New-York tribune., 1904-09-05
GOLF.
National Championship Promises
Brilliant Plag at BaItusroI.


Most OF the 80 golfers who are 10 start to-uuor-
row IN the national amateur Championship wiz be
at Baltusrol to-day for preliminary cant-r be-
rore the actual race begins, Many OF them have
ALREADY put N several days practice on the cham
ponship course. and from their trial scores n "a
SAFE To say that The general average OF play will
oe higher than in any similar tournament in this
country.
Ihere are now thirty-twO associate and 81 allied
ciuos IN the United States COLI Association and
the present entry list represents the pick OF golfers
rom All parts Of the sountry- But IN this for
midable array no one has yet appeared who IS
regarded as the equal Of Travis and unless there
IS some unexpected upset. the present American
ana English chamDion viii hold his hOnOrs safe
Tor another year al least
At the same time there are many who can push
Travis hard for the place. and among them may
be named H. Chandler Egan. the Western chsu-
pion; Harold wilcox. the metropolitan champion:
Frank O. Reinhart the intercollegiate champion:
Murray Olyphant. the New-Jersey champion; A. G.
Lockwood, the Massachusetts champion and Nal
colin McBUrney, the new Berkshire County cham
pion-
With the exception OF the I-yannis tournament,
Travis has appeared little in open tournament play
since his return from abroad he has been going
in fast figures at Garden City for the last two
months. and IN his work at BaltusroI on Saturday
showed that he had lost nothing in golfng cunning
since winning the Sandwich match He still main
tains the shorter swing. but the club goes back
clean hit finish His putting IS machineEks IN its
accuracy. and II he Is beaten. 1t will oe because
something IS lacking in the temperament with
which he enters the match A golfer cannot always
be IN the aggressive mood
The Chicago youth II. Chandler Egan. who holds
the championship OF the Western Golf Association.
has not had sufficient rest after his long journey
70 show his best work. but he is regarded BY many
as the most orthodox player in the country. He
is a Harvard man. and from the sourduess and
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for the championship before his career IS over on
the links His cousin. Walter Z Egan, IS also a
brilliant golfer. but II. Chandler Egan IS the more
consistent os the two. Chandler holds the hands
high at the TOP OF the swing but there is no pause
to mark rest before the downward stroke QUICK
ness and confidence seem the keynote OF his stylsl
Renhart Is another who may be relied on 20 gain
good results this week He belongs 10 the younger
school OF clean hitting golfers who follow through
very prettfIy. Reinhart has little tendency 20
pull but the swing Is easy one thar does not
tire him. and there IS apparently no carry too far
for him 10 attempt IT,
Ffndlay s Douglas the metropolitan champion
OF two seasons back, has not been playing his
best game Of late. but Douglas Is a man who I'm
proves rapidly under the stress OF championship
and no one would be surprised to see him shoulder
his way TO the front He stiu holds TO the ful
swing which he learned IN Scotland. and since
his appearance here IN 1887 he has been known as
an unexceIled long driver. Il he overcome the
should show UP among the best az BalrusroL
Harold Wilcox, the NIontclair youngster, who sur
prsed every one by winning the metropolitan cham
oionship last spring has well balanced style, but
like many OF the younger men. IS apt 70 become
erratfc at critical times. HIS game viii be W1tched
with interest this week
some OF the other good men who may be ex-
pectsd 10 gain places in the qualifying round are
c 3 Macdonald OF Garden CITY LOUIS Ja5nes, ol
| Chicago: Max Behr OF Yale; Dr. D. p FREDERICK
OF oil CITY: George A OrLniston- OF PiItsoUrg J,
1 NJ Sherman. OF Utica: Percy Pyne. "a OF MOTIFS
County and r. Q Watson, 1r-, OF WestnrooA-
The charDiOnshfD will be played, according 20 tle
United States Golf Association circular IN the fol-
| lowing manner;
The contestants shall compete the first day at eighteen
lowest scores shall the second day 20 play
thirty-sfx holes medal play -,
hi--v-tw5 making the lowest scores on tne
ff,sour hoes medal PLAY shall then compete al esee
at th-tysix holes match play IN ne event q ue oF
tas fr the last place medal play qualifying round
tied shall continue 20 Play l os or
me other gained lead by strokes AZ any noa
OF holes 70 be played ont
/ The coming championship VIII he the tenth under
the auspices or the United States Golf ASSOCIATE ton
/ and the system Just described viii be the sixth
change IN the conditions. This does not mean that
the association is be charged with undue vacll-
ttOu Within the last ten years golf has spread 70
every part OF the country. and The enorts or the
executive committee have been directed toward 2
svster7 that would give every one 4 show WlcholL
/ adding 1ndulv 70 the length OF the contest and
vf+boTt ieopariziug the chances OF the best play
ers The present plan Is IN tuTJherance OF tnls id
I although among the cracks there Is a dislike Tor
eighteen hole rounds as putting 50 hrle premium on
/ endurance