The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-08
CHANDLER EGAN WINS TROPHY
LEADS TRAVIS FOR Low SCORE
PRIZE AT BALTUSROL.
Qualification Play Over In the Amateur
Championship to Open and Close
the Days observation-disclosures
Matches TO Begin Early This Morning.

Our most original amateur golf cham
pionship in the entire history of the United
States Golf Association passed through
the new Introductory parts yesterday. and
to-day the old fashioned test of match play
will begin at the Baltusrol Golf Club. At
the end Of the ffty-four holes OF medal play
the Western champion, II. Chandler Egan.
had retained the lead he established on the
first day. and Travis was as easy a second
but the two who had tied with the latter TO r
that place on Tuesday. Reid and HerresholI
had fallen back.
Chandler Egan, on his last round, scored
20 to the sixteenth, and it seemed any odds
that he would again do an so or better. But
instead of the par of s, he took on the seven
tecnth and on the home. Here the West
ern champion pulled his drive, and had a
hanging lie for his mashie shot. He failed
to get under the ball with enough ginger,
and it dropped into Tophet. the deep sand
hole. instead OF reaching the green, and it
took three more to get it out.
To the gallery Egan's aptitude in making
a fine recovery was as remarkable as his
short game. on the sixth in the afternoon
wild drive got the ball into rough grass
behind clump of naples. Taking an iron.
Egan rocketed the ball over the trees and to
the green. 100 yards away, so that he had u
try for a , and a sure 4. To get the quick
had to get under the ball with great force.
and the iron cut furrow a foot long.
Travis played with delightful precision
right on the flag. but somehow the best shots
did not bring the full rewards. and his putting
was not with the accuracy that made him
the marvel of the British amateurs. ON
the eighth. in the afternoon, Travis topped
the tee shot. but otherwise the short game
must be blamed for the few strokes by which
he lost to the Westerner. There WAS more
snap to Travis's game than on Tuesday and
he will welcome the change from the tread
A play-ofr Of a tie opened and closed the
day, About 3 o'clock IN the morning seven
the sixty-four set out to settle their standing.
Jack Gilmer OF Brae Burn Withdrew. 1t
shor, battle for " Smith and G. b.
Brown. G, +. wlletts. Frank o. ReInhart and
two s,5 repeated the bad golf Which had brought
them among the tai enders
u have won all right" said Bill Smith, who
delpha and who knows the rules like Travis
alone, but suppose | am disqualified for
putting on the greens the morning of medal
committee had unconsciously violated rule
for t bstsesS CORY II The snaS
4: ". Tillnghast, and, Archibald Graham.
The latter, through fine, second with the
had been bunkered. leaving Cory and Filling
hast to play the second hole. the latter win
ming.
Pairngs for the sixty fourth were made
by public draw. Odd features were that
Macdonald and Wilder, we're drawn together
both days and that the only two Arches,
Graham and Reid. had to be partners. The
mat oh play to-day brought out another public
draw, Travis landed in the first half and
Chandler Egan in the lower half. and in
general way no placing could have brought
out a better balanced schedule.
The executive COMMITTEES voted yesterday
to present a trophy 20 the low score man
of the qualifying round so Chandler Egan
will have one souvenir AT least TO take home
with him. Weather conditions We're delight
full, and there was quite a throng about the
links and clubhouse attracted by the tourna-
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