New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
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BRITISH GOLFERS WIN
Defeat -4H-EdStern Team - LOJC
OutPIays TraUis.
AMERICAN PLAYERS CRITICISED.

Golfng all day Iong over soggy turf and in the
rain, the Oxford and Cambridge GoIfng Society's
team had stin for rejoicing yesterday at the
Garden City Golf Club links, for they beat the
picked team of Eastern amateurs by II points TO 1.
In the morning four ball matches the English
men won four and lost one while IN the sin
giles in the afternoon they seven and lost
three. In match J. L. Low. the Varsity cap
tain, beat w. ]. Travis. captain of the All-Eastern
team, by UP and to play, and he viii so on
record as of the very few who have defeated
the most famous American amateur over his home
course.
Now that the visitors have beaten the Eastern
amateurs the only match that looms up as I'm
portant is that with the All United States team,
to be played at the Nassau Country Club, on Sep
tember Z That they would win yesterday had been
regarded also foregOne conclusion with the
announcement of the team. for Captain Travis had
allowed his personal ideas TO cOunterbaiance the
records of the players he had at his command. One
of mis- team, E. NJ. Byers. while q member OF our
St Andrews Club. is thoroughly identified with
the Western Golf Association member of the
Allegheny Country Club of Pittsburg. while an
other DIR. Fredericks. OF Oil City, owes his dis
tinction in the game TO having been in the semi
finals of the amateur championship last year at
Glen View tournament fruitful in accidents.
Among the players Travis might have selected
were w. P. Smith. for three years champion OF the
Golf League of Philadelphia, and {. H Seely. for
the number Of times champion Of the Con-
Douglas this spring and the latter has beaten
Travis. Both stood idly by yesterday as lockers
on in Vienna" while three others, who had moth
ing to do although summoned substitutes were
Archibald Reid, of St. Andrews; Geofrey WheelOck,
~ Brookline, and John NJ. Ward of Fox Hills.
Your players have devoted more attention TO
making their game than to making their manners,
said one of the varsity yesterday "On one
green as I was walking up to get the lay of the
hole my opponent called out, You mustn't cross
the line of my putt
oh. you may have the hole IL you wish said I.
I won't claim it, but your heelmarks may spoil
my shot he rej0ined.
Again. at Shinnecock Hills, during the medal
round. man, who played with this American,
asked once whether he should a mashie or
Inidiron for his second. I give you informa-
tion' replied this player; you must ask your
cadde.'
"Gentlemen, you know, don't play the game in
this spirit abroad
The complaints. it may be said. are only made
against one player who while very prominent in
American golf, stands alone in his interpretations
of the rules.
The hardest fought Of the foursomes won by the
English that in which Norman Hunter and
BTamston beat Travis and Lockwood All the
holes were halved to the 5Sl-yard seventh hole,
where Hunter reached the sreen against the gale
his third and, winning by TO s, the Oxford and
Cambridge players set the tide of victory flowing
toward them. The best hole card shows how hard
he ma oh VvaC ICh ont