The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-06
GOLF AT THE CRESCENTS.
DpUGEAs AGAIN DEEEA TED by A
x ~ -HOMEBRED PLA YER.

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SsDxiEht of New Haven Leads the Amateur
Champion After Nineteen Holes-The
Fairfield Man and Bowna viii Meet in
Final To-Day--Miss Underhili's Fine Play.
After his comet-like career on Thursday.
when n brilliant "a made n new record for the
a links. Douglas was regarded rs o pretty sure
WHINE OF the match rounds yesterday at tho
open tournament ~ the Crescent A. G.. at the
Aoursc at Bay Ridge. Tho golfers forced TO
meet the amateur cham pion by the luck Of the
draw took up their clubs to face the ordeal with
the grim desperation OF soldiers leading a for
lorn hone. But the unexpected happened. for
Compton. Douglass opponent in the morning.
lost oy only 2 up. while in the afternoon Doug
las lost by l up. after nineteen holes. to young
Dwight. II was his fourth defeat by n home
bred golfer within n month. Brooks. Travis
and Watson. Jr. each having scored n match
play victory over him. Douglas tried TOD
hard" said one of the critics. who followed his
contest with Dwight.
Undoubtedly on his long drives Douglas was
at times punished by the narrow limits Of the
fair greens. but this wildness was not due to
pressing. but to the fact that the course favors
a short. sure driver and brassey player. rather
than the gamo Of n free open driver. As the
scores show. both Compton and Dwight did
nearly as well as Douglas by strokes. yet on
their past form neither could beat him on q
long. accurately planned course. Douglas
took his defeat in Il philosophic way. and had
no excuses to offer. Since tho reverses in his
game the champion has gained a high reputa-
ton rs a good loser" the highest test OF q
sportsman. After the drive for the extra hole
yesterday Douglas. who had pulled slightly.
found his ball buried in a brush heap near the
border Of the course. but on the fair green.
THAT Is due to clearing away a bush" said
LANG. the clubs professional. TO Dwight
and should be ruled ground under repair"
Dwight repeated the remark to Douglas.
who. although he thought it ali unfair hazard
and probably a true statement, refused to take
advantage OF the implied permission to drop
back without penalty. as the stipulation was
not printed in the local rules. His fidelity to
orthodox golf probably cost Douglas the
match. for. after getting out with n niblick. u
poor lie forced a jabbed third shot. which hit a
tree and rebounded Off the course. compelling
him to lose the distance and play 1. Dwight,
meanwhile. had bungled his short game. yet
lie won the decisive hole in q to I.
Beginning with the semi-lnals for the Cres-
cent Cup. Douglas and Compton. after an
Indifferent halved hole in u. had a hot match
10 the turn for home. with the score all square.
Then Douglas won the tenth in a boyle 4, and
also the eleventh. the last in 3. a stroke better
than boRie. Halved holes followed to the six
teenth in par figures except on the fifteenth.
where each lost a stroke In putting. Douglas
pulled his drive under the bank near the street
IRON the sixteenth tee aud lost the hole, in 4 to
8. Having the seventeenth IN ). Douglas was
dormie and he won the home noIe in ! to j.
On this green. playing = more. Compton was
stlmied: but holed out by a clever mashie
pitch. Their cards:
e eonslss ,. ." s.S3taa 9s--:s9e
Douglas .,......,"4 8 . I I 8 3 . 4-3y-79
Compton. .......,..,5 4 . 4 4 . ! . 5-4t-s3
Dwight met Brandreth In this round, and.
alter leading by 3 at the turn and 2 at the tit-
teenth green. Dwight lost the next two holes
by poor putting. Having the home hole, an
extra hole settled the issue in Dwight's favor.
in 3 tod. Their cards:
Dwight .""....1 ia
Brandrsth .......5 8 g r 1 4 u q 4-46
Dwight ...........5 3 4 4 3 I 5 . 5-44-S8
Brandreth ..".....4 Z q Is u q I 4 5-42-SS
victors In the two remaining matches were
Downs and Chadwick. after well-contested
matches. The cards show how the play
huctuated:
Downs. .........6 3 4 4 g 3 7 ga
lfoorhead ........7 8 4 = 4 II 4-42
Downs. ....-...4 = 8 g I q 8 +5-4u-s3
Moorhead .........5 8 4 g / 8 1 s4-42-sI
Chadwick .....--.4 3 : So
Clark. .........,.5 r I r 3 8 6 b-4l
Clark. ...........5 o 3 8 I I 8 20 6-l4-s3
-Bye holes.