Show I Cops ps Southern tId Open OR With Play Jaes James Ockenden Is up Runner-up Large Field of I 1 Noted Stars in Tourney SAN ANTONIO Ar Tex Feb 18 Joe Joe Joe I KIrkwood Rockwood Hall Hail Hal N. N T. T noted trick golf golt artist artst turned the real trIck this afternoon when he finished seven I strokes ahead of ot the fastest field ever everI assembled for tor a Southern tournament to win the Texas open championship I and tie the larg largest st purse ever offered In KIrkwood had a a. total of ot for tor the two seventy-two holes bole which tied the cards turned In by Walter Valter Hagen ted last lut lutI year By turning the course coure seven strokes ahead of the field KIrkwood I had two rounds round under the 70 mark James Jamea Ockenden holder of ot the French open title tite who led KIrkwood by two strokes stroke at the close of ot the first fIrt i half t of the fell colle down o in n nS his S putting putt putt- ing n I in the second td days day's y play na a and came In seven strokes under the winner Ockenden d was 73 3 for the morning ng round t which put him t three s strokes behind fJ KIrkwood The winners winner's 68 for tor the morning round was the winning margin and this afternoon he was Wa shooting great t golf the gIo I JIe Ite io took a t five on n the e home 0 I hole If he had made It I In p par 3 3 his final round lound would have ce ceI been 69 and his total for tor the or event 27 George Kerrigan was wa crowding the 1 leaders at the end of ot the first round but fell behind and t tied d Ockenden for tor second place place Joe TUrn BI the youthful Elmsford N. N T. T 2 prot professional who finished fin fin- I hed tenth in the national open last year shot a a. consistent game Saturday but was unable to move out of ot third place At one time during the afternoon afternoon after atter- noon round he moved within five I strokes of ot the lead Iud but fell tel down on hi his putting on the last lat nine holes which pushed his score up He pule pulled some great shots during the days day's round and held his hi own but was unable to overcome the phenomenal go It KIrkwood played Bill Bi who t tied d with wih Hagen last year yer and lost the title tte after a thrilling thrill ing log hole eighteen playoff finished fifth with 28 Jack Burke who tied with Kirkwood at the close of ot the first eighteen eight eight- een ceo holes was unable to keep up the i fast bat pace and finished down the line lne He Ue had hail a total of ot Tom Lally Laly led the local golfers golfer In the event with wih a total of ot His III Ils round of ot 69 this thi af afternoon placed him In the run run- ning fling Arthur Havers lavers holder of ot tho ho British open was iva in a tie with Lal Lally Lail Jack Tarrant local amateur who finished finished fin fin- tn- tn in tie for tor fourth last year was away off olt his hi game today and his hi roun rounds Is of ot 82 8 and 80 put him out of ot the winners win win- ncr ners ner He lie le had a total of ot 81 Clarence Mangham municipal course pro who got ot away away to a bad bad start finished In great reat style with a card of ot 08 After Atter Kirk woods wood's morning round of ot 68 61 6 he ha was leading Kerrigan and Ockenden by three thre strokes stroke On the first firt hole of ot the afternoon round the French Fench champion chain cham cha- cha chapion pion gathered back a stroke when betook he be took three on No 1 I 1 Kerrigan dropped one stroke behind the leader when he gathered gather d In a four tour Kirkwood took back his three stroke e lead Iud on Ock Ockenden at the second hole and took two more a strokes on hi his hil I lead ad over Kerrigan n the other member of ot the foursome four four- some who was trailing by six els strokes caught a deuce on the tSe tle second hole and cut lead over him to five ve strokes stroke s. s At the close of ot the first nine and Ockenden both were trailing by six Ix shots held hIs hla own for tor the first nine but was waa unable to overcome lead |