Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-15
ON THE GARDEN CITY LINKS
ADVERSE WIND A HANDICAP
FOR GOLF PLAYERS TODAY.
Walter J. Travis Made Round In "a
and Delighted the Gallery
Which Followed His Play.

GARDEN CITY. I. I. September 15.-
Save for q strong breeze. which somewhat
interfered with the accuracy of long
drives, conditions were well-nigh perfect
when play was resumed today In the ma
tional amateur golf championship on the
Garden City links. The air was crisp and
clear. with q real touch of autumn in It,
and the course itself was all that could be
desired. Jones and Behr were the first to
tee of In the mornings eighteen-hole
medal play. the other pairs following at
five-minute intervals. Match play be-
tween the best 80 for the championship
will begin this afternoon.
The first pair in the morning play to at
tract gallery Of enthusiasts were Walter
Chicagoan, Kenneth Edwards. Of the
Midlothian Club. These two tied yester-
day with the low score of 70 each. the
work of the young player being surpris-
ingly good. considering the adverse wind
which bothered him in the early stages.
The veteran Travis found more favor
able conditions when he started nearly
two hours later, as the force of the wind
had decreased, but his card was not up to
expectations. Travers the champion, was
to have gone around today with A. NJ.
Robbins Of the home club, but the latter
was not on time. and H. F. Whitney Of
Nassau was substituted
Among the Early Starters.
Among the other early starters were E.
E. Giles. PittsburE;; r.. c. Watson. West
brook: A. w. Tillinghast. Philadelphia: r.
T. Allen. Staten Island: Archie NJ Reid.
st. Andrews; H. c. Fowne. Pittsburg; w.
8. Harlan, Washington, and J. r. Max
we'll, Nassau.
to d ~
Watson, Max Behr and E. e. Giles. Wat
son. who had IS yesterday. got SO. a total
of Ill. Behr, with SO, bettered his score
Of yesterday by two strokes, total Of
174. Giles Of Pittsburg had 90. just nine
worse than yesterday. which made his
complete medal score 1S9.
The gallery which followed Travis and
Edwards was we'll repaid for the journey.
as the veteran went around in "a. a re-
markable performance, all conditions con-
yesterdays round. a medal play total of
15S for thirty-six holes. Edwards finished
with IS, six strokes behind his 70 Of yes
terday. making his full score 1874.
handicap for the first nine holes. e. M.
Byers and Jerome D. Travers took II
each for the first nine holes.
Jerome D. Travers Fails.
Jerome D. Travers. the titleholder. failed
to live up to his so Of yesterday. as he
had Al going out and came home In the
same figures. His gross score for yester-
day and today's rounds was 1872.
Findlay 8. Douglas. with AZ and 43 for
the morning round. totaled 185 for the two
days.
When Eben M. Byers OF PittsburE
turned In his card of Al. a and So the
last Of the former national champions en-
gagged in this tournament had been heard
from. His medal score of 175 undoubtedly
VIII keep him in the first division.
p Following are the names and scores Of
the thirty-two who qualified for the cham
W. j. Travis. Garden City. 7eI4-15s.
Jerome D. Travers, Montclair, SO-82-
1852.
F. S. Douglass, Nassau. s0-s5-165.
John NJ Ward, Westbrook. S3-S4-167.
Fred Herreshoff, Manchester. VT, 1855
A. NJ. Reed, ST. Andrews. s1-ss-1ea.
S. d. Bowers, Brooklawn, Conn, 80
ssI7O.
r. H. Clahin, Weston, Mass. s4-ss-17O.
T.. r. Fuller, Boston. S6-S41TO.
II. b. Mcfarland. Philadelphia. $50
10
r. C. Watson, westbrook. s5-s5171.
f. r. Upton. jr.. Baltsrol, S2-S9-111.
Chadwick Sawyer Midland. S6-S6-172.
p W. Whittemore, Boston, S5-8S-173.
W. p Smith, Philadelphia, S8-S5-173.
w. c. Fowner, tr., Pittsburg. SO. S7-173.
Ralph Peters, jr.. Midland. 81, S9-173.
Max M. Behr. Morris county, N. j., 50.
S6-174.
Howard F. Whitney. Nassau. 81. s7-174.
H. H. Wilder. Lowell, Mass. 50. STA.
l.. A. Hamilton. Englewood. 81. S3-174.
C. E. Van Week. jr., Montclair. "a, 90
ia.
Nelson Phelps. Chicago. 81. clio.
b. T.. Allen. Staten Island. 81. 0-1Io.
H. NJ Byers. Pittsburg, 80. S5-175.
Samuel j. Graham, Greenwich, Conn.,,
S. 9O-l75.
H. c. Fownes, Pittsburg. S6. 9l-l17.
Nelson NJ Whitney. New Orleans. 30.
SLIT.
Howard J. Gee. East Orange. SO, es-177.
Hugo r. tombstone Boston, 81. S6-l71.
Thomas NJ. Sherman, Utica. 81. 86-l77.
J. C. Parrish. jr.. Shinnecock. ~. SS-177.
The last six play Oft a tie for four
places.
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