The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-05-01
GOLF.
Travis Wins Score Medal In Record Field
at Atlantic City,

a factor In causing irregular scoring at the
Atlantic City Country Club to-day, par on
one green being followed by a 7 or s on the
next hole by even the best men, while SON
Of the Others not 10 proficient did not bag
a single bird. which IL what they term a
hole in par strokes here, There we're 1870
starters. a record for the semi-annual tourna-
ment that was frat held In 1900. J. d. Travers,
present national. metropolitan and New
Jersey champion. and the former national
and metropolitan champions, W, J. Travis
and +, =, Douglas, we're In the fray,
There WAS a constant succession Of celebri-
ties In golf TO drive on and no tournament has
had a more interesting personal side. Cos.
sipers noted that Travis. who has won the
chief cup four times at this tournament, and
". e.. FoNnes, Jr.. who has had the same
honor three times, were at last starters In the
same field here. They also recalled that
FOwnes put out Travis after extra hole
matches in the amateur championships Of
1905 aud 1907. Others TO play who had one
win a. Atlantic city TO their credit were
Douglas, + Oden Horstman- paired with
Travs-Fred Herreshoh, W. n. Shack elford
and W. n. Davis, who won the inaugural
/ Atlantic City tournament. James MCMurtrie,
an old friend from 81. Andrews. Scotland.
was paired with Douglas. A sol itary Cana
dian was c. \. Mcdonald Of Toronto.
To get a huge field through thIrty-siS holes
Of medal play was a task that recalled the
amateur championship here In 1901, when
they finished In the cleaning. The wisdom
OF the new rule to settle ties for a sixteen by
lot instead Of a playon was apparent. for il
saves time. The committee, Walter l.. Edge,
J. Haines Lippencott, F : sherman and F.. c
Robbins. put In a full days work and earned
Communications. The afternoon southeast
rainstOrm, however, materially reduced the
number 10 finish, only sixty-two returning
cards.
Travis. who has never missed the first cup
here when he has led in the qualifying round.
had low score with 81. 7s-i50. The card was:
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The scores OF the leaders:
Firo, sixteen Walter j. Travis. Garden CITY.
Jerome D. Traysrs. M%ontclslr. IS. Z 1911 A. "
rllln ghast. Phlladeiphls, "a, SD; W, {. Fownes,
u oss%Sn' 3 i'-Ih .Tsd M'rT f : G5rd g
so-i72, +. o. HorstnGn. Chevy Chase, 90, S-i74
Frederick, sherman, Atlantic CITY y, .o-l7l
Oakmont, -. g7-i7S: ". L. Shackeliord. Atlantic
cry, IS, 9l-l7d ~ Hutchinson, Princeton, q,
+. II" Forrest. P9ihIiadelpaia,' y. 'sln. Il. {,
Paul, Of. SIP S D Wright, Jr. University OF
Pennsy wanna. %, ao-ln,
The others TO finish and their cards:
Dr. h.. II. Stocber. Spring Haven, %, im-lsO
Robert Carlisle, Buffalo, %, 97-ie6; !. h.. Bickel,
spring Haven, loi i,igs m MeAIrt1e Scot
s7-lsl: Mcleod Thomson, Merton, Of, so-iel,
n q. Race, Belheld, ~, So-lsE. s /, Brumbsugh,
ss%Iss. IwIsIisTr' Camp, New Haven, q. % III,
W. Gcsh's, AtsnVS Ciy' q g JiSj /, : nsvssss'
t S3If O.. Is isl: T il. chambers, PiaiiGdslphIs. %,
= srmSIltalf w In nSS5S, a. os al3ss'i f. e. TI::.SdI. az ~
lantlc Ciy. N. eS.le4; Dr.. c. $. Mills. Rlver,on.
5. I1l, lS2, FL 3 c pS KiI%sS1lbt EoG 3% sg,i lS;, ''-I'G
p, u C PS2TYtcT N, G Is s,ni Sly :. g. T& tnIdS,,s s T y.
80 GSoi i@ss e sjil 'T il. y S. f Persch. h Bsissida. SnT Ios ss
D. $. White. Atlantic CITY. l0I, B-N5, Charles
5R, .lSSs5t,vl fS' i ailli foi lo}; ,o, J. 3 81: p. W: ". b 5tiiIs
deIphA. io7, %: -sp. Il, /. Stiles, MerchAntvile,
ioS. ioC 30 PercY,A. Thomas, Rlysrton, iol, 10
N%danson. Belneld, los, l7 80 J. 3. Eseman.
oaknont loS. los 2lo. Pr j. !. hay, Atlantic Guy,
,bey White Marsh, lis. % 80, George p. Williams. !
Merchanlylls, Nv. los 81? Arthur torrance.
dowhs. 10. no 30: 7. Z. Walker, Atlantic CITY,
iTi iS.
Golf will open the carnival OF sports at
the Country Club OF Lakewood Tomorrow.
The first four events nre. for golfers and
thereafter a card Of gymkhana, horse show
and hunting features will keep zip the sports
until evening. The soling events will be:
loA NJ golf driving contest 1913. approaching
and na'i'nT +, c CloCr 1oI T. Dn TSmsE rsD, r0f driving
GEORGE J. Gould Is president OF the Country
Club Of Lakewood, On the executive com
mittee are ". l.. Herbert, s. K: de Forest,
Jasper Lynch. David Patton, John Miley,
and W. W. Wilcox.
The Garden City and Morris County teams
same day the Midland Golf Club will hold
its first handicap Of the season on the nearby
Salisbury course. II will be at eighteen holes
medal play for two prizes
A novel form Of competition that ia creating
no eud OF interest among the member Of the
Fox Hills Coli Club is the event inaugurated
by this years tournament committee which
began on April I and continued during the
month Of April, known a. the Fox Hills
Dozen club. The twelve men each with the
four lowest net scores during the month Of
In the order Of their scores very attractive
.stiCkpins. numbered from one to twelve, and
viii also be entitled to wear the clubs hat
hand, a privilege accorded only to prize
winners.
After May No. q shall be subject TO chsl.
IenRe from any member Of the club for his
members Of the Dozen Club shall be subject
to challenge from the member next below
him Tor his place and trophy. thus No. ~ may
challenge No. II. No. ! may challenge NJ. ?;
, may challenge No. |, and so on. The
competition will he at handicap match play
aud closes November 80, when the then holders
Of the stick pins shall retain them perma-
nenfly. No. will receive an additional trophy.
The challenging member ia required 10 pay
81 cents for each competition, whether the
match is actually played or won by default.
Credit for this competition II due to A. X.
Pogson, chairman: =. =. Barrett, y, A. Bullock.
J. N. Fleming and j. J. Hazen. comprising