The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
TRAVIS IS In FORM
Golf Champ DispOses of Allan
Lard in Easy Fashion. ,
PRESIDENT TAFT A SPECTATOR
Chief Executive on Hand 10 Con-
gratuIate Winners-Is Accompanied
20 the Grounds by the Vice Presi-
dent, Gen. Edwards, and Capt. Butt.
LocnI Contestants Win HOnOrs.

President Taft joined the gallery CT
go golf enthusiasts that followed Walter
Travis ard Allan Lard around the course
yesterday afternoon on the Chevy Chase
links
Travis converted Lard into a broom. a
rake. or something that sweeps or cleans
the sward, by the tidy score Of I5 Up and
g 10 play. and when the champion drop
PED the gutta percha sphere into the last
cup with the seventy-third stroke. dupli-
eating his record for the mornings play,
HE big cheer Of the big. President could
be heard over the chorus CT shouts from
the crowd.
An idea Of Travis work can be gained
when il is known that the President
feels himself in fine form when he can
go over the course in the young nineties,
and he is considered better than the
average player
Other DistinguiShed Guests.
Mr. Taft was accompanied from the
White House 10 the golf grounds by
Vice President Sherman. Gen Clarence
Edwards. and Capt Archibald Butt. his
usual golf companions. and when Travis
and Lard started out on their final round
Of the eighteen holes, the Vice President
was al the Presidents side and the other
Two took up their places 2 few feet in
the rear The rest Of the gallery
trudged along with the quartet. but
were careful not 10 crowd them OF inter
rupt their enjoyment OF the game. After
the tournament ended and the crowd ad-
5ourned 10 the clubhouse 10 indulge in dis
cussion and soft drinks. the President
and his friends appropriated a table and
slipped lemonade and pop By invita-
ton OF the President. Travis soon joined
them and participated IN the converse
tiCa- The champion had not been seated
with the President very long before the
latter uttered a shout OF triunlRh:
'Findicatedt I'm sustained BY the Su-
prems Court OF Golft' cried the President
Travis had just o. X d the recent rul-
ing made BY TIE President regarding the
manner Of scoring . ''foursome-~ When
Nr. Taft began playing az Chevy Chase
soon after his inauguration he upset the
established usage in counting and insisted
that instead Of taking the best bali as
the high score for & side, the sum total
OF each side should be counted. This
created a great furor among golfers and
great many players insisted that the
President was exceeding his authority n
making such & ruling. Now that Travis
has decided that the Presidents way is
the only real way 10 count. perhaps those
who have been sneeriRg al the President 5
golf viii sit I'D and take d little more
notice.
. Travis an Easy Winner.
The match between Travis and Lard
vas deprived of most Of its interest by
the decisive manner n which Travis led
Lard n the number OF rounds which he
finished with a margin OF ten up New
ertheless a large gallery followed the af-
ternoon rounds with the keenest interest
IN Travis playing. Travis covered the
course in 3 IN the morning, the lowest
figures made on the present course. He
started out 10 repeat The trick IN the af-
ternoon, which ne did. and in so doing
took the first four holes from Lard in the
second round ard halved the fifth, so
that the match was won by Travis by 4
up and IS 10 play at the tveatv-third
hole Both men finished the course. Ira
vis gaining an advantage Of FIVE more
holes IN the last thirteen played. Travis
score for the afternoon was 3. making
his total for the IS holes I46, which is a
record likely 70 stand for many moons.
n Thompson, Chevy Chase. Won the
gross score handicap prize with 7s, By
virtue OF no card being turned in by
Travis. who observed the spirit that actu-
ates al true golfers Of being contente6
with one prize R Lewis. Chevy Chase
won the net score handicap prize with
rs 69. This was one stroke over Thomu-
sons net, but the latter did not take the
net score prize for the same reason tia;
Travis declined 10 enter the handicar
competition
MattiRgIy Takes Prize.
A s Mattingly. Columbia. won the
first prize for the second eight. VIII
Robert Wier. Wilmington. winner OF the
rurne--up prize. This score was ? I'd
and 10 play.
c B Adams, BaItusrol; H. NJ. Hoyt
San Francisco; o. F. Downey. Chev,
Chase, and ". c. Thatcher, Columbia
were the winners OF the cups offered fo-
the first, second, third. and fourth six.
teens. while r H Carlisle. Park Club
A Parker, Chevy Chase; H 3. David
son. Chevy Chase. and J. H Ditson
Chevy Chase. were the respective win
ne-s OF the Tunner-Ep prizes in each re-
sDeCtive sixteen.