Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-14
oTTUMWA PLAYER BY
SUPERIORITY OVER RALPH
RIDER LOOKS GOOD FOR FoH
TO WILL sHEEHAN TOMORROW,
BAKER BOWS TO
HYPERION LAD
oTTuMWA CRACK WAS 3 DOWN
AT END OF 1s HOLES IN SEMI
FINALS : OTHER oTTUMWANs
WIN.

Roy G. Smith, Ottumwa, and wr1I
Sheehan, Hyperion, were the most
brilliant lights in the Iowa golf cham
pionship semi-fnals this morning. and
all indications now point to the great
skill OF the Des Moines youngster be-
Ing matched with the steady, consist
ent, clever golfing of Roy Smith in tht
finals tomorrow. Both Sheehan and
Smith played superior golf to that
shown by Dwight B. Baker, Ottumwa,
and Ralph Rider, the Waveland stat
Of Des Moines. Smith ended the eigh4
teen holes 2 up on Rider, while Shee4
han was up on Baker.
Other Results This Morning..
First flight Of Directors Cup class
d. w. Corley, Des Moines G.. & G.,
defeated e. D. Clarey, Burlington. q
up and to play.
| w. B. Swan, Ottumwa, defeated g,
/ S. Williama, Ottumwa, 2 up and ] tu
play.
Second flight of Ottumwa Cup class
| George Kraetch, Hyperion club oil !
Des Moines, defeated Rev. w. g. Hen
gen, Ottumwa, 2 up and i to play.
j DR.. A. j. Mclaughlin, Sioux City, de
feated M. G. Gilmore, Ottumwa, / up.
Governors or Consolation Cup, first
TOunQ.---
/ N. w. Cowles, ottumwa, defeated /.
R. Maxwell. Marshalltown, up and 1
to play.
H. e. Brandt, ottumwa, defeated
e. Engelbeck, Grand View, up and I
to play.
i Bert Mckee, Grand View, defeated
Ed Mckinley, Oskaloosa, up and
to play.
Baker and sheohan Match.
Bent on playing the best game Of
their lives, VIII Sheehan. the hope Of
the Hyperions in the title race and
4 Dwight B. Baker, Ottumwa star fol-
lowed by the largest gallery OF thu
tourney teed off at o'clock this morn
ing. Both drove far, but Baker landed
in the ditch and he dubbed second
drive, going into the second ditch. dia
third put him barely out of the rough,
Sheehan made a fair second shot and
, was on the green. but missed a long
put, holing out in a s. Baker took q
g. Sheehan / up.
On No. hole sheehan drove fifty
!, yards beyond Baker. The Ottumwa
crack made a great approach, laying
the ball within ten feet of the hole,
Sheehan approached fifteen feet and
his put was weak. Baker holed out In a
8. Even all.
Baker drove 235 yards on No. and
Sheehan followed with a magnificent
| swing. which brought the ball Just
short of the green. This clever wosh
brought round of applause from tho
struggling enthusiasts. Baker oyei
shot was away to the left: Z Bakes
! made good approach, and Sheehas
/ overput eight feet and his next was
/ weak. Baker holed out in 4. making
him / up.
Sheehan on the No. made pretty
, drive high over the trees. and Bokes
drove to the right, having q little the
: advantage On tho two balls. SheehaH
4 made superior approach and Baker,
Y failed to hole cut. Sheehan placed the
t ball in the hole, making a 8 and ad-
t [yancing l up on the match.
, On No. Sheehan drove 255 but
= overapproached badly to the green.
7 Baker drove into the rough and waa
> unable to get out without another duh
shot. A slight controversy over Shee-
g hams ball ended in O corking approach
! being made by the Des Moines crack.
a Baker followed with similar good for
. tune, but made poor put and stymied
= Sheehan. This full stymie cost Sheehan
stroke and they halyed the hole in
q 5. All even.
On No. s Sheehan out-drove Baker
, and over approached for the green.
7 Baker approached short, landing In tho
). rough hillocks and his approach was
n short for the hole. Sheehan overputs
Il and put in in 4. Sheehan, l up.
r The next hole brought the two COM
, petitors to the hole labelled "Oer the
!, Valley" and Sheehan noting the label
), drove clear over. Bakers stroke waa
!, short and landed him in the rough,
}. but he recovered with q great iron
shoe to the green. Sheehan
t was on the green, but over-put Baker
7 wise, both holing out in L.
). Both drove well on No. 8. Baker
, dubbed the second shot and Sheehan
z pulled into the ditch and wasted a
shot extricating himself. Bakers shot
;. was short and his put was poor. Shee-
n han made a magnificent approach. but
}. his put was poor, forcing him to halya
; tie hole.
: 1t was on No. Of the first round
that Baker acknowledged the mastery
p os Sheehan. After driving poorly and
e following with another amateurish
n shot. Sheehan did not present much
r. opposition to the Ottumwa lad. but
+ the best turned turtle and became
n worse for Raker, too, rallied on his first
=. two shots. QOjJlp. well his Initial