Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
BYERS DEFEATS
LYON IN FINALS
PittSburg Player Wins the Ma
tionaI Amateur Golf
Championship.

ENGLEwooD. N. J.. July 14.-Eben NJ.
Byers OF Pittsburg. who has made many at
tempts to win the national amateur golf
championship. won the honor today by de-
feating George S. Lyon Of the Lambton
Country Club. Toronto. In the final round
Of thirty-six holes, match play. on the En-
glewood Clubs course.
It was a stirring match from the begin
ing TO the end. The former Canadian cham
pion had the Pittsburg man four down at
one stage OF the morning round. which end
ed however, with the representative Of the
dominion being only one up on the first
round OF eighteen holes. In the afternoon
1t was nip and tuck all the way, and there
was little to choose between the two. On
the fifteenth hole Byers, who had been i'm
proving in his work during the afternoon.
took the lead, and after the next two holes
had been halved in fours and AYES the Pitts
burg player made brilliant putt for three
on the home green and won out by two up.
Witnessed by large Gallery.
The gallery. half OF which was made up
of women dressed in dazzling summer cos
tunes, was one OF the largest that has fol-
lowed a match anywhere in this country
since the royal game secured a foothod on
this side OF the Atlantic. Every good stroke
Oi CiSNcE Dll Oh play was apDihuOeO Win
an impartislity which was keenly appre-
ciated by the players. 1t was a brilliant
scene at the finish and a worthy ending to
one of the most enjoyable tournaments in
the history OF the game in this country.
At the outset Byers was pronounced IA
vorfte among the home golfers. but az the
match progressed and 1t was seen that the
visiting player was forging to the-front
only the loyal followers OF Byers believed
that he would be able to pull through.
Details of Play.
In the morning round Lyon lost the first
hole by poor putting, but squared the match
on the third hole, and at the turn had
Byers down. Lyon increased his lead to
UP on the thirteenth hole which he won
in to by running down a twenty-foot
putt. On the next green, however. Byers
holed out from the edge of the green in
the same figures. The next two holes were
halved in tours, and Lyon having some hard
luck on the seventeenth and driving into
the road on the eighteenth lost these two
holes, which reduced his lead 10 / up at
the close Of the round.
Going ont in the afternoon the first three
holes were halved in 8, 4 and o. Byers
made a splendid attempt on the fourth TO
hole out In 3. but he won ii in to 5, squar-
ing the n atch.
Lyon then began to draw away again, as
he won the fifth. halved the sixth and took
the seventh in to 9. Driving from the
eighth tee the Canadian was again up,
but Byers got the hole in 3 to 4. The ninth
also went to Byers after he had topped his
tee shot and followed with brilliant bras
sey. He won the hole In to 5. This again
made the match all even az rhe pair turned
for home on the last nine holes.
Both Players Cheered.
They halved the tenth in 8. and the crowd
cheered when Byers once more jumped into
the lead oy holing out of the eleventh in
to 4. The cheering every whit as gener-
Gus, was renewed when Lyon again made
the match all even on the twelfth hole.
which he took In to after Byers had
made poor putt. The thirteenth and four
teenth were halved in fours, and then the
American played right up to the top Of his
game Ee won the fifteenth. and as the
next two holes were halved. Byers was /
up, driving from the eighteenth tee AS
was the case on this same hole In the earl
Ter round Lyon got bad lie on his drive.
but he Nude good recovery and tried hard
for three on the home hole, but failed.
Byers hol ed out in and won by up. The
cards: