The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-22
is WON BY TRAVIS
FINAL GAME OF THE COLE TOUR
NAMENT AT ATLANTIC
CITY, N. j. e,.s@..
WAS TOO FAST FOR EGAN
By Winning the Match the Young
New Yorker Remains Champion
Amateur Golfer of the
United States.
WAS TOO FAST FOR EGAN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. III
Walter j. Travis of New York, cham
rion amateur, golfer of the United
States, again won the national cham
rionship by defeating Walter E. Egan, of
Chicago today on the links of the At
lantic City Golf club, at Mortified, near
here t<:
Egan played good golf except toward
the end of the first nine holes this fore
room, when he became a little unsteady
Travis play was also faulty. There were
several periods during the match when
he played far below his usual form, but
being a. veteran ief many a golf battle,
he recovered more quickly than did his
younger opponent. The champions
strongest. point was his long game and
it was through his good strong drives
that he was enabled to win.
He out-distanced Egan on every drive
except in two or three instances. Travis
direction was also above that of Egan,
the Latter several times being 1landi-
capped ina drive too far to the right or
to the left.
There was not much to choose between
the short game of the two men. Taken
as a whole the work of both men on the
green was a little below their top game
The morning round of IS holes was Z,
much better exhibition of golf than the
the first nine holes Egan was one up,
but Travis, by clever play. managed to
make the match all square at the end
of the morning game.
In the afternoon it soon became cyl
dent that Travis would win. He was two
up at the turn and made four up on the
next two holes. Here the Western
youngster held him for two holes, but
on the fourteenth the champion, by ex-
nal ~
of the gallery.
Ideal weather prevailed for the sport
and the course was in. excellent condi-
ton. The attendance was light, probably
due to the fact that the match had been
/ postponed from last: Saturday owing to
the death of President Mckinley
+ "A fog hung over the links during the
early morning. and the heavy dew made
the links just a. trifie wet The sun came
cut strongly toward 10 O clock and the
course was soon dry. The air was cold
and everybody wore. a top coat. Travis
and Egan came out early and practiced
some before starting the match
Play was started at $40. The cham
pion had the honor and his tee drive was
twenty yards better than that of Egan.
| Both overran the green in their APP
preach, but on two gocd puts they
halved the hole in four. Travis again
Cul-OlONS TIE w eSleIu man OH the tee
off for the second hole. Egan's approach
fell short while Travis again over-ran the
green. They tried hard to hole out in
four, but it took five to do it and the
hole was halved
Egan's opening drive to the next hole
lacked direction and he got into the long
grass. In trying to straighten himself
out he made tmatters worse by getting
behind several trees Travis reached the
green in several pretty strokes and holed
out in four by brilliant twenty-foot put.
1t took Egan six to hole out. This made
Travis one up. =
Travis landed his tee drive to the
fourth hole on the edge of the green.
Egan's fell fifty feet shorter He APP
preached well,A however, and made the
hole in, four. Travis had a chance to
hole out in three,obut he trimmed the cup
and it took him five. to get into the hole,
thus making the@match all even.
There was not much difference in the
first two drives of the men to the fifth
hole,g except. that the champion had the
better direction The latter put his thir d
short right on one corner of the green
while Egans fell short Another short
stroke out landed them near the edge
of the cup. Both missed on their next
and the hole was divided in six stroke
Both men got into trouble ON their
way Ito the sixth hole. = Travis drive
struck a tree and he landed in bunker
Egan too. got into the bunker bat not
through striking the tree The champion