The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
BIRMINGHAM MEN
 MAKE GOOD SCORES
LYON LEADS AT CHICAGO WITH
 76 FOR THE EIGHTEEN HOLES. BAL GH FINISHES WITH s6.
 YOUNGSTERS MAKE SHOWING.

Chicago, August S.-With half the quail flying round of the United States Golf association golf championship completed today at the links of the Chicago Golf club. at Wheaton, H., Canadian and olympian Golf Champion George S. Lyon of Toronto leads the field of 12l players who turned in cards with a score of 7d for the IS holes.
 Two strokes behind Lyon is W. c. Fowne. champion of the Western Penn sylvania team, that yesterday won the Olympian cup, while two youngsters Hugh Campbell, F years of age, of the Wheaton club and T. M. Sherman of Utica. N. r., are tied at 79 These players are the only ones of the field of 129 start ters who got under the mark of S0
 National Champion H. Chandler Egan tied with former Champion w. J. Travis S2.
 Golfing conditions for the medal round, which was begun at 9:30 in the morning, were none too good In the early hours on account of a southwest breeze that pen- alized the wooden-club shots at several tees, but long before the last pair brought In their scores at dusk, the wind had died away and the course was fast and true
 Fiay tomorrow will commence at 9:30 in the morning and pairs will be dis patched on the same schedule as today. bringing few withdrawals. Eight failed to turn in cards today, while one player, A. Talbot of Glenview. was disqualified for failing to hole out short put.
 The first qualifying round included the following:
 c. s. Lyon. Toronto. Can, S9-37-7e; w. c. Fownes, Pittsburg, 3s-39-7s; T. M. Sher- man. Utica, 41. 1.39-79; Hugh Campbell, Wheaton, 42-37-79; R. H. Baugh, Birming- ham. 4S-43-S6; A. II. Monson. Jackson vile, Fla 46-44-90; R. c. Roess, Birmng- ham, 49-42-91; J. s. Jones. Crescent, 50-42- s2' l.. Mitchell, Rock Island, 52-40-92; other scores were:
 J. B. Bush. New Orleans, 47-47-94; Noble Hardee. Nashville. 46-47-95; c. A. Brown, Birmingham. dS49-97; J. s. Blair. Birming- ham, 46-52-9S c. l.. Nelson Louisville, 49- 5o-9s; R. H. Thach. Birmingham. 49-51-10o. --~---------------------- cum does on the bases puts life into even a dull game.
 "Matty's' coaching was largely respon- sible for Salees excellent slab work The stocky catcher encouraged the young giant to put 'em right over'' all the time. "Somebody'll get it." Matthews kept shouting to Sallee, and the latter always took him at his word
 The following communication received by the sporting department of The Age Herald is self-explanatory:
 I was sitting in front of third base yesterday evening and we were robbed out. of run. Niles surely touched the bag after the ball was caught and was thrown to second. Niles came back and was standing with both feet on the bag when the ball was started to second. We need an honest umpire. Respectfully,
 E. WELSH.
 Umpire Ehret ordered Elsey to the bench in the eighth and Kellacky took the latter's place. The Nashville first baseman was roasting Red" for calling strike on Keenan and got called down good and strong as he deserved.
 Herman struck Sallee out twice and the latter retaliated by striking the elongated Nashville slabman out thrice.
 Players as fast on their feet as Moore Hafford and Hennessy ought to be able to purloin base about once in every 'steen games.