Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-24
CHAMP IONSHIP
TO BE DECIDED
GOLF EXPERTS MATCHED IN
T0DAY'S SERIES
Large Number Of Spectators Expected
to Witness Contest Between Ex-
perts for Title to Southern
California

PASADENA, Feb 23.-Whether. the
finals in the match play at the AMMAN
dale Country club are played tomorrow
the amateur championship of Southern
California golfers will be settled to all
purposes, barring an accident, in the
hrst match of tomorrow's play, in
which Paul A. Hunter and Malcolm
Eaton are matched.
1t is conceded the only man qualified
by the form he has shown to wrest the
title from Hunter, the present holder
Of the honor, is Eaton, who, as luck
would have. drew the champion in the
semi-tinals instead of, as has been
hoped, playing on to the end before
meeting this classy young player.
The match today was of exceptional
interest because of the many teams
which were obliged to play additional
holes to decide a tie. Fair sized gall
leries were in attendance, but the
crowd was as nothing compared to
| that which will watch the round be-
tween Hunter and Eaton tomorrow
Hunters scores today, as compared
with those of his rival, can hardly be
compared, as in both the morning and
afternoon rounds he was matched with
players far more keen on their game
than the men matched against Eaton.
Eaton's game is developed enough 20
make him a formidable rival for the
champion. He drives far and true and
is conspicuously accurate on the put
ting green.
The scores today follow: Mornings
play, championship, between matched
teams selected from the first sixteen in
yesterdays qualifying medal play
round:
Paul NJ. Hunter, one up on A. H.
Braly.
G. S. Eaton, up on ]. A. Brown.
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10 holes.
NJ. H. Eaton, up and 8 to play, on
F. w. Jacobs.
William Frederickson, Z up and to
play, on John v. Eliot
S. G. Lines, up in q holes, on z. r.
| Williams.
n. F. Wiltshire, 1 up in 10 holes. on
J. M. Hixon c. S. Byington, 2 up and
1 to play, over S. NJ. Harding.
! Winners of morning rounds. after
noon championship play; Paul M.
Hunter, Z up and to play, on c. S.
Eaton.
NJ. H. Eaton. up over T. P. Mum
ford.
| William Frederickson, 4 up and to
play, over S. c. Lines.
N. F. Wiltshire, 2 up, over c. S. By
| ington
| Drawings for tomorrow's semi-f1nals:
| Paul M. Hunter against M. H. Eaton,
! William FredericksOn against N. F.
| Wiltshire.
| In the second sixteen, who are play
| ing for silver cups offered by the S. c.
G.. A, the scores for the morning play
were: E. S. Hunter, up on 10 holes
over S. P. Hunt.
c. L. Hunter, 5 up and 4 to play,
over H. Whipple.
E. S. Armstrong, l up, over H. B.
| Wrenn.
A. Sanderson, 1 up in 10 holes, over
| E. A. Robinson.
| F. P. Hixon, by default from J. H.
Jevne.
! R. W. Salisbury, by default from A.
| Stillwell.
DR.. E. w. Taylor up and to play,
over Walter Crosby.
w. r. Millar up and to play,
over E. n. Wright.
Afternoon play, eight winners of
! morning: E. S. Hunter, by default
from G. L. Hunter.
! E. S. Armstrong, 2 UP and to play,
over A. Sanderson.
F. P. Hixon, up and 4 to play, over
r. w. Salisbury.
| W. r. Millar, by default from DR..
E. w. Taylor.
Drawings for tomorrow's play: E. S.
Hunter and E. S. Armstrong, F. P.
Hixon and w. r. Millar.