The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-19
4. C. EGAN In OLYMPIC GOLF.
VICTORY WILL ROUND OUT A
WONDERFUL RECORD.

The Seasons Successes or the Harvard
Youtf-varied Opinions on the Value Of
the Worlds Championship Tile-Con
ditions for Women's National Event
This morning the Olympic golf champion
ship OF the world will begin in ct. Louis will
thirty-si1 hole qualifying round There
will be fully 100 starters, but with Archibald
Graham and A. Havemeyer the most promi
nent OF the Eastern starters, the local interes
will hinge largely on the fortunes Of II. Chan
dler Egan, the amateur champion. Stuar
Stickney, the st. Louis champion. and NUN
Der OF players in the West are quite capable
Of defeating Eean should the latter fail to b'
on his best game.
In the national championship Eaan die
not show his true game until the final. fo'
even in the qualifying round his driving
was cratic. and he had to save himself re
peatedly by brilliant work with tie irons
and In putting Should the champion sue
coed In winning the Olympic tournament
1t will be the climax OF Il season that must
have been a strain on the mental and physical
resources of this youth of twenty-ERar
was born on Aug. 81, 1884 On the other
hand as the golfers said OF young Tom Morris
the knowledge that for every bad shot Egan
has at command the perfect recovery may
make golf easier to him than to the less mas
count even though stale. Esan may romp
through the Olympic as though it were child q
play.
This season to date Egan has played In
thirty-six matches. OF which he has won
thirty lost FIVE and halved one. His record is:
april 2l-won qualifying round at lakewood,
july sBfoa a T reoo Sdp a. Mldoha doing sairty
six holes In l5s thirteen under bogey.
July ;a- e iry-Si1 hole record at On
July 2s-IOwered same record 70 1853 and won
seaisa Cups O also the lake County cup WITH Waiter
Aug. 1e-Iowered Exmoor records. with 10. IL
ia, In qualifying round and won Western amateur
Sept. io"Won qualifying round 10 80; 50, so-2l3.
tusroi iDO 'O',
trter the Olympic Esan win have a rest
M s the OCT @ H. won tss College
foana last fail to W. G. Chick. also OF Harvard
Already there is controversy on as to the
right Of the Olympic committee to bestow
the title of champion OF the world on the
very iorcibiy by the Golfers Md0asins Of
Ths olympic son ea.mplOpsae III yin :: held ID
Of the world. Notice Of this tourney has been sent
g sT ana H. ,se o2s c and MOI :hs
70 for the ytss q. u y a ss 81
who lights and wins the battle.
No one questions the absolute right TO the title
ohsT Of lie sRf col IN sne
tournament.
On the negative side. the most ,osustie Of
the debaters Ia the [rish Golfer. which says'
peoS Ees e wo1d
ship, or The supremacy Of the Utmost sideresl
rDss sxse,y IL American esrs, neyer,hsess. a
grandiose iitle cannot. per So rive presuSe 70 a
81 The majority Of the greatest golfers talng psr,,
amen ns, rsSaTded he
worlds championship. must be under the control
clubs. and il must take place upon a course ap.
proved Of by them as proper test OF the game
which the entries close with Secretary Nor
gan on OCT 8. VIII 30 greater d attraction d,,
n By the fhs
sramme as arranged for the week Is:
Monday, Oct. 1910 A. NJ, s.gh!ecn hole qualify.
ing round, thirty two TO quality. u 5. @. a. prizes
~ oet. Ito A. u, ms, match play; 1870 P, NJ,
hhandieaR 70. ,non-quAhhsr'; pr1Ie presented by
81: Is 4: y: .scsaa match pl.y' l.o P; n.
oct lsGio n third match ma play: $50 P NJ.
Oct. 40 4. ". semi .hn. 1850 ?. NJ, best ball
foursoms; prEes presented by Merton Cricket
Oct. $40 4. NJ. nnl round: $50 P: NJ; mixed
tour,ome htsndiosp, Prizes presented by Winthrop
The second open, championship, Of the
Philadelphia Golf Association ended last
f fn the anal lA JACK Ssmpbsi, HansInsdon
Valley Country CLUB, beat T. @. Clark. VII
enb did and Play sSs
record Of the course a stroke, and Clark made
II. Campbell went out In IS In the afternoon.
Twenty-Five returned cards last Saturday
in the Crescent A. c. handicap. j. U. Dstt-
mer won with 80. on, with G. p. Van Brunt
second, 81. i2-72. Henry Kryn has presented
s. e sa9ssy On ne sss sh s s
ship gold medal. The best sixteen scores
will qualify, for match play On succeeding
The annual amateur tournament Of the
Len91 Golf Club. which has been held am
ing The QUALIFYING round Will be at 81 shteen
holes. the first sixteen qualifying d for the
noon and cor ~ on Wednesday and Friday.
Thursday will ue devoted to a thirty -six
d.s bOssy M 's or tWhsGm1 he Eo~s
for a cup presented By diraud Foster.
The scores for the governors cup on Sat-
urday at the Highland Golf Club were:
L. Harrison. 100. $50 F: L: Mills OF, ,1o-sl
z r Van Tsssel. io2. $50 J; 81 H. !, Dpnn,ng 90
ing, 100, go 2, T Eley io! leo r; S. Glrltns
lis so-as:A E. Hsrtcorn, los i4-s! G. K Meynen,,
u.s. is-es; ?. Schilling, ZIG. ls-es: ". r wyckon,
ii3. l+-e9 T. NJ Young. iio iS--ioo ". d. Donnen.
lis, Idol.
CAPE MAY, Sept. ls.-The last Of the series
Of fifteen hpndioaps Of the Cape May, Golf
Perr Of Baltimore. the winner OF the cup for
the season. The following wore to-day's
scores:
p. l. Bockins, loo, at-7s T. W. Eastwiok, 81, SO
Charles n, Davis, IS: c,7e; ". Evans, 81 s-7;
q. II. PAR. S. 2-ss G. J. Younv. %. $50; J. NJ