New-York tribune., 1904-09-06
GOLF.
Players Gather at Baltusrol for
Championship To-day.

Nould-be champions were on dress parade 81
Baltusro yesterday doing their best to polish up
before to-day's rocall the national amateur
golf championship The little band of faithful
ones who have been uaraveling the kinks of the
short Hills links for almost a week were rein
forced by about all those who entered for to-
days qualifying round. OF the executive commit
tee. W Fellowes Morgan was on hand early in the
day, and with Lionel II. Graham and f. E. Walker
of the clubs eutert ainment committee, made the
visitors welcome.
Messrs. Windler Heebner. Chauncey and Larkiu
other members of the executive committee.
are to have charge of the tournament. arrived in
the evening, and final details for the contest were
arranged. Contrary usual custom. there will
be no scorers in the medal play rounds. the sent-
ment of the committee evidently coincding with
Travis's quiet plea at the last annual meeting that
golf is a gentleman's game and gentlemen may
be left to report their cards.
Travis was one of the strenuous ones who kept AT
it all day yesterday. In the morning ne played
with C. B. Cory, and though cards were kept
the latter's statement that Travis was going very
we'll was taken TO indicate tnat the champion
was thoroughly satisfied with his present form.
In the afternoon. however Travis did nothing
remarkable in the wav OF figures. though as on the
home hole, where he laid his approach h dead cad
ball Of Percy Pyne. I'd of Morris County, and I
to 20 AspproximateIy the figures were Travis
IS; Macdonald. 50. ana Pyne, S, Travis had Mac
another noteworthy match that between
FindIay S. Douglas and Chandler Egan on one
side, and Walter Egan and George Low on the
Walter Egan had the best of things by a score Of
up and TO play. No figures were obtainable as
g. H. seeley. OF Wee Burn, .appearsd on The
of North Jersey. Seeley made an indifferent round
'I haven't had a club in my hands for three
weeks" his comment Il have decided not
!" PC q lockwood the Boston golfer was out
with P. G. Stevenson, of Myopia, and 4. S. Graves,
of Concord but no scores were kept:
The course finally revised for the champion
ship will measure follows;
FIRST HALE
zss1: zsi: .ss So 80 $ 80 50 IS a'1 !;
SECOND HALF.
Hes: Ess. ls L SD IL as 81 Il a1s y 81 $ ESis
Bog,e. 8 g. 81
An incidental happening OF interest was the
meeting OF the Intercollegiate Golf Association,
most OF the members of the executive committee
being entered for the championship. It was ar
ranged TO hold the individual championship at the
TO October p. inclusive In the absence or the
president U. A Murdoch, OF Harvard. the pre-
siding officer was H. Chandler Egan Representa-
tives attended from Yale. Pennsylvania Cornell,
choice has been made OF a New-England links,
Championship play to-day Will start at S:5o a M
the first couple being f. c: Newton and IL II.
swords Travis and r. y. Horne will be the
testants will depart at four minute intervals until
2rS o. m Those who make the best siXty-rour
scores IN to-days eighteen-hole round will meet
again tomorrow at thirty-sX holes and the = IT
ffty-four holes viii continue at match play for
the championship.