The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-10
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
AMATEUR GOLFERS GATHER AT
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.
One Hundred and Twenty-FOur
Players Went. Over the Links
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Turns
in the Best Card.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 9.-The
seventh annual amateur golf champion
ship tournament opened here this morn
ing with a larger list of starters than
orS. SiXty-tWo pairs were sent off dur
ing the morning, and with the excep-
ton of three or four of these, they all
finished their afternoons round of thirty
six holes. For over twelve hours the
links presented a scene showing a con-
tInuouS string of players wandering me-
thodically over the links. The principal
attraction for the on-lookers was the
play of Walter ]. Travis, the champion
All day long he had large gallery fol-
lowing, and those who so persistent1y
followed him were rewarded in seeing
him play some excellent golf. His score
was 15l, two outs and two ms, taking
az. 81, 80, 80, respectively. With this he
won the gold medal for the best score.
The second best was $50, made by Find
lay Douglass, the eX-amateur champion
Some idea of the golf played can be
gathered from the fact with thirty men
qualifying, the score of IT'S was tied by
six for high and for the first IS holes
AZ We're IS or under. The best score for
the earlier play was rs, made by L. P.
Myers, the Massachusetts champion.
Although the first pair was sent off at
z a. M. the last couple to finish in the
afternoon did not arrive at the clubhouse
Following the the cards of those who
qualified : the first round:
w j. Travis, Garden City, 157; Findlay
5 Douglass, Nassau, 100; Louis P. Myers,
Fox Hills, ISL; w. E. Egan, Chicago 1853;
w. HOlabird jr., Chicago 1855; Percy A.
Jennings, Oakley, Mass, 1856; Archie M
Reid, st. Andrews, 166; w. P. Smith,
Philadelphia, 1858; J. G. Thorpe, Oakley,
Mass, 16S; Charles H. Seeley, Weeburn,
Conn, 1858; E. Darby, Atlantic City, 40;
Oliver Perrin, Watch Hill, R. L, 10; AL
Ian Kennady, Mont Clair, N. J., no; ].
NJ. Ward. New York ITO; W. c.
Fownes Jr., Pittsburg, Iii; A. H. Smith
Phlladelphia, III; Frank o. Reinhart
Baltusrol, III; Percy w. Pyle, Princeton
III; R. E. Griscom, Philadelphia, 172;
II. c. Fownes, Pittsburg, 172; DR.. l.. l.,
Harlan, Columbia, 172; DIR. D. P. Freder.
icks Pittsburg. ~; J. E. Porter, Pitts
burg, l13; A. G. Lockwood, Aston, 173;
Hugo r. tombstone, Washington, 173: a.
J. P. Gallagher Philadelphia, 173: g. A.
Ormiston, P1ttsburg, ia; NJ Hamilton,
Baltusorol, ia; S. c. B. Mcdonald, Chi
cago, ia; F. H. Croker, New York. is:
M. G. Mcdonald, Florida, IT'S; Louis Liv-
ingstone. Westbrook, N Y. 175: r. M
Byers, Pittsburr :, US; Charles r. CORY.
Wassastone, Mass, 175; w F. Fit, Wash,
ington, IFS.
The drawings for the first round were
made 81 the conclusion of the first DAYS
play. TIE six players who tied at It's
will have to be reduced to three. and
to this end an early game will be played.
championship will start. The pairings
show the champion and last years run
rer-up, Travis and Douglass. drawn 10Th
and 18th respectively. Should they, there
fore, win their games throughout the ear
lier stages, they Will be brought TO-
gether on Friday to decide the second
Semi-fnal.