The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
GOLFERS
HOLD THEIR OWN
Prove Class by Consistent
Winning Under Many
Varied Conditions.

NEW YORK. Nov. 28-The list Of i'm
pOTtaut tournament winners, both in
championship and open events, during
the 1893 season reveals the fact that the
old guard has cUul:uued TO hold its
own against the advances Of the pre-
cOcious youth.
The names OF young men figure con-
spicuOusly in a majority OF the COM
petitions, but they have been golfers Of
experience rather than newcomers with
out regulations In other words. some
Of those who attained places Ia the final
brackets five and even ten years ago
were able 10 repeat this season.
AS to the open tournaments, the
value OF a first depends to a certain
extent upon the merit Of the links as
a test Of golf and the quality Of the
opponents. Unless these considerations
are reckoned with. the numbar Of chief
cups gathered in by golfer are OF no
special consequence
Create False Impression.
II is quite possible for man TO win
a cluster Of cups over courses in a
certain section, and then fail utterly
to make good IN the more important
tournaments, There are those who win
first cups regularly in open events at
the summer resorts in the mountains
who rarely figure at all in the Metro
politan Golf Association circuit. Points
that count most are steadiness in play
in high-class company and the average
maintained on links that compel good
golf.
To start the competitive season in this
section Findiay S. Douglas won the
Lakewood tou -rcEnent last April. and
week later the nagiOnal champion OF a
decade ago was ,unuer-up to W. c.
FOWnes JT., at Atlantic City. The latter
is another Old-timeT. Douglas also won
the gold medal in the qualifying round
OF the Apawamis tournament in July.
and as he played Al important part in
several other tournaments the 1908 sea-
son was the best experienced by the
Scot in years.
Veterans Come Back.
Walter J. Travis scored his first sue
cess of the year in this section by win
ming the spring tournament over his
home green at Garden City in May.
The veteran also won at the Nassau
Country Club and at Poland Springs.
Jerome y. TraVeTs, the national cham
plOn, scored first in the Huntingdon
valley tournament, where he disposed of
Eben NJ. Byers, the 1905 title holder,
ia the final round.
That was in May, and Travers expe-
rienced a lapse for some time there
after-that is, so far as open tourna-
ments were concerned. He competed
however, in the Metropolitan champion
ship tournament at Baltusrol the latter
part of May. and, after having the title
apparently in his grasp lost to Charley
Seely in the final round. A few weeks
later Travers successfully defen fed his
New Jersey title at EnglewOOd and in
September he returned to top form and
won the national championship at Gar
den City for the second time
Miss Harley the Goods.
Miss Kate Harley won the women's
national title at Chevy Chase. while
Mason Phelps, who accounted for the
championship of the Western Golf As
ISOLATION, duplicated a former success.
Fred Mcleod. the new national omen
title holder although young cannot
be classed as an unknown. for more
than year ago he Wor the Western
open. In the East the best showing on
the part of a young and comparatively !
unknown amateur was the recent WIN
ming Of the chief cup at Atlantic CITY
BY r T. Hayne. the Yale freshman