New-York tribune., 1906-12-19
CHAMPIONS AT GOLF.
TITLES WE'LL DIVIDED.
List of the Players Who Earned
Honors ON the Links.


Moro golf tournaments entailing champion
ship titles were held during the last season than
ever before. These competitions are productive
Of closer fought matches than usually found
in the general run Of open tournament for' while
the intrinsic value of the prizes in championship
events is often small. the idea of winning title
possesses great charm. glance down the list
will show that in number of instances the
same player has figured prominently in widely
Different localities
George S. Lyon, who reached the final ROUND
Of the last national amateur championship tour
nament at Englewood, only to be defeated by
Eben M. Byers won the amateur title of Can
ada. In the latter event the runner-up was none
other than Douglas Laird. formerly OF Prince
ton. The. far driving Laird has also been a
competitor In the last two national champion
ships George W. Bum, the Lawrenceville
schoolboy was runner-up in the Central Illinois
championship as we'll as in the 1nterscholastic
tournament at Garden City. The latter event, 1t
will be remembered was won by Fred HERES
hofr.
The open championships in the West were es-
pecially interesting because of bringing into
prominence W. C. Sherwood. homebred pro-
fessional The latter's best work was accom-
plished IN the tournament held under the aus
pices OF the Western Professional Golfers As
sociation, which he won, defeating Fred Mcleod
In the final round. This tournament was an ALL
match play affair, and the American also had
the satisfaction Of defeating Lawrence Auchter-
Ionic. former national title holder. in earlier
round Sherwood was also runner-up to James
Maiden in the Ohio open championship.
A list of the more important championship
tournaments held during the last year, national,
sectional. state. miscellaneous and foreign. fol-
lows:
AmateurE Eben NJ Byers George s. Lyon
Open-Aexander Smith VIII Smith
Wonen~Miss H S Curtis. Miss Moua. B. Adams.
SECTIONAL.
,WeFtern (anaatsur3-Ianel E. Sawyer. Warren K
WsstsT WsstsIn oDe9sTandsE Smith John Hossns
WetsS WestsTn fpr0fessionasEW sherw9od MoI-.od
Mosa. Esssssl0Ast ss.sa9.s F. g s ss, e1 M Campbell e
PSS5s5 + Mfsiz E L saio s Mis-. r.
soptheastern Massachusetts, f. Smith. r. NJ Hav-
Has,5n Hass 5sr;sy COZ HsssnS Guy; Wright
sas1s Of the I9Wsr + 6ustIs. na v. carha1t
.afssSSnssiL Mssaas,seas a0le Dr. Ros aSse ,
MstropOtan 9anafsus9-J. D ss TSsvers E. Il Bye1A
MstTopoan S saandsf sssus. Miss snA e.
Mdds &sasioR g. j. Iss sassla L qi@ss Hsassn
soathsr caIro Il Nslsoe soh whasy Clarke
un5ed MoTs and sohw T. Wood n seoSsT
United North and south Cvornen SiyTa D.
sssthsTR Ssxsss Frank Ksle
Southern California SSoulen's)-Aiss Katherine c Har-
Southern California tproresaonaD-B. Martin A Tay-
Sogts South EleTdamwatsr @ Tsay' phsss: Cory
Paeias Northwest 6To'nen5sss Mis-; Bel % Garsti. Miss
.s Ksss- sss A'9
Rowe '1'' O''"'-hA ~ ''e'S 'nas
Central h!iToisGf%Es W Bum Aif'' r.
I98sne&a9 dordoa R'adis ssrt ,skss E 5t'r
Massachusetts Arthur D. lockwood. I. J. Gilm.s.
%se Shp RSs sstan ae Campbell
oSas @n5s5ss as5sa Es3sss Bend
New ASnoi 5s5ane copeq eog Mage
Ssx 4sch6aIa eTaaa1 iq:s6s Ss' ghe11aan
6sPtra{ Ssx T9fkshsTtil shsE3naP A 5sDs disPs
.ohio (openlJa1nes Maiden. W. G, sherwood
9Tssoh 1ssSar1; 6Fo@enlP ?; Q1Dsx PMru Mabel Keye..
nh aaaH Pho scDaon %a ~ csr T. Baker
Hewitt wss'F Hainon s Ra6ssrS0n S6s
MISCELLANEOUS
to5Sh ef srss ASsooaaGn Ia Sr Advertising Interests
Boston lnterschoiastie-R s. Evans. tr.. J. B. Hyan
Hs1yafd IT, Wilder
S2S @ 3 Rns sann Partridge
National Freight Trafo-Sprng Horace E Smith; mid
child. j. Hodgson. 1f, ''l-'
New England Press-H B. Hood. F. T Manson.
Philadelphia Interscholastic-E- A. Service Jones'
Washington (open)-Alex Smith. Isaac Mackie
Western Inerschoastio- Gordon Copeland Albert
KEEL
FOREIGN
Canada (amateurD-George g. Lyon Douglas Laird
Canada (women)-Miss Thomson, Miss Phepoe
Maritime Provinces (Canada)-Miss Mabel Thomson.
Miss Vera Robinson
France (amateur)-A- J. Bethall
France (open)-Arnaud Massey Tom Vardon
Great Britain (amateur1-James Robb,
Great Britain (open)-JaInee Braid John H Taylor
Great Britain (woren(-Mrs. Kennon Miss Bertha
Thompson
~Holland (amateurp-E. Cremers
Ireland (anateurl-II A. Boyd, H NJ Cairns.
ireland (open)-H II. Barker J. S. worthington
ireland (women)-Miss May Hezlet. Miss f. Hezlet
Italy-Denys Scott
Mexico (cpenl-Win Smith, Willie Anderson
Mexico Canateur1-A. @. Lockwood H P CssIlaxhsr
Sutton. s" ~ ~
Scotland Cwomen)-Miss D. Campbell Miss Glover
Wales Cwomen)-Miss Duncan. Mrs Story.
"HIedal play.