New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
PROPOSE GOLF DINNER.
Testimonial Nay Be GjUen to
TraUerS on Ere of Departure.

A letter has been received at this Office in which
the suggestion IS made that Jerome u. Travers. The
national amateur golf champion he made guest Of
honor a dinner on the Of his departure from
these shores TO compete IN the championship of
Great Britain. Wherever the matter was broached
among golfers yesterday the idea met with favor
and the only thing needed make the affair Ger
tain Is TO have individual or organization take
the matter in hand and attend 70 the details.
Members OF the NIontclar Golf club. Travers 8
home Organization, now that IT has been suggested.
have taken kindly to the idea, and the club may
go ahead and arrange for the dinner. At the Mas
sau Country Club the project also struck respon-
sive cord. for II there that Travers developed
the game that has since stamped him the great
est American golfer.
II the matter should be left Travers for sane
ton il is a safe prediction that the modest cham
pion would place his the whole business, as
he has no desire make his departure with blare
of trumpets etc. He would probably prefer to wait
and sec how ne succeeded in the all-important test
at Murfeld the latter part OF May
As Travers will not sail until April 3. there will
be plenty Of time to make all, arrangements The
letter follows.
ure on April OF Jerome n Travers. national golf
champion Of the United States. to compete In the
cess-tc-you dinner be given him by golfers Of New New
Giples and highest traditions Of the sport Mi
Travers IS undertaking no light task in boarding
be able to take With him as an Inspiration 70 the
cradle of golfng united testimonial from the gol-
ers Of his home city. No player IN TINS country
has developed greater simplicity OF style ana ,I
tiOns should receive public recognition now. Might
championship trophy OF Great Britain should be
by him, n larger measure of public appreca-
tion his return to America than greeted Mr..
apo T,hen vsbat night be caied a club cr6nies
dinner was about all the public honors that came
TO him. / have "galleried'' behind Mr. Travers I'm
the national championship at Englewood two or
three years ago at the national championships at
Garden City last fall in his private matches with
saw MIN last spring at EngIewoqd win the New
Jt,SeS % on ~ bs st,Io and MA may
e'a'" some o"e'se 0' vi William 4LIlS IP& E. Hicks
As the time for the beginning of another COM
petitive golf season in the metropolitan district
draws near. II becomes evident that the few
weeks Will the return to the game of many
oldtimers. who made history years ago. Among
the erstwhiIe tournament regulars who have decided
to play again Is John Moer. jr.. Of this city
member of the Garden City Golf Club.
Fndlay s. Douglas in the metropolitan champion
ship at Deal. and the following year he went
abroad, playing over the principal courses In Scot
land and England He met Walter J. Travis on
Constantly right up to the eve Of the champons2p i1i
Sandwich. which Travis won.
tournaments in this vicinity. and several years
of Westcbester He was also rrnner-IIp TO Travis
in one of the Lakewood tournaments. Moller says
he intends to compete at Lakewood next month.
During the last month the Western Golf Asso-
citation has gained materially in membership
through the acquisition OF the Claremont Country
Club. Oakland. Cal; Hutchinson Country Club OF
Kansas: Joliet Country Club, Illinois; La Porte
Country Club, Indiana; LoganspOrt Country Club.
Indiana Los Angeles Country Club. California;
Muskegon Country Club, Michigan. and Ports
mouth Golf Club, Ohio The two California clubs
joined to be eligible play for the Tom
Morris memorial trophy During 1903 the United
States Golf Association lost six members
Over Boston way sanction has already been given
for than thirty open amateur tournaments
by clubs i'll the Massachusetts Golf Association
Not a few Of these one-day affairs which
have grown popular during the last few sea
sons. Although the course has not as yet been
selected, II has been decided to the amateur
championship tournament. of Massachusetts, on
Thursday. June Il. Bunker Hill Day- This will
necessitate the final being played the following
Monday The Massachusetts open championshi6
will fan on June 80 and July l. over a course to