The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

were slow in starting and the noon
hour was well advanced when they
drove off for the first round. Finch
started off by winning the first hole.
He fell down on the second, and when
Doran did not do much better Finch's
friends began to see the crown pass
Ing to their man. Finch, however,
failed to come up to expectations in the
first round and Doran reached the turn
two up.
II The. second round was played with
out any change in the score. Finch
played a more steady game, and Doran
was unable to increase his lead.
Doran in Hard Luck.
The players returned to the links at
4 o'clock and started the round, fol-
lowed by the gallery of. the tourna-
ment. Doran for the first time APP
peared nervous and despite his efforts
to collect himself Finch slowly but
surely gained on the morning lead and
then passed it.
Finch dropped beautiful prive on the
the beginning of the third round cut
DoranS lead to up. Doran topped his
drive on the next tee and then sliced
badly. Finch continued his steady play
and TOOK the hole, making the score all
even
Finch continued his good work and
Doran continued in hard luck, and Finch
took the next hole, making him 1 up.
Doran braced here, and playing a more
careful game, took the next hole from
Finch. The play was now of the steady
machine order, and the next three holes
were halved
Doran drew more hard luck on the
eighth and ninth holes of the round, and
the two drove off for the round that was
to decide the match, with Finch up
Doran drove into hedge on the first
hole, but his approach was excellent and
he succeeded in haIving the hole. The
second hole was again his hoodoo and
1t looked darker for the new champion on
the next hole, his drive almost losing the
ball, and although his approach was a
pretty one, Finch took the hole, making
Finch got in trouble on the next his
drive dropping in a sand pit directly be-
hind mean looking bunker. He made
desperate effort to save himself but
The winning Of this hole appeared to
give Doran renewed confidence and set
Ting down to almost wonderful golf he
began to reach for his crown
His driving now became more true and
steady, and the same may be said of his
approaches and puts. Finch continued to
play a hard game but Doran took the
next hole, and when with the lead cut to
2 up he halved the next. Finch began to
feel the strain.
Doran Pulls Up.
On the next hole Doran drove out into
the road, and with wire fence and tall
weeds between his ball and the green's,
he again looked the defeated man. but
wonderful approach put him within two
feet of the hole and Finch missing a
long putt. lost 1t.
The eighth hole was reached with Finch
I up and the hole was halved Doran
mad a chance to take the hole and make
1t all even here, but Finch's putt put his
bail on the rim of the cup and rathes
than take chance on Slipping his bali
by, Doran putted to the other side and
halved the hole
Doran was now trimming with conf
dence and the strain had been transfer
red to Finch. The result showed in the
driving of the two men. At the begin
ming of this round Doran was experiencing
miserable luck in topping his drives, but
now he was playing perfect golf while
Finch was losing distance.
Though Doran did not win the cham
p1onship until the thirty-seventh hole had
beer. played, Finch lost the title almost
within his grasp on the last hole of the
final round Reaching the hole up and
playing his three he went wide On a long
putt, while the more careful Doran put
ted within two feet of the cup and drop