Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-19
THE GOLF FINALS

Finals in the Amateur Championship
Tournament Played OFF This After
noon-Byers and James Closely
Matched Up to the 10th Hole.
Chicago, Jul 19.-The finals in anna
teur golf between Byers of Pittsburg
and Louis James. the Glenview boy,
We're played today under conditions
that could not have been much worse.
During the night the Skolie stream
lands to the west and southwest, on
which the last nine holes of the pic
turesque course is laid out. was almost
entirely submerged Notwithstanding
the unfavorable conditions a fair-sized
gallery was present when the play was
called and followed the play closely.
1t was when Byers and James teed
their sutties to begin the final struggle
for championship honors, James had
honor and drove a splendid ball almost
in the teeth of the strong southwest
wind. Byers' ball was almost equally
good. Byers' second, brassy, slightly
I
and was short on his third. Byers
| third was we'll on the green. His APP
1 proach was over, and the hole went to
! Ryers, So. Byers drive for the second
reached the slope of the green. James
was six yards short. His second was
dead for the hole while Byers' found
casual water and stopped ten yards
short. James missed a two-yard put
| Il f1,o L.
drove beautifully for the third. but
James brassy was over the crest. By
ers played To the right to avoid casual
water, and his third was within yard
of the hole q weli-payed shot James
third was from the far edge of the
green and almost found the cup Both
pulled down in 4, one under the bogey
James drive for fourth was in the
rough to the right. but his iron second
reached the edge of the green. Byers
topped his midiron shot and the ball
found the cop bunker out in three and
his fourth laid three yards from the
cup. James approached we'll and the
hole was his, SO. all square. James
drive for the fifth was sliced in the
rough and Byers splendidly played
James second was we'll out, but short.
Byers' iron was eight yards from the
hole. He over putted badly. but James
was short and the hole was halved in
five Driving for the sixth. james again
sliced slightly. but his brassey second
was a beauty. He plaed safe on his
third. using the iron. Byers did like
wise. Byers' iron approach was bare
ly over the slope of green James
sliced to the right and both putted |
dead. but James missed his yard down
hill and the hole was Byers, CT. BY
ers one up.
A hard rain storm. driven in a spray
by the southwest wind drenched the
players and spectators alike on the play
for the seventh hole. Byers' ball drop
ped three yards from the cup and
James was eight yards away: James
trimmed the cup OH his second. Byers
missed the put and the hole was halved
in three. Byers outdrove James fifteen
yards for the eighth and Louis went
further to the bad by putting his bras
sic into the fair green to the sixth hcle. u
The lie was favorable but his third was
short and found casual water Byers'
second was a pippin and his third n
midiron shot. laid We'll on the green
James fourth hit the flag and bounded 4
two yards from the hole. He trimmed
the cup on his fifth and Byers putted
down. Ryers two UP. Byers putted his
ninth drive into the pond. but his
brassy from far side found the edge of
the green James sclaffed his second
and was very short on his third. BY
ers' fourth stopped three feet from the {
sup and he holed the next. James ,
loled his put, halving the hole. Byers
was two up at the end of the first nine /
loles.
Rain is coming down in a perfect de-
uge. Contestants repaired to the club ,
house, With their streaming faces and
'esumcd their Watching cruise. Byers c
pulled his drive into the rough and
,layed out with his iron and pooled his :
hird slightly. His fourth narrowly
missed the cup. Byers was within five
ards of the cup on his fourth. Byers j,
ound a nice little pool of casual water .
him and the cup. He lifted j,
ver most of the holding down and the I
lole was haved in five. The drives for i
he eleventh We're beauties. James y
way. His second lay -four yards from !,
he hole, Byers WAS even better, James Q
oled his put amid the applause of the y
ripping spectators Byers' ball trimmed |,
nd the hole was James "a Byers one o
p. The driving was equally We'll for h
he twelfth, and both reached the /
reen with their brasses james on the "
pstope. Byers to the right. James s
bird was only a yard short. Byers W
topped two yards from tlle hole using L
ofter. His put was three inches short. y
ut James trimmed cup and hole and
;aS halved in five.
Byers' foot slipped on the treacherous II
&C. and his drive for {, thirteenth was q
adly topped. James drive was i;
eauty. Byers' second. tho long, went
lto the rough, but he dropped his third q
hree yards from the cup. Well on the ol
reen in two, James approach put laid Ia