New-York tribune., 1904-09-25
Fl. c. EGAN DEFEATED.
LYON WINS At ST. LOUIS.
american amateur Golf Champion
Loses OLym pic Final.

A. h.
golf champion Of the United States, was oeatei IN
the anal round for the Olympic golf champion
ship to-day by George s. Lyon. OF the LampeTtoh
Golf Club. Toronto. The score was I'D ana
10 play, in Lyons favor.
The victory Of the Canadian was complete
surprise. Egan's double title OF Western and ma
tional champion, the latter little more than
fortnight ago at Baltusrol against the leaolng
cracks Of the country, had given the Chicago man
q prestige which the earlier rounds OF the present
tournament had considerably strengthened. Lyon.
the other hand, had barely escaped defeat on
Friday at the hands Of F. o. Newton. Of Seattle
ana when to-day's match was started Egan was
pronounced favorite
Lyon is a man Of middle age. who never played
golf until 1896. Prior to that he was famous
cricketer and curler, and hts athletic training
served him in good stead when he took up the
royal and ancient" game. for in 1888 he won the
golf championship OF Canada. an honor which he
subsequently in 1890 and 1893. In the last
championship he runner up TO the winner
). r Taylor OF Montreal a.,
II deserved TO lose" said Egan after the game.
The golf played by Mr. Lyon was superior TO
mine. Any time I fan TO get away tee shots 1
merit defeat Honestly, 1 may say that / was not
time this week Last weeks eek team matches were @
very trying on me. and thirty-s@ holes day for
more than week made me stale, to say nothing
% long play in the Western and the National and
The long railway journey"
In his match to-day with Egan he played a well
balanced game, that showed the result of careful
practice Starting out. he drove the first green
hole was lost by Egan because he short his
halved in four. each failing 10 make the green on
ths goTrh & a dOs M Pu't Z 81 BE egI Ieet gaze % b
Egan lofted his ball with mashie. negotiated a
luck on his drive and failing to reach the green
his third The seventh was halved in five, Egan
by getting long putt while Egan. with a putt OF
The tenth and eleventh holes were haIved in five,
Egan took the twelfth, 10 5. by brilliant sec
ond and long putt and vas only down 10 Lyon
The thirteenth was haived. but Egan got the next
In bogie figures. The fifteenth went 10 Lyon on
s: A Brilliant gave Egan the next hole, but. on
the eighteenth he was short on his third, and haa
10 be content with half. This left Lyon up at
she end OF the first half Of the match.
a half at the nineteenth green He sliced the shot
from The twentieth tee to the long grass and took
the hole The next two holes were halved The The
BY Ega because of pensiized tee shots sliced into
the rough the fence, Lyon winning by safe
Tee was penaiized by bad lie which caused him to
top his second shot, and Egan. who mad a fine sec
holed in 8. while Lyon pitched past the hole and
a % Ras then e two down and he Roed some long
Puts 70 get halves SO on the tTenty,eighf we and & thiT
fifteen foot put for half one OF the finest plays
Troach at the thirtyrst hole and short on his
approach put and Egan took this hole from him
Egsn hOied a twenty-foOt put for a half at the
%onS wn IL R bra8t sendhs his iaa tee so
into the pond going to the thrty-third hole; Egan
was unable 10 overcome the hanolcap OF the nrSt
advantage. and Lyon won 10 s. and again was 2
up Putting out tee shot OF 100 yards going to
press and slice his drive to the rough. Hitting a
tree with his second. Egan batted away again and
struck another tree. Lyons third a perfect
mashie pitch 20 the green two feet from the flag.
Holing in 4. Lyon won the decisive hole and match.
up and 10 play.
Some consolation, however, was afforded the big
Chicago contingent Of visitors in the fact that two
OF the big Olympic flight cups replcas OF the main
trophy went to Garden City golfers Walter Z.
Egan. of Exmoor and cousin OF the runner-up in
the Olympian event captured the finals for the
first flight cup from Harry Howard, OF St Louis.
Up 10 play. Warren X. Wood of Homewood
and Western Interschoastic champion won the
second flight cup from Fred Semple, of ST. Louis
up. 10 play.
The cards Of the championship match follow: