Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-09
ON THE FIRST EIGHTEEN
PLAY FOR THE AMATEUR GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP BEGUN.
Weather Conditions at Cleveland Much
Better Than They Were
Yesterday.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July s-Play for the
| national amateur golf championship began
this morning over the Euclid links j. A
Ellen Of the Pittsburg Field Club drove the
first ball of the tournament, he and his
playing partner. Daniel Chauncey of Garden
City, being sent off at 9:05 am.
The players were sent away at brief in
tervals, but the entry list was so large that
1t was well into the afternoon before the
last pair drove off. Eighteen holes will be
played today. and eighteen tomorrow. the
thirty-two lowest scores to qualify for the
eliminating match play that begins Thurs
day.
Weather Conditions Improved.
Weather conditions this morning were
much improved over yesterday. The gale
that created such havoc with scores yester-
day had died down to a gentle breeze this
morning, and the sun was partly obscured
by clouds that gave promise of a storm.
Much better scores therefore, were looked
for on today's play.
John l.. Rockefeller was one Of the early
birds at the club Shortly after o'clock
the Standard Oil magnate arrived at the
club house in an automobile, and promptly
joined the spectators at the first tee. The
play of Eben Byers. present amateur cham
p1on, attracted him, and for time Mr..
Rockefeller trudged along behind the Pitts
burg man and his playing partner. F. L.
Griffith of the Arlington Golf Club, watch
ing their play with great interest.
Interest in Egan and Travers.
After watching the Byers-Griffith
match for a while, Mr.. Rockefeller
switched to the Chandler Egan-J Jerome
Travers match. which had a large gall
lery. and followed this for some time.
Both Egan and Travers played care
fully. and the belief that the two prob
ably would come together some time dur
ing the match play for the championship
lent interest to the match. Egan found
the bunkers on both the short nuIes, go
ing out the third and eighth. but finished
the first nine holes in 30. Travers was
punkered on the long seventh hole. but
played perfectly otherwise and finished
the first half in 81. Scores for Ioday's
play
J; A. Ellen. Pittsburg Field. 81.
d. Chauncey. Garden City, So
George +: Wiliett Country Club. city.
G B: Fownes, oakmont. 81.
Harold Weber. Toledo 70.
J. K. Cole. Euclid. 81.
T.. g. Stephenson. Country Club. Cleve-
land. S.
Lowndes Rhett, Dyke Meadow. SO.
A. E. Austin. Lambton, So.
o. w. Jones. Inverness. 81.
/ w. A. Stickney, ST. Louis Country, SO.
Guy Miller, Detroit. 50.
F. L. Griffith. Arlington. 90.
Eben Byers, Allegheny Country 85.
A. W. Tillnghast, Philadelphia 81.
Harold A. Sands. Palmetto. 81.
John NJ Ward. Foxhils. 70.
A. E. Adams. Mahoning.S7
T. S. Beckwith. Cleveland Country, &c.
w. T. West. Philadelphia Country 76.
Harold Weber Of Toledo, who was a
semi-finalist in the national tournament at
Chicago two years ago, was the first to
turn score under 80. going out in 80 and
In in 40. or 70 for the course.
Byers Amazes His Friends.
National Champion Eben Byers amazed
his friends by turning in a score Of IS.
He took Al going out and Al coming in.
with skies on the seventh, eleventh and
fifteenth holes. Several topped iron shots
put his ball in bunkers and makes good
play necessary in the second qualifying
round tomorrow.
Eben Byers' card was as follows:
Out. 4 s 5 s 3 al -
John M. Ward. the former National
League base ball player, finished his round
in 10. going out in 36 and in in 43.
w. T. West Of the Philadelphia Country
Club made the course in 76. His card
follows:
In. 4 4-41-7s