Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-06
CLOSING CONTESTS
Enthusiastic Crowds Follow Golf Ex-
perts in the Tournament.
GREAT INTEREST IN TIE GAMES
Champion Douglass Led by Young
Hubbard in First Nine Holes.
FEATURES AT ONWENTSIA

ONWENTSIA GOLF COURSE, Lake For
est, ILL.,, July 6.-Golfing on the fourth day
of the amateur championship Onwentsa
course opened under more favorable condi-
lions than have prevailed since the start
on Monday. The warm sun and strong
south wind of yesterday had put the course
in condition for perfect golf. Before the
afternoon play was fairly under way, how
ever, the grounds were almost completely
dry, and the crowds who followed the con-
testants saw some brilliant golf.
Indications now point to a grand finish in
the tournament, and the plays of tomorrow
when the semi-finals take place, and Satur-
day. when the final game will be played to
decide who will wear the amateur cham
pionship honor for the forthcoming year,
is expected to attract immense crowds.
Long before the time for the first pair of
contestants to start over their first egh-
teen holes today trains carriages and
buses brought in loads of gaily attired men
and women. and by noon the largest crowd
of the tournament had gathered at the club
house and on the grounds.
Interest in the Games.
Interest today centered chiefly in the
game between ]. G. Thorp of the Oakley
Country Club and C. B. Mcdonald, Chicago
test for championship honors, and the
games between Champion Findlay S. Doug
lass and young Gardiner G. Hubbard, who
won the Newport tournament two years
ago. Both games were followed by large
crowds of enthusiasts. The beautiful golf
played yesterday by H. NJ. Hartman at
tracted many experts to his game today
with H. P Toler of the Baltrusol Golf Club,
while the play of John Reid, jr., of ST. An
drews, the intercollegiate champion, and
W. G. Travis of the Oakland Golf Club was
closely followed.
Concert and Fireworks.
Tonight the society features of the tour
nament will begin. A concert will be given
at the club house. followed by an elaborate
display of fireworks
The program today was as follows: John
Reid, jr., VS.. w. J. Travis, Findlay S.
Douglass VS.. G. G. Hubbard, G. j. Thorp
VS.. c. B. Mcdonald, H. NJ. Hartman VS..
H. P. Toler.
Hubbard Leads Douglass One Up.
Douglass was off in his form in his
first nine holes with Hubbard. The cham
pioa lost one hole On a sliced ball which he
was unable TO find. and his drives were in
nearly every instance exceeded by his OPP
pone1t.
Hubhard's opening drive went thirty feet
farther than Douglass, but Douglass ap-
preached beautifully. Hubbard got a bad
lie, and taking three, putted poorly. Doug
lass putted within a foot of the hole on the
fourth and holed it in five.
Hu5bardS drive for the second landed
him within two yards of the hole, and he
won it IN three. Both went into the sand
pit on approaching the third hole but
Douglass ball bounded cut and Hubbard,
taking four lifted out nicely, and on his
fifth landed within two feet of the hole
ard haIved it.
Douglass succeeded in halving the fourth
and Hubbard won the fifth in four. Doug
lass Won the sixth in four, and also took
the seventh. Hubbard made pretty put
and hOled the eighth in four.
Douglass sliced badly on his drive for the
ninth. The ball went away to the right
and was lost. the hole going to Hubbard
Result, first nine holes-Hubbard, one Up.
AT end of the first eighteen holes Douglass
was three up. He won the eleventh, four
teenth and sixteenth. the others being
halved Hubbard outdrove his antagonist
in nearly every instance but his iron work
was so poor that this advantage was lost.
Mcdonald Wins First IS Holes.
John Reid, jr., finished the first eighteen
holes one up on w. ]. Travis. Reid played
quite steadily, i'll spite Of some hard luck,
being compelled to give up the fifth hole,
where he was hopelessly bunkered. Travis
green work was excellent, but Reds all
around play gained him the slight advan-
tage- The first eighteen holes between c.
B. MacDonSd and j. G. ThroD resulted
three up in MacDonald's favor. Macdonald
played poorly at the start, losing several
holes, but improved as the game went
Douglass Wins Morning Match.
Douglass beat Hubbard three up in the
morning match