Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-01

Sam Reynolds, 2-year-old youth who
halls from the Omaha Field club, is the
new golf champion Of Nebraska. sue
ceeding F. H. Gaines for the title. Rey-
nolds won the top notch honors by play
Ing rings around Johnny Redick of the
Country club in the final match of the
championship flight Saturday afternoon
at the Benson links, the final score Of
the match being Up and Z to play,
Reynolds won the melee at the eleventh
hole. or the twenty ninth hole of the
whole affair. He was eight up at the
time and on his third shot, an approach,
ne landed near the edge Of the cup, drop
ping down In four, while Redick was also
taking quartet Of strokes to land
safely. Redick gracefully shook hands
with young Samuel, called him all kinds
OF a good golfer and the big state tour
ney, which has been holding the boards
and everything else at the Country club
Tor the last four days was thing of the
past.
Reynolds Lays Stymie.
The feature OF the match and in fact
the classy stunt Of the whole tourney
came at the eighth hole yesterday after
noon when Reynolds laid dead stymie
for Redick about twelve inches from the
cup. Redicks ball was about two inches
behind that of Reynolds and in order
to halve, it was up to John to hole his
putt or drive off for the ninth green eight
down to the youngster. Redick stood
still for fully five minutes and figured
out the play, Ralph Peters, who was
for him, throwing in a little
advice for good measure.
Redick finally took chance and with
his mashie tilted the little sphere clear
over Reynolds ball and with a perfect
roll landed In the cup. When Redick
made the play he received quite an
ovation as the shot was really the best
that had been made on the green during
the four days Of the meet.
Redick was unable to jump stymies or
10 anything else of startling nature
Turing the remainder of the match. Both
made s on the eighth. which is par and
,ne under bogey
Play of the Morning.
After clubbing around under the burn
ng stings of Old Sol in the morning |
'or full eighteen holes, Reynolds fin
shed UP to the versatile Country club
zap, which put things rather In the
Held club lads favor for the afternoon
racas. Sam had his opponent 4 up at
hn ~ In tha ~. Il
outside in Il, even with bogey.
Reynolds drove into the bunker on his
irst drive IN the afternoon and clipped
nut on the second shot. His third and
lpproach shots fell short and Redick
anne in by winning the hole, 4-6-. The
econd was halved although Rsdick
Rove pull into the bunker and had
o chip out
Johnny drove off from the second half
way up the hill. Sam went about rs
set from the crest-of the hill, the bali
ust missing one of the caddies In its
Tight. Redick won the third, putting T
i'm only down.
At the fourth the match practically
vent To the Field club boy Reynolds
vas already assured of nothing better
han 9 end 1t was up to Redick to land
N easy putt about three feet from the
up. He putted, but not hard enough.
nd The little gutta percha refused to +
uznble in the hole although It was hang
ng by the cover on the edge. BY miss
ne the putt the hole was halved, Sc,
nd Redick missed good chance to cut
lown Reynolds lead
Reynolds Plays Well.
BY this time the match was well on its
vay into eventful ''Satan's Pasture" and
he spectators were beginning TO wilt
md fan themselves with straw hats.
,ool as Z cucumber. Reynolds took the
fifth BY virtue Of the fact that John
missed an easy putt that he ought to
ave made nine times out % ten. Neither
hose to combat witb The deg Leg so