The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-12
WORK OF THE GOLFERS
LOCKWOOD DEFEATS HOLABIRD BY
A UP AND TO PLAY.
Duel on the Links Between Two Fa-
nous Amateur PIayers-OnIy Eight
Left i'm the Tournament.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Sept. 11.-Only
eight players now remain in the tournament
in progress here to decide the amateur golf
championship of America, and by to-mor-
row night the semi-finalists will be the
only competitors. Sixteen players started
off this morning, and, although the scores
of one or two were fairly close, the results
were practically foregone conclusions. The
links presented much better appearance
than yesterday, having benefited by
heavy shower which fell during the night.
The putting greens had, owing to the dry
weather, become too keen, and, although
they were dry when the players started off,
the progress of the ball was somewhat
checked, enabling the competitors to judge
more accurately.
Interest in the contest was centered in
two or three matches, but none attracted
the gathering that the Observation-Disclosures
contest did. Both during the morning and
afternoon rounds fully go people watched
the game, which eventually resulted in
victory for Lockwood by up and to play
At the end of the eighteenth hole Lockwood
had a gross score of 20, against Holabird's
rs. The latter. who is but seventeen years
DID, is looked upon in Chicago as the future
champion, and judging from the form he
displayed, he should have little difficulty
in carrying off the premier hOnOrS two or
three years hence. n conspicuous incident
or the morning play was when the pair
arrived at the eighth hole. Lockwood, by a
good drive, landed dead on the edge of the
green. He approached dead and holed out
in three, but even this was not sufficient
TO win the hole, HOlabirds drive landed
him ten feet away from the hole, and
one more stroke was sufficient. On the
return journey two holes later the com
petitOrs both halVed the 200 yards in two,
a feat which has never been performed on
the links. At the eleventh Holabird again
which gave the Westerner three tWos out
of four holes, and at the same holes Lock-
wood made a two and two threes, and
could only halve one.
took six against his opponents four, he
laying himself styme. The second was
halved in four while the third went 20
Holabird. Both pulled their drive. Hola-
He, however, made up for his mistake by
making a beautiful fifteen-foot putt.
The fourth hole was halved, although il
looked at first as though HOlabird would
make 1t in one. Lockwood managed to
gain the next in six, but luck favored him
in this instance. The next hole was Lock-
woods in three, the seventh was halved in
five and Hols bird took the eighth and ninth
in three and four, respectively. This left
the BostOner with the same advantage at
the turn as when he started the after
noon rounds. On the return Journey
Lockwood increased his lead to five at the
tenth and then for few minutes he APP
peared TO be nervous and Holabird, who
played a strong game, holed out the
eleventh in three and the twelfth in four
with more than average puts. The next
two holes were halved in five, which left
| Lockwood three up. Holabird, therefore
had his fina' chance at the fifteenth, a
| 265-yard hole but Lockwood proved too
strong, negotiating the match in three.