New-York tribune., 1904-09-09

George a Oru1lSLOn, OF the OaAIi4-44L
Golf club. OF Pittsburg. The match was in the
second round of the national amateur golf cham
rioushio. after. Orrniston had himself barely
escaped defeat at the hands Of E. S Knapp, of
westbrook Travis was beaten by score Of
> up and l 10 play in an eighteen hole round
and is now out OF the race.
f,r-niston is champion of the Western Penn
s,.lvsria Golf Association. and though never
regarded as q conspicuous rival OF the leading
sc,areurs he has been constant in his attend
g,ce 81 national championships. and more or
less successful IN Them all In 1901 he was
beaten bv Findlay 5. Douglas at Atlantic City
nv I'd. At Chicago the following year Walter
= Eran beat him by the same margin after
,e bs5 tied with Travis al 70 for first place in
..,s o,7aiifving round. Last year at Nassau he
,as+ea ri the third round. when he was put out
hv Bruce D. Smith. Of Chicago.
ruze Dourlas Orrniston got his early training
,n Scotland. having been born in Gullane. and
came 70 this country when about twelve years
old. At home the famous North Berwick links
WIS his course Most Of his best work has been
done since coming TO this country and though
he has been home on several golhng trips he
is not regarded there as equalling Byers who
was Travis's companion in the recent Sandwich
championship
WINNER PLAYS a SCOTCH GAME
1rYuiston is about twenty-eight. with the or
thodox style Of most sCotchmen and quick
perception OF opportunities. His score OF a
against Travis is the best recorded at Faltusrol
thus far and indicates that it was his day"
as they say at golf clubs
Baltusrol is one OF the few links Travis has
never made e record on. and It has been felt
from, the start that his game is not so favorable
toward that course as toward those at Garden
ryrv Nassau and APa-waEns
Perhaps one reason for this is that at Baltus-
rol q ptched approach Is at a premium in max
ing low figures. whereas Travis delights in run
Ming the ball up 70 a hole Then. too full sec
end shot is required on most OF the holes another
uoiut against the former champion
ro4h men played steadily but each had bad
periods. while luck seemed TO favor Orniston-
The latter laid Travers two styuies, one at
the seventh and the other at the ninth hole. but
On the ninth Travis negotiated II successfully
by Jumping the ball into the cup. OrTniston
was ! up az the ninth. having won the third
and eighth each in 8. a long put on the tenth
gave orniston that hole, which measures 1S4
yards. in . one better than bogie. At the six
seeuth Ornistoz was dor-nie ..
LUCKY SHOT FOR ORAusToN
On the next The latter made q remarkable
cleek shot, the ball striking the grassy bank
bordering the green. caroming across and roll
ing slowly into the hole. Travis die not know
thar the hole had been Won, and his from shot
struck the same bank about yard further on.
getting & tie, which made IL possible for him
20 get down in 3.
When The players reached the green both were
surprised TO see Ormistons caddis stoop and
pick the latter's bail out Of the cup. II meant
the hole in Tor the Pirtsburg man. and with
il the match
Travis congratulated him warmly, saying, NO
nan can hope 10 win against such ane work
that"
To-day Orrniston VIII meet Fred" Herreshon,
Of the EkwHnok Country Club and cousin OF
The famous Nat"
Tho cards Of the Travis match were:
". :. Travis. Garden CITY:
8s:::;:::::::::::. 80. :s::ss:
fs:.::.:.:.::..:: f2at::::.:.:.::....:. ss5+sssE2u
The champions unexpected downfall comes at
he climax Of a goling career almost unparaI-
ieled sn the history OF the game. Beginning
about 1897 on the public links at Van Cortlandt
Park. Travis has captured more medals and
won more titles than any other American anna
teur. lie won the championship OF the United
States Golf Association in 1860, 1901 and 1903,
and in May Of this year ne took the amateur
championship OF Great Britain at Sandwich.
defeating al the noted English cracks and
Of the world.
But TraTis's defeat not the only une1-
pected happening OF the days play. z. II.
Byers, twice runner up. went down before Her
reshoff: Brokaw was beaten by Eavemeyer and
BehT lost TO Fredercks.
The lineup for to-days third round is West
and Reid. Herreshof and Oruaiston. Rhett and
FredeTicks. Eavemeyer and Chandler Egan
BYERs EASY FOR HERREsHoFF.
Byers proved al easy victim HerreshoR had
been . up at the turn and beat him by a score
OF Up and TO play. the cards being:
,. Herresho1 EkWanok:
3n .---------.-4 - -A
out ----.---.-----..-.-...4 4T5ss -s
"a --------s----.----5 = %
"Bye holes not played
Chandler Egan, still the bulwark Of the Chi
csgo contingent IS slowed safely away in the
lower half OF the draw where he seems certain
10 find easy path to the finals. His opponent