New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
SURPRISES AT GOLF.
JEROME TRAVERS LOSES.
Defeated by McCmrdy at PhiladeI-
phia-Nezc JerSey Tournament.

Rather unexpected was tho defeat of Jerome D.
Travers. of Montclair. III the semi-fnal round Of
the open golf tournament at the Huntingdon Val
ley Country Club on Saturday The Metropolitan
! Golf Association champion finished / down 10 j. A
McCurdy. of Overbrook.
! Throughout the match both got into dfi-
culties Erratic drives kept Travers in trouble
and il was this unsteadness off the tee that cost
him the match. He mas not been driving at all
well this spring The McCurdy-Travers match
5000 III! Siuarc at the seventeenth but going 10
an unpiaya6le lic and had to pick up. Both men
The same may he said Of the other semi-fnaI
match between Fred Herreshon. of this city and
| a. ;. Mather Of the home club. HerTeshoff won by
! ) up and 20 play. and will meet McCurdy in the
AItX " a rl leW weeks ago McCurdy vas beaten by
a. a. w ", Tflnghast who lost to the OYerbrook man
day morning.
Entries close to-day with ], Whitney Baker NO
/ IS Beaver street for the eighth annual champion
ship tournament of the New Jersey State Golf AS
socation, which viii he decided on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday the links Of the BaltusroI
Golf Club. The Of s. must accompany each
entry. There will he an eighteen hole medal play
qualifying round the best sixteen to continue on
at match play for the title. Medals have also been
provided for second, third and fourth slxteens.
Wen as the beaten eishts. in each division.
Archie Graham. of the North Jersey Country
cub is the present champion He defeated Joseph
sherman. jr.. of Wcstfeld in the final round at
the Morris County Golf Club year age Graham
also won the first state championship held over
the links of the Essex County Country Club. On
that occasion Graham defeated James A. Tying in
In 1901 Allan y Kennaday. of Montclar. won at
EnSlowood. defeating w. l.. Gienney of PIainfield
/ W Wsor rhe hnil, Hennad3y also won the following
Yountakah. was runnsr-up. The next year at Bal
tqSro Michael won defeating n. B. Cole of En-
1904 Murray Olyphant Of the home club beat
IN 1905 % ohn Nj Il aS@ W9r3 Of in 9 the anal
COR club, defeated Wallace Sinclair of the south
the North Jersey Country club This tournament nj
Is open only To residents Of New Jersey and such
state. In handicap over his home course '''Jr1 on
Memorial Day Graham returned a capital Is Je-
InaIceS ana, are that there will be close to hun
More than four hundred names arc included in
the first handicap list issued by the Women's East
'rn Golf Association The committee has placed
five players on cratch-Miss Margaret Curtis Miss
Harriet Curtis Miss Mary r. Adams Miss Fanny
9. ossood and Mrs. Charles T Stout. The first
four are members OF the Country Club Of BrookIine
while Mrs Stout represents the Richmond County
Country club.
Among those with n one stroke allowance are
Miss GeorEianna Bishop. Of Rrooklawn. and Miss
Pauline Maokay Of Oakley former national
champions. Mrs. r II Barlow. Merton Cricket
Club; Mrs. Caleb r Fox. Huntingdon Valley. and
A. two are Mrs. Maurice c. Hicksher formerly
Miss Nandcrhocf Of the Ardslev club: Miss Mar
jorie Phelps OF the Brae Burn Country club and
Miss Louisa A. Wells. Country Club OF Rrookline
Miss Frances G Grscom. of Merton. IS the only
Bryce and Miss Elsa Hurlhut, OF the Morris County
tn" latter has played scarcely any for tho last
Tho name of Miss Julia R. Mix; Of Englewood.
and ruun"r-up TO Miss Bishop in the recent cham
piouship tournament Il tho Women's metropolitan
Golf Association, appears AT nine. In view Of Miss
that tho committee will find II necessary to reduce
her allowance several strokes.
Tho nominating committee Of the womens Fast
ern Golr Association he's presented the following
ticket FOR election AZ the annual meeting, TO be
held at the Country club OF Atlantic city on
Juno II.
President. Mrs =. F, Sanford. Of New York vice
president, Miss Maud X. We,more. OF Washington
secretary, Miss Louisa \. Wells: Of Boston; treas
urcr. Mrs. Charles J.. Tiffany, Of New York
Executive committee. the fore going officers and
Philadelphia; Miss Frances G. Ciriscom. Of Phia-
dclphIa. Mrs. Mary Zerrnhu. OF Mattapan. Mass.
In tho qualifying round of the championship tour
uameut Of the DuuwoodN Country Club Satur-
day. the following sixteen qualified: A. J. Watson,
Adams. 96. +. II. TNomas -: J. F. Lasher, 9S; +.
J.. Aiken. 90, +. j. Ross 99 : r. Ayres, 100; j. r.
son IO3: W + Raylis Io3: J. J. Hamilton, IO4; r
W. Carmen 1oG; +. II. Gillette JOS.
In the first round for the Z. A. Downey Cup at
the Apawamis club Saturday four matches
were played with tho following results: Lawrence
Gourlay beat b. G. Fuller l up twenty hOles),
to PLAY J. Wood beat II. a. Sherman up and
10 play. Tho ball sweepstakes was won by j. B.
Elwoll with n card of %b-l2-Si
TIE annual meeting of the Eastern Professional
Golfers Association viii be held in this city to-
day. Among other business to he transacted Will
b. election OF officers for the ensuing year.
NEHS IN 1UTO CIRCLES.