Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
PHELPS GOLF Title
Captures Western Amateur
Honors for Second Time.
DEFEATS CHAS. EVANS, JR.
vauouished Man Was Two UP at
End Of Morning Round, But
Winner Finished Strong.
DEFEATS CHAS. EVANS, R.

uINrKAHDA CLUB, MINNEAPOLIS,
Mimi. July 3O.-Mason F. Pheips VI
Midlothian won the western amateur gun
chanpionship tournament Tor the seeonu
time by defeating Charles Evans, IT, Oh
I:dsewater the champion OF l3V9' oy t"o
I'D and one to play. in hotly contes'ou
match in the finals Of the western ooii
Association at the Minikahda Ciuo. fheips
xoo the title for the first time In lSo> al
Rock Island.
The winner played far better golf thah
hi. opnonent. especially during the after
noon round Evans was two up at the
end Of the morning round, the eighteenth
being the only hole that Phelps won. In
the afternoon. however, the Midlothian
vouth started with a rush and evened the
match at the end of two holes. Atter
thu, Evans never was able TO regain
the lead and Phelps jumped to the lore
nv winning the fifth. but Evans evened
u again In the sixth. The seventh and
eighth went to Phelps. making him two
up. which was the biggest lead he had
a, any time The ninth, tenth and
eleventh were halved. and Evans reouceo
Phelps lead to one up when ne won the
twelfth. This was the last mole tna'
Evans could win,. and the ,hlr,eenln,
halved in par figures.
The match ended on the seventeenth
green. when Phelps ran down a sG-Ioot
putt for a two and won the hole; Evans
missed q chance for a half on this mole,
when he sent a 3O-foot putt one inch
short of the cup.
Evans played raggedly al times, while
Phelps played far more consistently
Evans Only squirt.
The only time that Evans really domi-
mated the situation was on the homeWard
Journey of the morning round. From the
twelfth TO the seventeenth Evans was
Phelps master. He won the twelfth.
fourteenth and seventeenth. On the sew
enteenth Evans got two. the reversal
Of which cost him the match in the aft
ernoon That made him three up, but
from then on he was never able 10 get
Phelps at disadvantage.
An unusual feature of the match was
the halvine Of the first eleven holes of
the morning round Neither man was
able to win a hole until Evans took the
twelfth, SIS. Evans putted poorly on
many greens, while Phelps was ragged in
that department during the nrst nan OF
While Evans putted poorly at times.
he had practically bad luck in the last
two holes Of the match. He had good
opportunity to win the sixteenth and
The LID of the cup. enabling Phelps to
naive the hole. Again on the seven
teenth Evans long putt stopped within
an inch OF the hole.
Details Of Afternoon Play.
Holed, 80 yards. par 4-Evans put his
drive to the right and Phelps second was
In the bunker to the left of the hole. Both
were on the green in two. but Evans
third was short. He missed a putt for a
four, and Phelps was down in four. win
ming the hole As. Evans L up.
Hole 2, 60 yards. par -Phelps out.
drove Evans, but Evans got long second
10 the far side Of the green and Phelps
second was four feet from tho hole
TyanS laid lafs third fairly close to hole
but missed the putt for q four. Phelps
hoied his approach and won the hole S-s
Hole 3. $50 yards. par s-Phelps' pitch
was short, and his ball rolled back dowr
the hill, while Evans was on the green II
one. Phelps second did not reach ths
TOP OF the hin, but Evans missed . fairl,
easy putt and they halved In four.
Hole 4 $50 yards. par 6-Both got Of
rood drives. but Evans brassey secont
went out of bounds, but on his second at
tempt he landed bit short of the green
Phelps was slightly over the hole II
three. but missed his putt and the hol'
was haived iu flve.
Hole s. 265 yards, par 4-Phelps droY