New-York tribune., 1904-09-08
EGAN LEADS AT GOLF.
Wins LozC Score Medal IN Qualify
ing Round at BaItusrol.

DAe ENinoor county Club, Chicago, captured the
medal for the lowest in the qualifying round
OF the national amateur golf championship at
Baltusrol yesterday. His total for The two days
was 2i2 Travis. the present champion was forced
TO take second place. with 24S. Three former
champions, Findlay Douglas Louis James and G.
B. Macdonald, failed TO gain places among the
elect while some of the other notables to be dis
qualified were +. .. Reirhart. the intercollegiate
champion; Murray Oyphant, the New-Jelsey
champion and C. Z. Cory. Of Oakley
Egan received the special cup offered for the best
medal score, and the clique Of Westerners who are
backing him to meet Travis were jubilant at his
victory. Egan is the present amateur champion of
the Western Golf Association. and the man who
posted the lowest score In Tuesdays qualifying
round. Those who have watched his recent form
say the Baltusro course suits his game better than
II does Traverss. and the Westerner,s stock has
taken big jump since his arrival from Chicago.
Yesterdays play continuation OF Tuesdays
qualifying round. except that instead Of eighteen
the contestants played thirtysix holes. The total
OF both days rounds formed the final qualifying
basis.
DOUGLAS AND REINHART OUT.
The failure OF Douglas and Reinhart to gain
places within the breastworks the first shock
of the morning But the fact that they had been
able to do no better than tie with six others
Tuesday for the last two available places prepared
the gallery to extent for the outcome. At
the same time 1t was recalled that Louis James
won the amateur championship in 1902 after tie
AoA last pace III the qudlllJIAS iOuiiN AAu lAs
crumb of comfort passed around among Doug
lass followers before yesterdays tie was settled.
1t all over the first hole The eight as
pirants a do die expression as they faced
the ordeal, the outcome being watched by almost
every other competitor the links. Those who
figured in the tie besides Douglas and Reinhart
were q. +. WilIett. Oakley: C B. Fownes OakmOnt;
". 2. Smith. Philadelphia; c. 2. Brown, Mont
clair. and James A Tying Baltusrol.
Reinhart pulled his drive under the fence into an
afr rfg,-,TaH H.
pulled their tee shots Of bounds. Tying.
Fownes and Willett sliced into trouble, Smith be-
ing the only TO get good ball. Fownes and
Smith were down in ., the others requiring s. being
thereby disqualified for further play.
Since his advent from Scotland In 1897 Douglas
has always been prominent figure in these cham
pionships. and he has once held the championship
cup His absence this time Will detract consider
ably from the contest.
Settlement OF the tie left siXty-four men to con-
tinue at thirty-sx holes medal play. those having
the thlrty-two best scores for the two days play
to continue at eighteen holes match play for the
cup. Match play starts this morning.
II was announced early in the day that the
United States Golf Association had decided to offer
an additional cup. to be awarded 10 the player
having the best score for the hfty-four holes
The start made earlier than the previous
day. the first pair getting away at O'Clock. in
stead OF $50 n. They were DIR. d. T, Fred
ericks OF oil City, and J. V. Watson. OF Phila-
delphia- Jerome D. Travers, the intersoholastc
champion. and J. g. Davidson. Of Washington.
were next away. Travis had good luck IN getting
Pierre A Proa partner. and got of at II o'clock
His match carried the usual large gallery. The
champion not at his best in putting. and for
the hrst round required S. against 81 for the
previous day. Proal did 50.
The best OF the morning scores was made by Max
Behr. OF Morris County. who posted 7S Behr played
with James. the former champion Behr went 20
the turn IN -, his only poor hole being the sixth.
His homewaTd trip done In ~. making total
lower than anything recorded during Jhe touTnA-
ment FOR eighteen holes. His card was:
out .......-...-,........s s-3s
In ......................5 S-4o-Is
Most OF the contestants found the 'going" harder
than on the previous day, though the same ideal
weather conditions prevailed
terscholastc champion, got third place at go
Then came Dr. ID. p Fredericks. OF OH City. and
r. - Watson. lr.. OF Westbrook. Max Behr fin
Burney winner OF the Stockhrdge Cup. r II
Connolly. sole representative from Texas, made
good forenoon round 9f -. which gave him next
place In spite Of slight falling on in the after
with Travis and Archie Reid for second place on
Tuesday, dropped on IN his game and mad 20 be
content Win total OF 257 Reid even less
successful, posting total OF DO
The dividing line between those who qualified
and those who failed 966 which figure there
tie for the last two places between Archie
Graham. OF North Jersey; 4. W; TtliHghast OF
Philadelphia; c. b. Cory, OF Oakley. and w NJ
Sinclair. OF South Orange. In the play-on Graham
and Tillinghast won
There wifi be- two rounds at match play to-day.
each at eighteen holes. IL will be the crucial test
OF the tournament. for in golf good medal PLAYER
to-day's results viii forecast the final outcome.
The scores follow.