New-York tribune., 1909-09-09
TRAVIS HOPE OF EAST
BEATS FOWNES IN PLAY
FOR GOLF TITLE.
Tom Sherman Falls by the WGyside,
While EgGn, SGfcyer and
EranS SurUiCc.

~l,icsro Sent s--walter J. Travis. thrice ma
iional champion and the present metropolitan title
holder, remains the only hope OF the hast IN
the national amateur golf championship tourna-
rneut in progress the Chicago Golf Ciuo lhose
who survived the second round at thirty-siN holes
match play to-day were: D. E. Sawyer, Nheatoh'
IL Chandler EEan. ENmoor; Albert SeckeL River
side: Charles Evans. il, EdgeWater; Mason
Phelps Midlothian; Paul Hunter Midlothian w.
J. Travis. Garden City. and Robert Gardner, Hins-
dale They will meet as named in the third round
tomorrow.
Prominent among those eliminated was Thomas
NJ sherman, the far-driving Utica golfer, who did
50 well in Tho qualifying round Other favorites
70 drop by the wayside Warren X Wood.
Robert r Hunter and ". & Fownes, jr,' of Pitts
burg
The players had scarcely been sent away on their
second round this morning when II began 10 rain.
hut fortunately for the comfort OF Soth contest
ants and gallery. the shower did fSt last long.
Thereafter the conditions were ideal
From an Eastern point Of view chief interest
centred in the match between Travis and Fownes.
The previous extra hole matches between these
avo have become comuon talk among golfers. who
recalled the fact that Fownes put Travis out OF
1he Al the nineteenth green when the ma
Eional tournament was last held over the Wheaton
links. in 1915, and again Cleveland in 1901 after
an extra hole struggle, It is also matter OF
record THAT FoNnes defeated his rival In nine
teen-hoe match Atlantic City last year
On this occasion, however, the Garden City man
DURING The early stages Travis showed no signs of
striking q championship gait In fact, he played
poorly going out as TO give the impression that
ne still unable to shake off the Fownes hoo
doc. SO far as that goes, both men accomplished
nothing TO speak Of at the start first one and
then the other slicng or pulling into trouble
Al the short ninth both men sliced into the
sand trap and wasting two shots 10 get out haiNed
the hole in o That left FoWnes up at the turn.
the card reading 20 for the Pittsburg man, as
sEainst g for Travis.
Shortly after starting the horeward journey
Fownes developed a ragged streak. 50 that Travis
sOon had the upper hand The latter made the
second nine holes in 36 and retired for luncheon :"
Ip the card reading ~ to 80 in his favor. Up 10
that there had been little 10 choose between
the pair IN the long game, but Travis made few
mistakes through the fairway- In fact, had FoNneS
not brought of several long puts he would have
been considerably deeper in the mire.
Continuing the match. Travis never relinquished
his carly advantage and standing up at the
ninth. or tWenty-seventh hole of the match hnaIlS
won by up and To play Travis showed better
form IN the afternoon going IS, 10 Al for the
Western Pennsylvania champion
In the Seckel-Snermau tilt neither man led hy
more than I'D at any stage of the morning round
Seckel scored first by winning the third hole They
stood all al the turn, and when they left the
home green there was difference Of only hole,
that being in Seckel's favor
Seckel continued 20 maintain his advantage in
the afternoon. although his opponent almost in
varsbly drove the longer bau and also got greater
length with the brasse- On the other hand,
secKel rarely gave anything away on the green,
and frequently down long puts. He won by
The same comfortable margin that separated
Travis from FoWnes. The pace was faster, for
Aclel got round in the morning in IS to the Utica
mans T. Later in the day seckel reeled of = q
The card follows