The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-19
Tournament for Title uf IndiVid-
uai Champion begins AT $50
This Morning.
CHANDLER EGAN is FAV0RiTE.
Though ~ If the Best Players in
the Hited States and Canada
Are Opposed III Him. il
Seems He cannot Lose.

Ninety - Americas best golfers viii be-
champion uU Glen Echo links al So this
morning
The contestants viii play thirty six
hO.-- O. rwu rounds Of the links. al medal
play. which means that strokes. not holes
won co-Ur. Tine thirty -tWo lowest scores
viii qualify their holders 10 take part in
match play .ompetitiOn Tor the champion
ship. Tl~s, th.rty-two players will play
thirty-siN holes at match play. holes won
along counting. until. b. process of .limi-
nation Of losers. only one man Is left
That man will be the Olympic golf cham
pioB OF 1894.
The player who makes the hest medal
scure-i1ss the thirty-six holes IN the
fewest number Of sjroaes-in the qualify
INK round to-day will receive - handsome
silver cup. Jhe gift Of :. J. Herhaush Of
ST Louis.
Chandler Essn. champion of golf cham
pioEs. rational aaI Western champion %
America. victor over ". : Travis. the
thrice American and at present British
champion. will 20 OF: about I0.i5 -
With Il. l. MckinHi-. champion 81 81
Louis This pair : sure to attract most
attention from spectators. E,San Is beyond
all doubt the best golfer IN America to-
gay aud l. III every way a player VINO
attracts 8 crowd sI4r PLAYER, a good
booker. the beau ideal II n golfer. young
f-sau always draws what spectators there
~. around e golf link
Just n present the champion IS not hy
any means IN his best form He has been
"veTsolf-'l-play,i too much. The hills az
Glen Echo tire the players who are
cushioned to the deadly levels of the links
along the drainage canal Climbing the
sharp slopes Of 81. Louis County by no
means ulsaseS these pisin~men from Iili-
ncis- Exam was a very tired man after
both % these eighteen holes Saturday and
fell down at the end in sad fashion. He
rested W yesterday. dii not touch club
and Will probably be fresh as il is pos
sitl. for him to-day.
EGAN'S POSSIBILITIES UNLIMITED
In the four wears that he has been play
ing golf in public Egan has done wonder
ful things. II has been said OF him that
his possibilities are limitisss. He is liable
10 DO .fyfHiu "u a e1if links
In 1871. his first golfing year he won all
tne junior matches he played. He was not
suSible 20 play with seniors or he would
nave won many OF them In 1872 Eben
byers OF fi-Tsbure. 4 crack. beat him in
the Western championship that year and
took the Special medal for lowest score in
9nahft M round lie also won the inter
cCIlsciat. championship a: MorriStowr y
j. playing for Harvard. besides numerous
cups in club matches a; Chicago.
IN l'S Exam Ititssi tuIrJN ---tvu match
-. won tseuty-eicht. lost seven AM
halved tSc. He won the Harvard cham
Iion-hip ~ that wear. hut his greatest
performance was beating Norman +. Hun
ter. the English crack NJ Gleuview. cri-
cIso- Hunter Is one OF the hest Spfer<
IN the world. a born. educated and sea-
some! player.
This season EEar has PLAYED thirty
matches. won twen-y-four lost five ami
halved one He won the Western cham
p!onship a. ENuOcT. MS hom. club. in
august. and nttinsly crowned that
achievement by winning the national
II. has also won tanIilerah,s cups around
Chicago this summer. IL is now his am
billion 10 win the olympic championship,
which will g1ve him indeed full culver
for 1874.
WHO CAN BEAT HIM?
\ man to beat Esan this week. Golf IS
a game OF surprises but IL scarce seems
that he will be beaten at Glen Echo. Bob
Hunter. his clubmate and champion OF me
Chicago Golf club. seems the man most
likely to do it. Hunter Is n towering
young fellow, steady and determined Still
not in any 81 the qualities which go 10
make a golfer does he seem to equal
ESan.
Walter Esan. Chambers cousin. IL not
playing his best game. IT he were Re
would not have much chance with his
young relative simpson FOULS brother
of the famous Fouls professionals. him
self bank clerk in Chicago. IS a clever
golfer. but has not had practice enough
TO carry him through hard tournament
George Lyon. Canads's champion ar
rived yesterday Mr.. Lyon Is well on in
the fifties. a starch golfer. but not in
Egan's class. A. ". and a. F. Austin OF