New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
DEFEAT FOR TRAXERS.
S4NDS PUTS HIN OUT.
-Four Golfers SurUiUe in atlantic
CitY Tournament.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribunal

Atlantic City May S.-The defeat OF Jerome D.
Travers OF Montclair. the metropolitan champion,
in the first round of the open golf tournament on
the of the Country Club of Atlantic City this
morning proved the surprise OF the day He fin
ished four down TO Harold Sands. OF the Palmetto
Golf Club. Those who survived the days play
were DR.. Simon Carr, of Huntingdon Valley; H. {.
Fownes, of Oakmont; A. ". Tillinghast. Philadel-
phia Cricket Club and Fred Herreshon. of the
Garden City Golf Club They will meet as named In
tie semi-fin round tomorrow morning.
The defeat Of Travers is easily explained His
short game. usually his strong suit. was cratic,
and in addition this he frequently missed wee
puts. On the other hand. Sands ran down several
fairly long ones. The latter went out in 50 and
turned for home up. There little TO choose
between the pair the long game. but Sands
finally by up and TO play.
Later ia the day Sands lost to Fownes. chiefly
because of Indifferent short game. The Pitts
burg veteran played steadily and by keeping on
the course. let the younger man beat himself.
Herreshoff both his matches handily. He
defeated r. l.. James. of Allegheny, in the morn
ng. and Arden Robbins in the second round. The
Yale PLAYER is now the favorite to win the tourna-
uent. although Dr. Carr. Fownes and Tilinghast
all have host OF admirers. Tillinghast two
hard matches both of which We're carried to the
nome green. The summary follows:
First sixteen-First round: f L. Giles. Oakmont
beat 4. Mott, Riverton up and 20 play.
Of TaS Simon Gar ROM do a n9ae beat beat Charles
II E. Fownes. Oakmont. beat S. d. Bowers.
Hsrdd sands AIKEN TO bea Jerome D. rraver
a W rillinghast, Philadelphia, beat j. A. Nc
"; T. s6aekelford. "A Atlantic city. beat DR.. s. r
Buck Belfed. up and TO play.
Fred Herreshof, Garden City beat r. L. James
Allegheny, up and to play.
Arden NJ Robbins, St. Andrews. beat l. A. Ham
hton. Engewood up and TO play.
second round: Carr heat Giles. up and 4 to
play; Fownes beat Sands. up and to play; Til
nhghast beat Shackelford. l up; Herreshon beat
Defeated Def, 1, elght-First round: Tappin beat Mott
/ up; Travers beat Bowers. UP and play:
McCurdy beat Buck. by default James beat Ham
nton. up.
Second sixteen-First round: James D. Foot Apa-
wants, beat A. VI. Kingsley, Atlantic City, up
and to play
W; 3. Adamson, Belneld. beat F. X. Campon,
George Craig, Delaware Field Club, beat II Wen
dell, Wayne. UP and l to play.
Lloyd Thomson. Altoona beat W. r. Hambly,
Plttsburg, up and TO play.
NJ Is. Neiffer Huntingdon Valley. beat w /.
Bckel Bala. . up and to play.
Frederick s Sherman. Atlantic City. beat J. f.
Byers. Allegheny, up and to play.
n. A Mackay Atlantic City. beat J. +. Porter.
Allegheny, up and To play.
Charles r. Pownes. Oalxmont. beat c. a. Spot
ford. Hanger HILL up G9 hoIesl.
Second round-Adamson beat Foot. up: Thomp-
son beat Craig. up; Neifer beat Rcke up and
TO play: Fownes beat Mackey, up.
Defeated eight-First round: Kingsley beat cam
pion- 6 up and to play; Wendell beat Hambly.
up and 70 play; Byers beat BickeI, up and .. to
play; Porter beat Sponord, up and l TO play