New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

Tn The mean time Travis and Travers
were settling their differences. with the
odds always in favor of the former. An eN-
oepu0nsl start wherein Travis. In most
mechanical fashion. recorded seven con-
secutive IS. practically settled matters then
and there, cor il meant an advantage of
up. During the early stages Travers
played raggedly, his long game being OF
In direction and his putting none too good.
on the sixth green The Moutciair man
missed a wee put. He also got into con-
siderable trouble going out, notioeably AT
tho dfth and eighth. where shots were
wasted m bunkers. Even with o. for The
long eighth and ninth holes. Travis reached
ihe turn On - and stood up. The tenth
went 10 Trsvers in fine . and he ap-
poared certain OF halve i'm 3 al the next
but long put by Travis went into lie
cup for a ?. thanks 10 a favorable carrom
from Tho Montclair mans ball which was
lying within 4 few inches Of the cup.
Fivc hslved holes followed. leaving Travis
winner on the fifteenth green The end
Was somewhat spectacular. Trayers seemed
certain 10 win the hole I'm when his oppo-
rent aid him p stymie. Both balls were
close 10 the hole. SO the only thing left for
The Moniclair man vas 10 loft With rare
skill me dio negotiate the stymie, but ln
Passing over mis- aal hit his opponents s
and both trickled into The hole.
There was a diversity Of opinion as to
the probable winner when Herreshof and
Travis teed up for the decisive match.
Douglas. Travers and Seckel thought Her
roshoh would do the trick. and Douglas
gave ss his reason that Travis was be-
ginning 70 tire after three days Of rlav
In tie early stages Herreshon outpIaved
his opponent of the tee and through The
iairway, getting longer drives and better
direction Generally when a person makes
"A mistake he loses the hole On a close
match, especially where the principals are
mon of class, but there were exceptions 10
tne rule on al least Two occasions
From tie third tee Herreshon topDo1
has orive, but IN some lucky way il hoped
over the bunker Travis got a fair ban.
though a trife sliced. and ii brought up
IN the edge % the rough From his place
SlOse 10 the bunker Terroshoff hit a beau
ufu iron shot 10 within twelve feet of
tie hag and then won the hole in 10 ..
- Travis made hash OF his approach
ON the other hand, when Travis almost
hubbed his approach to the sixth il looked
ike his opponents hole. The old man.
however, proved equal 10 the occasion
by running Up the next and then bringing
OF a ten-footer for a T. good enough TO
win. as Herreshon took three puts
Travis took three puts on the seventh
green and lost They we're then all square,
but more ragged putting, this time by
FerreshOn. enabled Travis 10 win the
eighth and ninth and turn for home ?
up. The card read 40 10 A. m favor OF
the veteran.
They halred tho water holes in IS but
Travis pulled his drive 10 tie roagh gong
20 the twelfth and lost the other set
ting l. Hereshof squared the match
with "a the fifteenth and became !
up 81 the neat. thanks 10 a stymie. Travis
then made his admirers grosn by topping
hts drive from the seventeenth toe. The
stroke lost there was never recovered.
for I4erreshof. making no mistakes. won
tie bole in and the match. The card