Evening star., 1909-05-29
Travis and Herresh0ff Play for
Championship.
MEET ON APAWAMIS COURSE
Early Work Very Even, the Cards
Out Both Being 81.
MATCH OF THIRTY-SIX HOLES
Eleventh Annual Event Of Metropol-
Today-The Details.

RYE, N Y, May 19.-Conditions were
not altogether favorable today when Wal
ter ]. Travis and Fred Herreshon started
their thirty-six hole struggle at the Apa-
wants Club to decide the eleventh annual
championship of the Metropolitan Golf As
sOciation. Several times there was a
dash of rain. but the chief trouble was
from the cold wind that blew continuously
with annoying strength.
Travis chances for capturing the honor
were believed by the majority of golfing
enthusiasts to be the better, he has
twice been the winner of the title-in 1900
and 19O2-aithough he has since pursued
it every spring without avail. Herreshoff
won the Vermont championship a few
seasons ago and was runner-up in the
national. at Baltusrol, the first year that
H. Chandler Egan captured first place.
Several hundred people were at the club
for the days events. which include
thirty-six holes. finals Nm three other di-
visions and the Metropolitan handicap. for
which more than one hundred of the best
players In the New York district were en-
tered.
Early Play Very Even.
The early play was very even. Hole
No. 1. 377 yards, par AZ, was halved in
;. Both reached the green in B. after
Travis had been in the tall grass.
Hole No. 2, 355 yards, par 4, was halved
in 5. Travis was best on his drive and
pitched a dead approach, but missed his
putt.
Hole No. 3, 80 yards, par 4, was won
by Travis. 3 to 4. because Herreshoff
missed a six-foot putt.
Herreshoff won the fourth hole, 3 to 4.
| by ten-foot putt. squaring the match.
Hole five. 16O yards, par ), halved in
three.
Hole six. $50 yards, par four. halved in
| four. Herreshon hooked from the tee.
but both were together on the green in
two. Travis being much nearer the cup.
Each. however. required an extra putt.
Hole seven. 391 yards. par AZ. won by
Herreshoff to ..
Hole eight, 175 yards, par three, won by
| Travis. two to three. Match all squared.
At Hole Number Nine.
Hole nine. 61a yards, par six. halved
in six. Herreshoff hooked once more
| from the tee, while on his third he was
in high grass. Travis reached the green
| on his fourth and Herreshoff was there.
| too. on the like. Each took two puts. All
squared at the turn.
Car0S out were dS IOhOWS-
Travis ............. ) ) 3 3 6-37
HerreShon ........ D . 8 5 b o-1'
Par out is thirty-seven.
The cards coming in were:
Travis .............. ; - - aa
At the Other Holes.
Hole ten, $50 yards, par 4. won by Her
| reshoff, to ). Herreshoff one up.
Hole eleven, $50 yards, par 4. halved in
| four. Herreshoff lacked distance and di-
rection on his second. but on their third
| there was little choice between them.
Hole twelve. 241 yards, par 31s, halved
| in four. Herreshofr was snort from the
| tee. but made firm pitch on his second.
| while Travis rolled far over the hole. and
| they were both on like basis. Each
| failed on long puts.
Hole thirteen, 26O yards. par 4. halved
| in four. Travis sliced, while Herreshoff
hooked yet again. Herreshof in pitching
out pumped into sand trap. but holed
out in his fourth nearly twenty feet In
spectacular style. Travis missed long
| putt for the hole.
Cards for Last Half.
Hole IA, 54S yards par o@. halved in ).
Hole Is, 3s1 yards. par 4, won by
| Travis, 4 to ). Match all square.
Hole 16, .277 yards par 81. .halved in 3.
Each was less than a foot from the cup
| on his record.
Hole II, 537 yards. par 5k, Won by
| Herreshoff, to to 4. Travis topped on iiis
second and took ) to reach the green.
while his rival was on the edge in two
strokes.
Hole IS, 81 yards. par 4. Won by
| Travis, to ), because Herreshoff was
short on his approach. The mistake
| ruff1ed him and he next lost a putt of
hardly two feet.
Match all square at end of the roounu.
The cards last half, were as follows:
Travis i'm 4. 4, 4, ), f. ). e. 439-16.
Herreshoff, in-4, 4, 4, A., ), 5, ), 4, s.
$50