VOL. IX; NO 19. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL SEVENTH, 190G. PRICE FIVE CENTS ENDS IN BLAZE OF GLORY Brilliancy of Championship Finals Dims Records of the Past. Wood Defeats Becker In Fwateat match liver Pluyed Ilere-Tlie Story of the Week. HE sixth annual United North and South amateur championship tourna ment ended Thursday in a blaze of glory which dims all past records by its brilliancy, the thirty-six hole final ning the score on the twenty-ninth. Mr. Becker, however, regained the lead on the next hole, but only for a brief period, for Mr. Wood took the thirty first and thirty-second, maintaining the lead gained by halving the next three holes, and winning the thirty-six and the match. As a brilliant rally and up-hill fight the match stands well up in national golfing annals, and it is a striking example of the value of thirty-six hole finals in impor tant contests. The medal play scores of the players, for the thirty-six holes, were both in Bogey, one hundred and fifty eight, and Mr. Wood's afternoon round, seventy-four, is' one of the prettiest tour nament cards ever made here. A peculiar feature lies in the fact that both morning rounds were made in forty-two and both afternoon rounds in thirty-seven. round, but Mr. Wardwell had evened matters on the turn in the afternoon, and from that point it was stroke for stroke. The score stood even up again at the thirty-third, the three remaining holes being halved, Mr. Wardwell winning the thirty-seventh by a stroke. BROKAW'S DEFEAT. The surprise of the tournament and one of its brilliant matches, was Mr. Becker's defeat of George T. Brokaw, the Garden City crack, who won the qualification gold medal at a record clip. Mr. Brokaw was a bit off his best game to be sure, and Mr. Becker was by no means in his best form, but the scores were close enough to Bogey to make the Colonel uncomfortable; fast enough golf to win plenty of cups anywhere. Mr. Becker gained a lead of two up on MRS. PATERSON THE WINNER Defeats Miss Hii Two Up on Home Green in Final Round. Vefeut of Mia llutton, Foimer Title Holder, by IVIr. Dutton, Sur prUe of Event. HE women's event in the Championship tourna ment ended Saturday, last, with a keen match for the possession of the Championship trophy be tween Mis. Myra I). Paterson of Bal- .-ft -- 'flip ii &Jfc&Mi&&!fc 'w'ft'NHi' iShAo;. Kr?xt ' 1 ,: - . . . . k - K u VI I " ! KJ' .. i I matches in the first division being, with out question, t he finest amateur golf ever seen here. The final struggle, for the champion ship trophy, about which all interest centred, was between W. K. Wood of the Ilomewood Club, Chicago, and C. L. Becker of the Woodland Club, Auburn dale ; Mr. Wood winning by two up on the thirty-six green. The like of the contest will not be seen either in this country or abroad for many a day, and the big gal lery which followed the afternoon round will have a story to tell which all will be glad to hear. The Massachuetts player had the west erner six down at the end of the morning round, and it was, apparently, "all over but the shouting." A new phase, was put upon the situation, however, when Mr. Wood took the firgt five holes in order, on the second round at a fast clip eve- The cards : wooo. Out-5 7 3 5 4 4 5 4 5-42 In 5 4546553 5-42-F4 Out-4 4 3 4 3 0 5 4 437 In -4 3635453 4-37-74-158 BECKER. Out-6 6 3 4 3 4 5 3 3-37 In 5 3555453 54077 Out 5 5 4 5 4 6 6 4 4-42 In 4 4446453 5-39-81158 THE WARDWELL-BARNES MATCH. The battle for the principal trophy was THE "GALLERY" AT THE HOME GREEN'. the morning, which he had increased to two up at the turn, in the afternoon, later having his opponent dormie six on the thirtieth green. Mr. Brokaw took the next hole, but lost the match with a halved hole on the thirty-second. The cards : by no means the only feature of the clos ing day's play, for the fight in the first division consolation was bitterly con tested, L. E. Wardwell of Megunticook Club, Maine, defeating E. M. Barnes of Englewood, by a single stroke on the thirty-seventh green. Mr. Barnes had a lead of two up at the end of the morning Out-5 In 5 Out 5 In -4 BECKER. 4 4 4 6 3 6 3 4 5 6 4- 37 5- 41-78 436 BROKAW. Out-5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4-37 In 4 4 5 4 6 4 5 5 643- Out-6 4 4 6 3 3 4 4 638 In -4 5536 -80 THE TROPHY WINNERS. There were cups for the winners and runners-up in each of the four principal (Concluded on page eleven.) tusrol, and Miss Julia 1?. Mix of Engle wood, Mrs. Paterson winning by two up on the home green. Miss Mix was five down at the turn, but she rallied, coming in either halving or winning every hole until she had re duced the score to dormie one on the seventeenth. A topped iron, however, landed her third in the sand pit and the hole went to her opponent, 7 6. The cards : MRS. PATERSON. Out-6 5 3 5 6 5 7 4 545 In 64657674 6-50-94 MISS MIX. Out-5 6 4 6 5 6 7 5 6-50 In 5 4566654 747-97 TOE SUMMARY". A full summary of the match play rounds follows : . ' (Concluded on page eleven.) V I '! ill Jj I i 1 l :

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