The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-05
GOLFERS WIN APPLAUSE
GOOD PLAYING, NOTWITHSTANDING
A sOGGY, DEAD GREEN.
Features of the Contest for the Ma
tiOnal ChampiOnship-Hundr OF
Women Follow Their Favorites.

Lake FOREST, ILL.,, July l-To-day's
play in the golf tournament was remark
able for the quality of golf put up under
adverse circumstances by some of the crack
players. The grounds were in poor conoi-
ton from the soaking rain Of yesterday
afternoon and last night, the green's being
soggy and dead and were rendered still
worse by showers which fell at frequent
intervals during the morning. Notwith-
standing this, some extremely low scores
were made, and during the afternoon, when
the west wind had partly dried up the
course, golf of g. sensational character was
played by some of the contestants.
To Walter Fairbanks. of the Overland
Park Golf Club, of Denver, and a veteran
of the st. Andrews Club. Of Scotland, and
j. +. Curtis, of the Essex County Golf Club
of Boston, belong the honor Of making one
of the most remarkable scores ever made in
a golf tournament The two golfers played
forty holes before their struggle was ended
in favor of Mr.. Fairbanks. They were all
square at the eighteenth and thirty-sixth
holes. Then for four holes the two strug-
gled, halving the thirty-seventh, thirty
eighth and thirty-ninth holes in six, four
and seven. respectively. the Westerner final
ly winning the fortieth In four amid the en-
d
hundred 1t looked all up for Curtis on the
thirty-seventh, as he drove his ball squarely
into the sand at the base of the bunker,
but he lofted out beautifully with his nib
lick and succeeded in halving the hole. On
the thirty-seyenth Fairbanks was equally
unfortunate. slicing his ball and driving it
into the weeds just across the water hazard.
but here Curtis approached poorly and
again the hole was halved.
Other remarkable scores were made.
Lynch and Lneaweaver were all square on
the thirty-sixth, Lineaweaver winning the
thirty-seventh by. dropping Lynch stymie
on long approach. when Lynch was APP
parently certain of winning, his ball being
within eighteen inches Of the hole.
H. H. Cummings, of the Swannanoa Coun-
try Club, of Asheville, N. c., and d. r. For
gan, the Onwentsia golf captain, decided
their match on the thirty sixth hole, Forgan
winning.
One of the surprises Of the day was the
decisive defeat of William McCawley. of the
Merton Cricket Club of Philadelphia, at the
hands Of William Holabird, jr.. Of the
Glenview Club of Chicago, a sixteen-year-
at Onwentsia last year and was expected
to win to-day's match, notwithstanding the
good form displayed of late by his boyish
opponent. Holabird, however, played beau
tiful golf after the first nine holes. He was
two down at the ninth, but was four up at
the eighteenth and finished the match in the
afternoon six up and five to play. Hola bird s
playing was much commented on, his driv-
ing and putting being wonderfully accurate.
Tomorrow he will meet {. 3. Mcdonnell.
the Chicago Club expert, and though Nc
Donald in his present form is looked upon
as almost a certain winner, Holabird's good
showing will probably attract the largest
Mcdonald had an easy time of it in his
match with Stuart Stickney: Stickney was
way off on his Rangd w sHen for@
than he die yesterday, making the first
eighteen holes In eighty-two and doing al
Ffndlay S. Douglass made a runaway match
of 1t in his play with William Waller,
while w. ]. Travis, of the Onwentsia Golf
Club, and John Reid, jr., the intercollegiate
champion, won easily over their opponents.
The result of to-day's play was decidedly
in favor of the East as against the o Went;
from Eastern clubs. while only five, includ-
ing Mr.. Fairbanks, of Denver are from the
West or thes tha ay Iatter the runner nm in
last years tournament over the Norris
county golf course, are looked on as hav-
ing the pest enamee 10 WIN thes sae twn
pate in during the rest of the week will be
watched with much interest
Notwithstanding the intensely disagree
able weather. holiday crowd was present.
and in the afternoon the playing took on
the appearance of society function. Hum
dreds of women, lovers of the game. were
present, and they refused to seek the shelter
of the clubhouse veranda during the rain.
but followed their favorite players around
the course Hoiabird, Douglass. Reid, Jr-,
Forgan and others had large galleries. and
the course as the players fought their way
over the links presented decldedly am
caused a postponement of the display OF
fireworks which were to nave been a fea-
ture of the days programme. The display
Ie hold