The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-23
Though National Golf Champion
Was Victor, Allen Pressed
Him Hard.
LOST BY TACTICAL ERRORS.
Mistakes on Two Holes Cost Lo-
cal PLAYER the Match-Mckin-
ME Beat SAWYER and Lam
bert Bested Lyon.


against modest Harry Allen OF ST. LOUIS
in the third round OF the Olympic tourna-
rn.nt at Glen Echo yesterday, Up and
20 play.
Were # not for two unfortunate errors
OF judgment and bit OF really hard for
tune. the result might have been other
wise Nj Allen did himsel: honor in the
manner OF his defeat
He played much better game against
the best player in America. and one OF the
best in the world. than anyone thought
he would.
In the morning round Ecan finished %
In IS holes. The entire round saw players
close together. Esan vas Up going TO
the eighteenth hole and seemed certain OF
making II on that green. as he was
hole high IN two shots
Allen brought down the large gallery.
however. when he holet +o-yart msshie
shot. and won the 4se-yard hole in 9. \ :
az the ninth hole. the pond. and at the
third hole also helped him lot
Gong out IN the afternoon. Allen had
hard luck He trimmed the cup OF No y
for a ;. the ball really going down and
bounding UP again Egan won the hole
They kept pretty even from that to the
twenty-third hole, where Esar again won.
oushly playing his game. driving well and
putting with remarkable safety and stead
mess Allen was not driving as far as
Egan. nor was he az proa ching so well. but
b. sas ever and anon running down puts
OF from ten TO twenty feet These long
puts kept him in a game where he was
being rather outplayed-
SOME BRILLIANT GOLF.
BY winning the twenty-fourth hole IL a
brilliant three. Allen cut Egan's lead down
to two holes. Esan had the honor here
and topped his drive into the big sand
green- Egan,s bali lay well in the hazard.
A perfectly beautiful shot dropped II on
the green Allen made a nice approach
putt So did Egan, but Allen Went down
Allen halyed the twenty-aftn in four.
Going TO the twenty-stxth Allen made his
fatal error. HIS drive was short and pul ed
into the long grass on the left He took
q cieek and tried TO accomplish the i'm
poSs.bie-carry the driveway and creek IN
front of the hole. He found himself in tie
sliced his drive TO the right and into the
long grass. but a really marvellous brassie
Carried him 10 the green IN two This was
q brilliant shot and well rneri:ed the ap-
plause given TO It Allen gave I'D the
hole and was again three down
Going over the pond; Allen oyerputt end
lens four Up and nine 20 60
ALIENS MISTAKES HURT.
Going 70 the twenty-eighth hole. Esan
got in his usual almighty drive. buc Allen
sliced and was short in the long grass.
Here came his second costly mistake As
In going 70 No. .. he tried to carry the
ditch in front Of the green. an impossible
shot for him. He found himself In the
gully and lost the hole, TO :. Egan
played brilliant golf. eoing to -. He
ell 81 = Fz E--u f-z-n IN --h t-.. IL
q perfect mashie recovery right to the flag
He won his hole and was Up and 10 90.
Excellent nuttng BY Allen 1on that
player the thIrtieth hole Bans drive
the foot OK the hill Il cost him stroke
to get out. but Alien lad TO Pct: hard TO
win the hole
Both balls lay together going to q. su:
Ing the mashie drop TO No - Alien was
twenty feet from the hole on his tee shot
but rananed It down for Two. Egan was
was I'd and to play for Egan-
END OF TIE CONTEST.
The thirty-th,rd hole saw the finish
Both drove well and pitched about twenty
i've feet from the hole. with their seconds.
Egan's approach putt was perfect. while
Allen was short Playing carefully. Esan
haIved the hoie n five and won the match
four up and three to play
Cnluestionably, the strongest player
Won. but Allen put UP such plucky game
IN tight places and his mistakes OF judy
n1ent were so palpable that the spectators
sympathized with him. Then he was the
under dog and his splendid showing won
him the favo. OF the gallery
In every way Esan was best He drove
farther. srraiehter and stronger. and ap-
preached better. especially with his long
puts. Egan golf was orthodox. accord
Ing TO Hoyle. Morris or whoever the su-
thority OF the links Is He was In on the
green in the regulation number OF strokes
and down in the usual two after that.
golf. but he mas not the physical strength
Of Egan nor he quiet reserve force. Esan
possesses a nervous system coupled with
the strength Of young lion.
IN POINT OF INTEREST.
After the Egan-Alien match came the
Newton-Phelps affair. Phelps maintained
a lead of three UP all through the morning
rounds and went to the twenty-ffth hole
three to the good. Newton. who sticks
like grim death. kept at the Chicago
youngste- and was one up at the thirty
third hole He won four OF seven holes
played They halved the thircy-fourth.
but Newton won the thirty-ffth and the
match by running up a forty,.ooi ap-
Phelps addressed his ball wrongly and was
CD the line for a half Newton tapped
down k sna Eass e f EsS rfselfsali
Burt Mckinnie- who Is holder OF The Re-
lied the expectations Of his friends when
he beat D: E. SAWYER Of Chicago. up
not impressive. McKinnie had the match
well in hand AZ all stages and was not
compelled to work hard 10 win
GeoIge Lyon, the Canadian whe SO badly
as handsomely defeated Albert Lambert
yesterday. up and TO play. Mr..
Lyon was steady and sure. while Mr. Lam
bert was neither one nor the other. Lam
his putting vas weak and uncertain
Today win see the semiinals played.
E<an and Ackinnie will furnish the star
match 10 be sure. but the steady veteran
have their following These men play a
good bit alike. stif half swing with
lots OF wrist power Neither plays stylish
golf. but both are sure at every POINT
McKinnie is a bit OF a sluseer. The two
matches should be well worth seeing Play
begins at 1879 to-day and will continue al
Afternoon. Match play in the digit cups
good golf was played. but the matches IN
the championship. quite overshadowed II.
The scores In all classes follow:
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIP.
c. ". Lyon. Toronto. bea; A B. Lambert. ST.
Ifsi' s " .os s e ssiss Was. ,. x...n
P: aeKiani.. 81 1 Loui, e bt s.ss D. E. Saw
cnandier Gs.n. - cs lie e se s H W Allan.
ST. L5uis. up and 10 play.
SEMINAL PAIRINGs
Lyon Va Newton Esan vs- MeKinnie
FIRST FLIGHT
q Gad sa.s SD1taSseid m beat z A
W E Exam beat H W. Frazer. I'D