New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
GOLF.
Travis Beaten in Metropolitan
Cutler Disqualified.

The defeat OF champion and the disqualification
of 4 medal winner were the notable features OF the
continuation of the metropolitan golf championship
AT Deal yesterday. Travis beaten by John NJ
Ward, of the Fox Hills Golf Club. in the first round
at match play by up DIR. lie Roy Culver, who
captured the gold medal for the lowest score on
Wednesday. disqualified from the tournament
and his medal was awarded to Travis. who returned
the next best
Two rounds at match play were decided, each at
eighteen holes, and result eight men are left
TO play for the championship cup. They are L. l..
Kellogg. OF Princeton: Allan Kennaday. of Mont
clair; Fndlay s. Douglas, OF Nassau y. ".
Anthony, OF Deal: y. P. Rogers. jr.. Baltusrol;
Jasper Lynch, of Lakewood; John Ward of Fox
Hills and John Moller jr.. of Apawamis. They
viii meet this morning in the order named and
the survivors Will play the semi-fnas in the after
noon. Tomorrow the final round at thirty holes
will be decided. and the winner will be awarded the
championship plate and a gold medal.
The incident of the morning the announce
ment that DR.. d. L. R Culver. of the Jersey City
COLI Club. who returned the lowest score in the
qualifying round had been DISQUALIFIED The req
p Taylor, who played behind Culver at the time
the ground that the doctor had taken more strokes
protest was carefully considered by the commit
tee at special meeting Wednesday evening, at
Which Suiyer had hearing and again yeste[dsg
as to each individual stroke.
DIR CULvER'S PARTNER TESTIFIEs.
The members of the tournament committee
present G. F Watson claimant; Andrew \.
Larkin George Harvey, W J. Travis and NJ. NJ.
Senger. In addition 0 hearing this evidence the
committee in communication with Culver's
partner in the match, c. Z. Mcmahon, who had
attested the doctors card. 1t is understood that
McMahons reply partially substantiated Taylor's
protest The latter's account of the affair was
nrieHy that while at the Thirteenth tee with MI
TODD, of knollwood, DR.. Culver was playing the
what seemed to be his third stroke, lie played two
three strokes in the pit getting out on the last
somewhat surprised in seeing recorded on the
not have been done In less than or 9. Culver
was asked about it by the two men and not giving
II is the first instance Of such a protest being
neiden} created a consdeTa6e exciteeht Neither
Todd nor Mcmahon was at the links yesteraay
written statement to the committee. 49,.
was TO- ps s 81 6 seteF SsPn
Culver has appeared in number OF recent tourna-
Week he nished second in the qualifyng round Of
The St b ar bs wh 1ks T OF van ag
Cortlandt Park and VAS for several years prom
nent in promoting the upkeep Of the course mere
andt Golf Club.
DEFEAT OF TRAVIS WAS UNEXPECTED.
Equally unexpected. though in another sense, was
the defeat OF Travis who for the last year has
held the title of metropolitan champion. Coming
as it does Immediately on his defeat by Reinhart
at Garden CITY. it indicates that me Garden ny b
been n ' other seasons The position that Travis
has held has been unique, and his gradual retire
ment from it shows plainly the effect OF the new
rubber filed ball on the game In other words.
Travis while losing nothing OF his Oldtime form Is
being passed by number Of players TO whom me me
ball has opened possibilities that travis mas
failed grasp. 49,
Travis has beaten Ward on two former occasions.
but Yesterday Ward Won by up; s aiIS 6nr rac
but Ward did better putting. and so proved me
old saying in golf that match is won and lost on
the greens. --,
Starting out Travis had the first hole In good
He lost he second. but captured the third IN 70
3 The next halved in faultless play on both
sides Then Ward evened matters by getting me
NTH hut Travis took the lead again on the next
and il looked as though the champion would be
able to hold his Ward. however; was up
al the turn The eleventh halved in 4. ward
got the twelfth 3 10 6. and the thirteenth was
haIved Ward up Travis made
this ! I'D on the fourteenth. and then each man
won hole With of all even at the seven
teenth Ward completely outplaEed his opponent
on the home green and got the match by a score
Of ] UP. The cards were: