The sun., 1900-12-16
HONORS GO TO DOUGLAS.
FORMER GOIY CHAMPION WINS rINAL
ROrND EOR ATJANrTC tTTI err.
Also Cspturss the Pri,. for the Bsu Gross
Score In the OPEN Handicap The rsir.
h~id Count, PLAYER IN his Hest Form
Shack eiford'. Consolation Cpp.

| hrid County PLAYER IN Ills Hest Form
shack eiford's Consolation 'np.
ATLANTIC t1fY Dec 10 Former amateur
champion findl1y Douglas carried oN tho
highest honoiS to-day IN the open tournament
! OF the Atlantic city Country club. by defeat
ing William " Davis In the final round for
the Atlantic CITY cdp Douglas has shown
his old championship form all through tho
tournament aud to n largo extent has re-
gained his lost laurcls lie first captured
the gold medal for The best score ia the thirty
six holes qualifying round, then beat A.
Darby. the clubs champion. by o up and
TO play; then vanqlIshcd the mighty Travis.
amateur champion OF the United states: this
morning he brushed Arden VI Robbins to the
side to the tpn" OF u up and to play. and
wound ny the tourney by laying Davis cold bv
ny and to play Il Wa a ca-o IT sweeping
everything before lu and grabbing every
thing In sight ~ he dl-O won th" prize offered
tor the best gro,- score IN the open handicap
His match with Davis was the event Il the
day. and Notwithstanding the fact that the
thermometer registered 20 degrees above
zero. big gallery" mufled to the chin.
followed the men over the links. Fortu-
nately the high wind Of the two previous
days had died out and the golfers had a chilly.
but free course to play over. Both men led
OF with fine drives. but Douglas won the
hole by taking 2 for the green. Davis got
bunkered In the second. and Douglas scored
another point In playing the third Davis
drove out OF bounds and tho hole went To-
Douglas. who was playing steady game
Good golf m rked the Llay for the fourth hol".
which was halved in I. Douglas again dis
played his consistent golf at tho long tfth
hole. 545 yards. which hc won in the par golf
NJ After Iaiy n a.iN D. bplp il 4 IIoyis
getting down long fut for a half, Dougla,
won the seventh hole in to $ Both had
their troubles. Douglas getting bunkercd
on his tie shot. and Dnvis falling into the
bunker guarding the green
The eighth hole was hllvcd in an excellent
5. while the ninth hole 3js yards, was halyed
In n good 3, Douglas was M al the turn,
with the match well in hand. By superb
putting Dawn wCr tho tenth holein 2. Play
grcen in . but Davis lost the hole through
being obliged TO tax" an extra put ia"
dirnry 9, and the match should have ended
at the thirteenth green. but Doug id- missed
less than 4 two-:oot pvt and got a ha;i lhc
style by Davi, in a uar I. Tn" match ended
at the fifteenth hole. which was halyed In I.
The bye holes were played ont which en-
ahled Douglas To- win The prize offered tor
the best gross score IN the handicap. Their
scores were.
findlay y Douglas, Fhtrhcld county
IN, x,n = D:,,: : ,5,l..s. ! 1 : ! : I'll
Gn' IN ....... '''... ; s 3 : 3 S-ts- - IS
=, In the semi-hnal Douglas beat Arden II
Robbins without much difficulty by up
anu = u play III" scores:
Fndlay $ Douglas, Fa.nld--
Out fn''.'.'. ''.'. ! ( : ! 3 3 g: s.
~, Arden NJ Ro9ol!s. St .Arar,1s
G%..,.... IN : : 2 ! ! ! ) 5-is- az .,
The scm-Anal between Davis and Fowne.
resulted in o victory for Davis by mp aud
TO play Their cards were.
W. H. Davis. Lakewood
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In th.. scmi-Hnal for the Consolation cup
shackelford he4, Brooks qpit" handiy,
by ? up and > to Il1y. The cards:
W. T. Shackcl'ord. Atlantic city
S%'. p,,.,, 5 ws:,.;..;., : ssii %
Gp'.::.'. iH'..:. 9 : s 7--ssss-,o,
The match betveen + " Bennett and II.
W Brown resulted "a a victory for the former,
by cup The scores
nr. T. W Bennett. Atlantic City
il. " Brooks P1lladelghis CIickc,E
GiSr''..,'....S iS'....,.. ; I ; ) /: $50.
The final between shackleford and Bennett
was Played in tn. afternoon. The former
Sy % up and 70 Play Their card, cards wen we're ''''
W L. shacketord Atlantic city
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pr +. ". Benne,.. Atlantic City
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bye holes not played