The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
E. II BEERS, TALE go, TIN-
 OUISHES TRAVIS.
Also Defeats H. Chandler Egan, of Ex- moor, in the Afternoon and Thus Enters the Semi-FinalB With Good Chance of Winning the Champion ship-The Scores.

ship-The Scores.
 Glenview, Golf Course, H., July HE. M. Byers of Pittsburg, Yale 'O1, golf champion of that institution in 1900 and 1901. to-day defeated Champion W. J. Travis in the third round of the match for the amateur gold championship. It was by narrow margin. the match not being decided until the last hole had been played, and the quality of the golf may be judged by the scores, Byers 77 and Travis 7S, six and five under bo- pie. respectively. Byers won the game | after being apparently hopelessly beat on He was three down at the turn | with Travis playing perfect golf. But he stuck to 1t like bull dog. and on | the last nine holes played golf that has seldom been exhibited even by vet eran professionals. His medal score | for the last nine holes was 35. or six strokes under bogie. Travis took his defeat like true sportsman, That score tells the story better than any thing can say,' said MT Travis after the game. 'The game Byers put up would have won from almost any pro- fessional in the country. It was En- beatable."
 Byers played H. Chandler Egan of Exmoor in the afternoon and defeated him in a game reDlete with brilliant golf. Byers' medal score in the after noon was 80. Thus he played thirty-six holes in 157 and tonight his chances of winning the semi finals tomorrow and the finals Saturday are considered of
 the brightest. Immense galleries follow ed both the morning game between
 Travis and Byers and the afternoon
 game between Byers and Chandler Egan.
 Walter Egan disposed of George Arm iston of Pittsburg in the morning round
 but in turn was beaten in the afternoon
 by F. o. Reinhart, the young Baltrusol | golfer.
 1 Percy R. Pyne of Princeton was also
 defeated by George H. Leslie of Skokie more through his poor work than from especially good golf by Leslie. | Then Leslie was defeated in the after noon by Dr. Fredericks of Oil City.
 Former Champion Travis, though out ! of the contest for the championship, had
 the consolation of badly beating Ormis- l ton in the play off Of the tie for the gold
 medal given for the lowest score in the
 qualifying round.
 The senii-finals at thirty-six holes
 will be played tomorrow. Byers VIII
 ,,oa+ Dr Fredericks and Louis James,
 who hsrelv qualified, but who has been
 playing par golf since the tirst dav' vii
 contest with F. o. Reinhart. Foiio"lhg
 are the scores for the mornings play. 4 Travis on
 out 5 4 4 5 4-S9
 In 34 6 3 5 5 4-SS-'e
 Byers- .a
 ont ~..6 5 5 4 6 Az
 1n % A s5 8 5 4 4 4-35-71
 ont 54 4 s 4 Az Tn .....6 3 4 b 44--''
 Ormiston- IF ont 476 8 ' 4-45 1n .5 57 5 6-44-s' Chandler Egan os Exmoor easily de- soo+od Dr l.. l.. Harban of Columbus l
 I'D and to play.
 coorpe H. Leslie of Skokie beat Percy pvne of Princeton by 3 up and te play. ,. r,,.. I Iouis James of Glenview beat Raipf McKjttrick of St. Louis up and tt play.
 . Dr D. P. Fredericks of Oil, City bea
 Ahram Poole. jr., of Onwentsia III and to play.
 , Phelps B. Hoyt, Glenview, beat Her , hort T Tweedle, Exmoor, 5 up and tt play
 3 K. o. Reinhart, Baltusrol, beat H. c - Smith. Onwensia, up and to play.
 tremendous gallery followed thu - Chandler Egan match in the ar :. ternoon. -.
 The first hole was halved in bogi
 five Egan drove to the left of the sec
 ond green, fully 2S yards, but Eyer balved by a pretty foot put.
 The third was halved in five and tn
 fourth in four, Byers holding l2 foo = mt Byers took the lead on the sixth I one stroke under bogie, Egan rimmin S Inc cup for half. He also won tn - eighth, 5-6, Egan's third over-runnin S into the bushes. Egan took the hint | with a three, running down a tWelv f foot put. The tenth was halved in five F the eleventh in four, Byers laying Ega " a stvmie on his third, and the twelfth i - four.
 IF Playing for the thirteenth Byers wen if into the brook on his third, and lost tn . hole. 7-6, evening the match. But h = took the lSad again on the short four q teenth hole, his drive stopping tw h wards from the cup. He also won tn ]. fifteenth, Egan missing a three foot pr IF for half. He won the match on tn h sixteenth with a pretty four, thus wir g ming his way to the semi-finals. Il The medal score follows: o Byers--
 n Out ......5 5 A 5 4 5-40 a In .... 5 f 4 f 3 4 4-40- l. S. Egan-
 ,. Out .....5 4 5 4 1 6 3-41 Il In .... 5 4 4 6 4 5-44 Q Walter Egan was defeated by F, IA Renhart of Baltusrol by 1 up. Egg In had several chances to win, but h a. short putting was sadly off and tn al really lost the match. The medal score :" w. Egan-
 ,d Out ......6 4 5 5 5 z 4 6 4-46 ,r In ........4 3 5 6 6 5 5-53- e. Reinhart-