New-York tribune., 1902-07-19
GOLF.
BYERs OR JAMES CHAMPION.
FINAL ROUND IN GOLF CONTEST TO BE
PLAYED TO-DAY.

Gienview Golf Course, ILL.,. July. is.-Either T. b.
Byers of the Allegheny club Of Pittsburg or Louis
James OF the Glenview club. Chicago will wear the
amateur golf championship laurels tomorrow
night These two won their way through the semi
finals to-day, aud tomorrow will in the finals
at thirty-six holes for the championship, II Byers
ana James play in the form they showed to-day the
game may not be decided until the home green is
reached though Byers, account of the marvel
laus goif he played yesterday, when he put Travis
out OF the running, is perhaps a slight favOrite
The game will be played over the FIRST nine holes
OF the Glsnview course. The low lying lands, en-
hracing the fair greens 10 the tenth, eleventh,
thirteenth and seventeenth greens. and the greens
of the latter two are covered with from two to ten
inches of muddy water. the result OF last nights
storm. Even the higher ground of the first nine
holes is In exceedingly poor condition for play.
casual water abounding while tae whole course is
soft and treacherous
Nevertheless the United States Golf Association
officials say the championship contest must be
finished. steady drizzlIng rain was falling to-
night. and prospects are that to-morrow's game
will be played under conditions more suited to
yachting than championship golf.
The element OF luck entered largely in to-days
games although il did not affect the ultimate re-
suits. Topped brassies that went into bunkers and
then jumped out again. stymies. the use OF lifting
irons twenty feet from the holes and balls covered
with mud features Of the days play that tried
the nerves OF the contestants to the utmost. Dr.
Frederieks. in his match with Byers, had three
stymies laid against him. OF which he clevery
jumped and holed down, Relnhart, who almost IN
varably off low drives and hrassies, sent three
OF them into bunksrs. Had they stayed in the hole
they would probably have been lost in each in
stance. but each time the ball jumped out into
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. Retnharts s
iron shots, rule were perfect. While James $
and Byers's putting won them many holes. James
In the afternoon by twice putting the ball IN the
hole from distances Of about twenty feet
James and Reinhart started play at 80 p m
ReinhaTt made IL up by winning the nlneteentn
hole in So. Jamss's approach being bad James.s s
drive for the twentieth reached the green; Rein
hslved. f-4 Reinhart wcn the twenty-nrst oy
81 holing beautiful eight foot putt from the side
OF the hill. Reinhart was three yards from the
hole on his third. but James holed twelve foot
put, and won. SIS Reinhart was then up.
The match was squared az the thirtieJh hoIe
Reinhart 20 everybodys astonishment and his own
chagrin missing ten inch putt for a half James
took the lead az the thirty second, holing down
twenty foot putt for g.
The thirty-third hole was halved In S, James
fourth was haived IN & Both got into the. rough
driving for the thirty-nfth, but were out beaut-
fully. Reinhart went Into the pond on his third and
ia the bushes on his hftn. He was over on his sew
enth and gave UP the hole. James was up. 70
play The medal score
James:
Out ..,....--...-.--..........ss .ssss -
Reinhsrt;
Out -....--.....,........-.s tssss IS Ess
In --........-....-........-.'S H-4-