Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-15
FIRST ROUND
PUTS IS OUT
OF THE RACE
Match Play for the Western
Golf Champio nship is on in
Reality at Arsenal.
LOCAL PLAYERS ARE PAIRED
j. D. cady Defeats Ardo Mitchell, and
This Afternoon is Contestina
With Champion Egan.

Ihls morning ended the first IS
hoies of match play on the arsenal
links for the Western association
championship. The SO men that quail
1ned yesterday were paired off against
each other this morning This after
noon the 16 remaining are continuing
the night and when the score board
closes tonight the eight best men will
be left to battle over the field tomor-
row. The matches this morning were
the finest that have been seen on the
course. The ideal weather made it
possible for some very good scores
to be turned in. If the weather man
keeps up his good work the course
record is sure to be smashed within
the next day Or two.
II. Chandler Egan gave his usual
perfect demonstration in golfing A
large gallery followed him all the way
around. He negotiated the course in
73, beating his partner L. H. Rein
kirG of Wheaton, up to play
Egan now divides the honor of low
score for the course with Kenneth
Edwards. A score of So with two
6's coming in gives one an idea of his
ability to recover after an off play.
On the pool hole. a distance of 400
yards. he made his second shot with
mid-iron and laid the ball within
two feet of the hole. His score card
read
Out .........,.3 4 8 4-3S
In ........... 6 4 8 5 60 3 4-35-73
Mason Phelps and Fl. !. Rowland.
j., played an exciting match of 20
holes. On the 10th hole Rowland got
mixed up in the trees and drove into
the bunker costing him the match.
Their medal play was "a each for the
Is holes
Kenneth Edwards disposed of his
man, A. Seckel of Riverside, in easy
style, beating him up to play.
Chic" Evans, winner of the last West.
ern junior tournament, gave Donald
Edwards hodr fight. Edwards finally
wen on The last hole, 1 up.
Warren K. Wood played a steady
game throughout, beating Addison
Stillwell of Midlothian up to play.
Stillwell outdrove Wood all over the
course, but he fell down on his ap
preaching and putting.
A. B. Lambert, the left handed
player of S.. Louis, is still in the run.
ming. He defeated Warren Dickin
son of Des Moines. Dickinson was
8 up at the 18th hole. but lost out
of the last 5. Harry Legg won in
easy fashion from c. L. Hunter OF
Midlothian. Legg went out in 81 and
had a DOGGY for IA when they quiz
the match. l.. johnson of Minnekahda
won his match 1 up after being
down at the 18th hole.
The longest match was between
Talbot and Kenney. They playe;
over to the 21st hole when Kenney
missed short put, losing his match
Cady Plays Egnn.
Fate brought two of the local star!
together this morning John d. Cad!
and Ardo Mitchell had a battle roya
for 10 holes, Cady winning the 10Th b.
score of to A. Ardo was up, tt
go, and even had a chance to win thu
18th with six-foot put, but he fel
down, losing the next three by poo
putting Cady is playing Egan thi
afternoon and the match will prove t,
be very interesting one.
Leon Mitchell won his match in gran,
style, showing A. Haines of Rockford
off the ladder to the tune of up, t.
play. He played his best game on tn
old course, the last six and the frs
three of the IS, negotiating them il
eight under DOGGY. He is playing Lam
bert of st. Louis this afternoon.
Decker French put Magill out of run
ming by score of 3 up, 2 to play
Dick Hosford, the only other loca
player, lost close match to Harr.
Allen of St Louis. Allen came int,
the finish strong, beating Hosford ur
to play.
Tomorrow the eight men go SO holes
Friday the four winners play Sc holes
and Saturday the two left fight for tn
championship.
, In the table on this page is show
the results of the different matches
and also the pairings for the matche
following.
Took 1877 to Qualify.
The last of the 36 hole qualifying
round was played yesterday after
noon, and the 80 men to contest TO
the championship cup were deter
mined, OF the 81 scores turned in
none of the players who did not d
the So holes in 167 strokes or les
will have a chance on the money. TIL
course is fast. and the company is e2
ceptionably fast. so that the qualify
ing score was. held very low.
Ardo Mitchell and Decker Frenc
were the best of the local players, il
the total for the two days. and in az
dition to them Rock Island has r.
Hosford. Leon Mitchell and ]. D. Cad
in the championship class.
While the Rock Island club has fiv
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