New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-06

Who won the National ANA teur championship sc
Garden City yesterday
Smith. received bronze medals. To Reinhart
is awarded third place. from the fact that he was
beaten by the champion. and Smith gets fourth
place because beaten BY the runner up
The simplicity Of prizes r. In accordance with
honored traditions OF the game the other side Of
the water but. while small in value. their posses
sion carries much prestige though of fabulous
cost. To win them 145 men from all parts OF the
country journeyed 10 the Nassau links. and the
gradual elimination which resulted in Travs's vic
tory the most even and equitable ever seen in
a national championship
Travs's game was almost faultess- In the NOM
ing he established competitive record OF q.
which while not equallng his p week ago, never
theess stands the record from the fact that the
other score was made in practice only His chief
superiority Byers in his nvincible
preaching and putting. The term machine" has
often been applied to this marvellous Garden City
player. but never was the term more applicable
than in yesterdays exhibition where every stroke
seemed to have the smoothness and poiss OF clock
work
GALLERY DID NOT RATTLE HIM.
Experience counts for good deal IN a final
championship match. and. while Byers has had
considerable training in hard contests. the sseadi
ness Of the older man was absolute. He was ap-
parently mistaken by the presence OF the gallery.
and in his careful. methodicaI way he played each
shot only after a keen survey of the ground and a
calm Judgment of the chances against him.
In a measure the victory vindicston OF
his feeling that last years conditions Chicago.
when he was beaten by James were not an sde-
quate test Of championship merit. At that time
the course a Of mud. and in the tremen-
dous downpour little attempt could be made
careful work That Travis should regain his old
place az the head OF the American game is
garded the only proper outcome OF the tOurn1-
ment Just closed.
Something vfudiCated al that %
the English system OF conducting the contest with
all match play rounds. II is the first time the old
qualifying round at medal play has been omitted.
and. while there ominous predictions Of fail
ure because Of the change. the tournament has
proved to be the most successful held. The
entry list was larger than ever before. and the
test Of merit fairer. The result would probably
have been the same under either system. but IN
allowing every chance fight for the cup
instead Of shutting out all except the thirty-two
qualifying at medal play the association has
couraged greater interest among players at large
and offered more extended test Of ability.
In yesterdays match Byers apparently not
at his best. II had been a much harder jOb for
him to defeat Bruce Smith on the previous day than
for Travis 10 win from his opponent Reinhart-
Possibly the strain Of that contest may have az
fected Byers. At any he did not start of
with the snap that had been anticipated. Byers
had the honor. and. he drove off. the crowds left
the clubhouse and prepared 70 follow through the
green's. Both men were on the green IN ?. and
the hole was halved In 4.
BYERs oUTDRIvEs TRAVIS
Byers outdroye Travis on the second but as
both reached the green in 3. neither had ad-
vantage and half in resulted. Facing the
third both got away capital drives. and reached
the green on their second shots II long
put for Byers. and he missed st. Travis taking
the hole In . to =. In going TO the fourth Travis
landed in the sand pit, but by a superb mashe he
recovered himself Byers overdrove. but managed
10 win the hole in 4 to 5.
The score was now tie. Coming to the fifth
Travis landed I'm the rough grass but both reached
the green IN 5. and halved in For the sixth hole
second shots were good enough for both to make
the green Byers landed within few feet OF the
cup. while Travis had TO cover 6o-foot approach.
Both missed badly the next. but Byers got the
hole at 20 ). On the seventh Byers drove
within a few inches Of the cup. going down on his
next and winning : to .. Byers Up.
Travis had the better OF the approach 10 the next
hole but failed to run down a long put Byers
made up his approach what he lost by In
different drive. and managed 70 haive In 4 On the
ninth Byers missed shot put. and Travis had
a safe T. Turning for home Byers was up Play
ing the tenth Byers drove into the rough. and
Travis won TO g. The score was
Facing the eleventh Travis drove the green. while
Byers was short on his second. Travis overTan
the cup his approach. but as Byers missed his
chance for half Travis at 10 a. making
him UP. For the twelfth Travis was the edge
Of the green with hts second. and conterted to
try for a safe 4 ByeTs failed 10 negotiate -
foot put fo- g. and trimmed the cup on HIS next
Travis went down on a careful put. ard won.
5 Travis up.
THE THIRTEENTH UNLUCKT FOR BYERS
Byers lost the thirteenth. Then ne pulled him
self together and won the fourteenth and fifteenth
The next three heIes went 10 Travis in quick
cession. and this ended the morning half with
Travis up The cards this point
W Travis:
out ..................4 SIS
In -----.-........-..-.s 4-Sl-s1
z. II. Byers-
In IH' ..'......ss S-7o
When the two started in the afternoon Il looked
like forlOrh hope for Dyers After having the
first holes. Travis got the third In a par 3 and
was Up. The next was divided IN 4. and then