Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
GOLF SEASON MARKED
BY HIGH STANDARD
Chicago District Especially
Rich in Youngsters
of Promise.

in his cap, as the field was PROBABLY tne
strongest seen In the Metropolitan district
including, as it did. w. j. Travis. jerome
d. Travers. Ffndlay s. Douglas and
others.
Since the season opened last April rival.
ry for chief metropolitan honors has prac
tically been confined to the young West
brook player and Walter J. Travis, will
Findlay Douglas and r. c. Watson press
ing closely at their heels. Until the Lake
wood meeting. however. Mr.. Travis had
the better of the argument, defeating Mr.
Herreshoff in the final for the Metropoli.
tan in a sensational match and disposins
OF him in the first round for the amateur
title at Wheaton.
w. J. Travis Great Golf.
That Mr.. Travis has played greater
golf this year than in any previous sea
son is accepted by all who have closely
followed the game. Also, he has played
the worst since he became factor
Early in June the Garden City crack
showed an astonishing reversal of his
brilliancy in the spring, and that he had
not recovered his form was evident al
the big meeting at Manchester, VT; In
the amateur championship. and later al
Brookline. Probably his most disappoint-
ing display was at Wheaton. There ne
seemed incapable Of playing decent golf
Yet he defeated Fred Herreshoff on
the nineteenth green, and in the next
round disposed OF w. c. Fownes. Jr.
the latter playing even worse than his
Garden City rival. Had the latter sus-
tanned the extraordinary form he dis
played at Apawamis he would unques-
tionably have flashed through the season
,;xI, Dir,rr twin of VIC
The season throughout the country,
however, has been distinctly gratifying.
The standard has improved beyond ex-
pectations. This is particularly the case
around Chicago, where dashlng. siasnlne
players abound. Whether they would
display the same dazzling FORM over more nor
exacting and up-to-date courses than
those to which they are accustomed is
problematical.
Chandler Egan the Pick.
OF this wonderful batch of which Chi
cago can boast Chandler Egan is still the
pick. although little Chick Evans Is a
remarkable youngster. both in tempera-
ment and execution. Then there are Al
bert Seckel. Robert Gardner, Paul Hunt
er, Mason Phelps, D. e. Sawyer. w. 4.
Wood and Robert Hunter, with Kenneth
Edwards W. /. Rowland, jr., Ralph
Hoagland and others capable, on occa-
sion. OF giving the aforementioned hard
rub.
That the Chicago district is practically
bullying out with young players of much
promise is one OF the brightest revela-
tions of the season just past. But In
proportion to the wonderful crop around
the Windy City Is the deplorable lack
of youngsters in the Philadelphia and
Boston sections. as we'll as in the metro
politan territory.
Possibly the bitterest disappointment
has been the absence until the last end
of the season Of Jerome D. Travers
Also his failure to show his true form
In the British championship, for of al
courses on the other side Muirfield was
the one to suit him. AS for Wheaton
had he been on edge figures inside sew
enty would probably have been recorded
and U. s. G. A. annals would have been
handed down with the same player win
ming the amateur championship three
years In succession.
A summary OF the seasons champion
ships and principal tournaments fol
lows:
Mems Championships.
Amateur.-wheaton-C Evans, jr., r. Gardne
and T. NJ. Sherman. 151; r. Gardner a and p
II. q. Egan.
western.-Homewood-w. K. Wood. 146; c
Exams. jr. u up). A. Seckel.
acknowledgements. L. Jackson, Is; A
Seckel e and A., II. g. Legg.
Metropolitan open.-Wykasyl-A. Smith. So6
Western Open--saokie-w. Anderson. 2ss: S
Irish Acknowledgements 0. Mum e up)
Pennsy Observation-Disclosures vallcy-H. B. Nc
Eariand, 1Sl: Mcfarland u and y. A. W. Til
.-Englewoed-winner, G. Sargent, go
j.. TTavt0
p. 1856; runner mp, =. Herreshon.
Eastern 7ss Smith, 147
Canada.-Toronto-E Legsc Il up): runner up
G. L. Moss.
up,; runner up, Capt. Hutchison.
British Open.-Deal-J. Ii. Taylor, 295: runner
| up, j. Braid and c. T. Ball. 300.
Minor Championships.
Philadelphia Winner. Mcfarland. 157; runner
up, Pfeil q and 81. Thompson.
Hudson League.-Winner. Brown, 81; runner
up. Brown q and u. V. Eten.
Western Pennsylvania.-Winne Fownes. 1853
runners up, Fowncs 10 and o.. Kay.
Western Pennsylyanis lOpen,:.winner. Hutch
isOn, 49, runner up, Brand, 100.
Massachusetts Amateurl.-Winner. Whittemore
"a; runners up Gilbert IS and y. Thorp. ooo
New 5ersey-Winner. O'Connor, 70; runner
uP ssar & saa sasnSurs 1871 runner. up
Bole Il up,. Beckwith.
Trans Mississippi.- Winner, Less. 1876: runner
Connecticut.-Wi Merriman. 1852; runner
up Merriman I'll and o. jackson.
West New iork.-Winner. Robinson, 78: run
ners mp, Travis q and o.. Beeckie:
southern.-winner. Knowles. 16i; runners up
Eddrington g aud u, Oliver.
Herald cupJ. d. Ahearn and F. Hunt. 81
T.. Cassebeer g and u. D. Lord.
yerment-Benninston- A. Martin e and u
Freight trafhc-Fox Hills-J. S. Marvin, 50
Marvin a and p, II. Booth.
wisconsin-C. c. Allen. IS; r. P. Cavanaugl
"a and p.
Michigan-J B. Schlatman. IS; ]. D. Stan
dish Il and q, ]. I. Wylie.
Iowa-A. Mckee. 1856; w. Sheehan Il up,. r
Minnesota-H. g. Legs. l54; Lesy a and 81
NebrasssDs. Abbott 1874: B. Young Is an,
A., w. J. Foge.
White Mountains Ralph Carroll Is and q. Ii
C.. Richards.
western junior-P. Hunter. IS; Oaks Ainsli
e and ID, X. y. McNuty.
staten isiand-B. s. Bottome 70; A. f. Kan
mer Il and 81. o. L. Williams
Missouri-. L. Carleton. SO; C. Kenney G
and y. II. e. Brann.
Women's Championships.
National-Niss NJ Curtis, Mrs. @. Fox. Mis-
Phipps. SO; Miss Campbell "a and p. Miss Mar
low.
Chicaxo-Miss 8. Ainslie, IS: Miss Ainslie q
| 20 holes,. Miss Helmer.
western-Miss !. smith. 90; Miss Llewelly
! g and 81. Miss Painter.
| Observation-Disclosures. Miss Mix Is and 81
runner up. Miss Bishop.
Eastern. Baltusroi. Miss Adams. 1855; runne
| "a Gfriscom cnp-Winner, New York, o; rnne