Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-28
WESTERN MATCH PLAY BEGINS
WARREN K. WOOD PLAYS
GRAND AND CONSISTENT GOLF.
Results Of Early Contests-Contiuu-
apce of Classy Work Is Expected
This Afternoon.

CHICAGO, July 2S-The first round OF
match play in the annual championship
tournament OF the Western Golf Associa-
ton started this morning under favorable
conditions. The good golf displayed in
the qualify ing round has led 10 the antici-
patton of continuance % the same brand
throughout the match play.
Warren *. Wood. the low medal score
man of the qualifying round was paired
with Runofe b. Martin of Wheaton.
W Gods work is said to have been the
pest ever shown in the qualifying rounl
OF western tournament. Few thought
he would be able yesterday to duplicate
his brilliant 73 of Monday. but he is said
to have played really better golf than
he did for the first eighteen holes of the
qualifying round.
Field Being Reduced.
The first round OF match play was at
eighteen holes. as will be the second
round. which is being played this after-
noon. BY nghtfall the field will be re-
duced to eight. and the enthusiasts will
be able to get good line on the pros
pective western champion of 1909.
Following are results Of the early
matches in the first round of the western
golf championship:
Robert A. Gardner Of Hinsdale defeat
ed III. W. Lockett. Homewood. up ana
4 to play.
Albert Seckel. Riverside. defeated Wal
ter Fairbanks. Denver : up and TO
play.
Diddell. Indianapolis, > up and to play.
Present Champion Defeated.
The defeat of Mason E. Phelps. pres
ent western champion. and Eben NJ BY
ers. former champion, We're the feature
OF the first round of match play i'm tE..
western amateur championship golf tour
nament at HomeWood today. Seven out
of-tOwn men were defeated. Edward Cal
der of Peoria being the sole survivor who
does not hail from a Chicago golf club
Walter Fairbanks. the veteran Denver
golfer. proved easy for Alert Seckei OF
Riverside by the count of up and ) to
play.
Harry G. Legg of Minneapolis, the
trans-Mississippi champion of this year.
was defeated by Ralph Hoagland of Rir-
erside by up and 3 to play. Hoa nj
made an excellent "a. taking 81 for both
his in and out rounds. while Eben VI.
Byers, the brilliant golfer of Pittsourg
fell before Gordon Copeland, the twenty
one-year.old crack Skokie PLAYER by
up and 3 to play. Byers did not play his
best game and Copeland. who played ex-
cellent golf. took advantage of every
opening left by his more experienced OPP
ponent.
Harold Weber OF Toledo also shared
the fate OF Byers, as he fell before the
prowess of Kenneth P Edwards Of
MluiotHldn by the narrow margin or L
up.
Mason E. Phelps who won the western
title at Rock Island last year. was put
out by Nate Mears, a comparatively I'M
known player of Evanston, by l up after
twenty holes play Of the most grueling
golf.
Results Of First Round.
Following are the complete results OF
the first round:
Robert A. Gardner. Hinsdale, defeated
III. w. Lockett, Homewood, up and
to play.
Albert Seckel. Riverside. defeated
Walter Fairbanks. Denver, up and
to play.
D. e. Sawyer. Wheaton. defeated W.
Diddel. Indianapolis. up and 2 to play.
X. P. Edwards. Midlothian. defeated
Harold Weber, Toledp. l up.
Paul Hunter Midlothian. defeated W.
Langford. Westward Ho. up and to
play.
Gordon Lindsay. Homewood, defeated
c. Macarthur. Homewood. up and 10
play.
warren X Wood. Homewood, defeated
r. B. Martin. Wheaton. Z up and 10
play
E. A. Eulass Calumet. defeated H.
Fisher. Denver. up and I to play
Gordon Copeland, Skokie. defeated f.
NJ. Dyers. Pittsburg. 4 up and 5 to play
Elliott Calender Peoria. defeated ID. T.
MdSlii JdchSOH TdTh . up ana 10 play.
r. E. Hunter. Midlothian defeated r.
J. Douglass, Wheaton, up and 6 to
play.
Ralph Hoagland, Riverside, defeated
Harry G. Legg, Minneapolis, up and :;
to play.
A. Stilwell, Midlothian. defeated Ar
thur Stickney, st. Louis, . up and ] to
play.
Nate Mears. Evanston, defeated Mason
E. Phelps, Midlothian. up in 20 holes.
Lee Maxwell Hinsdale, defeated c. Il.
Devol, Riverside, up and | to play.
Charles Evans. jr. EXmoor, defeated
Charles Baker Beverly, ) up and TO