The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-20
JAMES THE NEW
GOLF CHAMPION
Defeats ByerS For Honors in
Brilliant Play.
VICTORY WAS DECISIVE ONE
FINISHES 4 UP AND 2 TO PLAY
WITH SPECTACULAR PUT
IlCT0RY WAS DECISIVE ONE

CLENVIEW GOLF COURSE ms
III nOis. July 19--Louis y. James n.
Glenview. a 1s-year-old boy. To-
day Won the highest golhug boro--
that can come TO an amateur in tba
United States, by defeating F,b-D n
Byers Of the Allegheny Golf elub -
Flttsburg in the finals of he ano,,.I
championship tournament. His vfcro-,.
was decisive, as is shown both bv The
scores and the hole play. he finished
four up and two TO play, with a sDec-
tacular put of at least ten yards over
the uneven water soaked surface NJ
the seventh green. and even before he
mad hshed mis- ball out OF the cup he
was grabbed by his wildly cheering
mates and hOisted on their shoulders
James medal score was.
Morning-Out, As; in, 80. Afternoon
Out. A; in, SO.
For Seven HOles-Byers' was. Morn
ing-Out, %; in. Sc. Afternoon-Out.
A; in, %, for seven holes.
The young champion won his Iaurels
on the green's Both drove beautifully
all day Occasionally a bell would 20
wrong, but this was due more 10 the
,
faulty form.
Shots Excite Much Comment.
There was little to choose in this re-
spect, but when James used his cleek.
his midirOn or his putter. his shots
were so true as to excite enthusiastic
comment from Willie Smith. Auchter-
Ionic, Leslie and other veteran profess
sionals who learned the game on the
sand dunes of Scotland
Time and again he laid long approach
pitches dead for the hole, and only once
of twice during the long, firing contest
did he fail to negotiate his puts. Tall
and slender with the fragile Itheness
OF an oVergrOWn boy, he used every
ounce Of his weight TO the best advan-
tage in his drives and brassys. and sell
dom failed to cover 200 yards from the
tee.
Byers lost the game on the greens.
At Yale and in the east the young
Pittsburger gained the reputation OF
being invincibIe in his game, unbeat-
able at times and lacking in accuracy
at others Today was his off DAY.
Three times he had short puts to win
the hole. and thrice had he put down
from short distances the hole would
have been halved. In every instance
he failed He trimmed the cup four
times, but in the delicate play on the
greens, Byers was found wanting.
Very UnfavorabIe Conditions.
Probably a golf championship was
never decided under such unfsvorable
conditions. Part of the morning play
was during a rainstOrm that was al
most a deluge. Occasionally the rain
would let Up a little. Then It would
let down u great deal more, and pools
of water formed on the already thor
Oughly soaked course. The play was
entirely over the first nine holes Of the
Observation-Disclosures course, several OF
the greens of the last nine being en-
/ tirely under water.
The gallery that followed the two con-
/ testants was probably the largest that
| ever witnessed a golf game in this
country. Undeterred BY the storm. so
ciety came out in full force. and fully
l 500 golfers lurked through the driV-
ing rain behind the players
Morning Play Medal Score.
Byers-Out, ). 4, 4. 6. >. 9. 3, .. 5-43.
In, ., 4. >. 3. ;. >, 4, 6, 4-43-S5.
James-OUt. 6. 1, f. 5. 3. Z, 3. 6, SIS.
In, 5, 3, 5. 4, 4. 6. 5. >, 4-39-S+.
Afternoon Play.
Byers-Out, s, 5, ;, 4, 4, {, 3, ;, "a.
In, ;, 4, ;, 5, 4, s, 3.
James-OUt, >. ), (, 4, f. S, 3, .. ga.
In. > l. j. l. D. g. >