Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
OUR GOLFERS SNUBBED.
Travis Tells of the Cold Cuts at
Sandwich When He Won.

Walter J. Travis tells the detailed story
Of how he won the British championship
Of 1904 at Sandwich in the March issue
of the American Golfer. 1t Is new and
interesting contribution to our golfing lit
erature. It had been know that Travis
was not received with any sociability by
the championship managers at Sandwich,
but it had not been known he could not
obtain a capable caddie or that other
Americans there had been snubbed. On
the latter point Travis writes:
"All through the atmosphere at Sand
uich had been markedly frigid and In
sharp contrast to that of three years be-
fore when ] was over there. On both
occasions had happened to be the
American amateur champion. The only
explanation which suggested itself was
that when we were there before we were
not contestants. Then lots OF attentions
were showered upon us, as at all other
courses we visited.
Gould we now get any OF the big men
to play against us in practice? No! For
the most part we had to flock together
inside and outside, and not q finger was
lifted nor a single step taken by a soul
to make us escape the uncomfortable
feeling that we were pardahs.
why, / couldn't even get q locker!
My changing had to be done in COM
mon hallway and the clubs left In the
professionals shop.
What happened to Judge RusseN7 The
judge at that time was president of the
Metropolitan Golf Association and also
the Garden City Coli Club. He came over
from the continent specially to see the
play for couple of days. He was not
allowed to set his foot inside the club
house door until he had paid a sovereign
or half sovereign, one or the other.
When the Oxford and Cambridge team
was over here in 1903 Judge Russell paid
out of his own pocket $25 per head for
each member OF the team for tickets to
view the yacht race, and he had three
members as guests at his summer home
at Southampton during the special tour
nament arranged by the Silinnecock Hills
Golf Club for the Oxford and Cambridge
team.
During the dinner at the Bell Hotel
the evening of the judges arrival he
asked If any members OF the oxford and
Cambridge team were present. Two. seat
ed at an adjoining table, were pointed
out. one OF whom had been staying with
Of the hand on the part OF the latter was
the only response. There were other
members Of the Oxford and Cambridge
team at the championship. but not a
single thing was done by any ono OF
them at any time in return for his many
gentle courteSdes. And the same remarks
apply with equal force In the case of
James L. Taylor, who did SO much for
the visiting team at Manchester, VT. II
he should ever 60 across he must GER
tainly look them up. so two or three said
as they presented their cards. and they
would try and do their best to recipro-
cate.
mn. Taybor's cards on arrival on the
other side were never acknowledged and
he was practically cut dead at Sand
wich.
''At the conclusion of the championship
when it was learned that I was going to
take the cup across Norman Hunter, one
OF the members Of the Oxford and Cam
bridge Golfng Society. gratuitously re-
marked: 'Umph: we'll never see that
again. You needn't worry,' replied W.
W. Burton. we've managed to take
pretty good care of the Americas cup
for a good many years
IF thero had been any lukewarmness
on the part OF the Sandwich people this
was more than compensated for by the
friendly attitude Of the Cirque Ports Golf
Club at Deal. right next door to Sand
wich. A dinner was given to the foreign
invaders at the invitation of James
Leslie Wanklyn. N. p, captain OF the
Cirque Ports Coli Club. at the Union
Club. adjoining the Castle Deal. on the
Saturday evening following the cham
pionship and the freedom of the course
was ours"