New-York tribune., 1900-04-25
GOLF.
VARDON'S BRILLIANT GAME TOO MUCH
FOR OAKLAND TEAM.
TRAVIS AND DOUGLAS BEATEN BY THE ENGLISH
CHAMPION BY SIX UP-GooD SCORES
BAYSIDE
AT BAYSIDE

Harry Varcol admirably sustained his putaton
at Oakland yesterday by defeating the best ball of
Walter j. Travis and James Douglas, the Oakland
professional. IN thirty-six hole match by up.
1t was the Englshman's third appearance or local
links, and in the opinion of of the shrewder
judges his best since coming TO this country.
The same machinelike accuracy. the same de!cacy
Of touch and bIilliancy of execution which marked
his earlier matches there and in addition
there seemed TO be larger confidence in his work
brought out doubtless by the enthusiasm which has
greeted him at all these public exhibitions
Oakland is deceptive course. II looks easy. but
there are heartbreaking hills and the man who
can't play hanging lie finds himself in
trouble. OF course. Travis knows il like a book
ana Douglas, while a recent conner, s no stranger
to its difficulties. Together they were regarded as
an exceptionally strong team. Travis. however.
was not up 10 his best form. and his partner
times. was wofully erratic the long game and
frequently failed to grasp openings which. if
seized. would have resulted in material beneht to
his side. The course is nine hole ore. trife
over three thousand yards, that the competitors
had TO traverse it four times in the course of the
day, and this became somewhat monotonous be-
fore the end.
But there was nothing nonotonous or pawly
about the golf put up by the EnSlishrnan. though
in none of the rounds did equal the record OF 70
established by TRAVIS last August. This record
may be Of f. interest ter ST in showing the hex kind Of game
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In the forenoon Vardons best showing was II.
and in the afternoon 49, Nor does the difference in
account for the discrepancy for the greens
were in perfect condition, and Nardon himself de
clared that three OF thern-the sixth, seventh and
eighth-were the best he had ever seen. Abso-
lutely par golf over the course would figure some
thing like this: (, 3 !. >, >, l. 1, i5S. As IN the
previous exhibitions Laurence IfarbOr and Scars
dale, the Americans received generous and times
enthusiastic support. There strong deeGa-
ton of amateurs pres mt, among whom we're
noticed r. G Watson, jr, winner of the recent
Lakewood tournament; H 3. Follins, jr. the inter-
scholastic champion; Louis P. Bayard jr. of Bal
tusrol. NJ. Vi. Graham and Vincent Hockmeyer, of
Harbor Hill; Hugh Toer. of Baltusrol: Edward
Leavtt of Fairfield; ". Y Marsh. OF Morris
County, and Maturin BaIlou, Of Apawams. w. II.
Sands. of the Westchester Country Club, acted as
referee
The match late in starting. for through an
oversight Vardon was left at the station and had
be sent for in a special conveyance On reach
ing the links he won the honor and opened by send
ing capital drive well the left of the plateau.
He dead on his third Travis had chance
at to O. = The second hole IS 137 yards. and here
down in 2 which evened the score. Instead of fol-
lowing up his advantage. Douglas fooled his drive
the third, while Vardon drove short of the
bunker and with his next-a mdiron-was the
green. He trimmed the cup his third, but with
Facing the fourth. Travis had the best OF the