The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-11
TRAVIS is IN THE LEAD
FOR THE AMERICAN AMATEUR
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Final in the Tournament at Atlantic
City VIII Probably Be Be-
tween Him and
Douglass.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Sept. 10.-Play
in the first round of the amateur golf
championship of the United States Golf
association was brought to a conclusion
here today before galleries larger than on
the preceding days. The contest was diff
ferent from that on Monday, as then
the rules called for medal play while TO-
day match play was in order.
As was expected from the form he dis
played yesterday Champion Travis was
again the stellar attraction. He showed
form equal to his best which he display
ed four years ago, and had the play been
medal in place of match he would have
established a record that would have
been hard to beat, as he completed his
morning round in rs, with SO and a g.
The scores on the whole were equal to
those of yesterday, and the atmospheric
conditions as on the first day, were
all in favor of the players. So good was
the all-round form of the contestants
that the question as to the Improvement
over four years work was continually
being remarked
Previous to the start in the first round
today the six players whom yesterday
tied at 1l0 had to play off to see which
three should start in the championship
They proved to be E. NJ. Byers, Pitts
burg; B. Livingston, West Brook, and NJ.
q. Mcdonald, of Florida. Interest in the
morning play was conferred in the Travis
Porter, Ward-Eagen, Holabird-Lockwood
and Douglas-Ormiston matches The 9TH
er players, while in the front rank, were
not expected to be serious competitors
for the final round, it already being con-
ceded victory for Travis and Doug
lass.
The scores were:
". J. Travis, IS; J. E. Porter, so.
Travis averaged y over for the thirty
three holes played. The surprise of the
gay, however, proved to be the Douglass
Orn1lSton match. The ex-champion
was looked upon to have practically a
wa, malk &c put Ormoston proved a hard
nut to crack, and after one of the most
exciting finishes the former was a win
ner by the narrow margin Of 1 up.
Inc Egan-W Ward contest drew a large
gallery. But the former had little diff
Guilty in winning. He played the entire
th1rty-six holes, although he won by Il
up and 10 to play.
Holabird, the other prominent Chicago
expert won by an equally large margin,
defeatlng Allen kennaday by Il I'D and
~ to play. Rolabird negotiated the first
eighteen IN seVenty-seven, only two above
Travis remarkable score. The majority
OF the other contests were remarkably
close. The summaries of the first round:
+. Pyne, II, Princeton, defeated o. Per
rim, Watch Hill, R. l., up and to
play.
Archie Reid, st. Andrews, defeated c.
NJ Hamilton, Baltimore, up and 2 to
play.
Fox Hills, Il up and 10 to play
w. C. Fownes, Pittsburg defeated L,
P: Myers, Fox Hills, 2 up and to play.
w. Holabird Jr., Chicago, defeated AL
len Kennaday, Mont Clair, N. j., II up
and 10 to play.
Ffndlay s. Douglass, Fairfield, defeated
6. Ormiston, Pfttsburg, 1 up
l.. Livingston, WeStbrook, defeated F.
o. RAeinhardt, Baltuerol, up and to
play
E. NJ. Bhers, Pittsburg, defeated A. H.
Smith, Philadelphia, up and 6 to play
w. J. Travis, Garden City, defeated +
E: Porter. Pittsburg, up and to play
R. e. Griscom, Philadelphia, defeated
A. ]. Gallagher, 8 up and to play.
c. H. Seeley, Weeburn, defeated E. A.
Darby, Philadelphia, up and to play
H. G. Fownes, Pittsburg, defeated w
P: Smith, Philadelphia, up and 1 to
play.
A. G. Lockwood, Aston, Mass. defeat
ed DR.: L. L. Harlan, Columbia, 1 up
j. G. Thorpe, Oakley, Mass. defeated
H. R. Johnston, Washington, I'D.
P. Jennings, Vermont, defeated DR.. D.
P: Fredericks, Pittsburg, 2 up and 1 to
play.
C. B. Macdonald, Chicago. defeated NJ.
G. Macdonald, Florida, L up.