The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-13
.EGAN DEFENDS
HIS GOLF TITLE
Wins High Honors Again at the Ma
tional Tournament in Chicago.
PUTTING GREEN DOES 1T
HERE He EXCELS WHILE HIS oP-
PoNENT is WEAK.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-H. Chandler Egan
successfully defended his title of ma
tional golf champion in the eleventh
annual tourney at the Chicago Golf
club links today at Wheaton, defeating
d. E. Sawyer, Of Wheaton, s up to
play In the finals. The Exmoor player.
who has thrice in four years taken the
measure OF all western aspirants for
the western golf association title. added
his second victory IN the L. S G. A.
Havemeyer cup TO his great perform
ances. Sawyer often was brilliant In
his play in the heart breaking struggle
with the champion. but he was weak
at vital times on the putting green.
Esan Plays Steady Game.
Champion Egan was steady at ali
times with his iron club. although
often getting discouraging lies by his
terrific tee shots in the morning round.
In the afternoon he avoided some Of
this trouble by using a eleek at the
narrow places in the course. AS in
the history of golf from the beginning
OF the game the championship was won
and lost on the. putting green. Egan
invariably was down IN the regulation
two puts when he got TO the green
Sawyer missed several opportunities to
get holes simply by falling down on
points
Morning Round.
H. C. Egan, out-5. Z, 5, 8, s, 3, 4. 4, 3
"A
d. E. Sawyer. Outs. ., 5. ;. Z, Z, .. 4.
Egan, In-S, 4. a, g., 4, 4, 6. 4, I'll
IS.
Sawyer. ms. 5. 3. 6. 4. 4. 4 A. I'll
So.
Afternoon Round.
Egan. Out-5, 4. 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, l. SIS.
Sawyer. Outs, 3. 8, 4, 4, s. 5, 4, E42.
Egan, ms, 4, L. 3.
Sawyer, ms, 4, o, Z.
Large Gallery Out
The largest gallery that ever turned
out in the west to view a golf match
followed the players in the afternoon
Weather conditions early in the day
when the final lists appeared for the
struggle were threatening, but as soon
as Sawyer with the honor sent away
a long drive, the sun, burst out and pro
vided sultry day for play
What Sawyer Said.
Internationally Egan is the best
golfer in the United States, SAID KUN
ner-up Sawyer. 'T think the champion
would rather play out on the rousn
grass than from a good lie on the fair
green His iron work to the green is a
matter for any golfer to study"
When the great throng surged about
the winner and offered congratulation
on his second victory IN the national
event, Mr.. Egan blushed like a school
boy He intends to enter the business
world soon and win confine his golt
play-after the coming Exmoor annual
open tournament-to Saturday AFTER
noon club matches.
Sawyer is a finished golfer, but he
lacks two great requisites that bring
championships when pitted against
Chandler Egan-force, for work out OF
bad lies, and deadly accuracy IN not
exceeding the DOGGY rule OF two puts
| to d green.
Champion All the Way.
Although neither contestant played
what might be termed, championship
golf in the morning, Sawyer was never
up on the title holder, except at the
! second hole.
Egan squared matters at the fifth and
| thereafter always held a lead on the
! Wheaton lad.
| In the first nine of the afternoon play,
/ Sawyer felt the power OF Egan's ster-
| ling golf and losing the second, third.
sixth and seventh holes of this quarter
and only winning the fourth, Sawyer
/ was four down at the twenty-seventn
J mole. Inc SdAteIS Deeat " "" -
was regarded as foregone conciusioi,
| that Egan would retain his title anu
the crowd prepared to celebrate chi
Cages second triumph IN two years
over the flower OF the country's golfers
| IN the national event
Glad West Won Again.
When Egan added the thirtieth and
| thirty-frst holes to his list the nnals
| were over and Sawyer was given tne
runner-up medal of silver. Egan gets
his second u. S. G.. A. massive colo
medal. and the Havemeyer trophy re-
mains with Exmocr for q year.
Egan will attain his majority August
81. Sawyer IS only 23 years old.
"AlI can say" said Champion Egar
lafter his victory. "is that I'm giad FOL
Chicago and for Exmoor that the
trophy remains in the west