The Washington times., 1909-05-15
CHAMPION LEADING
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Victory Conceded Travis in
Semi-FinalS-WinS
First Round.

with both men playing I'm thvir best
form, Walter j. Travis, national anna
teur champion of America. won his
eighteen-hole match from Allen Lard.
9f Chevy Chase, by DO up this morning.
Travis started the game on the play
out. and was 6 up ON the turn Lard
won the first hole, Travis took the sec
ond and third. Lard showed signs OF
returning TO form on the fourU hhoIe.
making it IN three. on the fifth he
siumped badly, making it in six, while
Travis made 81 ir five.
Travis made the course in y. a per
feet score, breaking the record of Sher-
man. who made the course I'm % during
the qualification round. Among those
who watched the play this morning was
Representative Nicholas Longworth.
Match Started.
Lard and Travis teed of from The
first hole at 10 o'clock. Before they had
played three holes it was apparent that
the match would at least be hard fought
and close. Bott men played the first
half Of the course in good form.
Lard won the drst hole, and g. Travis
took the second. 4 and s. and the third.
and &. On these holes the champion
again displayed his unusual ability az
The approaches
The sixth hole was halved i'm four.
but Lard suffered n second reversal and
failed In his work on the seventh green,
losing the hole, which Travis made
in four. Again on the eighth the anna
teur champion WOn, Pocketing the ball
IN four. The Chevy Chase golfer made
the hole infve. BY a phenominal drive
from the ghth tee ana a correspond
ingly good put Travis made the ninth
hole IN two, one below par. Lard
reached the hole in four From the
ninth In. the Chevy Chase golfer seem
ed to gain confidence. and. although he
failed TO reduce the lead OF the cham
pion, IA tho remaining holes he display
cd much better form.
In Perfect Form.
In driving for the seventeenth hole
both men showed perfect form, bur
failed In the short approach strokes anu
halved the hole in four. The eighteenth
was also easy, Travis drove TO the left
Of the green into the long grass. but
by a beautiful recovery managed to
even matters.
General disappointment prevailed over
the unexpected reversal which Lard en-
countered. His form both in the quail
acation rounds and the matches yester-
were following the tournament 20 be-
lieve that he would prove a worthy
opponent for the champion still. but
with the conclusion OF the morning
round even his saugulne admirers had
already conceded the match to Mr.
Travis The pair viii start the after
noon round Immediately after luncheon.
In the second eight, r Weir, of WI.
mington, and A 4. MattingIy, Of the
Columbia Club, are playing an eight
een-hole round OF a thirty-siN-hol
match
The wtaeher this morning vas idea
Sog play. A very light wind blew oveI
the courst, making It much cooler. II
IS not strong enough to materially af-
feet the scores.
The couse is In superb condition. The
changes IN the location OF holes since
the tournament last session met with
general commentator by the visiting
golfers. The bare spots have been Gov
cred. The improvements have made the
links better adapted for playing In tour
nauncufg because of the added ErffleIElfV.