The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-03
L,,rtv.two stars Too OF Today In
First Match Round Of National
Amateur Golf Champion
ship Play.
RrG GALLERY FOLLOWING
Experts believe That Walter Travis
is Slowing up and VIII be Dis
earded In the Finals This
Year.

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CHICAGO GOLF COURSE, WHEAT
Ion, H., Sept BY far the feature
ii the morning round in the match
play of the national championship
here today was the playing OF G. G.
waldo, Jr., Of Brooklawn Country
Glib. At the completion, young Waldo
has accomplished what to followers
Of the game was regarded as impos-
sible He had the champion Hilton
Eve down. Waldo played a careful,
consistent game and made few mis-
takes, while Hilton was away of on
bis drives. The gallery which follow
ed the players did not have the effect
pf unnerving the eastern player.
After being three down at the turn
Hilton played an excellent second
shot after fair drive and holed out
putt of Is feet for three on the
tenth. Waldo putted bad and took
five. The eleventh was halved in five,
while Waldo regained his lead of
three on the twelfth. when he took the
hole 3-4. They halved the next in two
In five and four respectively. while
Waldo took the sixteenth, seventeenth
and eighteenth, 40. 3-4 and AS. On
the last hole Waldo had chance to
Increase his lead after slicing into
the rough He was on the green close
to the flag. but took two puts, while
Hilton was on in two and took two
puts, winning the hole.
Hilton-Waldo score cards follow:
Hilton--In 3-5-4 5.4-5. 4-4-5-39-T7.
waldo--In 5-5-s, 5-4-4. 3-4-5-Ss- Ia.
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CHICAGO, COLE CLUB, WHEA-
TON, Ill, Sept. 3-With near and
former stars eliminated from play In
the National Amateur Golf Champion
ships, the remaining thiTty-two teed
off today in the first match round.
Clear warm weather. following yes
terday's hard rains, freshened the
greens and insured lively play over
fast course. A large gallery turned
out to follow the Hilton-Waldo and
Evans-Tillinghast matches. Hilton
and Evans were picked to win.
Experts believed that Walter Ira
Wis Of the Metropolitan Association.
veteran golfer, and three.time winner
81 the National title, was due for the
discard He was matched with Harry
Legg, the Minneapolis crack. holder
Of the trans-Mississippi championship,
Legg is at the top OF his game and
ne expected to retire the veteran.
Sheriff. Sherman, son OF Vice Presi.
uent Sherman of Utica, was matched
% play Jeromes Travers. eastern
star Young Sherman turned In 7a
IN the qualifying round and experts
differ regarding the outcome of this
afternoons play.
me qualifying scores and today's
pairlngs follow in the order In which
the teams teed off:
~ ". Maxwell, Exmoor (161);
mason Phelps, Midlothian. d6s).
Harold Weber. Inverness, q6D; E
"a, Byers, Allegheny (15s).
Sheriff. Sherman, Yahundasis. n63)
:. D Travers. Upper Montclair, (i56)
w j Travis, Garden City (159)3
a. l. Legg. Minikahda, a57).
r. H Hilton, Royal Liverpool Col
Club, d52) G. G. Waldo, Jr., Brook
lawn, 1882.
paul Hunter. Midlothian, (155)
". ! Rowland, Jr.. Gelnview (55).
\. T. Edwards. Midlothian, (154)
a 4 Kerr. Ekwanok, t154).
Albert Seckle, Riverside. $50: c
". lnslee, Oneida Community, (159)
Oswald Kirby, Englewood, (162)
n B. Lee, Detroit, (lb6).
Charles Evans, Jr., Edgewater
aoa.; A. w. Tillinghast. Shawnee
R. p Hunter. Midlothian, (155)
y u Sawyer, Wheaton, 1857.
s + Ames. Chicago, (1s3); Heir
'Nh Schmidt, Worcester, (164).
Addison stillwell Midlothian. (1s3)
W Smith. Philadelphia, (160).
+. 9. Watson, Westbrook. (15S)
~ !. Hunter, Honorable Company G
Gainburg Golfers, (161).
), q a, Fleager, skokie, 1850; w. {
'ownes, Jr, Oakmont, d36).
warren X. Wood, Homework
ub2)i G. B. Devoe, (155).
Legg topped his drive and got oni
10. yards on his first shot. Traver
ana Travis started with fine drivel
Waide had a much better drive tina
i'f''on- The latter. clgaret In moutl
uroye long but far to the right. TIL
"a. .aIl bounded into bunker on tn
is'h fair green. Hilton got 1t GU
however, and was straight for tn
nag on his third.
Postmaster VIM. Garden OF VIII