The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-19

| ericks in the Semi Finals-Iinks
Are in Bad Shape, Many Greens Be.
ing Almost Entirely Under Water.
GLENVIEW GOLF COURSE, H.,
July 18.-Either E. B. Byers, of the AL
legheny club. of Pittsburg, or Louis
James, of the Glenview club. Chicago,
will wear the amateur golf champion
ship laurels tomorrow night. These
two won their way through the semi
finals today, Byers rather easily, James
after heart disease producing game,
and tomorrow will meet in the finals
at thirty-six holes for the champion
ship.
If 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 marvellous golf he played yester-
day, when he put Champion Travis out
of the running, is perhaps a slight IA
vorite. The game will be played over
the first nine holes of the Glenview
course, unless the players shall elect
to use row boats.
The low-lying lands, embracing the
fair green's to the tenth, eleventh, thir-
teenth and seventeenth green's and the
green's 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, casual water
Astounding, while the whole course is
soft and treas%erous.
Nevertheless, the u. S. G. A. officials
say the championship contest must be
finished. A steady drizzling rain was
falling tonight and prospects are that
tomorrow's game will be played under
conditions more suited to yachting
than championship golf.
Luck in Yesterdays Games.
The element of luck entered largely
into today's games, although it did not
affect the ultimate results. Topped
brasseys that went into bunkers and
then jumped cut again, stymies, the
use Of lofting irons twenty feet from
the holes and balls covered
with mud, were features Of
the days play that tried the
nerves of the contestants to the utmost.
DR.. Fredericks, in his match with By
ers, had three stymies laid against
| him, one of which he cleverly jumped
and holed down.
Young Reinhart, who almost invaria-
bly, gets off low drives and brasseys,
sent three of them into bunkers. Had
| they stayed in the hole would probably
! have 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.
Against this was golf under adverse
conditions that was beautiful. Rein
hart's iron shots, as a rule. were per-
feet, while James and Byers putting
on them many holes.
James especially excelled in this and
| he practically won his game in the aft
ernoon's play by twice putting the
gutta percha in the cup from distances
| of about twenty feet. Should the
weather clear tomorrow, it is proba-
| bic that the largest gallery that ever
witnessed championship contest will
follow the play.
James and Reinhart.
James and Reinhart started play at
! 2:SO p. m. Reinhart made it 8 up by
winning in the nineteenth in 5-6
| James approach being very bad
James drive for the twentieth reached
| the green. Remnants was almost
equally good, and the hole was halved
"A. Reinhart won the twenty first
"a, holing a beautiful eight-foot put
| from the side of the hill. Casual water
saved Remnants iron second for the
twenty-second from going into the
| bunker. He was three yards from the
hole on his third but James holed a
tWelve-foOt put, and won, 4-5. Reinhart
up. James trimmed twelve foot put
! for half. Both topped their brassies
for the twenty-fourth, but both balls
jumped the bunkers. James put
trimmed the cup, and Reinhart won
81.
James took the twenty-fi fifth in three
He was short only three inches, on s
tWenty-foOt put for a two. The TWEEN
ty-seVenth was won by James, SIS
Remnant sliced his third, a mid -iror
shot, badly. His approach over the
lilac bushes laid him within two yards
of the hole, but he missed the put. The
twenty-seventh was halved in Bogey 4
Re1nhart l up at the twenty-se
hole.
The twenty eighth was halved IL
DOGGY figures.
James approach was short for the
twenty-ninth, and his third Jumped
| the cup Relnhart missed an eight
foot put, and the hole was halyed. "A
The match was squared at the thir.
tieth, Reinhart then, to everybody,
establishment and his own chagrin
missing ten-inch put for half
James took the lead at the thirtv-sec
ond, holing down twenty-foot put 70,
a three. ~
James Up, to Play.
The thirty third was halved i, g
James saving himself by a en-foot
| put. The thirty fourth was halvad II
4: Both got into the rough driving fo,
the th1rty-fifth, but were out baauti
Iully. Reinhart went into the pond or
MS third and in the bushes on his fifth
he was over on his seventh and paw
up the hole. James, 2 I'D. to 6iav
The medal score: H"'
| James
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Ryers and Frederick.
| Byers increased his lead to I'm in ths
| nTSt rSund OF the afternoon. but the
| Plucky doctor stuck to him and cut the
lead down to 3. Then Byers steadied
| held his man even and finally won out
| up 3 to play.
The 18th hole was halved Byers tool,
| the goth in with beautiful 2O.foot nut
ana the 2lst in 5, Fredericks pulling his
| drive into the rough. The 22d and 23d
| We're halved In 5 each. Fredericlxs thar