New-York tribune., 1901-12-30
GOLF.
SUMMARY OF YEARS PLAY A TR1rr,rpu
FOR TRAvIs-DoUGLAs IN
SECOND PLACE.

With the postponement of the Lakewood tourna.
ment until Thursday the years golf is at an spo
There appears to be no prospect of an otsc;,I
ranking by the United States Golf Association bp+
in spite Of this it is possible fgune out in gen
eral way the most striking results of the year So
far as general play is concerned the average has
undoubtedly improved. 1t is not. however. so dis
tinctively Travis year as was 1900. The Garden
City player was then practically invincible for
starting out with the Atlantic City Cup early in
April of that year. he successfully the Metro.
politan. National. Oakland. Shinnecock Tuxedo and
Lakewood cups He was beaten only once at
Westchester. and completed the year with a total
of seven first cups. runner up prize and i've
medals for leading scores in qualifying rounds
In the year just closing the Garden City player
has his credit only three first prizes ore runner
up prize and four medals for best scores in quail
flying rounds. 1t must be remembered. however
that Travis spent the major part of the summer
abroad, and was consequently absent from several
tournaments in which he took prizes the year
previous. In the last twelve months he has ap-
peared IN five contests of general entry-Lakewood
(spring). Apawamis. Atlantic City, Westbrook and
Lakewood 0alD He was beaten not only by his
great rival, Douglas. in the Lakewood spring
meeting but by c. H. seeley the Connecticut State
champion. in the semi-fnals OF the Metropolitan
Taking his performance as a whole however,
Travis stands pre-eminenty the fore. There NAV
be others who have won many medals by
numerical count but the quality Of Travis's victc-
r1es places him uiumphantly ahead OF any other
golfer OF the country. His success has been pecul-
iarly gratifying showing that the game has
finally developed homebred player who can hold
his own against those who receive their training
on the other side.
Travis's competitive year began at the Golf Club
OF Lakewood in April. where he captured the medal
for the best score in the qualifying round though
defeated for the Lakewood Cup by Douglas after
a nineteen hole match. His next appearance was
at the Metropolitan. where he was again defeated
this time by Charlie" Seeley, of the Wee Burn
Golf Club There is noticeable difference between
these earlier records and those established after
his return from abroad. for the National cham
pionship in September he took first place in the
qualifying round and held his advantage with Won
derful consistency throughout winning finally from
Walter E Egan. of the Chicago Golf Club by 5 up
and to play. Then came the Westbrook tourney
in which Travis got both the first cup and the
qualifying medal. and a closing triumph OF the
year he captured similar honors at the Lakewood
meet, where more than hundred OF the best golf
OF the country were opposed to him.
Finday s Douglas. who held the championship
OF the United States IN 1888 and who Is the present
metropolitan champion. is properly entitled 10 fol-
low Travis on the years ranking. His victories in
clude first place in the Lakewood. Apawamis and
Tuxedo tournaments and first place in the qualify
ing round Tuxedo. His failure to quality at
strongly against his record. he was in poor
dition for such trying ordeal as that OF Thanks
giving Day.
Seeley, of Wee Burn. has won three prizes on
similar count. and deserves to rank with the
seasons most prominent players Seeley run
up at the Metropolitan. first in the Connecticut
Championship at New-Haven and runner up to
Travis at WestbroOk. OF the other leading men.
Jasper Lynch is credited with the first cup at the
Lakewood Country Clubs tournament in the spring
r. c. Watson. tr, with a similar trophy at
Shinnecock. Allan kennaday with the New-Jersey
championship at Englewood. Macdonald with the
Ekwanock Cup. Charles Hitchcock, ir-. OF Yale
with the Narragansett Pier Cup. and Howard Gifan
with the East Jersey championship, won at Mont
clair.
Although the more important Southern tourna-
meuts should be included in the seasons summary
few of the cup winners there have figured con-
spicuOusy in the later records of the year. Marion
r. Wright. the philadelphia golfer; captured the
cup at Aiken, and w H Davis. of Lakewood. was
equally successful at Palm Beach Both the Ormond
and St. Augustine prizes were won by A. j. Wei
lington, who has taken leading place in some OF
the Boston tournaments but his absence from the
National championship prevents a safe comparison
with players OF national repute- As giving
definite summary of the tournaments where golfers
from all Of the country met common
ground, the following list indicates the various
winners OF the year. The list includes all the I'M
pcrtant open contests OF the year. not emitting
State championships. where these have embraced
men known in general golhng:
~ Qualifying First Runner