New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
INTEREST IN TRAVERS
BRITISH GOLFERS 1WAKE.
Cham pion S ArriUaI at Muirfeld Pre-
ceded bU Comment.

Provided Teron,, d Travers the American ANA
teu1 champion, visiting in Great Britain hVes
up TO his original programme he VIII arrive OF
Muirfed this week and begin prepara don In earnest
for the championship tournament scheduled TO be
gin there the week of May q Since reaching the
other side Travers has been mich talked about oy
the press. and he seems TO be welcome recent
comment from one London paper was as foilo"s'
Most interesting of all should be the invasion by
Jerome D. Trsvers, who has for the last TWO ygIs
the amateur championship OF the UnteG
States an invasion which Is not likely to be treated
with the mistaken lightheartedness as was
that of Mr. Travis in 1904 England has for some
the young golfers Of America it is now some years
since Mr. Low warned us to be prepared for thelr
he heard the whistle Of their steamers IN tne
Mersey': but Mr.. Travers is the first genuine rep
resentaive of golf OF young America who has come
Arrangements have been made for a junior golf
cha m pionship tournament of Philadelphia, and the
event in question will held the links Of the
Merton Cricket Club May 10. This will be fol
lowed. May l.. IS and 19. by the interscholastlc
championship tournament on the same links RoO-
ert W Lesley Is responsible for the juniors aHaH'
and intending competitors will have ample oppor-
tunity for practice over the Haverford course II
is some time since interscholastic championship
has been held in the metropolitan district, and az
present there does not geem to be any prospect OF
change for the better in this vicinity during the
coming season.
The programme for the open tournament at FOX
Hills, May 49, Il and 15 calls for qualifying
round at eighteen holes, with contestants CLASSIFY
ing themselves in four sixteens, according 10 the
merit of thefr scores. Extra cups will also be put
up each additional completed sixteen ana teIe
will be consolation cups for the beaten elgnts IN
the first four divisions Ali match play rounds VIII
consist of eighteen hoes, and the usual eighteen
hole medal play handicap IS on the programme for
the last day. The tournament committee consists
Of A n. Pogson. chairman; J. NJ. Fleming T. -
Johnston H II. Lloyd and Charles Presbrey.
On the new handicap list OF the Massachusetts
Golf Association appear no fewer than 29I2 names
When the body was organized in 1858, its executive
committee was bound by bylaw TO get out eaci'
wear an official handicap list to govern tourna-
uents to be held under its auspices The hrst sea
son the list contained about 1,9D names The pres
ent total is 2GD more than last spring. H. H.
Wilder and ]. C. Anderson have been placed al
scratch on their showing for the whole OF last sea
SON and Archie Reid the St Andrews golfer, VINO
gets on the Massachusetts list because of his mem
bership in the yannisport Club. receives one stroke
along with T. NJ. Clafin. t r. Fuller and P y"
Whittemore.
Charles Boyle. a native OF Carnoustie, Scotland
has been engaged as professional at the Wee Burr
GcIf Club Boyle is a good player. and has the rep
| utation Of being a remarkably long driver.
The tournament for the Taconic Cup, on the links
OF the Fkwanok Country Club, will be held on July
| To- l6 and Il. This will be followed by the compeu
| ton for the First Presidents cup on August II
r. I3 and H. The Equinox and OIvis prizes viii bt
| played for on September 3 and 4