Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-26

left out. His out score was a., and Il was
only by a great brace that he pulled up and
came in with 40 strokes. making a total OF
81, which qualified him. To do this be beat
DOGGY on several holes.
E. NJ. Fairfield also did a fine piece OF
solhng in the afternoon. He was matched
up with H. ID. Adams, who had qualified
with the fine score OF 50 strokes. Fairfield
expected to be beat, but the match proved
a surprise party. The Omahan was on his
mettle and won with the wide score Of Z
up. s to play.
The defeat OF Judge vinsonhaler by j. b.
Rahm was considerable Of a surprise. On
the whole the first round promises great
golf to come. Omaha still has many men in
the race, they being X. r. Kimball, j. r.
Lemist, Il. LawTie, Judge Vinsonhaler. Il.
G.. Leavitt, w. d. Bancker, w. j. Foye, T..
Kimball and E. NJ. Fairfield. That is nine
men, more than half the sixteen remaining.
women's Championship.
At 10: 30 In the afternoon the eight women
who had qualified for the women's cham
pionship Wednesday came out for their FIRST
round, eighteen holes, match play. In this
the ~pairings brought Mrs. Roope Of Dem
yer against Mrs. Wheeler OF Omaha. Mrs.
Sprague Of Omaha against Mrs. Guiou OF
Omaha, Miss Dewey Of Omaha against Miss
Ella Mcshsne OF Omaha and Mrs. Ellis OF
Denver against Mrs. Kountze Of Omaha.
Both Coloradoans won. Mrs. Roope de-
fested Mrs. Wheeler . up and 8 to play,
but the latter won great plaudits by hold
ing her formidable opponent so close. In
this critical match Mrs. Wheeler played
stronger golf than in the qualifying round,
and Mrs. Ropes unquestioned supremacy
in the play OF Wednesday was by no means
SO marked on Thursday in her match
against Mrs. Wheeler, who performed very
creditably.
Mrs. Ellis Of Denver won from Mrs.
Kountze by the close score Of 8 up and to
play, and it was beautiful golf all the
way through. Both Women we're driving
grandly. and 1t was only the superior ex-
p]erience Of Mrs. Ellis and her consequent
better handling Of approach and green work
that pulled her out a winner.
In the match between Mrs. Sprague and
Mrs. Guiou two of the cleverest Omaha
players were brought together. The result
was worthy of the game, for it was a great
match. Mrs. Guiou finally won by very
skillful golf, 3 up and . to play. This con-
test was so close and so keenly played
that it attracted much attention from the
gallery.
Miss Belle Dewey was on her game for
fair Thursday, and defeated Miss Ella Nc
Shane 8 up and Z to play. taking eight
out OF the first ten holes. Miss McShane
had suffered a serious slump from her form
Of Wednesday and did not do justice to
herself or her game. Miss Dewey was
playing golf that would win almost any
where.
score of Play.
The summary:
First round, women's championship, eigh
teen holes, match play: Mrs. Roope beat
Mrs. Wheeler. D up and 5 to play; Mrs
Guiou beat Mrs. Sprague, 3 up and 2 to
play; Miss Dewey beat Miss Ella McShane
s up and I to play; Mrs. Ellis beat Mrs
Kountze. 3 up and 2 to play.
This morning at IL O'Clock comes the
seminal round of the women's champion
ship, when these four winners will bat
tie down to two. The p~airings are:
Mrs. Roope plays Mrs. Guiou, Miss Dewey
plays Mrs. Ellis.
Holdrege golfers are winning many
laurels at the turnament. OF seven mer
entered four qualified, they being c. St
Clair, H. f. Busch, Thomas Hufford and
]. P. Hobbs. OF this quartet two won ir
the first round, ST. Clair and Hufford. Boil
are playing a very strong game, but are
handicapped by she rolling contour Of
the links, IS their course at home is q
level fiat.
Play for This Morning.
At 9 o'clock this morning the second
round Of the amateur championship will bt
begun. The sixteen winners Of the FRS
round will play down to eight men, anC
at 2:SO in the afternoon the octette will
play the third round, leaving four men Il
play the seminnal round Saturday morn
ing. Pal-!ngs for the second round read:
r. r. Kimball plays W. r. Lemist. st
Clair plays J. @. Adams, r. H. Finkbin'
plays Marshall. Hufford plays Lawrie, Vim
sonhaler plays Leavitt, Berryhill play
Bancker, Foye plays T. Kimball, Fairhel'
plays Dickinson.
The sixteen men who were defeated II
the FIRST round Of the amateur champion
ship have a second opportunity in the pla!
for the consolation trophy. The first roun'
in this afiair will begin at 10 o'clock thi
morning and the ~pairings are:
waluuist plays Morsman, Ely play
Woodward; Smith plays Busch, II. T. lie
mist plays Powers, Rahm plays Martin
Clark plays Hobbs, Reed plays MorTell
Adams plays Guinaud.
Considerable interest attaches to thi
tourney. as there are some very good golf
ers entered. Rahm of Omaha is picket
as a winner by many, although Hobbs o
HoIdrege should make a very strong run
ming.
Four Professional Golfers.
Today occurs a match between four pro
fessional golfers which will attract grea
attention. Sherwood OF the Omaha Fieli
club, Bartsch Of the Country club, Watson
Of the Des Moines University and Wave
land club and O'Neill OF the Dies Moline
Golf and Country club will play a matcI
OF thirty-six holes, medal play, for
purse to be hung up by the Omaha Coun
try club.
Eighteen holes Of this will be played 1
the morning, the men starting at ll:lS
Just after the seminal round Of the won
ems championship has been begun. 1
the afternoon the second eighteen holes vii
/, be played. The quartet which will PARTED
Fate IL composed OF keen golfers all, an
some record scores are expected. An ind
cation Of what the professionals may d
Is found in the performance Of Bartseh G
the Omaha Country club on his home link
, last Tuesday. While playing with Die
KimbaIl Professional Sherwood Of the Fiel
club and Champion Dickinson Of Des Nome
|, Bartsch turned the course in seventy-on