The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
TRAVIS AGAIN GOLF CHAMPION
WINS THE TITLE FOR THE THIRD
TINE AT NASSAU.
Byer, Beaten Easily In Le~'ecof'"s
Ms,cs,--( emmi,, eemen In Dascnss'en
with Travis over one Hole-No>d
incident for the American Game.

Walter ]. Travis, who held the title in 1900
AND iao, won the amateur championship
a, the United states Golf Association LOT
the th,Yd time Yesterday. IN a match that
ended IN - thunderstorm. He defeated
tben NJ Byere, OF the Allegheny Country
Club by 5 up and TO play. Byers was also
rupner-u, last year, The contest was the
best o. tie week. from the scoring standpoint
Travis doing n in the morning. which Is
within two strokes Of the amateur record
for the Nassau Country Club course. held
by himself
Both in the morning and the afternoon
there was a following after the players in
tent on every stroke. The thunderstorm
gave ample rning OF its approach. so tina
the women had time to seek shelter. Inose
who followed who chaperoned many young
girls. Includ d the following associate men,
beers oil the Nassau club;
Mrs II +. Whltney. Mrs william Beard. Mrs
Parker hSndy Mr. MS ose psa MANS MR.. George
Frank Mrs, Brtton Busch: Mrs George Sheiuon
Mrs. + L. Baooitt, Mrs William b. GuthHe MIS-
L. J I,usby Mrs. G. z. Fahys. Mrs. 3 C. Tappan
Mrs. Lawrence Jacob. Mrs l. p Rider and Mrs
Harvey Murdoch
The system of straight match play. tried
for the first tim. has gained many friends
For on, thing, u keeps tn, bulk OF the play
era arouni during the tournament. while
IN the old DAYS all but those who aualihed
usually went home at once. An incident not
generally understood occurred on the tenth
green in the afternoon, Presumably, al
though he left the match at the sixth hole 10
get an umbrella and did not rejoin it until
the tenth mole was being played. Daniel
Chauncey Of the L. s. q. A. executive com
nttee, was the referee. Al all events. he
and President Windeler walked together and
took notas al each hole. The new r'iies
state that IAN umpire, or referee. when APP
pointed. shall take cognZance ~ any breach
o. the rules that he may observe. whether
be b., a ppealed to on the point or not.
On the tenth green. with plenty to do on
account of his distance from the hole. Chaun-
cey stepped up and told Travis that he should
not brush away leaves from near the ball
VII en- not on the putting green.
Because | was not on he smooth patch
near the hole Mr.. Chauncey must have
thought / was not on the putting green.
This is defined as within twenty yards OF
the hole and was well on it, so told him"
The two officials consulted their book OF
rules and then told Byers. il is said. that he
could have the hole by protesting. This ne
refused to do.
1T savors OF personal discrimination
against me-" said Travis after the match,
"If the committeeman were SO Jealous, why
did they not r, prove Byers for taking prac-
tica swings o" "a" putting green's"
Beautiful golf was played going out IN
the morning. Travis gaining the Nrst hole
wn OF, lost on the, third green, but Byers
promptly took both the fourth and sixth
holes On the 100 yard circus" hole. the
seventh, Byers dropped his drive within g
inches OF the cup, getting two ana making
him as many holes up, He was still one
up at the turn, going out IN ~ to Travis as.
T avis now took four more holes straight
the strokes for the run of five being one
under par. 1t was a wonderful change in
the state OF affairs. for Travis was now three
ur, q lead well deserved. for Byers had
been q contender on each of the greens
The fourtee. tn which checked Travis's run,
was played oddly by both. Travis's drive
was in the sand trap, but the ball stood up
20 nicely that instead of the mashe he was
enabled TO use bra sey and got IA long ball
without stirring bit. of gravel, Byers's
luck was even better, for he holed out from
rough grass with the mashie and won the
s92-yard hole in TO 4. He also won the
next. but Travis. who was going in record
form. Won the next three and was four up
for the morning.
In the afternoon Byers had to keep trying
for the impossible to win out, the odds being
so heavily against him. but "a Travis did not
fall away ut all. there v no chance In such
a short chase for the Pitts burger to chang
the tide of victory in his favor The cards