Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
TITLE FOR F0WNES|
Oakmont Golfer Defeats Wood
for Amateur Championship.
LED FROM START TO FINISH
Wood Off His Game, But Makes a
Great Rally on the
Way Home.
Special Dispatch 10 Tic Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
COUNTRY CLUB, BROOKLINE,
Mass, September 11.-William c. Fownes,
| jr.. of the Oakmont Club OF Pittsburg a
young millionaire. this afternoon won the
amateur championship of the United
State Golf Association. having defeated
in tho final match Warren X. Wood of
the Homewood Country Club, Chicago.
by the score of 4 up to play. It'was
a final between cool, calculating golfer
| with a fine range of stroke, and a young,
dashng player of splendid possibilities.
even magnificent possibilities, but under
steady and Eighty and streaky. The story
OF the match in few words is that Wood
could never get up the pin. There were
many moments in the long and nerve
racking match that were fraught with
trouble for the young westerner. He
frequently missed his drives his ap-
proaches were not brought of with the
skill and acumen of his top game. and
he frequently putted like a veritable tyro.
On the other hand, Fownes carefully
studied every shot, and when he got away
several poor strokes made amazing re-
coyeries and actually won at least for
holes when it looked certain that be
was going to lose. the latter part of
for the while it looked as though he were
going to bring the match to the last
ditch. From a lead Of up at the TWEEN
ty-second hole Wood reduced 1t to 2 up
full playing. 1t was his last stand, how
ever, and at the long twenty-seventh hole
he missed his drive and was in the brook
for penalty. That hole was the turn
ing point in the match and from thence
it was only a question of time. 1t may
be said without qualification that never
in the entire match did the Pittsburg
player relinquish the master hand.
On the broad lawn in front of the
clubhouse President jacques made the
presentations of medals to the winner,
the runner-up and the semi-finalists.
Chick Evans and w. f. Tuckerman.
President Jacques oOmp1imented the Win
ners, and spoke of the friendly feeling
south, in golf He said that the hopes
Of the east died when Tuckerman met
defeat, but whether he was an easterner
or a westerner. he would have received
the same Endorsement Of bis capabilities
by followers of the game here.
Fownes' Good Record.
Fownes' record in other championships
is as follows:
Last year at the Chicago e. c. Of
Wheaton Fownes was defeated by w. J.
Travis on the second round by and g.
In 1905 at Garden City ~. J. Travis
beat F'ownes by and in the third
round. At Cleveland w. c. Fownes.
jr. beat ". ]. Travis by l UP, twenty
by and >. In 1906 at Englewood, n. j.
he did not compete.
In 1905 ct the Chicago G. c. FONnes
beat Travis by I up nineteen holes. and
was defeated by David z. Sawyer in the
semi-final by up: in 1903 at Baltrusroi,
\. j.. he did not compete.
In 1903 at Nassau Fownes was beaten
by Mcfarland Of Philadelphia by and
at Glenview, near Chicago, in 1902: in
1901 at Atlantic City he was beaten by
W. f. Egan by and 3.
Big Gallery on Hand.
When the players started on the sec
ond half Of their tourney about 5000
people made up the gallery. Fownes
was off the line on his drive. and in
the long grass to the first hole. His
second hit the middle of the road in
front of the green. and the momentum
of the ball carried it to the green. Wood
had the better drive. In two Wood was
at the far side Of the green, near the
| trap. He pushed his putt too far, and,
| taking three puts, he lost the hole.
of the pin, and lay his putt dead for
four
To the second hole Wood was in the
! first trap about 100 yards from the tee,
but played a wonderful shot out within
q few feet of the green. FOwnes, who
had distance and alignment on his drive
over. approached, and he was in no bet
ter position for his putt than was Wood.
Woods approach putt was short eight
feet from the hole, but he got 1t down
for a four, Fownes taking three puts and
five.
Wood outdrove Fownes going to the
third, but the last named was on the
edge Of the green on his second, Woods
approach having been within twenty feet
of the hole. Their puts were short, and
they could do no better than fives
Fownes made two wonderful recoveries
at the fourth l.ole. He hooked his drive
into the woods in precisely the same
way as he did at this hole in the morn
ton. He was obliged to play his second
through trees. and got into more woods
The hole looked hopelessly lost to him
when Wood was past on his iron pitch.
Fownes, nothing daunted, played out OF
the woods. and his third was within
twenty feet of the cup. He holed the
putt. and Wood. taking three puts, lost
the hole.
Then Wood began bringing Off a series
OF brilliant strokes. At the fifth he
played straight on the pin. Fownes
| hooked his approach of the green. He
ran his approach putt well up, but
| Fownes got sensational three under
| bogy and won the hole to four.
| Brilliant Shot Out.
| Wood followed up his great playing by
! topping his drive to the sixth, Fownes