The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04
THE AMATEUR GOLF TITLE PASSES FROM
 HILTON AT WHEATON

1 tsmber 3.-1he amateur golf championship of America passed out of English hands this afternoon when Harold Hilton of the Royal Liverpool Golf club, who last year was premier golfer of the world, lowered his colors on the thirty-fifth green to C.. G. Waldo, Jr., of Brooklawn, Yale l2.
 The match went almost the full dis tance, but Hilton was outpayed from the beginning, and fought almost all day try ing to cut down his opponents lead. Hii- l ton lost his advantage on the sixth green and never was in front again. He finished l ? down 1 to play.
 1 Waldo took the next three holes in sue cession, and was up al the turn. The second nine holes of the morning was a hard struggle in a blazing sun, and fin- ished with the Briton down. Both showed the strain as they left the eigh- teenth green at noon.
 'I wish it were over" said Waldo as he handed his butter to bis caddy Hil- ton walked off by himself in silence, way ing away his friends. He smoked ci- garettes neryously throughout the day. and frequently consulted watch strapped to his left wrist
 The afternoon round developed into a nerve racking spectacle Hilton lost of the first four holes and was : down at the twenty-second green. Then the Eng lishman pulled himself together and be- gan to fight to get on even terms anu win. He won the twenty third, halved the next, won the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixtn and halved the twenty-seventh, turning back with his opponents lead cut to 4. But that was too heavy a handicap. Both golfers were shaken, but Hilton was the worse. Playing grimly, he held his opponent to halves until he could win the thritieth. He won the thirty first, lost the next and won the thirty third. That left him down and to go. Then Waldo held him to halves and on the next to the last green Hilton missed put to win and silently picked up Waldos ball and handed it to him.
 Waldo grasped Hilton's hand. Hilton smiled gamely and turned and tried his. put over again deliberately. He made it easily and then tossed the club to his caddy and walked away. crowd of friends and strangers swarmed about Waldo. Hilton, stranger personally to most of those on the links, was almost alone as he walked slowly away
 The heat was too much for me-" he said when he got near the club tents.
 Waldo is young and of slight phy- sique He is state champion of Con necticut.
 
 Chick Evans, western golf cham pion played 34-hole match with A. w. Tillinghast of Philadelphia, winning up and ?, apparently without exhaus- ing effort. He won the first hole and though his lead was only one or two holes at best, he never was headed. Tillinghast played a consistent game.
 w J. Travis, former American and British champion, played excellent rounds. He had d hard match with Trans Mississippi Champion H. G. Legg of Minikahda, but the veteran held Legg easily.
 Hilton- Waldo cavds, afternoon.
 Hilton, out 5. 5, 4, B. 1. 6, 5, 1, S-4i. Waldo, out 5. 5, 8. 4, 5, 6, G. 5, 3-42
 Hilton. in 8, 4, f. 4, 5, 1, 5, 1, 5, X.
 Waldo, in 3, 1, 6, 6, g. 6, 4, 5, \.
 Eyans-Tininghast cards:
 Evans, out 5, 1, 1, 4. f. G. D. 4.-40.
 Tillinghast, out 5, 1, {, 4, 5, s. 1. 4. S-1.
 Evans, in 1. 5, 4, 5, 4, A, 4 K. X.
 Tillinghast. in 4, 5, f. 4 {, 4, 5, 4, X. x. .
 Summary first rounds match play:
 Mason Phelps Midlothian, defeated l.. w. Maxwell Exmoor, 10 up and 9.
 Howard Weber, Inverness, defeated E. NJ. Byers, Alleghany, 3 up 10.
 k. J. Travis, Upper Montclaif, defeated Spirrill sherman. Yahundasis, up 1.
 W. J. Travis. Garden City, defeated II. G. Legg, Minikahda, 3 up l.
 c. J. Waldo, Jr., Broowlawn, defeated Harold Hilton, Royal Liverpool. up l.
 Paul Hunter, Middlotnian, defeated W. l. Rowland, Jr.. Glenvew. 10 up s.
 H. K. Kerr, Ekwanok. defeated K. H. Edwards, Midlothian, up
 Albert Schell Riverside, defeated c. W. Inslee, Oneieda 1 t37 holes).
 H. B. Lee. Detroit. defeated Oswald Kirby, Englewood. up g.
 Charles Evans Jr., Edgewood, defeated A. W. Tillinghast. Philadelphia, up 2.
 R. E. Hunter, Midlothian. defeated D. E. Sawyer. Wheaten, , up 4.
 Heirncaa. Schmit, Worcester. defeated K. L. Ames, Chicago. up ?.
 w. P. Smith, Jr., Philadelphia, defeated Addison Stillwell, Midlothian, g up 8.
 Norman F. Hunter, Edinburgh, defeat ed R. c. Watson, Westbrook, up ?.
 W. c. Fownes, Jr., Oakwood, defeated H. A Fleager. skoltie, up ?.
 w K Wood, Homewood, defeated c. B. Devol, Riverside. 5 up 8.
 Earrings second round to be played to- morrow
 Phelps Weber. Travers-Travis. Waldo Paul Hunter, Kerr-Seckel. Lee Evans, R. Hunter Schmidt, smith-N. F. Hunter. Towns Wood.
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