Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08
Hartman Will Probably Lower the
Golf Champions Colors.
BOTH CONFIDENT At TEE START
Enthusiastic Crowds Watch the
Struggle Of the Experts.
DETAILS OF THE PLAYING

LAKE FOREST, ILL.,, July S.-The struggle
for the amateur golf championship OF
America between Findiay S. Douglass. the
present champion. and Herbert NJ. Harrl-
man of the Meadowbrook Club of Hemp
stead. L. l., took place at Onwentsia today.
The day was a beautiful one, and an hour
before the two experts commenced their
mornings play the little stand at the hrst
teeing ground was thronged with specta-
tors. Every incoming train brought its load
of golf enthusiasts, while constant pro-
cession of vehicles of all kinds moved
through the grounds loaded with gaiiy-
dressed women and their escorts. 1t was
by far the largest crowd of the week that
saw the beginning of the contest for the
Havemeyer trophy and the championship
gold medal. and by the time play COM
menced the number of spectators was so
great that it was necessary to stretch ropes
some distance in the rear of the players.
| Behind these ropes small army of lovers
| of the Scotch game moved slowly over the
| field.
Douglass was picked to win by majority
| of the experts on account of his long ex-
perience. but Hartman had many friends,
| and the belief was general before the game
| started that Douglass would have to be at
| his best to win. Douglass was somewhat
| nervous before the start. He said that he
| expected to have a hard struggle to win the
| championship, but that he expected to win.
a aiarIiiiia a a.so eApi es'eo hiiii'eh q" ooii
| hoeh' VI winning
Hartman Takes the Lead.
| When Douglass and Hartman started on
| their long struggle Douglass had the honor,
| and drove off about 200 yards. Hartman S
| drive was five yards shorter. The first hole
| was halved. Douglass drive for the second
| went to the right Harriman's drive landing
, well on the green On his second Douglass
bod y th.1h ntD
riman's approach hit the champions ball
and went beyond the cup. Douglass missed
a three-foot put and Hartman playing the
like was down in three Hartman one up.
| Hartman hoied The third in FIVE and the
! score was two up for the American. Both
made splendid drives for the fourth. but the
Six verds thanrb saroan-bat tn +bs riyht
Douglass missed an easy nut, and Harri.
man down in four, with 3 up.
Hartman drove off for $50 yards and go'
spiefldld he' hoiihs GOWN IN Iour- 1afrf
Hartman outdrova the cbar,ion for I'll.
six III, but missed a thn-foot put. and Dou
glass holed in four Hartman 3 up
| Douglass drove off poorly for the seventh
| and Hartman took the hole making hin
, up
Douglass Misses Easy Putt.
| ,r, ..;,,,,., .t soo 20 +b
ih"i '''>,'A - , -
WIND IN driving Tor the eignth' anu wen
into the bunker. He lofted out poorly, blu
| Douglass was short in his approach also
| r,o,,ai,ss again ,oissas on easy mutt and m
| hole was Harriman's. Hartman, up
Dougrdss asaln outoIofs Ioi INC Mum
, nouaiass, drive ave him a good lie am
S his mashie shot placed him well towar
the bunker Hartman fell down on put
OF yard, and douglass TOOK the mole
NJ -, $50 vi ,ha .,ax,a,+b :, for,
e Hartman : IN
n | Roth drove we'll for the tswestward no
n | hole Douglass drove into the bunker bu
| made one of the prettiest shots of the da,
! his long approach puttine him within tw
e | feet of the hole. He again missed a shor
I | mutt however and Hartman holed it /
five. Hartman, g up.