The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-30
GOLF BY
LANTERN LIGHT
IN ATLANTIC CITY
Especial to the Evening star.l

ATLANTIC CITY, April 30.-Walter
j. Travis, of Garden City, former
British and American champion, won
the low score medal yesterday. 1t was
the opening Of the annua spring golf
tournament He made so and S4-16i
In all. Play was continued until 8
O'Clock last night. and lanterns were
used. In many cases the balls were
lost. however, and the golfers were
forced to withdraw. Midwinter con-
ditions prevailed, and with the wind
bowling and the thermometer near
freezing point, play was slow.
The Atlantic City Country Club
was the scene of the play. and the
caddies had their hands full.
There were 100 who started play,
and every section of the country was
represented, and the tournament was
given an international aspect by the
presence Of six Toronto golfers and a
Frenchman.
upon besides Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
New York, were Washington, Baltimore,
Milwaukee. st. Paul and Buffalo. AS might
be expected amid such an ley gale sweep
S6-hole qualifying round were absurdly
high, only two being really creditable.
w. G. Fownes, 1r.,. the Pittsburg star,
who has won fully half of the Atlantic
City tournaments the last ten years. was
second with "a, S2-166. The local amateur
is % and the professional mark is
So, which shows the great odds all con-
tended against today.
Fownes May Meet Travis.
Twice within a few years Fownes has
put out Travis in a natiopal championship
tournament, and should they meet in the
last round or two of match play a famous
struggle would probably result. A third
of worldwide reputation, Eben
M. Byers, of Pittsburg, and an ex-national
ing III. II. M. Forrest, of New York, who
in Travis's early golf days often beat
him, played today with the latter and
An incident OF the afternoon was the
dropping out of s.. l.. B%rumbaugh n Il.
b. Pelt, both of Philadelphia. who dis
Messrs. Travis and Forrest, playing ahead,
their lapses, and finally filed a
protest with the committee.
The figure that qualified for the first of
the six sixteens to continue mt match play
was 1sl, the total on which Howard Per
rim, twice champion of the Philadelphia
just saved his bacon.
Those who qualified for the first division
and their scores:
Walter j. Travis. Garden city. so s4-l64
W. G. Fownes, .ir, Pittsblirg -. 81 s2-l66
II. NJ. Forrest. Philadelphia -. SO s5-1T4
A. w. Tillinehast, Philadelphia. 81 S9-176
f. NJ. Byers, Pittsburg. ........... 81 92-f77
C. b. Buxton, Delaware Country 80 S7-177
J. II. Denny, Atlantic City....... So SIT
r. s. Sherman. Atlantic City Re. 81 92-177
w. l.. Thompson, Atlantic City. 50 92-1I7
A. ID. S Johnston, st. Paul. -. IS 90-17s
William Frew, Pittsbnrg. ......... 80 STD
II. b. Hepburn, Wilmington ...... "a STD
Satterthw walt, Riverton -. So 92-1S0
G. B. Fownes Pittsbnrg .....+... 81 94-18l
II. M. Clements. Merton ......... 30 91-1Si
Howard Perrin, Merton. ......... 30 91-1S1
Travis's card, the best eighteen holes OF
the day:
In ........s / 3 ) S $3.50
No Northern Sew Jersey players fell be
low the fourth set. Those who qualified
for the second sixteen were:
c.. s. Mills. Riverton, 80. S~9-1s2; f. O.
Horstman. Washington. 30, 93-183; Fred
Snare. Englewood. 81. S7-1S4; j. Il. smith,
Pittsburg. 81, 92-1S5 Percy Thomas. Phila-
90, 92-1S5; S. d. Wright, jr.. Phil
adelphia. SO. 90-lSG; Richard Mott. River
SO, 90-186: r. f. McVeigh, Whining
ton SO, 9i-ls7 II ?. .Kirshner. University
Of Pennsylvania. 90. 95--1s7; j. s.. Mather,
Valley, g, 95-1s7; Walter Will
son, Englewood. 80. g5-1S7: Harry Mackey,
Atlantic City. "a, 9+-1Ss; w. r. McShea,
Atlantic city, 81. 9l-lSs; Henry Nc
Sweeney, Oil City, "a. 94-1Ss; j. r. Slack,
City. 90. ss-1Ss