The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-13
GOLFERS STILL AT PLAY.
THE UNITED STATES AMATEUR
CHAMPIoNsHIP NEARLY SETTLED.


To-day NJ tse -. Andrews Links-They
Are Archib.is Rogers, wIn.-. law.
re.ee. &. n. Macdonald, ara d. n. stes-
ssrt-The Fcurso-e or Doubie Matches
Rssuit n Victories for 80. Andrews
Ne.-D. q. Hs-der-er ofthe A-ehor L,-e
Loses . s1yooe watch sad . .. Cssh.
A gentle southerly breeze and a warm sun
greeted the contestants In the golf tournament
for the championship OF the United States yes
terday morning when they tumbled out of the
st. Andrews Clubs pretty country home near
Yonkers yesterday morning. The clubs blue
pennant, with the white st. Andrews cross in the
centre, which floats from a tall Flagstaff on the
lawn, hung lifeless during the day, so what
would have otherwise been an ideal golfng day
was marred somewhat by the heat.
Despite this. however, great improvement was
noticed In the play, which was of a far higher
order than on Thursday As the weaker play
ers dropped out rapid progress was made in the
tournament. and by nightfall not only had the
singles progressed to the semi-tinal round, but
two rounds of the foursome matches had been
decided AZ well.
In the singles the tournament has narrowed
down to four players: William Lawrence OF the
Newport Golf Club, the present American cham
pion; c. b. Macdonald Of the Chicago Golf Club.
As ID otouuhTb U III SI. hnuTeW brOlIt luO, anu
Archibald Rogers of the Shinnecock Golf Club
Of southampton. l.. !, Judging by their play
thus far good Judges seem to think
that the American champion will be beaten by
either Stoddart or Macdonald. The former,
who II a well-built young Scotchman. Ia the
crack Of the st. Andrews Club, and when on the
other side It is said he plays from scratch in all
the open tournaments. I Newport, his friends
claim, he was at a disadvantage never having
played there before, while on the 81. Andrews
links he is at home. and, rs his friends rightly
claim. will be a hard man to beat. His driving was
terrific yesterday, and while he was a little care
less at times, it was generally oyerconfdence
Macdonald. the Windy City representative
who finished second in the amateur champion
public for first honors, and il will certainly be
a good man who will beat him to-day.
On the whole he has played the most dashing
putting from anywher on the green he can
hole HIS ball almost every time.
pal representative of the Shinnecock Club. how
ever. may make some of these sure things 20
yesterday by the smoothnessa and evenness OF his
play. While he can't play golf as well as he can
sail q Yacht" to quote the words Of a friend,
the championship medals, which Wilt be di-
vided between the frst three men.
The doubles, or to use golf language. the
Andrews men. as that clubs representative are
Judging by their past p record e J. b. Cp9iam and
l.. =. Stoddard will probably be able to drink out
competition Is over tonight.
During Yesterday morning two matches in the
third round OF the singles were decided. In the
first the contestants were Archibald Rogers and
i XndreW %s,d CUB abe f PR2eqi latter tr who Usually IL 1 plays 8. a
and the result was an easy victory FOR Mr..
Rogers, who won BY a score OF seven up with
thirteenth hole.
Tn match between l.. b. Stoddart and A. L.
Livemore, a rattling good young player: but
features of the tournament. Livemore set q
lively pace at the start, and made the grove, or
this hole, Stoddart being two strokes behind.
From the teeilg green stoldart cleared the
ditch, and put his bali into the second, the gate
hole. In three strokes, Livemore requiring four.
trees trees With as small i''S opening ming to S" aur Tapr1%nof Tiy Sy
9 %STe % s,raek a beautiful sSs wa low dTiy sm while s sYol
able to haive the hole. each making
L In six strokes. leaving the score a tie, Stod-
%yoaHsstsr Managed to win BY god play il i've
matters up ON the next hole, after some rather
rather wild play on both sides, in seven strokes
oyer a wall and NJ a hill, while Livemore took
stoddari landed the, ball on the putting green
in his very first stroke at the sixth hole, and
made II on. the third stroke, while Livemore
took six. Then Livemore started of well. but
lost two strokes by sending, his ball outside the
seven strokes. which was Stoddart's record for
the hole. Stoddart then drove his ball into the
more managed to win this hole by a score OF Ave
strokes to six. making the score a tie once more.
the wall for the ninth and ANAL hole Of the first
round, while Livemore missed the wall by six
inches stoddsrt winning the hole with Ave
ending with the score one up in Stoddart's
favor.
stoddart did some beautiful driving In the
second round. while Livemore became very
careless. The result was the match anne to an
In the afternoon {. b. Macdonald. the Chi. |
cage expert, played ID. q. Henderson of the ~.
IA hnd a : s, rbSe; w hspas Mssdo wSn , a"pt frss hole ,hs
second. Henderson looked like a winner OF the
third hole. when Macdonald made a long stroke
He hit the ball too hard. but Il struck the disk,
which had been carelessly left in the hole. and
disgust. This seemed TO discourage him, particu-
larry when he struck the first wall at the sunken
further behind, eventually losing the match by
a score. of four up, with three holes to play.
William Lawrence was then Pitted against ".
champion eventually won by a score OF three
up, with two holes to play. In the Foursome. or
team matches, the playing OF some OF
the teams was anything hut good.
81 fi tSs E~SsnS Cub Ssa RED I I and c I; j, Liye sn% w e the
Rreese smith Of the tuxedo Club: {. ". barnes q the
shinnecock Club and r. n. Robertson Of the 81.
Andrew Club beat Harry May and the Hon. William
Z. cnrti; OF the Washington. Club; D. q. Henderson
and j. J tombstone, ST. Andrew Club, Deat y. e.. Kent and
Z {, Rushmore W = Hodgman and {: Ten Eyck Of
Lawrence Curtis Of the Brookllne Country Club, a bye;
Alfred Anrsa seton ann, sr' and ola Van T,u cOr.l.pd,i Sysi
Rogers . shinnseCcs 4 tia mary ! Sye. ''u'' anu Archibald
sssond Round ,Hods%an and Ten Eyct heat Law,
renee and REID, three up, with two holes TO play; Hen.
derson and tombstone beat Bacon and Curtis by de
FAULT. Hunter and Rogers beat Barnes and Robertson.
l Ss" c Sei sSG s and Ps ss,on o lSar a. az" shr s'" 10 aisy beat O.
The drawings for tO-day's matches are as fol-
Seminal for the Archibald Rogers
y. L; II, sioddard, William IAwTence V. Charles B.
FOursome Matches Hodgnlan and Ten Eyek Va.
and Rogers, Henderson and JOhnstons va
Upham AMI Stoddart,
IL Was announced at the links yesterday that
a golhng association composed OF all the clubs
In the United States would he formed this fall.
with Theodore as President. Formal
notices OF the first meeting Of the new assn
Ration will soon be sent out, and as soon as IL is
organized a committee will he appointed 10 draft
rules for the playing of the next American
nla m ninnahin anil the naming nf fnlr chs M