The sun., 1894-10-14
STODDART THE CHAMPION.
RE WINS THE corr TOURNAMENT
AT ST. ANDREWS.

SECOND, sna Arehthatd Rogers of Hyas
PARK vhird-Ths Professionals Play
for q Pur-e, .nd Davis wi-s IL
The final match for the amateur golf cham
pionshlp of the United States was decided yester-
day on the links Of the st. Andrews Club, near
Yonkers. N. ", and. TO the surprise Of many, l.,
II. Stoddart gained the title by defeating In
rapid succession Archibald Rogers in the semi
final and c. B. Macdonald of the Chicago Golf
Club In the final round of the st. Andrews
Club tournament.
In yesterdays SIN II was stated that the gen.
eral opinion seemed to be that the final round
would be between Stoddart and Macdonald, and
so 1t turned out. In the semi-final round Mac
donald defeated the American amateur cham
plon, William Lawrence, after hot fight, by q
good margin. and secured for himself place in
the finals. As Mr.. Lawrence did not care to play
off for the third prize IL went TO Mr.. Archibald
Rogers by default, while Stoddart richly de-
served his victory and played a remarkably
good game throughout. In justice &c the other
players, it should be said that he was playing on
his own ground, while both Lawrence and Mac
donald were strangers to the link until this
tournament.
Soggy links and soft putting greens, TO say
nothing of miniature lakes every few feet, were
the conditions under which the final matches
were played yesterday. The club expected q
crowd of enthusiasts from the city, but the
easterly wind and soaking rain kept all but
few of the more enthusiastic away. They might
better have come, for they will never know what
they missed. Scotch whiskey was in demand.
and the way the tired golfers pitched into
Steward McTiernan's luncheon was q sight to
see.
At the conclusion OF the days drenchlng
President Reid presented the new champion
with the diamond medal which goes with that
title. Macdonald received the second prize and
Archibald Rogers the thltd.
The first game, which was started at | o'clock
in the morning, was between Archibald Rogers
Of the Shinnecock Golf Club and l.. b. Stoddart
of the st. Andrews Golf Club. and despite the
rain goodly crowd Of enthusiasts followed
them from stone wall TO bunker. from bunker
to sunken road over hill and dale. clear
around the eighteen holes which constitute
the game. Stoddart started off with a
fine drive, while Rogers drove into the
cornfield. where 1t took him two strokes to
tricate himself. Some clever work followed.
Stoddart eventually winning the hole by a score
of five strokes to six. For the second hole
Rogers made a remarkably good drive over the
artificial hazard, getting on the green within ten
feet of the hole on one stroke, Stoddart making
almost as good an effort to the edge Of the green.
Rogers then put his ball within three inches of
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even up.
In driving through the trees Rogers made
poor stroke through the gate while Stoddart
followed with q well-p placed drive. Rogers
made up for his poor work by two well-placed
strokes. Stoddart then managed to place his
ball directly between Rogers's ball and the hole.
ihe ieSui' was S.ouuar' won the hoie oy h'e
drive for the fourth hole but stoddart made n
better one but unfortunataiv foIlo Eed :, mn
oe'ter ohe, ou1 uhlortunaoey ioho"eu IL up
with two fukes, while Rogers landed on the
green in his second stroke while a tool Stod.
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ball within three feet of the hole on the third
stroke and stoddart gave It UP. Like a. like
now each ha'lhg won Two holes'
Rogers played rather wildly for the fifth hole.
while stoddart reached the putting green three
ieet from tne hoie IN MS third stroke HIS
fourth placed him within two inches Of the hole
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'1ofe m ,,, one up ,or a,ouaar.; ,. ,., .,,
started Off well, landing on the green in his
sacond stroLa Ill pa,,ers ID :, -. IT. ,.ins
stroke by good play. but not quite good enough
to win. as Stoddart won again by four strokes 10
hve. score two up In stoddarts favor. Both
men played well for the seventh hole,
which is the lnnp one of the links
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no"n three terraces ana the result was
the hole was hnlved, each man making it in
seven strokes. Rogers won the eighth hole,
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thoush Stoudart was iar ahead' oh MS second
stroke he drove into the hazard and broke his
club wbiIe Ringers ,,ot nm the green in bis
fourth stroke lie msde a noor n,f for the hnia
on his fifth try hui Won the bnie az StnddorI
9ave IN In dryina f for W." the % nnih or tnoI hoIe
Of The tfrst round Sfoddart landed on the green
in his second strnkn n,at inw tba hoia IN four
strnErs Rogers tati in,, siS strok 90 ~ ,et Thin
fonr feet of hole the sroTc standinS . nm IN
Stnddart'. faynr when 1bay stsrtsd r. scrppnd al
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some brilliant golf followed both men getting
on tha erean for svarv hnI. Min he axeentiS
of thirteenth in two sfrnkes the sdysntsppe in
distance thnuuh was aIxav. in stnddard's fni
ynr StnjdsrJ Sinpin1 III" isnth twsiS,b and
I tbirteenth holes while The eleventh and four
taanth We're haiyeJ Stoddart ,ynn H. H. p,at,h
in The fourteenth hole the score standinu Ava
mn in his favor Win foIur holes 10 nIav IH nv"
Wbiie his was ,,nipp nm tie nps,yyh hat. |
the American ameteur cbsmnion William TsS
renee and - "a WscdonaId bis old rivai ~ |
WAS only beaten bV one stroke on tbe Se,wnort
links was started Macdonald ,vas iths |
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