New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

ffirry-six holes each day during tournaments. the
programme usually calling for eighteen-hole matches
morning ana afternoon. with the final at thirty
six Seely. the other hand Is built lines
that would 60 credit to the average professional
strong man, and be could play ffty-fOur holes as
easily eighteen. if the occasion required
There is also doubt hut that the tickle god
des- ot luck Was with hinl. twice in the morning
when his bah was practically buried after szed
tee shot he Was fortunate enough TO be able TO
lift and drop back without penalty, taking le-
gltimate advantage Of tie casual water rule With
Travers it was different On four occasions when
his bail disappeared il in mud. the tenacious
kind found in New Jersey.
Rarely has larger gallery been seen than the
one which followed fhe principals. especially in
the afternoon. ana as tl4e word was .assed around
that seelv steadily closing the gap between
himself and TraEer~ golfers abandoned their own
matches and Joined the ranks. The weather turned
exceedingly WARM, and this also had its effect on
the players.
After la're ia at the first hole Travers
secured early advantage by winning The second
thanks a topped drive on the part Of the Con
necticut crack The latter also showed weak
short game ly falling to get hs at the third and
The national champion made no mistakes. an
OthsT h0le added To lis credit.
Seely should have the long fourth. as his
opponent sliced 10 trap. but the former required
1hree puts Az Indifferent short game also cost
him The eighth and ninth, that he stood down
At the turn they halyed the ninth in 8 Travers
went out in IS 10 - Tor Seely.
Up 10 this point Seelys work had been a dis
appointment. Ills short game especially was moth
ing in comparison to The deadly putting that
proved the Eu3oinE Of Walter }. Travis the day
before on the other hand Trayers had been 60
ing along smoothly aad il looked as if he was right
al the Top ul his game. He had good direction
and he rarely missed put within reason.
The play the tenth hole is worth recording. as
il productive OF some exceptional golf. After
d pulled drive into Jrosale Trayers made 4 great
recovery 10 jhe island green only TO find his ball
completely buried. All he could see was a hole in
The turf bul he got The bah cut with a wonderful
shot with mis- nblick and halved in D. IL. finished
the morning round in = TO - Tor Seely, who won
only one hole. the sixteenth
Il the afternoon Travcrs began pulling his shots
and his failure to keep On :he line gave him too
much 10 90 on The green. Seelys putting also i'm
proved wonderfully. ana he got a remarkable ? at
the ninth. hons with a mashe from off the green.
He was ;hen only down.
he squared the match the seventeenth green
when Travcrs became buried a second shot
that fel in soft spot the edge of the green.
He pulled into trouble from the home tee. but a
wonderful recovery with his iron-a low shot
Ger overhaneing branches-enabled him TO reach
the green ana halve In !
Both got into trouble playing the first extra hole
and half in 8 resulted, Travers missing six
foot pat for tLe hole At the next Travers topped
his drive got Wei his second. and fell short
OF the green on his next, Although Seey sliced
10 the long grass he got the green his sec
ond, approached well with the next and
down good put Tor ard the match
Their cards follow.