The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
RATING OF THE GOLF PLAYERS
AN ALL AMERICAN TEAM THAT
WOULD DO WE'LL ABROAD.
n. c. Exan and w. J. Travis Lead the Chosen
sixteen-J. ID. q and K. N. Byers
Follow I'm the Placing -Fiye Western
Candidates and Feur College Boys.

C.n.,,a.,.. .rc U.ur rn,,.~. p.ov.
Whispers that there will be a strong repre-
sentation Of American players in the British
championship this spring and that some OF
them may make a tour as a team are so often
heard that there NAV be some foundation
for the talk. The championship will be at
that Mecca of good golfers. st. Andrews,
the third week in NAV Eb.n NJ Byers. our
eon ~ |ey. ~" ~.
national onampion' ~ ueemeu coINaih sCaIUoi,
and +. Oden Horstman. who has been abroad
comnanion' The gossin sdds interest 10 the
ranLtn. - an. -. .i.t... ~ol,or. ~ IN.
season. for in . way i. reveal. how an All
American team might BE- chosen. Many
named would for various reasons be unable
70 JOIN suon = team yee ene T"Na
should make it easier TO get up q hisn class
Of sossIp To a reality
ps,ing a. 81, a. a. .h..no. ~ nm oracial
r.nstns mu., hs ha..d On ~ S,sbs.t AVERAGE
in public performances plus the public knowi-
edge of each mans game. To win titles and
oun. v.Ior. url.a. On ,s.tins iinks and in
Sups kstore' unicse on 'es1hs nnA
/ %sn sD .on'psny. ooes no'
n.sn,y. As me pSsssssor ., 2 me ,;s naws
in the amateur sbin. the nrst place
A. 49, -. .x..sa ,he'ia !. .w.rdsd 10 u
Chandler Esan. In 1905 in forty-two tourna-
mont matches he won thirty-four. lost seven
snu n.isso one; nass ssas No M
= a,'oue I" sSe III - 80
sscona success IN sne nsuuna, snu -
seventeen out OF eighteen tournament stches'
he VS.. not On his game IN the Grand RAPIDS
"a ..Ss -, ,hara-
and the national tournaments. put mere
siter IL was the oid champion VINO swups .he
clubs; Egsn played fourteen public matches mate ss
NJ - pxn,onr hy , mn a. Ten holss. n. y.
My az HAmooi, w 81 ~ss -
and s. and George 8. Lyon won from him in
the national, on the twentieth hole. H.. c.
Esan's victories included the Mayno~er
cup az Onwentsla' tne oconomowoo cup
and etghth place In the national open chsin-
~ rhs ae.son nv. 40 :, uomswocd the soual-
Tns =, hfs 1900 ~ Sso tOr .h,rtv-.ir holes At
onwentsia. and. in the Olympic cup match,
the new thirty-six hole record Of u, 7S-i40.
ioS tne Iieh enc course, 9'i LCu ~. ,,,w
Secopo place s ueCo W., tIaNIS, ny Vniy
player who has ever won o0tn me american IAN
NOT attended as many open Tournaments as in
othsr vssrs hut his game has been Of the
highest class. In April Travis beat Travers
soundly at Garden CITY and after winning
.ssn Van ,4s 70 ira veT.'s is1 he nut out the
49, y, ras,ch nisv ITavsr. had Ss Ta.
latter a. matcn play; lravess nau ms -
venge atterward H. Shinnecoek Hills, byers
bea. Travis in the NJ. q. A.. amateur champion
shin after n hard match and more easily in
the semi-nnal OF the amateur championship.
YET IN Tue speciaI tourhaIhens = S,yVpI. :"
the fall Travis wiped on all scores by the beat
ing he gave to syers IN tne ,D .S,rtsd',a as mole
,h...o,, p.Im Rssoh "our.s 70 oysT the Iong
the snort rain Deach course Wv Ion
st. Andrews,
While he has still to win a national title.
NJ. q. A. champion and with the reputation OF
having more shots in his bag" than any
IL may be, as with John l.. Low and many
sterling golfers abroad, the fates may keep
pion. But the probabilities are all the other
way. There can be no question that he has
even stronger claims to being placed third
this year than last. His cleaning Of new
records il almost innumerable. and beside
The M q. A title Trayers won frst cup in
omen tournaments at Ekwanok, where he
Scored ~. 7aNiI4 Huntingdon Valley and
Shinnecock Hills. Traverss game Though
| ont the M. g.. A. championship. in which
Ss non The score medal With 10 72-ia4-both
new recordsNand PLAYED eight rounds in an