The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-24
WON BY SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH GOLFERS DEFEATED
THE AUGUsTANs SEVEN UP.
THE GAME A LIVELY ONE,
TEEING GROUNDS THE ONLY PART
OF THE COURSE HURT BY RAIN.

The Game Won by Superior Playing.
The Long Game the Augustans
strong POint-Savannah ExcelIed
IN Approach Shots and Putting.
stockIey Made the Longest Drives
Yet Made on the Links -- Stein
Bryan EquaIled the Record for the
COurse-Savannah Will Play Au-
gusta Again March 10, and jack
sOnvflle, Probably March 2.
The Savannah Golf Club team defeated
the Bon Air Club of Augusta yesterday
by the score of Z up. The game was quite
a remarkable one on account of the ex-
cellent playing under adverse clrcum-
stances. Stockley of the Wis tors made
some Of the longest drives ever made on
the course. while Bryan, who went over
the course with him, equalled his own
record for eighteen holes, and lowered his
record for a single round.
The game started at 2:3O o'clock and
was finished about 5. Despite the weatl-
er which was as disagreeabe as ra n
sleet, aid cold could make It, quite a num-
Der Of golfers went over the course wi h
the players, while quite number OF the
members of the club gathered at the Club
House and there awaited the result of
the game.
The course was In very good condition
with the exception of the teeing grounds
These were so wet that they could not be
used so the turf to the side was used in
stead.
The pairing and score OF the first round
was as follows:
Bon Air Club Hardee ..........o
cumming, H. H...0 Bryan ................0
| tockley ...........0 baussy ................1
Jenny ..s...........O 6lun .....s.............5
MalllnSon ..........O Moses ................3
Cumming, B........0
Total ...............9
Total ..............0
The score at the end Of the second and
last round was:
cumming ...........OIHardee ..............0
Stockley ............Ol Bryan ...............6
Denny ..............lI Saussy ...............O
Mallinson ...........O 'lun .................S
Cumming ...........1 Hoses ................0
Total ..............2 Total ...............9
The visitors are excellent Players and
were in their usual form, but the Savan-
nahians were in exceptionally good form
and won the game on its merits. H. Fl.
Cumming, who was paired with Noble
A. Hardee, is a well known golfer. and
has played in open championship games.
Mr. Hardee played in his usual good form,
as the score will show.
Stockley has the reputation of being
)ne OF the longest drivers of his team.
md yesterday made two of the longest
irives ever seen on the Savannah course
ZACH of them being between go and go
Yards. In fact the long game may be SAID
to be the strong point of the visitors
1t was offset, however, by the clever
approach shots and puts of the Savan-
nahians.
Denny and Saussy were so nearly
matched in their ay that it was nip ana
tuck over the entire course until the last
ball was holed out, and gave the match to
Denny / up.
Blum had quite the best of Mal.inson the
first time around the course, but the Au-
GUSTAV played better on the second round
and REDUCED Bluns lead 2 points The
same was true of the last pair, Moses and
Cumming, Moses having the best of the
play until the second round.
The Augustans will spend to-day in Sa-
vannah and return to Augusta tonight,
that is all except H. H. Cumming, who is
going on a pleasure trip to Cuba. The
Savannahians viii. not be able to play the
return match with the Augustus on March
2, as was at first expected, but will play
on the 18th.
The Savannahians expect to go to Jack
sonville for a game with the Flori la
Country Club on eth r he 2nd II The 9th.
1t Is probab that there will be mo
or less golf on the local rks all through
the summer as a subscr ption to keep MIR.
Stewart, the super n1enden, of the
course, here all the year round is now
being taken up. 1t is hoped by this mea s
to keep the course in good condition
even though there should be very little
play on it.