The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-30
|EDRINGTON
IS CHAMPION
Defeats Oliver in Finals
at Golf.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF SOUTH
Match Was Hard Fought During
Morning Round.
In the Afternoou, the Superior Stamina
and staying Powers Of Erdiag-
ten Made divers Defeat
Very Easy

Memphis, Tenn, May 2s.--Jack Ed
rington Of Memphis, won the SOUTH
ern Golf Association championship by
ham, by s up and Z to play, in the
day.
by two up at the end Of the eighteen
holes, but in the afternoon the superior
stamina and staying powers OF the
Memphis man, made the defeat OF OLE
holed a l6-foot putt for a naive In fiye
at the twenty-ninth hole. he won the
honor so much coveted by all goifers
south OF the Mason and Dixon line.
hsrs as goes Mssoa s Sssoy Every
in Memphis cheered hard for him
to win, but II. was especially the older
men that rejoiced. Burlington Is ~
years old and probably the oldest man
that qualified In the tournament. That
his victory Is well-earned, - shown by
the fact that he won the cup for the
low qualifying score in play on with
Ellis Knowles and since tnen has. won 70,
est sort of battles. He defeated
Knowles in the mi-finels by one up,
and the only time that Burlington had
the lead In that match was at the end;
he was down nearly all the way and
pulled UP TO all even at the thirty
NTH hole and won out at the thirty
Sixth. He defeated Leigh Carroll Of
New Orleans. by one up in an eighteen
Darlington played the most consist
ent kind OF golf in today's battle. His
card for the morning round showed two
s0's for an 80. and in the afternoon
steady game with two AIS in the morn
ing and q AZ. going out In the after
noon.
The day was excellent for golf and
probably the best Of the tournament.
II was hot, but not too much so. and
there was only slight breeze stirring.
A good sized gallery followed the final
In the morning, but 1t remained for
the afternoon TO bring out the large
and enthusiastic following. Gen. Luke
Wright Of Memphis, former Secretary
of War, was an interested spectator
and remarked that he did not think
President Taft would be able to defeat
Burlington at the present time. H. F.
Smith of Nashville, and ID. NJ. Good
win OF Louisville-two of the fathers
of GOLF In the South---were particu-
larly pleased with the victory and
were among the most enthusiastic Of
the gallery. Really the most pleased
OF the many spectators was Jack Ed
rington. Jr., who Is just learning to
play golf and Miss Darlington. MRS.
Darlington insisted upon kissing Jack.
ST., after the matcn. enueo.
Darlington took the lead by winning
the first hole In the morning and made
1t two up on the NTH. Oliver brought
1t down to one up on the eighth. and
they stood that way at the end OF the
first nine. At the twelfth hole Ed
rington increased his lead 10 four up,
but that was reduced to two up al
the end Of the eighteenth in the
morning.
nap, but was back at a little after
$3.50 for the beginning OF the last eigh-
teen. As soon as they startAd the
round It could be seen Il was ali over
but the shouting for Darlington.
Darlington won the first with a well
played three and the second was halved
in Ave. Then Arlington struck his
fifth holes, making his lead six up.
Oliver won the sixth but Burlington
took the seventh and regained his lead
OF six UP. The eighth was halved In
Ave but by holing twenty foot putt
on the ninth green, Darlington made 1t
seven up with but nine more to play.
Burlington put up well compiled three
on the tenth hole and his lead was
eight up with eight to go. Edring-
ton missed chance to win the eIev-
enth, boiling fairly easy putt for a
four. His next putt was far harder
but ne holded out in five, halvtnE the
hols and winning the Southern cham
ptonship By o decisive margin. The
cards In the final match.
MISUNDERSTANDING
yIt. '". s4S S45 $3.50
In: 46s 745 s5$--40--so
Afternoon:
Out. E. :. $50 53e l5t--ss
oiivs-mo,;nin..' - so
Out. :. :. :. =. :. A43 655 554-H
In. >. :. 1890. asa 545 356-4l-s2
Afternoon:
Out. ;. .. =. :. =. 454 s45 55s--4s
IN. :. 49, 80 go
In the finals OF the first flight, r. G.
Morrow, OF Memphis, defeated ]. H.
Doughty Of Memphis, by up and to
play in a 36-hole match.
J. a. Selden. Macon. won, the first
beating A. Stewart. OF New Orleans,
I'D and to play.
The third flight cup went to Fulton
Colville. of Atlanta. by virtue of his
defeat Of 9. s. Bryan, OF Memphis. by
up and 5 to play.
The hardest fought match of the day