The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-04
SCORES OF THE GOLFERS
STRUGGLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
PROMISES TO BE CLOSE.
Points Made by Those Who Qualified
Yesterday-Gold Medal Won by
Chicago Expert.

LAKE FORREST, ILL.,, July 3.-The fifth
annual tournament of the United States
Golf Association was started to-day over
the eighteen-hole course of the Onwentsia
Golf Club. The weather was ideal for golf.
The sky was overcast with clouds and a
light cool breeze blew over the course.
quickly drying last nights rain from the
green's. Even before Secretary Robert Bage
Kerr started the initial pair Of contestants
In the first qualifying round the beautiful
grounds and the clubhouse were thronged
with gaily dressed women and their escorts,
while all over the course the relocated
golfers were scattered, taking last critical
look at the links before starting in their
weeks struggle for the amateur golf cham
pionship
When promptly at 7:30 a. m. Walter Nc
Kittrick, of the st. Louis Country Club and
Phelps B. Hoyt, Of the Glenview Golf Club,
opened the tournament the little grand
stand at the first teeing ground was filled
to overlooking with golf enthusiasts. and
as Mr.. Hoyt, who had the honor. drove
his ball far over the bunker, down the
slope Of the green beyond, thus formally
opening the tournament, hearty round of
applause was given. Mr.. McKittrick also
cleared the first bunker beautifully. and he
was also applauded. Four minutes after
they were away and had played their Sec
ond shots and passed out Of range of the
next golfers drive. the secretary called the
mings, Of the washington Park Club, and
p. W. Harvey, Of the Cleveland Golf Club
and thereafter, at intervals Of four minutes.
championship honors drove and were away
until the long list had been completed. AS
the celebrities appeared to start on their
long Journey over the course they were
play ~: isS Sterling seekwith. cieveland Club.
Merton Cricket Club, lis; Herbert Nc,
Bride, Cleveland. 1856; H. A. Colby, Essex
Gsountry Club; ISL; Sykes, Overland an s Park,
Thompson, onwentsia, 1866; A; H: Smith.
Huntongton Valley. 1s5: H. NJ, Billings.
Ardsley Club. 1ss; Stewart stickneys St
Cleveland. 1s2; Roderick Terry. jr., Ardsley.
10; H. H; Cumming. Allegheny; 176: d; R.
Forgan, onwentsia' 1 ,5S: G. Th1rP; o Oak
Chicago. isS; A. NJ. Robbins. St. Andrews,
1S7: James A. Tying. Morris county. LIS; w
e Travis ,s 9 w ais M is
John Stewart. Princeton, $50: H. NJ: Harri-
man. Mcadowbrook, ia: w. Fairbanks,
Overland Rarb ls W. B. smith 5s
Allegheny. 1877: Harold c. Smith Onwent-
STA, lSI, u. A. lSuoW edVeT. Hnlduelpnld, lfS.
William Waller, Onwentsia, 1S7; Nicholas
Longworth, 1S7: ]. f. Curtis. Essex county.
49,: W. Z. Egan, Onwentsia. 1856; @. G. Hub
bard Oakley Country Club, 49,
Judging from the form displayed by
many of the contestants who qualified to-
day the struggle for the championship will
be a close one. This is shown by the fact
that scores Of over ISL failed to qualify,
while as low as 1873 was made c. B. Nc
Donald, the Chicago golf expert, won the
gold medal. with honor. on the lowest score
in the qualifying round. His score of 16s
was made by almost perfect golf his put
ting being accurate to an unusual degree,
while his long drives were in nearly every
case placed perfectly. John Reid, jr of st.
Andrews the intercollegiate champion. won
the silver medal. with a score of 10. There
was a three-cornered tie for third honors,
W. j. Travis, Of the Oakland Golf Club,
D. r. Forgan, of Onwentsia. and Ffndlay
s. Douglass, of the Fairfield Golf Club,
the present amateur champion, all making
the thirty-six holes in 49,
The result of the whole days playing
rather favored the Eastern golfers as out
of the thirty-two who qualified twenty-five
were from the Atlantic coast and PennsyI-
vania and Ohio clubs. The real struggle
will commence tomorrow. when the thirty
two who qualified will start off in the
match play. and from then until Saturday
the struggle is expected TO result In a
class of golf that will be worth going a
long distance TO See-