New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
SAWYER AND EGAN LEFT.
TRAVIS AND BYERS LOSE
Euerg Eastern Golfer Put out in
Third Round at Wheaton.
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Wheaton. III, Aug. 1I.-Some surnrisas -.
II store for the golf enthusiasts to-day IN tho
;aird and somi-finaI rounds of the national am
ateur championship az the Chicago Co,f C1,h
coarse.
The greatest surprise was the defeat of W.,
ter J. Travis, in the third. by w c. Fownes ,r
1he Pii'seurE crack, who won his match IN the
nineteenth hole
The defeat Of A. /. White the intaroo,,a,,,.. >.
champion. who was beaten by d. E SAWYER a
former caddy boy, was not looked for
The oefeat oi Fred Herreshoff by n Chandler
Egan The present national and Western cham
gion. was not altogether unexpected hut was
hitter disappointment to the Eastern contin-
GENT VINO felt confident that he would win. He
has p 'N"d brilliant golf all through the week
The ihsi great surprise Of the morning was
as osie7i "i i-''*n a. Byers, twice a runner
MI national championships nv Harold Uab.-
eTo'e5o. The semi-hnals were rls,-ad =, -
sfsrnoon. and there not an Eastern golfer
kf among the competitors FOR the senni-enal
-1und
tovnes. ir-. who had gained such a
raianf victory i'm the morning over Walter 7
Travis vas beateu in the semi-fnals by L, r
sewer wheaton golfer. who vas a former
ts58y an The Chicago Golf Club.
IRE victory Of Mr. Sawyer over Mr.. Fownes
vas the most startling surprise of the day. The
question If The eligibility Of the winner to com
pete as at amateur was settled by the United
states Golf Association several years ago.
lie has not caddied since he was a boy in his
seems He is now a prosperous business man
although nor over thirty-five years old Sawyer
viii meet Eg6n tomorrow in thirty-six hole
final match.
AZ business meeting OF the United States
Golf Association executive committee $500 was
voted &c buy trophy for the Intercollegiate
GoH Association. This trophy viii be a per-
petual one Englewood Clew-Jerseyo Golf Club
applied FOR membership as an associate club.
The application favorably considered by
the committee.
After day Of exceptionally exciting golf. in
Ise eleventh national tournament. H Chandler
Egsn and p. z. Sawyer. both Chicagoans. sur
nred 10 play the finals over thirty-six holes at
ne Wheaton links tomorrow. The East. for
the frsI time since The national golf champion
SIP was Instituted, ten years go. was without
rsresentation IN the semi this afternoon
z Chandler Egan gained the right 10 defend
his utle by going through the third and semi
fHa uunds like marvel putting out Fred
Hs-sshoff. Of Ekwauok. in the morning > up
and 10 play, which was not 80 easy a game
IS be had with the New Yorker in the national
fzals last year al Baltusroi. After defeating
Hsrreshoff. Egan in the afternoon removed
harold Weber Of Toledo, by the crushing de-
feat Of = up. 10 play.
Il was left FOR the other side Of the draw 10
furnish the greatest blow 10 the East. when ".
C. F0wnes. Of Pittsburg. eliminated the former
national and British champion. Walter J.
Travis in hard round, that was lost only at
the nineteenth hole. IN th- afternoon Mr..
Fovnes was unable 10 meet successfully the
great golf put up by Ned Sawyer. and was de-
fcaTed. up.
Weber early ia the DAY. made himself a
faCs)r by defeating +. NJ. ByeTs. of Pittsburg.
tHioe Tunner-up ia national Journeys } up,
10 play while ssaWyer's victory A. 1. White
removed the only Boston man left, the holder
1 The intercollegiate champion ship. by the score
of 3 up. ! 10 play. The summary Of the day:
Third round-W- a. F0Wnes PIttsnurg. defeats y. :
--sts- Garden citE ] up IS holes: D. T. sawyer
Wheaton defeated A l. White, EkWsnok. 3 up and ]
PLAY Is EgalE Ezrnoor. defeated Fred Herreshoh.
F-zvesIlok. and PLAY Harold Weber Toledo. de-
Gated T. 81, Byers plttsburg and 20 play.
emi-tua!s-L. i. Sawver. Wheaton defeated ". c
Fov-nes. Pitrshurg up Il g. Hgan ExmOor. defeated
Harold weber Toie5o. Z and . 70 piss-