The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-13
4. CHANDLER EGAN
LOST TO LYON
Canadian Golfer Took the Mea-
sure of the American
Champion.
Journal sueoial Service,

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New York. July 13.-H. Chandler Egan, for
two years champion golfer of the United States,
lost in the second round of the amateur cham
pionsh1p tournament of the United States Golf
association at Englewood yesterday. 1t remained
for George s. Lyons of Canada to defeat the
titleholder in a sensational match that had to
be carrie carried to to the twentieth green: The other
and Eben NJ. Byers went thru their matches
without ever being in danger. E.1
In defeating Egan Lyon duplicated his sue
cess In the fall Of 1904 when he won the
Olympic title shortly after the Exmoor crack
had his first national title at Baltusrol.
When the Canadian won two years ago people
pronounced it fuke: there were plenty to re-
peat the assertion at todays meeting. This is in
measure explained by the styles of the two
men. Lyons plays with forceful stroke, sug-
before he took I'D golf. He is 4s years old,
with muscles of iron, and when distance Is
needed he puts power into the shots. He
learned to play golf in 1895 and two years later
won the Canadian championship.
Egan, on the other hand, has the form so
admired by golfers. Every shot is made with
ease and grace. and to see him Is to be won to
his SIDE The match was not at all brilliant
| from a serving viewpoint. and much OF Lyons
advantage gained from outward hole came we'll
in the nature Of presents from the champion,
whose errors proved disappointing after his cap
ital play earlier in the day.
Gallery Large.
When the pair LETT the first tee the largest
gallery OF the week accompanied them. AS tho
contest progressed and the word handed
around that Egan was down, people left other
matches and FASTENED over to give the cham.
pion encouragement. Before. long, there were
close to 1000 persons in the gallery, and to
keep the followers In their eagcrness from en-
| croaching too near the players the committee
had to use a rope It was easily the largest
gallery seen at national tournament In years.
! To the turn Lyon went steadily enough, his card
| showing 40 to Al for Egan The latter s put
ting became undone. This annoying to
the champion, who prides himself on his deadly
| shot game. Egan turned for home four down,
then four down with seven holes to go and the
task looked hopeless. Good play By Egan and
! temporary slump on the Canadians part en-
| abled the former to make four straight holes
| and square the match the fifteenth green.
They halved the sixteenth, but Egan won the
seventeenth in to g. making him dormie.
The Final Clash.
| Both drove the short home green with their
| irons Egan being away. He had. trying 80
| foot put, the first part of the distance being
up and the last part down. He determined to
''be up" at all hazards with the result that he
! overran ten feet-just enough to cause him to
miss three. Lyon laid his approach putstone
dead.
They halved the nineteenth hole In four, but
Lyon brought Off a twelve footer for four on
the next green and that settled Egan who was
unable to get down the line. Their cards
were follows:
Lyon-Out. .......... 6464 8 4 s 40
In............. 4 4 s 4 s 8 3 8 a-44-sA
Egan-Out. .......... 8 8 5 5-44.
| Observation-Disclosures. 4 5 4-39-Se
| Extra holes, Lyon, 4, 4; Egan, 4, 8.