OF Mehl.
horns gameness and craftsmanship.
Reports also seemingly attempted
20 convey the impression that Bill had
a personal interest in the outcome Of
the contest and that be had razzed one
Of the contestants. This is as much
lacking in truth as the other state
Jnents. The whole incident was unin
territorial, and the fact that it would
have worked hardship, il it can be
called such, on both contestants and
not on one also easily proves this.
@Bill regrets the occurrence greatly,
and has so expressed himself. That
his apologies were not accepted should
in no way reflect on Mehlhorn's sports
manship.
WANTS S. A. GOOD WILL.
at is Bills desire that he continue
TO hold the friendship and good viii
Of the golfers of San Antonio and the
country at large, and also OF his broth
er professional golfers. He has al.
ways tried 10 conduct himself with
that thought uppermost in his mind 4"
Whether Mr.. Lenihan's statement
about q truck at the clubhouse will
start an investigation in the San At
tonic police department is not known.
During the finals, every entrance 20
Breckenridge Park was severely post
ed with officers, some Of them ex-
tremely hard-boiled. as representatives
Of the press who tried to get through
with automobiles discovered
The published statement about Mr..
Mehlhorn's crouch was offered as an
excuse for him, in view Of the appsr-
ent lack of any other.
Cruickshank Monday was still
angry about the incident and made
no effort 10 hide his feelings
Brother professionals questioned on
the matter, were inclined 10 laugh. II
was harmed from two Of them that
Mehlhorn and Cruickshsnk had not
been the best Of friends for some time.
IN the eyes Of their fellows in the pro.
trssion.