New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
GARDNER WINS TITLE
REATS EG4N FOR GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Old HHuard Player, Unfit for
sGruelling Match, Makes Brare
but Losing Fight.
HONOR ROLL M AMATEUR GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP.

wheaton. H. Sept. u-Robert E. Gardner. OF
Eiusdale and Yale University, won the amateur
soH Championship Of the United States over the
inks OF the Chicago Golf Club here to-day He
defealed Il Chandler EEan. OF ExmoOr, twice
winner Of the national title by up and 10 play.
Gardner IS only nineteen years Of age-the young
ost man that ever won the national championship.
Gardner lad an advantage OF two holes over
Eean at the end OF the morning round and al
;houra Egan squared tho match at the third
hole N che afternoon and led by 1 up AT the
seventh, OF twenty-hfth hole OF the match. the
gritty Soungster would not be denied and from
that time on completely outplayed MS more eX-
re~enced rival.
A nice, large piece OF hot apple pie figured largely
IN the result Egan Was the victim lie suffered
from acute indigestion yesterday after luncheon,
and shortly after the conclusion OF his long, hard
match with Chick" Evans IN The seni-hnal round
tainted away in the locker room. lie was under q
rrySicisn's care part of the night and physically
was unfit for a Eruelling match such a. the one
to-day proved.
Egan's drawn face ana erratc play in the first
nine holes Of the morning round showed how
bsdlv he felt and although for the ne1t nine holes
he showed the form that has twice won him the
highest honors in golf he could not hold the pace
or nerve alone.
sepbonlore al the New Haven institution. 4 te-
rnendeus gallery followed the match, and when the
end came Al The tllir1y-fourth hole when Gardner
holsl out the short put that made him the anna
teur golf champion, his friends lifted him 20 their
shoulders. shouting with Joy.
Gardner during the last nine holes OF the morn
i~r volnd ana after the seventh hole OF the after
noon rouud PLAYED golf that was simply unbsata-
be Indeed, throughout the day his game. with the
reception ~ four missed puts, was of tho class
tha1 wins championships. and the Yale athlete well
earned the houors.
He outdrova Egau on nearly every hole, and II.
chandler Egan Is notef for his long drives His
srcn shots were cleaner and. as rule. better
nd frs4r .-~FEr ina he 1G Erzr npf
ing fer lis life on the greens Gardner holed fhree
long puts one uf them for at least forty feet and
ia only rVo or three instances did has tee shots
fsn 10 travel straight and far dss the fair green
Veteran golfers like Walter J. Travis and Willie
Anderson. a former open champion, watched IN as
trashnlellr TIC remarkable same Of Gardner. as
a hele after boc ne drove, approa ched, then took
me regulation tVo puts or brought applause from
the gallery by boiling cut from 2 seemingly impos-
sbs distance. Gardner returned a medal score of
= strokes IN The morning round, 50 going out and
6 comiag in. lie took Il going OUT in the after
-1ooz. Vita SKIES al The trst and sixth holes. but
Vas only . for the concluding seven holes, four
under bcg6}.
Gardner throughout Tie tournament played con
Elsteut golf He disposed Of Walter J Travis in
ire third round o. match play. and won from the
farmer Western champion. Mason ?. Phelps, yes
'srday in rhs semi-fnal round
n a way TIE Yale pole vauIter IS z gcldnz mar
vel lie has never before figured prominently IN
be- goAng fixtures and last year cid not play at
al. Tls gear he took up the game in earnest and
HE play rapidly developed 10 a degree Of parfeo-
noH L-at won him the championship
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