The sun., 1908-05-21
START OF BALTUSROL GOLF
TRAVIS AHEAD IN THE METRO
POLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP,
Leads In Medal Play Over Sogsy Greens and
During Fog--RepresentatiSe Field to
Compete In the Annual Tournament
Tho Committeeman on the Course.

-Tn6 committeeman ON tnc course.
One of the classiest fields to ever start in
the event played in the thirty-sy hole medal
qualifying round of the tenth annual Metro
politan Golf Association tournament at the
Baltusrol Golf Club yesterday. The best
sixty-four qualified for to-day's matches,
thirty-two for the championship and a beaten
sixteen cup and the third and fourth sixteens
for other prizes. Walter j. Travis. who Is
now playing better than at, any time In his
career. won the low score medal, az he did
in 1902 and 1908. Travis has twice won the
Metropolitan championship. in 1900 and 1902.
For the last two years Jerome d. Travers
has carried of the title and also the low score
medal, but Travis has now made strong bid
for this seasons laurels.
Fog and rain marred the sport but it was
warm downpour and not Of the frigd. dreadful
cold of the rain at the Garden City Golf Club
qualifying round The course was unchanze
as TO distances, being 3,l57 yards out and
3,i4s yards in. but the brook around the tenth
green has become Il penalty TO be feared.
while the links are now as stifny bunhered as
any in the land. The old cop bunkers and
cross traps remain. while there are side traps
and sand pits galore to punish wild direction.
Take 1t for all IN all. unless player is straight
on the nse se he has no more show % now at Bal
Venice.
There was the CHEEKY hospitality about the
Fellowes Morgan as president Of the NJ. q. A.
and charter Baltusrolian had to serve In a
double capacity as host and he had clever
Calkins. The tournament committee. J. L..
Taylor. J. r. Maxwell, Jr., and &. +. Watson.
was also on hand =.
and he showed his calibre by a we'll balanced
IS In the morning, His card was:
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In the aftsrnooan y, ,rIa Travis was also very
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This gave the lead to Travis for the day
with iSs. There was g Tie for second place
between Jerome D. Iravers, who played
sesson ws aed 1oha Rs nfn J time this
The summary:
Championship o%s!!nsrs. w; J.. Travis. Garden
at K.s & 8 $aafsH: q s@,ss AJss.f' psasss
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Burn. 81, ss-iIo G; W. oConnor Essex County, g.
ilI Hamilton wa|sss% @ss.ss os1afa oiK WV md J.
cIsnicTd IN sIMs p fse' ApaTans n. %
$Isnssid 8 No.. shosD ,,5sS EagieSScd weed
Robbins, s.: Andrews; a. sO.l11P 2 J. 3. fTslilas
a si@i11 X g. Was.on, ira WesiSieos: 81, g ia
WI NoQdeTpOOi,
sSssn snss%ood ptosT H. Kess 'Es Ess. ttnsy teunsy
RaSmona e. o.ssmd %sas s. saiss:rG IS Mslw. ss,
il, Nassau, 80. ss-isi; G. B. Macdonald. Garden
o' Second on p'l- Division watson. westbroos,
Roy webb, Crescent A. O., o. ei--is3 W. NJ. Marcus
d ." "iss; " y, y: Stevens scotslss American.
s. ess ss i %Sss Ig
6: A. spohord Garden City; Ga, ss-isi n. @; Nc.
( Mensmy. Fox Hills. ss eS-i$ b. 7; Alien
S-is5: L. ". Csllan, En- glewood o. Ss-iss: Harold
Nassau Nassau a. $3.50; F. ?. Gpione. bsl.asToI. b.
Third Division, DR.; George CRANBERRY; Bsi.usro,
" Rhets Crescent an A u, G o. S.lss j. Tying
N, es-1ss; Frank Bacon, Baltusroi. %. &-ies;
NJ K smith, Morris County. oz. io1-tes J. r. H.
hemsrIe a ApsSws,% pS,es srs e. ss H,essoe y psviSss
tusrol, 90, es-is5; Theodore Keer. Baltusrol, o..
ss-is6; ". p. .Acker. Bstasrol ioz. O. mis1 h. Q:
Cott. Baltusrol. 10y. ss, 2os; r. T. Grmth Crescent
IS. io1~soa Charles Schumacher, BaltusTol. iOt.
Other the soeres-w. O. Hoople, 70. Hrls. %. 100
FoI Hits. M. 100 ais: o.. s. Vanderpoel, c, b.
storrs, j. 8, Woodward. J. E, Faber and j. L.
The flrst and second match play, rounds
each at eighteen holes will be played to-day.
The draw for the frst round OF the cham
pionship follows S ~ &.
Mynday and Richmond. Travis and J: Reid. III
snd aaS sSd
man Livingston. and sullivan, Seely and q, T,
Watson, Foot and Deyglss, Hamilton and Brokaw,
Kqsby WnsfSe% and n wiId, ocenncr % and % ws,soe ws
Herreshof and Reinhart, Tiffany and Trnvcrs.