The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-12
EIGHT Golfers QUALIFY
IN NATL CHAMPIONSHIP
Defeat of Ex-National Cham
pion H. Chandler Egan
by Ned Sawyer.
BYERs JUST QUALITIES
H. w. Frazer Puts Out w.
E. Egan and ]. Fl. Childs
Defeats Admission.
BYERs JUST QUALITIES

Cleveland, O., July 11.-To-days
match play for the national golf cham
pionship resulted in the elimination Of
all except eight contestants, four from
eastern clubs and four from the west.
Many unexpected results were record
ed, the chief of which perhaps was the
defeat in the frst round this morning
Of former national champion, n.
shandler Egan Of Exmoor by Ned
Sawyer of the Wheaton, ILL.,, club. pres
ent title holder Of the western cham
pionship. Walter E. Egan Of Exmoor.
formerly western champion was also
put out in the first round by H. w.
Frazer Of Toledo, who barely qualified
yesterday and whom Egan had twice
previously beaten in tournaments
George Ormiston, always figured as
dangerous in national tournaments was
defeated by j. Fl. Childs Of Allegheny.
The afternoon play as a rule, results
ed according to expectations. In this
1 round both Of the Canadian golfers,
/ Geo. s. Lyon. Of Toronto, and Martin
of Hamilton, went down to defeat, Wall
ter ]. Travis taking the measure OF
Lyon and Ned Sawyer putting Martin
out Of the running. jerome p. Tray
ers, a favorite for the Championship
defeated S. j. Stickney, Of St Louis, in
the morning and in the afternoon beat
his metropolitan team mate Fred Her
reshoff Of Garden City
The morning games were played in a
high wind, the afternoon games most Of
the time in a deluge Of rain, making
i accurate golf difficult. Some of the
scores made to-day were remarkable.
(. Ned Sawyer's performance dn the
morning against Chandler Egan and IN
the afternoon against the left-handed
Canadian, Martin, were Of the highest
order and tonight he looms UP ais u
y decided possibility for the Champions
ship. although he meets Eben Byers,
present title holder, tomorrow morn
L ing.
In the morning against Egan, Saw
yer made the round in rs. This ALTERS
noon playing through the storm Ae~
made H.. the best made in todays med
al scores. Sawyer's defeat Of Egan
nevertheless was unexpected, although
, he played the most consistent golz~
since Monday Of any one contrasting for
the championship.
: Jerome ID. Travers Of Montclair, also
played splendid golf to-day. In his
game with Herreshoff this afternoon
Trayers' score for the first round nine
holes was 81 and for the holes play
ed on the inward journey was 2S. He
made few mistakes, playing a steady,
consistent game, and, although two
down to Herreshoff early in the game,
he was all square on the turn and a.
! nally pulled away from the Garden
City player and won.
But the work of the veteran, Travis.
attracted the chief attention. He won
: rather easily from r. M Sherman o.
Utica in the morning. In the afternoon
: 800 enthusiastic golfers braved the
downpour and following Travis and
I,von around the course. They were
: we'll rewarded. Travis made a So going
: :. out with a on the fifth hole, and two
i 81 for the seven holes played on the IN
I. ward Journey. Lyon played well tor
! the first nine holes, his medal score
I equalling Travis, and they We're all
Z square at the turn. But Travis, after
! halving the tenth hole in four, won the
! eleventh. twelfth and thirteenth holes
Is and halved the next three by careful
d play and won the match.
n. Travis and w. C. Fownes, jr., 81
q Pittsburg will meet tomorrow morn
n. ing. Fownes defeated Travis at Wheat-
n, on two years ago one up in nineteen
n. holes, but the Garden City veteran Is
m expected to win tomorrow.
i'd The following are the pairings TOR ro-
morrow mornings play:
Id Jerome D. Travers, Montclair, ana
ly Warren K. Wood. Homewood.
A. Eben w. Byers, Oakmont, and p. =
ne Sawyer, Wheaton. VIE
in w. T. west, Philadelphia, and Archie
n Graham. North Jersey
n w. c. Fownee, jr. Oakmont, and w
rd J. Travis, Garden City
OF National Champion Eben M. Byers
nc who nearly missed qualifying by pool
OF work in his first round on Tuesday TO-
n; day played splendidly and won hl'
n; two matches, although he mad SONS
q trouble in disposing of his club mate
Norman Macbeth. Warren K. Wood Q
u Homewood also did nice work and nj
y match with Travers tomorrow morn
oc ina will probably draw one Of the larg
galleries of the day.