San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09

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same kind of golf throughout thu
tournament, the thing may wind VI
in a dead heat between them. How
ever, this was only one day, but il
was a mighty big day in the col
history of Southern California, as
well as in the lives of Mr.. Chicl
Fraser AMI Mr.. Albert Ruber
Espinosa. 1t saw the formal star,
Of the biggest stake ever offered in
golf.
Mr.. Mike Donlin, the old ball player
waited patiently until Mr.. AL Wat.
rous, of Grand Rapids, teed off. and
then followed him as a caddy. Years
ago Mr.. '-atrous was bat boy for tbs
Giants, and carried Mr.. Donlin's
hickory sticks, so Mr.. Donlin felt that
be was only making belated return
of past favors. Mr.. Watrous got
around in 73 swishes. Mr.. Donlin oc
casionally offering mild criticism Of
his batting form.
Mr.. Wild Bill Mehlhorn, with his
old SLOUGH hat pulled down over his
eyes, and the inevitable cigarette il
his fingers, emerged from the wide
open spaces with ~.
CRUICKSHANK FAMILY OUT.
Mr.. Bobby Cruickshank was at
tended on his journey by the Cruick
shank family, consisting of Mrs
Cruickshank and Miss Cruickshank
CruickshaDk is about as tall al
putter. Mrs. Cruicksbank is not
quite as tall, while Miss Cruickshanl
is about knee high to a canary bird
Bobby, normally one Of the bes
golfers known to science. came HON,
with "a.
Mr.. r. G. Covcll. of Los Angeles
was one of the sensations OF the day
Mr.. Covell, who is a retired army of
ficer. went out in 80 and returned
in 80. He broke his putter. lis mid
iron and his brassie. and picked up or
the seventeenth hole.
BASEBALL FRATERNITY.
The baseball contingent, which in
Guided MIR. Arnold Statz, of the 10:
Angeles club, Mr.. Arthur Tillit
Schaefer, formerly of the Giants, and
Mr.. Dutch Leonard, formerly of the
Boston Red Sox and the Detroit
Tigers, struggled nobly throughout the
day, but their cards have aroused nc
feeling of alarm among the golfers
that the game of golf may ultimately
be taken over by the diamond ath.
letes.
Mr.. STATE had a 20, and Mr.
Schaefer an 81. Mr.. Leonard who
is by nature left-handed pitcher
shot an "a. have never committed
golf. but i am thinking seriously OF
having my golf manager challenge
Mr.. Covell and Mr.. Leonard.
Mr.. Macdonald Smith and Mr.
Harold Thompson dragged the biggest
gallery of the day in their wake, the
impeccable Mr.. Smith being the at
traction. of course. From a distance
it looked as if Mr.. Smith and Mr.,
Thompson we're being pursued by a
foaming mob.
BLACK CHANGED MAN.
| came upon Mr.. John Black. the
old boy who now proudly proclaims
himself Of Wichita. Kan. closing out
a philosophical "a, and | was some
what startled TO find Mr.. Black In
new trouserloons, quite different from
the trouserloons in which he played
ut Long Reach last week. He was
smoking a big cigar.
Mr.. Black has certainly gone long
way from the day he was the sensa'
ton of the tournament at Skokie in
full length pants and drew on an
old black pipe. It shows you what
the push and progress of life in an
cp-and- going place like Wichita can
do for an old-fashioned Scotchman.
Mr.. Joe Kirkwood, Of Australia. the
Houdini of the pastime, astonished
the multitude by recling off eighteen
consecutive pars. for a 40. That is
to say, Mr.. Kirkwood, who can dc
more tricks with golf ball than q
monkey can with a cocoanut, made
eighteen holes in just the number OF
strokes the law calls for-no more
no less