Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-22
Bend-Abbott Match.

Abbott has been playing most consistent
game all week and nothing seemed to
bother him The largest gallery OF the
week followed these two players all around
the course and interest was keen all the
way. Boyer and Deavitt acted lnesmen
TO keep the crowds back and the good
plays OF each player were applauded by
the gallery. The first hole was halved Alb
bott over approaching and Bend missing a
good chance to hole the ball and win.
Each was on the green for the second hole
I'm three and Abbott won In four
The third hole was halved. Abbott miss
ing an easy put. Bend made pretty APP
proach for the fourth hole, but Abbott got
nearer the hole from the under side and
each made it"in DOGGY. The fifth hole
was halveds each beating DOGGY by a
stroke. Bend went into the ditch on the
second stroke for the sixth hole, but lofted
the ball near the hole and then missed an
attempt at a seven-foot put. and Abbott
won the hole Each drove into the road
To- the seventh hole, Bend lofted and the
ball stopped on top the bunker beyond the
green. lie got back we'll and then missed
a .three-foot put and Abbot did likewise,
leaving the ball stymied within six inchey
Of the hole. which haIved the hole Alb
bolt drove. badly for the eighth. but re-
covered on his approach and Bend knocked
stymfe in the hole. giving Abbott
the hole for three Each drove well for
the ninth and again Bend missed an easy
put, giving Abbott the hole. Abbott had
made the first nine in SO.
Both Drive Hole High for Tenth.
Both drove hole high for the tenth,
Bend approaching short resulting in a
half four each Abbott drove wild for the
eleventh recovering on his approach, halved
the hole In four. Abbott won the twelfth
hole, Bend missing two-foot put. Abbott
Ave up and six to play. The thirteenth
was an uninteresting half in six. Bend
drove the green on number fourteen, win
ming ihs hole to 4. On number fifteen
Abbot Dubbed his first drive into the high
grass. losing the hole 10 ). For the six
te2ath mole each approached way over the
E:eta Al bott being the steaS.rr man ran
Gown The put, winning rhe hole 4 to E
and also the match by four up ana two
TO play, ff..s
The general feature Of ,hc ,aatch was
the miserable short work of Harold Berd
ami the dci dly approaching which charac-
terized .Abbotts game throughout
In the second round championship play
Bun" Guinand won the first four from
T. r. Kimbsll and then Kimban picked
up a few until they were even to the 10th
when Bun" won the 18th and halved the
10th, nth and 18th.
J. r. Rahm played fast and consistent
golf all day. in the morning winning from
Jerome Niagee and I'm the afternoon putting
cut r. r.. Kimbsil one of the crack play
ers or Omaha. The Rahm- Kimball mate.
was most interesting, Rshm winning the
lst hole, Kimbal the I'd, halving the 80
kimbalI won the 9Th and halved the 5th
NJ.
and Rahm the sth and 9Th. making Kim,
ball l down at the turn. Rahm won IA,
leth and nth, making him up. The l2tl
was haived, as was also the 18th KimbaI
won the lith and halved the 18th, 18th ant
18th. making the score up and l TO play
Rahn's score In the morning was ~ an,
in the afternoon 81.
Talbot. the "golhng parson." won from
Waiter Fairbanks, president OF the Trans
mississippi In the second round for IN,
championship. The game was nip and tucl
all the way through, with each losing 4
hall. Neither PLAYER put In form. MI Fair
banks just returning from a European tril
and not being in condition. He was ais,
confused on the 18th hole and missed al
easy l2-inch put which cost him hole an,
again on green u he was visibly confuse'
by the gallery. Talbot lost a ball In
gopher hole which never was found.
Amateur northumberland =.
r. W Hodge. Kansas City. beat A. W
Mitchell. Rock Island. up and to play
G, r. JanRy. Minneapolis, beat. l. X
Johnson, Minnea polls, up and 10 play
j. b. Rahm. Omaha Country club, bea
r. r. Kimball, Omaha Country club, "a
and 1 TO play.
beat II. p. Bend, ST. Paul up and Z
Raw. p. Il Talbot Hutchinson. 0sa