The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-10
HARDING WON THE MATCH
DEFEATED sAYLEs IN TwENTY-ONE
HOLES OF GOOD GOLF.
They Played Evenly Throughout the
Understanding Will Play Bar
rows I'm the Golf Finals.


William N. Harding. jr., and E. w. Bar
rows are left to play in the golf finals at
Riverside tomorrow for the cup offered by
Saks d, co. f. l.. Lennox, on account OF
the sudden death of his brother, defaulted
In favor Of Z. w. Barrows
Harding, by one of the hardest-fought
contests played so far this season at River
side, defeated Herman Sayles in the semi
finals yesterday. Either player at various
times could have ended the match, but for
some reason or other could not take advan-
tage of his opponent. Both were handi-
capped the same, each having three holes.
Not at any time during the match did either
player lead by more than two UP. Most of
the time they were even. So close did they
play that 1t required twenty-one holes to
decide the winner.
Harding Won the toss and took the honor.
He made perfect drive to the first green
2O5 yards. Sayles topped his ball into the
bunker and lost the hole i'm five to Hard
ing's three. Both players got away well on
the second hole and halved it in five. The
third hole was won by Harding. Both
players drove the hill, Sayles slipping up
six ON his approach and losing the hole in
six to Harding's four. The men played good
golf on the next hole and halved the hole,
driving over the railroad. Harding, by a
poor second shot. lost the hole, taking a
seven to Sayles's five. The contestants
played even on the next and halved the hole,
making two skies. Sayles, by good drive,
Won the seventh hole. Sayles continued his
good playing and took advantage of Hard
lngs wildness and won the next two holes,
making Sayles two up at the turn At this
stage OF the game Harding played a good
uphill game, winning the tenth hole in five
to Sayles's six. Both players drove the next
two green's and halved the holes Harding,
by slicing his ball on the thirteenth hole,
lost to Sayles, who drove a perfect ball
straight down the course, winning the hole
in four to Harding's five. The next hole-212
yards distant-was won by Harding in four
to his opponents five.
At this stage Sayles was leading Harding
one up. On the fifteenth hole Harding drove
pressing, topped his bail. He followed II
up we'll and took advantage of Harding's
poor putting and halved the hole. Both
| players got away well on the sixteenth hole
Harding making the hole in DOGGY, and won
| the hole, making the match even. Sayles
won the seventeenth hole by a well-played
| ball to the green in three to Harding's four
| Harding got away we'll on the eighteenth
| hole. Sayles by pressing, lost the hole In
| seven to Harding's six, making the match
| even.
| The nineteenth and twentieth holes were
| halved in DOGGY figures. 1t was at this point
| that the real interest in the contest began
Harding displayed great steadiness and
nerve. Sayles appeared to be excited. Both
| players got well over the hill on their drives
| Sayles's approach falling short of the green
while Hardings approach ran over. Hard
| ing played three and dropped his ball into
| the green, Sayles doing likewise Sayles
| played four and missed his putt. Harding
by running down a six-foot putt. won thu
| most exciting contest ever played the
Riverside course, one up in twenty-ont
holes.