New-York tribune., 1905-08-08
GOLF CHAMPIONS LOSE
DARK HORSES YIN CUP
Western Pennsylvania Team Can't.
ures Olympic Trophy at WheatOn.
lBY TELEGRArH 10 ruE rnInrxr.I

Wheaton. III. Aug. THE Olympic Team, g.
championship was won to-day by the w.
PENNSYLVANIA Golf Association team with a -.
of S55. beating the Western Golf Associatiop 81
by five strokes. who finished four strokes 49,, >
the Metropolitan Golf Association team
This Is the first annual competition for tss
and there were twelve teams entered. Tb co,--'e''
tiOn created more attention than the national .s
pionshiD usually receives. TIE field was ysar
pick OF the best men who will compete in - 7
tonal amateur championship during the rer,,s.-
of the week
The Western and Metropolitan teams va-a -
against each other, which brouynr a. Cbs..'ea
& E-sdh ana waiter j. Travis together. and ths e
eht champion ana eX-Cnarn piOu carried ~ yci-
to-day, and IL certainly was a gallery ~ ,ss-4fy
enthusiasts turned out in large numbers ~' 81
Walter E. Egan and jerome b Trsver. ,l'c ,s.'ss-a
sau Country Club schOoIboy golfer --be - - Sas-
OF the day. however. was played by n 3 81
erieks. OF Oil CRY. ?. f'sa-
Ihe ST Louis and Wisconsin teams u,.s.
arter the morning round. a. l. r pCe4 "'taaarsE
waukee, Was overcome by the heat bgt ~ y .- VI
The Philadelphia team was fourth vvi,s 60.
ne the canadian NTH with $50 Tu- other Sys sad
oSi9 SfSF9rd sfs ~ q PsSa o, Coas no. Mississippi "a
St. Louis had 55s in the rnor1l,q s, NJ,
had 36l- Egan was two strokes afaeJ ~ f4--eIisia
En Etta tne ~ Ohils tolna 9HL Travis had rather -
teenth mole, "a yards which Egan r9ok r. sra- .a
b r4FlS , useo & ~ sS s5roHes enabling Esan 10 sesp
The scores for the hrst eighteen hoies we've -.
follows: were ss
90 St Ious-H Allen 90: 5. s,ieza-y So Jess. c,r,.,,.
,cN. MeslsrT 7,s Pspn9y Il s .yani9" F9ae 7s Frsasr
canada--W A r. Eerr 50 r 2. Mar,in. 81. & - 4
l,S5. 2. G9ase' EssS Esls s.'5 = Ss.s
Fred HsTresao SO. 9 K vaeDsa + 8 a-sI TTsT'rs a
bot Sc. j. d Csdy IS A. s5ezasy % rs5 s9Iases s As-
s,sSs9s5G CO.. ss 4aTTzsts = sZsrs 60, Thon.
e, rnIladeIphia- 6 "a = A9,stI1sH. - Cooke a.
wisconsin-W Yule 50 a. g. Allen g1. ] n.
southern-A, H Manson. y. noble Harses O.. ?
Watts %; L p Smith, sS To-a- 30
Frederickson. 81: Walter Falroa7zs. 80 Total al "
ohio-Haroid Weber. y. a 4 stanley %. # Yzsr.
81; O. W Jones. 81. Total. 2I2
Forty-eight golfers began the plav in The nom
Ing round Of eighteen holes. and all finished ne
c. FOwnes. ir. leader OF the winning conlbins,,op
who was paired with W. A r. Kerr, formerly
golf. making a total OF l6s for thirty-six hSIss'
while Nr- Kerr used Ia strokes
Several hundred enthusiastic golfers were in th4
gallery that followed the feature pair Of the day
The national champion, H Chandler Egan, was ths
leader or the western GoII Association team and
tain Of the Metropolitan quartet.
In the morning H. Chandler Egan slightly
erratic in his wooden club work from some Of he
TTyis gsd l5 5e 20 -. q o., 20 . 40. ~
Egan would have been three up on the former
British and American champion.
In the afternoon. neither did a good medal scor-
ing. each going 81 Travis won six and Egan oHv
his rival all square had the thirtysix-hole event
been a match.
DR.. d. p. FrederiCks had the best medal card Of
the day, 19-T7-l56 a record for the course Hls
team mates, f NJ Byers and @. A OrmiSJon. failed
10 play up TO their game ByerS had = in ms
morning, but could only make - IN the after
noon OrrnistOn furnished a surprise with g. in
the morning and s. in the afternoon.
When the Olympian Cup puu up for team
match at St Louis last year. curtain r8isaF
for the Olympian championship. Captain r. G.
Egan's team won it. TO-day's play for the mas
sive trophy marks the first annual competition
under the medal scoring plan.
Both Captain Egan and his cousin. Walter E.
Egan, made good totals for the Western Golf As
sociatiOn team, 159 and l64. respectively The Two
Midlothian players. r. f Hunter and Mason E
Phelps aStOnished the followers OF golf form By
falling 70 make the usually brilliant rounds. Hun
ter required 50 in the morning and s. in the after
noon, while Phelps had rounds OF S3 and So
j. D. Travers did not play up to his reputation
for the New-HOrk team, getting S2-S5-l61- Fred
Herreshon. national runner-up. with 80 in the
morning. made 70 in the afternoon.
c B. Mcdonald. the first amateur champion.
not able TO do much, taking total Of II for his
double round. The medal scores.