New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
BYERS THE CHAMPION.
WINS ON HOME GREEN.
Lyon Makes Game Fight IN the
4gnateur Golf Championship.

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Ebea ". Byers. Of Pittsbusg won the amateur
championship tournament OF she United States Golf
Association On the links OF the Englewood Golf
Club yesterday. He defeated George S. Lyon, OF
Toronto. Canada, in the final round at thirty-siy
holes by up.
Gt brilliant, hard fought match, winding up
wissl OF the most stirring finishes ever seen on
sOif course IN this country. When Byers holed
a lo-fOOt put for a on the home green the scene
which followed beggars description. The pent-up
feelings OF the gallery after being curbed hours.
broke loose in a storm Of applause Mingled with
The cheering came the hOnk. honk from half hum
dred automobiles on the slope close 70 the club
house.
Just as the applause for the victor was subsiding
Lyon chapced to remove his cap, and as the crowd
caught sight OF his bald head they seemed sud-
denly 70 realize what remarkable effort the Cana
dian had made It was then that the longest and
most vigorous applause broke forth. and that IN
itself must have repaid the visitor for HIS long
Journey and game fight
a few moments later Ransom III. Thomas, presi-
dent OF the United States Golf Association, made
6 presentation speech, in which he congratulated
The winner and loser in a manner that started the
crowd cheering again.
The success Of Byers was immensely popular.
10 begin with, the golfers did not relish the idea
Of having the title go across the border, but in
addition to this they were anxious to see years Of
persistent and praiseworthy effort the part of
Byers at last rewarded. It the third time in
Eve years that he had been a flnalst. In 1904 az
Glenviews ByeTs fought II out unsuccessfully with
Louis n. James. and a year later. at Nassau, he
was beaten by Walter J. Travis in the final round.
In the recent Metropolitan championship at St.
Andrews. Byers lost in the final round to Jerome
ID. TFavers.
He sprained his wrist in the open tournament
at The Allegheny Country Club and did not play
again until three days before the championship.
After the match Byers took his honors mOdestly.
he did not appear to be especially pleased with his
total for the day OF 157 AS matter Of fact. Byers
played sound golf throughout the day. Only on rare
occasions did his ball get into serious trouble. and
II he had had luck in putting, the result would
have been made more decisive
BY all odds the largest gallery seen at a golf
match in years turned out to encourage the final
lists. Byers should have lost the first hole as his
tee shot. a BIT pulled, left him stymied behind a
cluntp OF trees so that he had to play out short.
Lyon usually deadly putter, for some unaccount-
able took four to get down after reach
ing the edge cf the green his second shot. Byers
won the hole in 20 g. He lost chance TO win the
second hole by missing an easy put.
one Of the few wild shots charged against Byers
during the day was his second going 70 the third
hole /. got him in trouble behind clump OF trees.
and in trying TO play low under the branches he
failed to get out OF the long grass The hole cost
him q 8, so that Lyon won it easily in a par
That made the match all even. After halving the
next two holes. Lyon took the lead with at the
sixth hole.
Thus far everything had been breaking his way.
and Dame Fortune still with him playing the
next The seventh hole is 425 yards long, yet
Lyon. from q position in the long grass. forty
yards 20 the right OF the flag holed out with his
nashie for g. Byers had reached the green in a
beautiful g. but lost the hole after getting par
This may have disconnected Byers trife. AT
any rate he took three puts the next green, so
that Lyon won in 3. The latter was then up. A
halye in at the ninth left the Canadian up at
the turn. He had gone out in 80 to 4S for Hyers.
Halves resulted at the next three holes but Lyon
brought of 25-fOot putt for a at the thirteenth
hole, which increased his advantage 10 up.
Esyers had his first bit OF luck by holng out with
a Tnashie for a 8 at the fourteenth green. The
pace that they had been setting on the homeward
journey was fast and the gallery looked for some
thing to happen. The contestants divided the next
two holes sn par As. but then Lyon became a biz
uncertain He showed a weakness in playing a
short mashie shot TO the seventeenth hole. which
Byers won in 4. A pulled tee snot to the home
hole gave Lyon another chance to use his mashie
but with better results, so that Byers was
enabled TO win the hole in TO s. This left Lyon
! up at the end OF the morning round. his card
showing IS to 7s for Byers.
Byers's homeward play in Sc gave his admirers
Increased confidence. In fact, majority of those
present seemed satisfied that he would win. The
gallery increased in size for the afternoon play.
and when the pair started out for the second half
Il was estimated that there were between 1900
and 1900 persons present
They halved the first three holes, but Byers
squared the match with at the fourth hole. His
advantage was shortlved a drive from the
next tee out OF bounds gave Lyon chance to win
the hole which ne did in to 5. Lyon again took
the lead by winning the seventh hole in to g. By
pulled his second 10 the rough, and, after get
ting 70 the edge OF the green his next took three
puts.
Playing the eighth hole Lyon sliced his tee shot
TO the right of the trap. His mashie shot was
poorly played. the ball going yards past the hole
Byers won in 10 ;. Going to the ninth Byers
made a grand recovery after topped drive. His
brasse shot reached the green and he followed
this by running up his approach put dead Or
the hole so that the pair again all even turn
ing for home.
They halved the tenth in 5, when Lyon made Z
great recovery out of the sand trap. ByerS WoT
the eleventh in 3, only to lose the twelfth because
Of three puts Halves in fours at the thirteenth and
fourteenth followed but Byers won the fifteenth n
4. the other giving himself too much TO do on th'
green
This made the Pittsburg player 1 up, and he
came within of winning the next: Igor
had TO bring of 1O-foOt put TO get half in 4
They haived the seventeenth in s. leaving Byers
dormie ].
Neither player reached the home green his
tee shot. but Byers got the flag in his ap-
proach up the terrace. Lyon failed TO lay dead
on the odd. but Byers settled matters by holing
his long put for 3. Their cards were as follows:
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