Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-12
COLE CHAMPIONSHIP
LARoEST ATTENDAHC1 TODAY
EVER SEEN on CHICAGO LINKk

CHICAGO. August 12-When Champion
Chandler Egan appeared at tho first tee
today to play the morning half Of the
finals OF the national golf championship
with D. e. Sawyer OF Wheaton clouds were
lowering over the championship links Of
tho Chicago Golf Club at Wheaton. Rain
threatened. but the largest gallery OF en-
thusiasts ever seen on q golf course here
had assembled to watch the struggle.
Many OF the best-known society bellies OF
the city were in the crowd that followed
the play. Bringing up the rear were es-
corts with umbrellas and raincoats.
Just as Egan and Sawyer prepared to tee
on the sun broke through the clouds, and
prospects for rain became remote.
Egan and Sawyer.
First hole-Halved in Ave: Sawyer had
the honor. and was only one yard short of
Egan on the drive. Sawyer pulled his
screaming brassie to the edge OF tho rough,
while Egan sent his, second to the tall
grass north OF the green Sawyer ap-
preached to within fifteen feet OF the cup.
while Egan's mashie was short. Overrun-
ming the hole on his next, Egan was worse
than Sawyer. whose putin was to the
right. Each was down in 5.
Second hole-Sawyer won this hole from
Egan without holedng out. Egan giving
up after putting two tee shots out Of
bounds The wind bothered Egan, and his
first was losing screamer pulled over the
fence to the road Dropping another and
playing three. the champion again sent the
ball over the fence. Sawyer's drive was
fine and straight, and his second was
within six feet Of the cup. Egan saw the
futility of playing out and conceded the
hole. Sawyer l up.
The third hole was halyed in five al
though Sawyer drove out of bounds. Egan
SLICED to the rough, and was to the green
In three to Sawyer's three. Sawyer was
dead on his next and holed while Egan
missed the putt. and the hole was haIved
In five.
Playing for the fourth both got good. long
drives and were not foot apart at the
go yard stake. Sawyer's second found the
long grass and Egan also pulled through
Sawyers lightly overapproached on his
third Egan was short on his approach.
Egan's put overran the hole by six inches.
Sawyer's fourth half stymied Egan. who
was down In five and the hole was halyed In
five. Sawyer still 1 up.
Egan won the sixth and was 1 I'D on
Sawyer
Egan also won the seventh. making up
on Sawyer.
The tenth hole was halved In 8, each
clearing the hond with his mid-iron and
approaching dead. The eleventh was won
by Egan. who just missed being bunkered
but was short on his approach and again
on his next. Egan pitched short but ran
up his approach putt dead holing while
his rival missed
The twelfth hole was taken by Sawyer
by holing twelve-foot putt. Each had
good tee shots, but Egan's mashie pitch
was weak Sawyer laid his within four
yards and scared Egan with his well-nego-
tiated putt.
Egan up.
Eean and Sawyer halved the tenth In g.
The eleventh hole went to Egan in T.
Egan won the fifth easily because Sawyer
found the long grass and chopped about
pitifully In his effort to get well out. Egan
took the sixth hole after each had fine
drives and long seconds. Each approached
well and each was short on his approach
put. Exan holed and Sawyer missed
The seventh hole went to Egan. 4 to S.
Sawyer was to the cop bunker on his drive
and his maschie pitch was not the equal
OF Egan. Sawyer was too far away to
hole and Egan won. The eighth hole was
halved In 4. Egan sliced to a spot near
the tenth green, while Sawyer pulled to
the long grass. However. his pitch out
was near the green. Each was short on
his next. but each holed. The ninth was
halved In. 3. each getting we'll across the
water on his md-iron shot, Sawyer laying
his second dead while Egan" was five feet
short, He holed and Sawyer followed suit.
Egan 2 up at turn. Cards:
IL. c. Egan-Out. ...... s s 8 s 4 "a
D. E. Sawyer-Out... So s 57754 a46