The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-07
NEARING THE FINISH
THREE EASTERNERs AND ONE
WESTERNER WILL CONTEST
AT GOLF TODAY
WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL

Best Golf of the Tournament Was
the ResuIt-IntercOIIegia Cham
DiOn Was Among the Defeated
Champion Douglas Won, but
Played Indifferent GOIf-He Is
Looked Upon as Formidable.
ONWENTSIA CLUB GOLF COURSE,
Lake Forest, ILL.,, July 6-Three
Eastern players and one Westcrner will
contest H. the semi-finals tomorrow for
the amateur golf championship. The
games today resulted in the defeat of
Jo I'm Reid Jr., the intercollegiate cham
piOn, by w. ]. Travis, of the Oakley
Country club; Gardiner G. Hubbard, by
Champion Findlay S. Douglas; H. P
Toler, by H. NJ. Hartman, and ]. G.
IhOrp, by Charles B. Macdonald, tho
sole survivor of the Western golfers who
started the weeks playing. The score 5
in the games between Douglas and Hub
bard and Hartman and Toler were rather
one-sided, Douglas winning up and 6
to play, while Hartman won up and 4
to play.
Unless the strength displayed 10y the
players today proves deceptive, Findlay
S. Douglas will contest in the finals Sat
urday. He meets with ]. Travis t..mor-
row Last year the two came together in
tie semi-fnals over the MUTrs county
links, Douglas winning up, to play.
Douglas was far from perfect in his
form today, but his medal score was bet
ter than that Of Mr.. Travis, and the gen.
eral opinion is that Douglas will win.
AS to who will be successful in the
match between Macdonald and Harri-
man, opinion is evenly divided. Both
played splendid golf today. MacdonaId's
play was perhaps a shade the better. He
negotiated the first nine holes in the aft
ernOOn in 80, but fell away somewhat
when he had his game apparently won.
Harrimans work, however, was so good
throughout that the game tomorrow will
probably attract one of the largest gall
leries of the week, and the result may hot
be decided until the full Sc holes have
been negotiated.
BEAUTIFUL GOLF
The weather today was apparently to
the liking of the golfers, and over links
that the warm sun and wind OF yesterday
had put in almost perfect condition for
the game more beautiful golf was played
than at any time previous. The game
between Macdonald and Thorp was at
times sensational. Time after time both
holed in puts of twenty feet and over
After considerable see-SaWing Macdonald
took the lead at the thirteenth hole, and
thereafter held it. The afternoon play Of
both was almost perfect, BCgey being
beaten on the fifth, sixth, seventh and
ninth holes.
Gardner G. Hubbard, for the first nine
holes of his match with Champion Doug
las, outplayed his oppone.-., mis- drives
being in nearly every instance from TWEEN.
ty to forty feet further, while his ap-
preaching was remarkable for accuracy
His putting, however, was bad, and this
really cost him the game, for several
times he lost holes apparently by over
putting. This fault was apparent all day.
and in the afternoon after Douglas had
secured a strong lead, Hubbard's driving
was also poor. Douglas work was
much better in the afternoon.
The game between H. NJ. Hartman
and H. p. TOler was won by Hartman
mainly through his superior driving and
!, putting. Toler did splendid work on the
first seven holes, being five up at that
time, but Hartman pulled up on even
terms with him before the course had
been covered, and in the afternoon won
almost as he pleased, out-playing Toler
1n every way.
John w. Reid, the intercollegiate cham
pion, after finishing one up on the morn
1ng's play, was defeated by Travis two up
and one TO play. Reid at one time was 3
up, but lost five holes in succession,
principally through poor iron play, and
the game was decided at the thirty-fifth
hole.
The display of fireworks which was to
have been part of the programme for the
Fourth was given tonight on the green
3n front of the club house, a number
sOf immense set pieces being shown. A
concert by the Mexican band from Fort
Sheridan was also given.