New-York tribune., 1909-06-21
JEROME TRAVERS BACK
LIKES BRITISH GOLFERS.
amateur Champion Tells of Unsuc-
cessfuI Quest ON Scotch Links.

Looking well and not in the least crestEaIlsn ovar
his failure TO make better showing abroad Jerome
D. Travers, the national amateur golf champion.
arrived on the steamship Caledonia Of the Anchor
Line yesterday. When the vessel locked at 10
O'Clock In the morning. Travers was met by his
father. Vincent P. Travers- and small party %
friends. and they did not waste much time befors
starting for Montclafr
After having luncheon at his home the American
title holder went over to the Montciair Golf Club,
where he spent the afternoon with friends talking
OF his experiences on the ether side In conver-
sation with a Tribune reporter. Travers explained
In a clear and concise manner why he did not get
past the first round Of the amateur championship
Of Great Britain MurheId. He also explained
the different conditions and showed how they mill
tated against the chances Of a stranger. Among
other things Travers said:
Why. everything is so different over there. The
climate Is different. the turf is different, and tha
greens are keener and larger. Because Of the ceId
and blustery weather played in a sweater. the
apparent displeasure Of the gallery Unless ons
wears coat over there he is regarded a curi-
ositr
"One thing that a person going over for cham
pOnship might well prepare himself for Is the
large number Of really good players 70 be found In
England and Scotland When the best gather at
some particular to compete for the title golf
of high calibre is furnished from the start In
good players they outnunber easily think
that wher my game I can play well any
of the amateurs az Muirfeld. but. even At
that. the odds greatly against any single per-
son This is especially for the reason that the
rounds there consist OF eighteen holes. and
altogether too much luck figures in contests Of that
sort Take for instancs, the defeat Of James Robb
Of the strongest players they have He was put
out by a and margin at the hands OF a golfer OF
slight prominence
with regard to my particular match. did
not play badly On the other hand. my opponent
not only played good golf. but luck with him
well. On the fourteenth green he holed an eight
foot put for a halve and on the next green hs
brought OF q six-footer. but 10 cap the climax ne
ran down from distance Of thirty feet for hafvs
at the seventeenth with ball lying stone dead
On the thirteenth green I missed put Of eishtsen
inches. and to this day don't know how II hap
pened
Il In good physical condition when tns
tournament began. and don't think my split hand
affected my chances The contest in the hnal round
of the championship between Maxwell and Hutcnin-
son was as fine anything ever saw did not
90 down Deal for the open As to whether
ever really got my game during the trip abroad
I would say that probably the best golf 1 piays1
was at MuirfeId shortly before the championship
I played Blackwell twice and beat him both times
He is famous as long driver but in my opinion'
Fred Herreshof gets a ronger ball
-'T am glad get back home and among rr1enos
once more. AS for going and trying again az
some future time. say at present but one
thing certain Is that will make the Journey
| alone again I should like TO compete in the open
| at Englewood this week but I afraid my entry
/ has gone astray-