The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP TO WEST.
III. CHANDLER EGAN GAINS THE
TITLE AT BALTUSROL.
Wins From Fred Herreshon by o UP and o
70 Piay-Intercsting Match Followed
by Large Gallery-Harvard Man Out.
classed Plucky Pottstown schoolbOy.

CHduuleT ERun anent tUe dHHteur CHdm-
pionship. and yesterday. on his fourth trial.
he won the coveted title at the Baltusrol
Golf Club by defeating Fred Herreshon OF
the Ekwanok Country Club and Hill School,
Pottstown, by 8 up and Q TO play, In thirty
six holes. Egan finished 0 UP in the morning
and he had to play his best to Withstand the
vigorous effort Of HerreshoT In the after
noon to square matters.
The Harvard captain is to try for the Olym-
pho championship In a week from tomorrow.
although he now has full measure OF golfng
titles. He was the intercollegiate champion
In 1902. won the Western amateur champion
ship the same year and also this year. and
now he is the national champion.
III you don't mind. was request Of Chand-
Ter Egan as he turned for moment from the
crowd congratulatins him. you might print
that neither Walter nor is q son Of Gen.
Egan. The statement was sent all over
the country when Walter was runner-up to
Travis in the 1901 championship at Atlantic
City"
Egan played in knick erbo ers and jacket
Of tweed. gray stockings and cap. while
Herreshof wore flannel trousers. q silk shirt
and tennis hat. The Harvard man. as Judge
Russell said Of the golfers at Sandwich.
dressed the part"
"Herreshoff made many fine shots. said
Walter ERan. but several Of the schoolboys
about Chicago could hold their own with
him. such as Nathaniel Moore. Warren Wood.
our intersoholastic champion. and Bob Hun
ter"
There was q throng to follow the finalists.
even In the morning. when q rainstorm
seemed imminent. President Windeler said
1t was the greatest gallery at a championship
since 1902. at Glen View. There was no need
Of rope to keep the crowd from treading
too closely on the players. for Messrs. Win
deler. Heebner. Morgan and Leavitt Of the
U. 8. G. A. committee marched ahead and.
by sharp orders. forced the gallery to stand
as each shot was played. like regiment
on dress parade. On several OF the holes
the tee shots were sent down an alley between
two rows Of spectators
G. B. Macdonald came out to see the finish
and swell the applause when President Wind
eler presented the prizes. but II WAS matter
Of comment that none OF tho others who
have held the title. notably Walter j. Travis
and Findlay 8. Douglas. honored the occasion
with their presence.
II. Chandler Egan won o three-handled
loving cup as the low score trophy. and the
gold medal. while the E1moor Club will
have the possession for the year of the Have
meyer championship cup. Fred Herreshor
won the silver medal and DR.. d. p Freder
icks and ". 7. West the bronze medals. DR..
Fredericks went OF with his medal on Friday
night.
The medals are the FIRST struck from the
new die Of the United States Coli Asso citation
and are from q design selected by sly Heebner.
Each Is the size Of o silver trade dollar. On
the face Is the State seal Of the United States.
surrounded by the name OF the asso citation.
and on the diverse blanks for the names and
dates. within q border Of laurel leaves.
One Of the onlookers who watched every
play with enthusiasm was Judge Ingersou
Of Knoxville. Tenn.
Il came up especially to see this match
said the Judge. in soft Southern drawl. and
l have enjoy ed In the gallery the fno plays
and the grace and strength OF the women
] never saw women tramp over hills and
hollows 20 vigorously or who looked more
ohafming. We are all playing golf in Tennes-
see. and it il keeping the old men young and
making the youngsters all athletes. The
putter OF Herreshoff's; II Is more like a thor
oughbred TO use q mashie and then a goose
Esan lost the first and only halved the SEQ
ms,ssry 'S style his i fsIs as
only grinned when Esan lost the short third
hole for was not their champion on his game?
He had answered the question to their salts
two holes. and this granted. the Harvard boys
and Western men on the links believed no
Rrah shcs c cn he s bae with
shots lost BY pulling the drive into the fepSe.
sent i ike us 100 oG9 aaa the
green. Another. pulled drive brought Egan
Int t the s5ce b Sm H. s Ss 4 tee he
the cop bunker. There was Just room enough
so neatly that be reached the edge Of the
green. Two such fine recoveries from mishaps
are seldom seen on the links in amateur
Her5eshon won the nrst in a perfect s. but
r. pulled the sfe9nd drive J9st az Esan did
hon was out from the and could fI play
forward with the iron. The half in was an
hs could expect after Egan,s brassey shot.
Egan was too strong on the apprcs oh.
Now Egan began to outplay Herreshoh.
aneT e1PsrssnSSe Tor the sGnooiboy and To-
a golfer who gets more distance and is as good
administered to him yesterday. GerresfoE
p great golfer in embryo. jgst ss S Chandler
pSsss " sSss pS ss%S
On the fourth EaEan made the green in 8.
rough grass and found the sand pit, SO that
ensSed fq He ns TO make th 1n ssas
on the second. although Eean had outdriven
PAN ~ H5 hfx IN
reshon pulled his drive and was stYmied by
come trees. taking as, A good half in 5
neither made a. good drive, Egan topping
and Herreshofi slicing.
To the ninth Egan used cleek, and al
held the green and got 3, while Herreshoff
used q .mid-iron and was to the left OF the
green. holing in 4, This made Egan up
Coming home Egan displayed a record
game. and, for gine along like yacht with q
that the sixteenth might have been a s. The
best Herreshoff did was to halve this hole in Q,
and the seventeenth in 4. which left Egan
to Is, Egans total being ~. and Herreshoff's
81.
Herreshof made splendid rally in the
ton was unchanged at the turn. for the knowl-
edge that half was as good TO him as a win
made Esan more inyulperable than ever;