Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-19
BYERS IS THE FAVORITE
Believed that Yale Man Will Land ANA
teur Golf Championship,
HAS JAMES TO MEET IN THE FINALS
Game VIII BE Played over First
Nine Holes for Lower Greens Are
Covered with water as
Result of Storm.

GLENvIEw GOLF COURSE, ILL.,, July
1s.-Either e. B. Byers of the Allegheny
club. Pittsburg, or Louis James of the
Glenview club. Chicago, will wear the
amateur golf championship lsurels tomor-
row night. These two won their way
through the semi-fnals today, Byers rather
easily, James after an exciting contest,
and tomorrow will meet in the finals at
thirty-six holes for the championship.
II Byers and James play in the form
they showed today, the game may not be
decided until the home green is reached,
though Byers, on account Of the mar
velous golf he played yesterday, when he
put Champion Travis out Of the running,
is perhaps a slight favorite.
The game will be played over the first
nine holes Of the .Glenview course, I'M
less the players shall elect to use row.
boats. The low-lying lands, embracing the
fair greens to the tenth, eleventh, thir-
teenth and seventeenth green's, and the
greens Of the latter two, are covered with
from two to ten inches Of muddy water,
the result of last nights terrific storm.
Even the higher ground Of the first nine
holes is in exceedingly poor condition for
play. nevertheless, inc Oullbu OldltS NOll
association officials say the championship
contest must be finished.
The element Of luck entered largely into
today's games, although it did not effect
the ultimate results. Topped brassies that
went into bunkers and then jumped out
again, stymies, the use of lifting irons
twenty feet from the holes and mud
covered balls were features Of the days
play that tried the nerves Of the con-
testants to the utmost.
Fredericks and Byers Match.
DR.. Fredericks, in his match with Byers,
had three stymies laid against him, one
of which was ~cleverly jumped and holed
down. Young Reinhart, who almost in
variably gets off low drives and brassies,
sent three of them into bunkers. Had they
stayed in the hole they would have prob
ably been lost in each instance, but each
time the ball jumped out into a good lie.
Twice, however, he topped iron shots into
the duck pond, the last time with fatal
results, as it proved the deciding hole of
the game. Remnants iron shots, as a rule,
were perfect, while James and Byers'
putting won them many holes, Byers espe-
cially excelling in this.
DR.. Fredericks and E. B. Byers were the
nISL pair 10 BIdTI. d. EINuGl lOho bON Oh q
beautiful drive, while Byers sliced into the
rough. He was on the green on his third.
Fredericks' third was over in casual water
and it was Byers' hole, 5-6. Both used
lofting irons on the green. Both got good
drives and approaches for the second and
the hole was halved in four. Third hole
Byers' third stopped two yards from cup,
from an uphill putt, while Fredericks was
Ave yards away, He missed a four-foot
putt for a half. Byers 2 up.
Fourth Hole-This went to Byers, 5-6.
Fredericks was short on his third and over
on his fourth. Byers was within a yard Of
the cup on his third, but missed the putt.
Fifth Hole-Frederickss pulled his drive
into the rough and tookofour to reach the
green. The hole was Byers', 4-6.
Sixth Hole-This, hole also went to the
Pittsburger, ST.. Fredericks took 4 to
reach the green, while Byers' brassy third
was we'll up the slope.
Seventh Hole-This was halved In three.
Eighth Hole-Byers topped his brassy
second, his first misplay. but daringly
played a long, brassy third over the pond.
The hole was halved, 6-6.
Ninth Hole-Fredericks' drive found the
pond and the hole went to Byers, As.
Byers 6 up at the turn.
At the end of the ninth hole Of play
Byers was 6 up on his rival, DR.. Fred
ericks, having made a runaway race Of II
by reason of his better approach and green
work.
The tenth was halved in FIVE, the eleventh
in four and the twelfth in ave. Fredericks
won the thirteenth, the first Of the game,
with a pretty four, Byers FIVE, sclafing his
second, a long iron shot. Both missed ten
foot puts on the fourteenth and the hole
was haIved in FIVE. Byers dubbed his bras
sey second for the fourteenth and sliced his
third. Fredericks was stymied and only
succeeded in halving the hole. h six
teenth was halved in three. Fredericks took
the seventeenth In five, good work on the
green. The eighteenth was halved IN four
Fredericks pumping his ball over a stymit
and holding it. Byers four up at end oi
morning play.
The medal score follows: