The sun., 1900-08-31
NEWPORT OPEN TOURNAMENT


NEWPORT OPEN TOURNAMENT.
j, G. CrossneId. the English Player. Beaten in
semi-Finsi Round for Presidents Cup.
VIEWPOINT. Aug. S0.--The senl-flnals in the
Newport open golf tournament were played TO-
day and surprises which have marked the tour
nament from the atari were again in evidence.
Out of the siNty-six men who started on Tuesday
there remain tonight Charles hitchcock. Jr..
Of Point Judith Country Club and c. 7. Rich
ardson Of Shnnecock Hills TO battle in the fnals
for the Presidents cup on Saturday. Hitch
cock vas picked for the winner OF his match
with Beyers. but Richardson was looked upon
a. an easy victim for j. G. Crossheld Of hoylake
Club, England, who from the first has made
remarkably good showing; but as II turned out
Il was CrossGed who met his Waterloo II was
an ideal day for golf but hch southerly wind
made some Of the holes bad for driving. There
has been no rain all the week. and the greens
were hard and fast. There were moro people
Al the club than on any morning since the open
ing day. They were mostly spectators. as the
players have largely left. except some remain
ing for tho handicap event tomorrow.
Tie first match was between Charles Hitch
cock, Jr.. and 4. NJ Beyers for tho Presidents
course, but Hitchcock was looked upon as an
easy winner Both men have been playing
a fine game throughout the tournament, but
Hitchcock was the steadier OF the two. The
first hole was halved: then Beyers got streak
and took the second and third holes. The
fourth was halved then two holes went 10
Htchcocl's credit; then each cot q hole MAX
ng Beyers one up on going out. Both were
playing a careful game and honors we're about
even. Hitchcock was surer on the greens
than his opponent. but lost on his driving.
The tenth and eleventh holes we're halved
and the twelfth was taken by Beyers on long
put. He was then up. Here he went 10
pieces and Hitchcock took the next four holes
In succession. tho score being dormie ?. Beyers
was away or and on the sixteenth took eight
strokes to hole out. The seventeenth decided
the match, when Hitchcock halved it, making
tho score up and to play. They played the
last hole and Hitchcock won II. Coming in
he made 50. a very good score. The cards:
c. Hitchcock Jt-
% 2S' ''.,,.........,...: ,,.....:;: :t:t::: 3 s. 81
Z N. Bey.rs-
iS G8'.,....'...tt iS.,...........t Ssiss: 4 IS "
The Crosshed- Richardson match took with
the gallery and the play was watched with
interest frou the start. Crossfeld Ia a well
Enown English player, and the impression
here Is that he is one OF the best putters in Eng
smS Mn va. %s not @ sAs sn
but as he continued Richardson gained con-
fdencs and kept his nerve until the last. Cross
field ost the match on his driving. at times
doing so badly that he reminded one OF be-
ginner. He found his way into almost every
hazard on the course. His first drive landed
him in a copse and he took two more TO get on
Rs the Re .nd S then the @ ID the ss' 5 ss d sa By
k ss n and Sd p TP IN SSs: he tGTi s% 4
From that point his trouble began and tho
three NEXT holes went 70 Richardson, AZ The
sixth hole Crossiield hrst drove out ot bounds
and the second time at the tee topped his ball
into the quarry, and with disgust gave up the
non In the seventh the Enslishrpan drove into
the stone wall and then topped drive, The
eighth ne mana4eu 20 NAVE put on the nlnth
E A.n $oT% S.s. w. 81 4, s;Ss $
9s ass A2d st'fR Ts' fSaSlsss5h
payeG d 6S ehg nnt to SOC e' th,s ond wSan ou{
sdp ToSS,f Solnd on out ~" in ,eId tbousht T.
Which Was his score and his bali on the green
re is ISoI,,Gu d ,, r CrssSaid's boii n"th thousht
tss tss ptSS potS oYer nnt theiT attention Wa. oSaS
10 The st .Ga hs Goga ps SaTe e
hole 10 CrossNeld, but the latter showed a fins
spirit and would nst take I, pret.rrlns e cali
which called IL CrossAelds hole The next
sGsy hsvfd %st9s g The % score dSIm: Ess
deld twice drove into a ditch and IL took him
eight "a hole ont 10 his opponents four The
match went TO Richardson up and 10 plav.
They PLAYED out the last hole. halv;ng H. The
cards:
- pt,h,,,sor
on, J. AaA. .5o A. 40
in q @ a IA a,
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Gir' IN a a a E- "a
Not played out
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