New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-31
GOLF.
DOUGLAS BEATEN BY TRAVIS IN NET
ROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
FOR TUXEDO LINKS MARSELLUS TO
MEET TRAVIS IN TO-DAYS FINALS.

Travis and Marseus were the winners of the
sem-fnals in the metropolitan golf championship
at Tuxedo yesterday. and to-day they to meet
at thirty-six holes for the cup. That summarizes
briefly day of notable happenings. That Travis
Will add to his title of national champion that Of
champion of the Metropolitan League
sured. Marsellus, while capital golfer and
man who plays every that is in him. has
been favored by the draw, and under cIrcum-
stances can be rated with Travis in a final match
The latter continues to be the well balanced
accurately powerful golhng machine that has made
him first all amateurs In America
Yesterday he pitted against Douglas the
greatest rival he has ever had for the place he
holds. Even without the interest of a cham
ponship award. a contest between these two men
attracts more attention and is followed with
greater enthusiasm than between any other two
golfers In this country 1t wasn't the fact that
medal hanging the result that big
league was conducting its biggest championship
that attracted yesterdays crowd. IL simply
that the two oldest and best known golfers in the
United States were to play match and PLAY IT
nobody else could do. That made the gallery
the biggest that has followed any tournament
contest this year. Hundreds arrived the early
trains only to be reinforced by the cottagers from
miles around
TRAVIS ESTABLISHES \ NEW RECORD,
1t wasn't good day for golf-far too windy
but the course In grand shape. and In spite
of the weather drawback the match developed
grand golf Travis by up to play,
establishing a record -. which four
strokes better than any previous score on the new
course. and is likely to remain record until the
grounds again altered
II done quietly with so much ease
that it was not easy to realize until the figures
were added up what a phenomenal performance
Travis accomplished. Starting out Travis had the
honor and drove beautifully clean ball. Douglas
the green in g. but the cup. and
Travis took the hole at 4 to . The second hole
measures $40 yards, and Tuxedo players call the
boyle 3 Both men the green in =. but
this time Travis failed 10 negotiate the hole and
Douglas sizzling drive from the third tee
gave Travis his lead for the next hole. which he
won In to T.
Approaching the fourth green Douglas made q
capital second shot, but his putting weak and
the best he could do was To halve.
The NTH went to Travis in par figures, which
made the latter up. Going to the sixth. Douglas
had the best OF the seconds but his old falling of
weak putting enabled Travis to steal the hole at
to 6. 1t became evident to those following the
match that Douglass lack of accuracy on the
greens would prove his ultimate undoing. for
Travis stable rock in this regard and
allowed no opportunity to slip of taking advantage
of it.
DOUGLAS PARTLY RETRIEVES HIMSELF.
The short seventh. with boge of g. went 10
Travis in par figures on the eighth Douglas par
TALLY retrieved himself by running down "A l5-foot
put and taking the hole. but Travis took the next
in to A. after making the green his drive This
brought the two to the ninth hole. which
point Douglas down. 1t evident that
stage Of the match that the latter would be unable
to retain his title TO the championship plate and
that Traviss ultimate victory merely Ques-
ton of time Travis had scored a 81 two strokes
better than the record for that distance. and
apparently invincible The homeward journey was
quickly finished The tenth and eleventh were both
won by Travis in par 3. The next two were
halved and the match ended on fhe thr d
play. on account of his splendid going up to that
point his friends urged him to play the full round
FOR the sake of the record. and this he did, ending
finally with the remarkable card of r. The scores
foil