Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-08
FIRST ROUND At WHEATON
Two Eastern and Fourteen Western
Players Remain in Tourney.
EXTRA HOLES IN THREE MATCHES
Wood H. Paired with EEan, and
Evans with stiIIwen In TOday's
PIay-ScOres Made Yes
terday.

WHEATON, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-TWO eastern
ers and fourteen players from the western
clubs stIl remain to fight for the national
amateur golf championship rs the result Of
today's match play in the national tourna-
ment.
The fasteners are the seasoned old cam
paigner, Walter j. Travis OF Garden City,
who disposed Of Fred Herreshoff of Elk
wanok after a sensational match which
went nineteen holes, and Thomas NJ. sher-
man Of Utica, N. Y, son OF Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. who put A. w. Tillinghsst
of Philadelphia out Of the running 1 up In
nineteen holes. The westerners who re-
main include western champion Charles
Evans, jr., former national champion II.
Chandler Egan, former western champions
Ned Sawyer, Mason Phelps and Warren
X. Wood, n the two Hunter boys, Paul
and Robert.
Tomorrow Paul Hunter, who today
equalled the course record Of n, win meet
Sawyer. Egan will contest with Wood.
while Evans will play against A. Stillwell.
Sensational golf marked the play, not
only in the concluding round of the quail
flying play this morning. but also tho
much dreaded first round OF match play
this afternoon, which was only for eighteen
holes.
Three Of this afternoons matches re-
quired extra holes to decide them.
Albert Seckel, who was runner up in the
western championship, made a u in his
match against b. z. Merriman of Water
bury. and half a dozen other SCORES were
better han rs. The match play, indeed,
resulting in some of the p~rettiest golf ever
seen in a national amateur tournament.
Tomorrow's round at match play will
be for thirty-slx holes. The following are
the pairings:
r. e. Hunter, Midlothian, against d. e.
Sawyer, Wheaton.
Warren X. Wood, Homework, against H.
Chandler Egan, Exmoor.
Albert Seckel, Riverside, against T. M.
Sherman, Utica.
Charles Evans, jr.. Exmoor against A.
w. p. schalz, wheaton, against NJ. z.
Phelps, Midlothian.
Harold Weber, Inverness, against Paul
w. j. Travis, Garden City. against W. C.
Fownes, jr, Oakmont
r. Gardner, H~insdale, against L. H.
Following are the results of the first
round of match play:
w. X. Wood. Homewood, defeated G. T.
Brokaw, 4 up and 3 to play.
d. e. Sawyer, Wheaton, defeated II. r.
Schollenberger Beverly, Z up and 6 to play.
r. f. Hunter, Midlothian, defeated c.
Waldo, jr, Brooklawn, 3 VI and 2 to play.
II. Chandler Egan. Exmoor, defeated C.
Macarthur, Homewood, Z up and 6 to play.
T. M. Sherman, Utica, defeated A. w.
Tillinghast, Philadelphia, l up, In nineteen
holes.
g. Evans, Jr, Exmoor. defeated w. G.
Pfeil. Philadelphia, 4 up and 2 to play.
p. w. Schatz, Wheaton, defeated II. p.
Bend, Town and Country, 2 up.
Albert Seckel, Hinsdale, defeated b. p.
Merriman, waterbury, q up and 2 to play.
A. Stillwell, Midlothian, defeated T. NJ.
Claflin, Wollaston, l up, in twenty holes.
Mason Phelps, Midlothian, defeated A. @.
Lockwood, Allston, 2 up and l to play.
Harold Weber, Inverness, defeated A. l..
White, Braeburn, 2 up.
Paul Hunter, Midlothian, defeated w. b.
Langford, Westward Ho, 8 up and 4 to play.
w. j. Travis, Garden City, defeated Fred
Hereshoff. Ekwanok, 1 up, in nineteen
holes.
w. c.. Fownes, Jr., Oakmont. defeated r.
Ainslee, Westward Ho, 2 up and l to play.
II. Gardner, Hinsdale, defeated II. r.
tombstone, Myopia, l up.
l.. H. Reinking, Wheaton. defeated w. /.
Rowland, Glenview, 4 up and 2 to play.