The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-25
TRAVIS and 7RAVERS
AMONG THE SURVIVORS
FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF
METROPOLITAN TOUR
NAMENT.

the Best Exponents of the Game for
His Age in the WOrId-Brokaw De-
feats seeley, the Winner OF the
Championship Last Yenr--Latter Had
Defeated Findlay S. Douglas in the
Morning.
New York, May "a. The first and
second rounds of 1S-hole match play III
the mems championship tournament OIL
the Metropolitan Golf association We're
decided to-day on the links Of the ST.
Andrews Golf club, and among the
eight surviving players are Walter j..
Travis of International fame as a
golfer and one Of Americas youngest
and best players, Jerome D. Travers,
of Montclair, n j.
The splendid exhibition given py
Trayers in the qualifying round yes
terday when, he played par golf and
went around twice in the new figures OF
72. q2-144, as talked of to-day by many
of the amateurs and professional
! players. They all are of the opinion
that the young player is one Of the best
exponents of the game of his age in the
world. He did not play at all well IN
| the first round of match play to-day,
but in the second round he showed con-
siderable improvement. Travis played
a strong, steady game in both rounIs
the best scores Of the day being made
by him and r. t. Brokaw, each having
| 7S.
Brokaw defeated Charles H. Seeley
the winner # the title last year, In the
second round after Findlay s. Doug
las. former metropolitan and nationa
champion, had been beaten by SeeleS
in the morning round.
AS Travers and Travis are placed a.
opposite ends Of the eligible eight, 1t |!
Just possible that they will reach thu
final stage and play against each othel
in the deciding match at 36-holes mex
Saturday.
Following is the summary Of th'
days play in the championship diyi
sion:
Championship, first round-Max Behr
Morris county, New Jersey, beat P. W
! w. Kendall Fox Hills, s. l., by 5 W
and to play.
John Reid, jr., St. Andrews, New
York, beat Charles L. Tappin, West
brook, Long Island, by 4 up and 2 tt
play.
James NJ. Rhett, Crescent A. c.
BROOKLYN. beat Howard Jaffray, Jr.
Ardsley, New York, by up and 2 tt
play.
Il. w. S. Phillips, Siwancy, N. Y, hea
w. L. Gunther, Ardsley, N. Y, by 2 VI
and to play.
Oswald Kirkley Englewood, N. J.
beat E. A. Barron, Ardsley, N. Y, b.
default.
DR., A. H. Hart, Apawamis, Rye, n
Y, beat Louis A. Hamilton, Englewood
N. J., by 4 up and 2 to play
Jerome D. Travers, Nassau Count,
club, L. l., beat B. C. Fuller, Apawamis
Rye, N. Y, by 2 UP.
c. A, Dunning, Nassau Country club
beat ]. D. Foot, Apawamis, by 8 up an
2 to play
Walter j. Travis, Garden City, L.
beat Archie Reid, st. Andrews, by 4 u
and 2 to play.
Archie Graham, Paterson, N. j., bea
Walter T. Stern, st. Andrews, by 2 u
and 1 to play,
G. T. Brokaw, Garden City, beat s. [
Bowers, Brooklawn, Bridgeport, Conn
by 8 up and 2 to play.
c. H. seely, Wee Burn, Stamford
Conn. beat F. S. Douglas, Nassa
Country club, by up and 8 to play.
L. B. Gwyer, siwanoy, N. Y, bea
J r. O. Horstman, st. Andrews, N. Y
by / up in 10 holes.
r. M. Byers, st. Andrews, N. Z
: beat Fred Herreshoff, Wee Burn, Stan
ford, Conn, by up in 20 holes.
: r.. G. Watson, jr., Westerbrook, I
T., beat A. M. Robbins, st. Andrew
N. Y, by up.
G. P. Tiffany, Powellton, Newburgl
N. Y, beat Raymond Havemeye
t seabright, N. j., by up and to pla;
Second round-Behr beat Reid, jr., t
2 up.
: Rhett beat Phillips by up and 2
= play.
o Kirkbey beat Hart by UP and
play.
Travers beat Dunning by up and
= to play.
4 4 Travis feat Graham by up and
: ito play
$ Brokaw beat Seely by up and 4
play.
: Byers beat Gwyer by up.
e Tiffany beat Watson by 2 up and
to play.