The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-06
one Lone WESTERNER
EAST SEEMS TO HAVE THE GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR IT'S FAVOR
TIE PLAYERS
DOUGLAS IS IN FINE FORM
Now Looked Upon to Retain the
Title of Champion Amateur
GOIfer-YOung HOIabird Is De-
feated by acknowledgements of
the Day Was the Defeat of Wal
ter B. Smith by j. G. ThOrp.


ern man now remains to battle for the
amateur golf championship in the tourna-
ment at Onwentsia. Today's game saw
the downfall of four out of five Western
ers who were successful in yesterday
match games. Walter Fairbanks, of the
Overland Park club, of Denver, was
vanquished by H. P. Toler, of the Bal
trusol Golf club. D. R. Forgan went
down before the prowess of Champion
Findlay S. Douglas, William Holabird IT.,
! the sixteen-year-old player of the Glen
view Golf club, of Chicago, was beaten
by another Westerner, c. B. Mcdonald,
of the Chicago Golf club while Walter
B. Smith, of the Onwentsia club, run
ner up in last years tournament at the
Morris county course, was defeated, after
hard struggle, by ]. G. Thorp, OF the
Oakley County club, of Cambridge, Mass.
The playing of Mr.. Douglas was prom
inentIy the feature of the day. He de-
feated his opponent, D. R. Forgan, the
Onwentsia captain, with ridiculous ease,
and III doing so established new conlpe-
tition record for the lcng Onwentsfa
course, going out in the morning In forty
and in in forty, a total of 50 for the ID
holes. The performance was by far the
best of the season, and the form dis
played by the champion was so superior
to that shown by the other contestants
that his final victory is regarded by many
as a foregone conclusion ForgaEs play
ing was good even better perhaps tran
he has done heretofore, but he was so
far outclassed by Douglas that the score
became lopsided during the first nine
holes and the large gallery that started
out to see the work of the champion
drifted away to the other contestants.
BCgey was beaten in the play for the
first, second, third, sixth, eleventh,
twelfth thirteenth and home holes, while
the play over the crooked ground form
ing the boomerang" the seventh hole
was equal to Bogey. Douglas was en-
Enthusiastically checred as he made the
home hole in three on a particularly
long put
SURPRISE OF THE DAY.
The biggest surprise of the day was
the defeat of Walter B. Smith, last
years runner up, by J. G. Thorp. Mr..
Ihorp, who was runner up against Wing
ham at Shinnecock Hills, in 1896, has dis
played particularly good form during this
tournament but Smith had been doing
such good work that he was picked to
win over his Eastern opponent by ma
jority of the golfers present. Smith
started out we'll, winning the first hole
in 5 and the third in 5. Here, however,
he fell down badly losing the fourth and
fifth holes by poor puts, and at the
ninth ,Fhorp won on 4. Thorp won the
eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth, and
Smith the seventeenth, leaving the score
for the mornings play up for Thorp.
Mr.. Smith played better in the after
tNfft -Taaf pO TQn ia d.
vantage gained by Thorp in the morning
and the play was unfinished at the 80
hole, up for Thorp. Smith was much
disappointed over the result. He said he
fully. expected to win, even after Thorp
had outplayed him in the morning, but
he was unable to put accurately, losing
several holes by poor putting, when his
ball was within a yard or two OF the
hole.
C. B. Mcdonald the Chicago Golf club
expert, defeated his young opponent,
William Holabird Jr., as was expected,
but displayed such poor form during the
first nine holes that for time it looked
as if Hoiabird would win. HoIabird did
beautiful work at first, winning the first
hole in 4, the second in 8. the third in 5,
and the fourth in 5. The first three holes
were better than Bogey, and the boy was
heartily applauded for his work by a
gallery of several hundred. On the fifth
better golf, having apparently recovered
from his nervousness, and won the fifth
in 5, the sixth in 4, and the seventh in 5.
During the rest of the morning play and
in the afternoon Mcdonald played in
splendid form. finally winning on the
thirty-second hole.
AN EASY VICTORY.
Gardiner c. Hubbard, of The Oakley
Country club, easily defeated his oppo-
nent, James A. Tying, of The Morris
Country club, and in so doing played the
best golf he has done in the tournament
Hubbard's drives were long and well
placed, especially during the afternoon,
when a strong east wind initiated great
ly against good play, and putting was
remarkably accurate. Tying, on the other
hand, played below his usual form. He
fell down badly two or three short
puts that should have won holes for him,
and in addition to this had considerable
bad luck in his drives, approaching and
getting into casual water, with which the
course abounded. on two or three occa-
sions. Hubbard, however, had similar
experience, so the element of luck really
cut little figure in the final result
Judging from the attendance at the
play during the afternoon, it is probable
that tomorrows play will be followed
by more lovers of the game thar at any
time during the tournament The rain
ceased this afternoon and the sun and
wind quickly dried up the course, leav-
ing it in splendid condition for tomorrow
TomOrrcw's drawings are as follows:
John W. Reid Jr.. St. Andrews, vs. w
J. Travis, Oakland Golf club.
Findlay s. Douglas, Fairfield Golf club
VS.. G. G. Hubbard. Oakley Country club.
J. G. Thorp, Oakley Country Golf club,
VS.. c. B. Mcdonald, Chicago Golf club.
H. NJ. Hartman, Meadowbrook club,
Fl p TOlar R1ltrI1GOI Golf cII1h
SCORES OF TODAY'S PLAY.
Roderick Terry, ArdsIey, VS. H NJ
Hartman, Meadowbrook. CMorning
play:
Terry
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