New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-18
HI. WHIGHAM IS CHAMPION.
THE AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP WAS
WON BY HIM YESTERDAY.
THERE WAS AN orrTPorRrNG OF SOCIETY PEOPLE
AT THE LINKS OF THE sHlNNECoCh
HILLS GOLF CI.UR TO WITNESS
THE FINAL MATCH.


THE FINAL MATCH.
The most important match OF the entire week Tor
the amateur golf championship Of the United states
was the one played yesterday on the links OF the
shinnecock Hills Golf Club 1t was without doubt
the best rolf playng that has been seen By ANA
tours In this country. Society WAS again much In
evidence and the movements OF the skilled players
were closely followed by the largest assemolase OF
wealth and fashion Of the week. This maj match
was a thirty hole competition. the hrst round OF
eighteen holes being played In the morning and the
second round OF the same number during the aiter-
noon
The Chicago man. Henry j. Whigham, OF the
Onwentzia Golf Club was the favorte In his strus-
gle with James G.. Thorpe, OF the Cambridge roii
Club Their work was watched with intense inter-
est Each man had vanqushed all other opponents
I'm the preliminary rounds. and their meeting was
eagerly looked forward 10. They started OH prompt
" at 1880 a. m, with the Chicago man having the
honor Both made beautiful drives ana clever APP
proach shots. and the first hole was halved IN iive'
Then the play for the second hole began and 1t was
likewise excellent both players being steady In their
work Whigham won the hole. but Thorpe quickly
evened by winning the third. and the men were
again on equal footing. Whgham then won the
fourth. which was not holed out by Thorpe, and
directly after by true putting he also won the
NTH. giving him two up. Thorpe played s'eau"y'
however. and the sixth hole halved. Whigham
then beat Thorpe out the seventh hole by two
strokes which gave him the lead by three up.
Thorpe continued steadfast and played fine soi
winning the eighth hole. and IN. succeeding three
were halved. The twelfth and thirteenth holes went
10 Whigham, giving him the lead by four up winch
was directly reduced by one because Wnfgham
payed out OF his and forfeited the fourteenth
hole TO Thorpe The latter got the hfteenth hoie'
Whigham the sixteenth. and as the maj Two OF the
mornings play were haved. the game stood Tor the
recess with Whigham having the Lead Win three
up. The play in the match UP TO th's ''ine S"o"er
plainly that whigham superior in the several
features Of the game aad all the spectators felt
that he would win out
There were not many people 70 WITNESS t'e
afternoon round. but there was just as much III
terest The playing was OF such brilliant order
that both men were heartily app!auded hu'per
Of times Whigham won the first hoe. which. with
the three 10 the good left from the morning.
gave him four up. The next three holes were
halyed. and the fifth was won by Ihorpe' lne'e
was pretty playing for the sixth hole, out wing
ham got IT, He measured distances better ana reg
ulated his strokes with nicely that caused mem
bers 10 cheer him. He kept up his good work and
won tho seventh, eighth and ninth heats. making
the score stand seven up in his favor
Only two mere holes were necessary TO settle the
match In favor OF Whigham. and he was working
hard though carefully to vim norpe h h"e 70 bs sSs
halved gave Whigham the match and amateur
BY sgh up o sna prss IL the
shinnecock Hills Golf Club. there were forty entries
lawrence Waterbury. OF Newport. won with
drive OF 2iO ards. J. G.. Thorpe and James A. Iyh n
were tied al second with drive OF 200 yards each
bur as there was no second prize, the men did NOT
drive again to settle the tie {: s. Cox maze nc
Largest drive OF the contest, but az 1t was OH tne
course II did not count. There were equay as many
i'm the putting match. which was won by A. /" Liver
more OF ST. Andrews Golf Cluh. ,., h,o,
The drawing for the open championship' c WILL
takes place this morning resulted as Ioiiows
Jnou class Va James Fouls: John VI. ShipPeh v
e r. Macdonald: John Harrison vs.. G. f Warren;
John Patrick vs. Willie Tucker y.,, H. 4 nm'I
WKe John Dunn Ke't nS vs. amf Rtksits VS.
y pt "a rdsrsnn II r Rawlins vs. VI. y. Davis; r. D.
WhIgham vs. r. b. Wilson; H. p noier rs a UsGIr
I,urns John Ricketts, vs. II. G. Hoare: D. " A' S
va Tom Gourley: Willie Parker r., w; oa W
Tucker: Joe Lloyd VS. While , ,,uhno Trrewa
hive but in case Willie Park, jr does not arr"o
,iav Cal Tucker