New-York tribune., 1899-07-08
EASTERN GOLFERS WIN.
DOUGLAS AND HARTMAN THE SUR
vIvoRs AT ONwENTsIA
WILL MEET FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP 10
pAY-TRAvIs GOES DOWN BEFORE
DOUGLAS AFTER FINE
DISPLAY

pAY-TRAvIs GOES DOWN BEFORE
DOUGLAS AFTER A FINE
| DISPLAY
| Onwentsia Golf Course. Lake Forest Ill., July
| THE golf championship for 1900 Will be won
| by an Eastern man. H. NJ. Hartman. OF the
| Meadow Brook Hunt Club, Of Hampstead. Long
| Island and the present champion Flndlay b
! Douglas won the semi finals in the amateur
! golf tournament at Onwentsia to-day, ana TO-
morrow they will meet in the deciding struggle
for the championship. 1t will be a Scotch golfer
| against a native American. Hartman VINO
formerly played football and baseball at Prince
| ton. won Sc impressvely to-day from his oppo-
nent Charles B. Macdonald, and displayed such
good form in every phase Of the game, that to-
night many Of the golfers who have followed
the play Of the two men throughout the week
are Of the opinion that Douglas will be pressed
harder in to-morrow's game than In any he has
lad during the present week, and VIII nave to
equal his best form 10 remain the champion.
The general belief is that the game VIII not be
won by more than two or three holes by either
man Macdonald's defeat by Hartman removed
the last Westerner from the list OF contestants
| This game because on II depended whether or
not a Westerner would contest In the finals.
proved a lodestone to the enthusiasts who came
out to view the final struggles and an unusually
| large gallery" closely followed the play both
during the morning and afternoon.
Macdonalds work was decided disappolnt-
ment to his friends. He did we'll during the
first nine holes Of the morning. but coming in
he fell down badly his iron work. losing
several holes by poor putting that he should
have won or at least halved. Hartman played
consistent golf throughout His drives all day
were longer than Macdonald's. though perhaps
not enough to materially affect the result.
1t was on his putting and short-iron work that
he excelled. and this finally won him the game
TRAVIS MAKES A HARD FIGHT.
Champion Douglas had an Unexpectedly hard
struggle to win from w. J. Travis. These two
met last year in the semi finals, Douglas secur-
ing a decisive victory. To-day, however. al
though Douglas finished the first eighteen holes
four up the game not decided until the
thirty-ffth hole had been negotiated. Travis
played beautiful game against the heavy
| odds. and. although the champion was dormie
five al the thirty second. Travis. by some OF the
| prettiest approach shots and puts seen during
| the tournament. won the next three holes
Douglas halved the thirty-ffth, however. and the
match was over. Douglas. apparently confident
in his ability to win out. played carelessly COM
ing in and to this fact was partly due the close
| ness OF the score.
Findlay s. Douglas d R Forgar and w. J.
Travis who tied az 173 for the bronze medal
in the qualifying round Monday. will play off
their tie tomorrow afternoon after the cham
pionship game is over Nine holes will be
played. the lowest medal score winning.
Macdonald. being the sole Westerner left In
the contest. naturally had the sympathies OF the
spectators in his match with Hartman, and the
| JaI hte oA hate Ht.ith
sasm that left no doubt as to where its favor
| lay.
DETAILS OF HARRIMANS VICTORY.
Starting out Hartman drew first blood by taking
the opening hole at TO 6, but so evenly were the
men matched that at the end OF the first nine holes
| the score was tied.
Harrman's put from the edge OF the green on the
| tenth landed him on the edge OF the hole. Mac
| donald overputted. and Hartman hoed II In D.
| The eleventh was halved in 5. The twelfth. the
| long Westward Ho." went 10 Hartman In g.
His fourth landed him dead on the green Mac
donald should have halved. but again missed an
! easy put.
| The thirteenth was halved in 8. Ma acdonald fell
down in a short put. but stymied Harriman's ball,
| and the latter failed to pitch II over.
Two magnhcently holed puts marked the four
| teenth both making II In A.
| Both approached poorly for the hfteenth, out
getting on the green in the hole was halved In s.
Using their mashies their drives for the SIX
| teenth the baby" both landed dead on the green.
! and the hole halved in 3.
The seventeenth halved. Hartman missing
a chance 10 win by putting poorly when within a
ward OF the hole. The eighteenth also was halved.
! Hartman went squarely into the bunker on his
approach to the twentysixth. but Macdonald was
! equally unfortunate Hartman lofted out poorly,
| hut Macdonald overputted. and the hole was halved
| in six.
The twenty-seventh went to Hartman. Mac
! donalds short iron work was poor and ne lost a
chance to have three foot put
Harrmans approach 10 the twenty eighth landed
him in the long grass, but. playing two he lofted
out prettily on the green. Macdonald made nice
mashie shot. but again failed on three toot put
| and the hole halved.
Hartman the twenty-nlnth by grand
| mashie shot making him dormie and. playing care
| fully he halved the thirteth. winning the match
! up, to play.
| THE DOUGLAS-TRAVIS MATCH.
In his morning round with Travis. Douglas made
| an opening drive OF nearly 200 yards. Both got
pretty lies and playing the like, Douglas made
| fine uphill approach Travis did equally We'll ana
! the hole halved in five.
The second was halved in four. Douglas laid
Travis a nearly perfect stymie. but Travis. toeing
his ball with his putter. cleared II and went down.
Macdonald sliced badly on his opening drive for
the nineteenth hole and, playing two failed 10 get
on the green Hartman made lnc approach
pitch and hoed in four on a long put. making him
up.
Hartman drove into the trees for the twentieth.
| but Macdonald. long put. missed by Inches.
Hartman overputted. and the hole was Macdon-
AIDS in four
| on the twenty-frs Macdonalds drive was pulled.
| and he landed In the long grass. Two brassey ap-