Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13

the balls lying not Ave inches apart Egan
dubbed his third aAee. while Sawyer ap.
preached we'll EgAn was short. but hoisd
putt Of eight feet sawyer missed three
foot putt. having fn sir.
Egsn pitched better than Sawyer. but .
half m four was the only result at the fotlr-
teenth The fifteenth vas haiyed In the
regulation four. although Sawyer. getting
away fine and straight. had q chance to
win. Egan was In the rough once more.
Sawyer Grove 26O yards from the sixteenth
tee. Egan played into the tall grass and
then into the bunker. He overran the green.
and as Sawyer was within q few feet of tho
cup for three. Egan conceded the hole to
Sawyer. four to SIX. Egans mtd-iron ena-
blsd him to haIve the seventeenth At four. '
Egan continued in the rough at the eigh-
teenth. while Sawyer's drive was almost 80
yards Sawyer. ON his second, was In the
rough forty yards from the edge. EGan was
short Of the green. Sawyer overran On hts
next and got into the rough grass HIS nsxt
was short, and E9an. too, was short The
eighteenth was halved In six. with Egan
one up.
Three puts. after being dead on the green
In two. cost Sawyer q chance to square the
match at the nineteenth hole Egan's tee
shot was $40 yards and the nineteenth was
halved In FIVE.
Both drove a5 yards to the twentieth
hole. Sawyer was short on hts pitch. ana
Egan was too far. Sawyer was weak on
hts approach putt. and, trimming the cup,
Egan was up. Egan brought hts lead
to up On the twenty-first hole. Both were
In the rough. and Sawyer sliced into trout
BILE trying to get out. Egan made another
great recovery to the green. Sawyer was
over the cup, while E8aa was dead IN .
and down in 4. Sawyer missed a putt TAX
inG s.
Sawyer won the twenty-second hole.
to 5, reducing Egan's dead to up. Egan
used his mid iron to get out OF the grass.
The winners mashie pitched to within
feet Of the cup and he holed. Egan missed
a longer putt. The twenty third hole was
halved In four, although Egan was penal
lied for hts terrific drive by going into the
bunker. He was out short while Sawyer
followed his good drive with a fine second
to the green, twelve feet from the cup.
Egan sent his third to the green. and holed
in four. Egan up.
Egan won the twenty fourth hole. to 8.
as Sawyer was bunksred on his tee shot
Out poorly, Sawyer put his third into the
long grass. and Egan put his next into the
rough. He was out well to the green.
Egan 3 up.
Sawyer lost the twenty fifth hole, to 8.
by driving ball over the fence and out Of
bounds. Egan holed a five-foot putt. Egan
4 up. The twenty sixth was halved in four.
each reaching the green in two. Each
drove the pond at the twenty-seventh and
approached short, requiring two puts and
haNfnS In six. Egan up.
Each drove to the twenty-efghth green
and each holed In two puts.
Both had good straight shots from the
next tee. Each pitched to the green and
was down In two puts.
EganS thirtieth tee shot straight. Sawyer
was bunkered and second. Egan was to
the green and down in two more, winning
the hole, to 5. Egan up, 9 to play.
The thirty-first hole decided the match.
Sawyer pulled his tee shot to the long
grass. and his second was out over the
green and into the rough again. Egans
drive was cleek shot short of the bunker.
His second was to the green. This hole is
400 yards long.
sawyer reached the green In g. Sawyer
gave up the hole, and the match was over.
Egan up, to play