The sun., 1899-07-20
BEST BALL GOLFERS TIE.
TING AND TRAVIS, WITH THEIR PRO
SIONdL AIDS, AGAIN ALL EVEN.

An IntereAting Contest Mt the Morris County
Links-The Oakland Amateur Makes the
Lowest Score--Matoh Play the Feature
of the Connecticut Tourney-Other News.
There was again tie In the four ball four
some yesterday between James A. Tying and
Anderson and Walter j. Travis and Hunter In
the second half OF the seventy two hole match
PLAYED at the Morris County Golf Club When
the men played first. on June n. at the Oak
land Golf Club Tying and Anderson were dor
mic ?. but the match was saved for the Oak
land pair by Hunters work on the last two
greens. Yesterday a brilliant put by Hunter
saved the honors for Oakland when the Morris
county men were dormie and presumably the
winners. for Anderson had by far the better Of
the second shots on the way to the decisive
hole OF the match. Being the nearest. Ander-
son had to wait for the others to play. each OF
the three pitching to the green neatly. An
and. although the ball made the glen Just be-
,ore ths green. It was under an ornamental
to get at. owing to the bent" as a Scotchman
might say. Anderson's caddie realized as well
saying nothing to noboCy. :" he Quietly lodged
ms body against the bush to clear space for
et wR K Ras M ns ss in or
breaking OF anything growing and the Oak
iamn "a amateur was OF course. protestant.
SON." shouted Travis.
Git! said Anderson and the caddie came
forth with q crestfnlIen air. banging at the
the fence, and his chance for a was lost in
fact. he did not play out. Tying and next Travis
tried hard to get their long puts down. each
getting dead for Il D. aud they holed out to
clear the way for Hunter. He had put OF
spdhs sphs we've feet TO- negotiate to save
The, players and those who had walked
the links with them. with couple OF hundred
more women and men who had hurried over
from the clubhouse TO watch the finish. awaited
the result In dead silence. Surveying the line
to 10th the cup % With the utmost care. and brushing
hole with the utmost coolness. The ball
started go slowly from the cutting
stroke with his putting clcek that every
one thought 1t would be short. but Hunter
hdence. for. gathering, force as it ran, the ball
never swcrved and fell with rattle into the
tin-lined hole. A round of well deserved APP
pause followed the successful stroke. The tie
was not played Off by keeping on, the amateurs
after consultation deciding to meet again at
Baltusrol links.
- An analysis Of the play gives the honors TO
Travis. who finished with 1S7. four strokes
better than Anderson. the competitor closest
TO- him on strokes Travis played very steadily,
but. although It had been agreed that all should
put out on each green. both Anderson and Hun
ter were careless Mt times in this respect when
they saw they could not halve nor win. An
derson did not do as well in the afternoon. and
az In the morning. ia Hing off on his short game
the feature Of his game throughout being his
driving which often led the field Hunter did
not know the links and could not gauge the
distances well In the morning, but in the after
noon he improved in this respect The best
ball scores for the pairs, on which the match
decided follow,