The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-06
WEST HAS LITTLE SHOW
EASTERN GOLF PLAYERS IN LEAD
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Findlay s. Douglass the Star Player
at the National Tourna ment-
Features OF the Sport.

LAKE FOREST, ILL.,, July Sony one
western man now remains to battle for the
amateur golf championship in the tourna-
ment at Onwentsia. To-day's game saw the
downfall of four out Of five Westerners.
who were successful in yesterdays matcn
games. Walter Fairbanks. of the Overland
Park Club, of Denver, was vanquished oy
H. p. Toler, of the Baltusrol Golf CLUB; ~.
r. Forgan went down before the prowess OF
Champion Findlay s. Douglass; William
Holabird jr. the sixteen-year-old player OF
the GIenview Golf Club, Of Chicago. was
beaten by another Westerner, {. b. NC
Donald, of the Chicago Golf Club, while
Walter B. Smith, of the Onwentsia Club,
runner up in last years tournament at the
Morris county course was defeated. after a
hard struggle, by j. @. Thorpe. OF the OAK
ley County Club, Of Cambridge, Mass. The
playing of Mr.. Douglass was prominently
the feature Of the day. He defeated his
opponent. d. r. Forgan, the Onwentsia
captain, with ridiculous ease. and in doing
SO established a new competition record for
the long Onwentsia course, going out IN the
morning in forty and in forty a total OF
eighty for the eighteen holes. The perform
ance was. by far. the best of the season,
and the form displayed by the champion
was so superior to that shown by the otner
garded by many as foregone conclusion
Forgans playing was good, even better
perhaps. than he has done heretofore. put
he was so far outclassed by Douglass that
the score became lopsided during the first
nine holes. and the large gallery that
sU sse to other OF
Bogey was beaten in the play for the first,
second. third. sixth, eleventh. twelfth:
over the crooked ground forming the
boomerang" the seventh hole, was equal
to Bogie. Douglass was enthusiastically
on particularly long putt.
The biggest surprise OF the day was the
was runner up against Whigham at Shin
necock Hills N 1886, has displayed particular
good form during this tournament. but
Smith had been doing such good work that
he was picked to win over his Eastern oppo-
nent by a majority Of the golfers present
in five and the third in five. Here. how
ever he fell down badly, losing the fourth
and fifth holes by poor puts. and at the
eleventh. twelfth and thirteenth and Smith
the seventeenth, leaving the score for the
mornings play three up for Thorpe. Mr..
the gained
Thorpe in the morning, and the play finished
at the thirty-ffth hole two up for Thorpe.
suit. He said he fully expected to win, even
after Thorpe had outplayed him In the morn
ing, but he was unable to putt accurately.
losing several holes by poor putting when his
ball was within a yard or two Of the hole.
c. B; Mcdonald, the Chicago Golf Club ex-
pert defeated his young opponent, William.
Holabird. jr., as was expected. but displayed
such poor form during the first nine holes
that for a time 1t looked as II Holabird
would win. Holabird did beautiful work at
first. winning the first hole in four, the sec
ond in three. the third in five and the fouth
In five. On the fifth hole, however McDon-
| aid played much better golf, having appar-
emily recovered from his nervousness and
| won the fifth In five, the sixth In four and
| the seventh in five. During the rest Of the
morning play and In the afternoon Mcdonald
played in splendid form, finally winning on
| the thirty-second hole
Gardiner G. Hubbard. Of the Oakley Coun-
try Club, easily defeated his opponent,
James A. Tying. Of the Morris Country Club,
and In doing SO played the best golf he has
done in the tournament. Hubbard's drives
| were long and well placed especially during
| the afternoon. when strong east wind mill
tated greatly against good play, and his
the other hand, played below his usual form.
| He fell down badly two or three short
puts that should have won holes for him
| and In addition to this had considerable bad
luck In his drives, approaching, getting into
casual water, with which the course abound
| ed. on two or three occasions Hubbard how
| ever had similar experience, 50 the ele-
ment Of luck really cut little figure In the
final result.
| Judging from the attendance at the play
curing the afternoon II is probable that to.
| nlorrow's play will be followed by more
| lovers of the game than at any time durine
| the tournament. The rain ceased this after
the course, leaving it In splendid condition
| for Tomorrow.