The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
TRAVERS is GOLF CHAMPION
MONTCLATR MAN BEATS GRAHAM
IN FINAL.
North Jersey Representative Plays a Cool
Uphii Game. hut Is Beaten. q Up AMI
q to ~Piay-tlOse Work Ia Morning
Round ON Euclid Links az Cleveland.

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CLEVELAND. Ohio. July la.--Jerome Dun
stan Travers Of the Montclai- club won the
amateur championship at the Euclid Club
to-day by . up and 8 to play. in u thirty-six
hole match.
He beat Archie Graham Of the North Jersey
Country Club. who made "A fine uphill fight
and played good golf. The finish was az the
thirteenth green and ss Travers and Graham
set out for the clubhouse a piper in kits trailed
in behind. Thereafter their steps were in
time with the Cock o. the North" ssirled
by the pipes.
The clubhouse groups and the gallery that
had caught up TO the lenders had Il great
handclapping for Travers when he stepped
on the porch. The winner IL Just - years
old and has been the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation champion for two years. lie also
holds the New Jersey State championship,
won last month at Baltusrol. and since 1925
Travers has been a leader in Eastern golf.
He and Graham were photographed as they
SHOCK hands after the match. Daniel Chaun-
cey. president Of the United States Golf Assoc
citation, presented the cup to Travers and
the silver medal to Graham in the tent before
the clubhouse. The gallery shook the can
vas with its h~nndclappinR.
Every one who Is anybody In New York
golf knows the f~nalists. at least by sight,
but the Clevelandites studied the personalities
OF the two with keen eyes. The fact that
both are young bachelors did not check the
interest In them OF the young girls.
Travers wore gray knickerbockers and
cap, with an outing shirt. The golfers
corn" on his hand that split on Wednesday
had ceased to bother him..
Graham was in white hannels and silk
shirt. with a Scotch plaid cap. They played
as two chums should play. for with golfers
who are not cup hunting friendship does not
cease on the first tee.
Each thought OF his game more than of
the other chap, but at times they had a pleas
ant word for each other. After the morning
round the two joined Fred Herreshoff. Harold
Sands and W. c.. Carnegie for a chat. Then
they parted until called to the tee for the
second IS holes. Travers lunohina with the
group and Graham with Mr.. and Mrs. Scribner
There was a late start, the delay being to
let the club members who only take half
holidays. get TO the scene. Probably $500
as large as that Of the morning. Women
we're out in large numbers and they talked
Of the good shots and poor ones as though
John D. Rockefeller was faith full TO the
last, instead Of only watching the morning
T paTiiai in no aS S9y ShSS } hSrd Yfsi Expresses Sss its its
frame Of mind. In the semi-hnals. when
East met West. there was a shout from the
followers whenever a player from, tn is side
one seemed to care which would win.
The gallery viewed the mHtCn HOnuly rs an
exhibition Of golhnS., and each ane shot re-
Ceived due. conmendation. Yet they were
game and cheerful losers, these Western folks.
who had not a home champion left to cheer
for. The Eastern golfers on the course,
having won everything in the way. Of pools
and and G62 2nSsm th MeTe pr tse RTU SSesarS 81 rra'er'
They halved the first two holes in the morn;
it1 osr b Thsy T G2nbia alssrp p%Ii IN G eo thu the rU nsh'
cost him a q on the nth, and a sliced drive
into trouble made the sixth a 3 for ,Travers,
two holes. A short approach put lost the
seventh for Graham and. he putted poorly
t a1sef brsss sohS Sa ths n inch sTeeno This This LEFT
Graham ? down at the turn.
As got back a hole for Graham on the
short twelfth for him in another 2. They
halved all after that to the sixteenth green.
put himself to disadvantage by hooking
With the mid,ron; Trsyets played TIE tTTo
In the afternoon, after a half in 4. both drove
the 2Ss ysrd second green. II is an undulsting
irsvers. which he only rmmedo on andGraham
won in 2 Now, but one down, the outlook
holes sill 20 be played. But he lost I holes
in succession and. Travers stood 5 up. On
the third. which Is near some villas. a dog
to play the iron He drove the dog away,
but on again taking his stand Graham missed
the shot He got back the seventh and the
cost him the ninth, and Travers was still 4
up AZ the turn. \ on the tenth made him
5 up. 4 better approach won the eleventh
for Graham in I. but after that a 3 and 4 won
out for Travers.
The quality OF the golf the two displa we'd
has never been beaten in the amateur cham,
pionship. The advance in the standard
Of the game had an illustration in the qualify
ing round. when 1875 was top score TO qualify.
The is6 with which Travis won the gold medal
at Garden city In 1000 would not have quail
fed this wear, but the chan e from the solid
TO the rubber cored bail would no doubt
account for some of the Improvement in
scoring. Travers played 81 holes to-day
IN l27 strokes OF 2 over even Tours. Graham's
total was 1873 strokes.
The cards weTe.