Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-09
SAWYER LEADS ECAN
Strenuous Struggle in Golf
Match at Wheaton.
SCORE OF MORNING PLAY
Evans Leads Seckel by Four
Up.
GARDNER IS 2 UP ON TRAVIS
Hunter and Phelps Meet-Four So
Hole Matches Started for the
Amateur Golf Championship.

CHICAGO GOLF CLUB, WHEATON,
ILL.,, September 9.-Four 36-hole matches
in the national amateur golf championship
tournament were started here today and
each one promised to be battle royal.
Only one easterner. the veteran Walter ].
Travis, of Garden City, was left, while
the other seven players were Chicagoans
of the younger generation.
Travis was paired with Robert Gardner
of Hinsdale, who was tied with Charles
Evans, jr., Edgewater, and Tom Sherman.
Yahnundasis, for the low score qualify
ing honors. Gardner has been playing at
top speed so far in the tournament, while
Travis has apparently struck the stride
that has made him champion in many
tournaments. Travis was the favorite as
the men made their first tee shots, but
Gardner had goodly share Of supporters.
The other matches started were:
D. E. Sawyer, Wheaton, VS.. H. Chandler
Egan. Exmoor.
Albert Seckel. Riverdale. VS.. Charles
Evans, jr., Edgewater.
Mason E. Phelps, Midlothian. vs. Paul
Hunter, Midlothian.
Egan and Sawyer Tied.
The Egan-Sawyer battle promised to be
strenuous one, as Sawyer always has
been worthy opponent for Egan. The
Wheaton boy is also playing the best
game of his career at present. He has
made two 72's and two 74's in the last two
DAYS, making a total of 800 for q holes-a
record seldom equaled by an amateur.
Egan apparently has all his old-tlme
skill and cunning.
Egan and Sawyer finished the first nine
holes all even. with medal scores OF 81
each. Egan won the first hole In four.
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next by badly hooking an iron shot from
the long grass. Sawyer played a perfect
four. The third was halved in 4.
Egan lost the fourth hole through his
three. the ball overrunning six feet. and
Egan failed on the next putt. The fifth
and sixth were halved in and reSpec-
lively, one under DOGGY for each hole.
Both ran down 1O-foot puts on the
sixth. Egan squared the match at the
seventh, Sawyer missing a putt Of twenty
inches for half Egan almost holed out
for a three around a perfect stymie.
The ninth was halved In threes. The
cards:
Egan out4. s. 4. s. 4. 8. 4. L. 3-3s.
Sawyer, outs. 4. 4. 4, A, 5. s. 4. 3-3S.
Evans Leads seckel.
Evans was up on Seckel at the end
Of the first nine holes. His medal score
was 80 to Seckeps 40.
Evans, the western champion, has de-
feated Albert Seckel in every tournament
match in which they have met this year,
with one exception. Their greatest strug-
gle came in the finals Of the western
championship this year. whea Evans beat
Seckel 1 up after SO holes Of the fiercest
sort Of battle.
Hunter-Phelps Match.
Paul Hunter was slight favorite over
Mason Phelps. the western champion of
1908. as they started their battle. Hunter
had hard match with Harold Weber. the
Inverness star. yesterday. Phelps has
been playing in and out golf this year.
Results Of Morning Play.
Mason Phelps OF Midlothian finished the
round four up on Paul Hunter Of Mid
lothian.
Robert Gardner Of Hinsdale finished two
up on w. J. Travis Of Garden City.
Charles Evans Of Edgewater finished
the round up on Albert Seckel of River
side.
At the end of the morning match play
d. e. Sawyer. Wheaton, led H. Chandler
Egan, Exmoor, up.