The sun., 1910-01-09
RATING OF THE GOLF PLAYERS
4 NATIONAL SIXTEEN on LAST
SEASONS WORK.
n. Chandler Esan Heads the East and
W. >. Travis NeNt--IOuns western
Trio Of Champions Evans, Gardner
and seckel, Rank Close to TraVers.

ITO OF champions. Evans, Gardue
and seckel, Rank Close to TraVers
To name the national sixteen Of golfer
is now a task OF some magnitude from tn
vast Increase In the minor championship
and tournaments. Il has been 'simpline'
to an. extent by the unusually exact tes
OF the entrants brought out by the 100
national championship. for the pla!
stamped some with the hallmark OF standar'
merit and exploded the claims OF other
10 be seriously regarded away from thel
own group OF clubs. As there ls no off1cia
rating In golf as in lawn tennis a rankinl
has been made for THE sun at the close o.
each season since 1901. IL is an informa
analysis and, as with virtue, is its owl
reward.
Actual prowess on the links during the
season, not the slamor of seasons past, h
the chief data to be considered in making
ranking list On this account Eben M
Byers is not named. as he withdrew from
the game after the death Of his brother In
France. He had been In every other rat
ing and was third in s02 and second in
| 1908. The precedent followed is as in 1905
when Douglas had Withdrawn from our
golf. Plus public performance must be
added public opinion on each mans game,
| also priyate Judgment. To win cups galore
except in high class company and on test
ing courses does not figure too highly. The
national sixteen as compiled includes but
one golfer who has not won a title or tour
nament OF consequence. Jerome ID. Travers
This is the ranking Of 1909:
| ]. II. Chandler Egan. Chicago: = W. ]. Travis,
| New York; ,. Charles Evans, Jr.. Chicago: 4,
X Gardner Chicago; 5. A. Seckel, Chicago; Q.
J. ID, TTavers, New York; 7. Mason +. Phelps
| Chicago s. W. c. Fownes. Jr.. PittsburR; O.
Fred Herreshor, New York: 10 II. q. LexR
minneapolis; IL. T. $. Douglas New York; L.
T. M. sherman, Utica. n. V: 10. H. H. Wilder,
Boston. ~ y. W. Whittemore: IS, X. q. Nc
fsnand' Philadelphia; ie Paul Hunter Chicago.
What made the amateur championship
OF such signal importance in determining
values was the return to his best form of
Egan and his quenching of the young
hrebrand Evans to make the hnaI, in which
despite an overnight 1ickness he gave a
splendid match. to Gardner, who won the
title by up. Gardner had earlier beaten
Travis and might possibly have won with
out the aid of pton aines, but few think it,
Egan returned TO Chicago last spring
from Louisville. where he had played but
title and lost the Southern Championship
ns tional championship he Rolfed nnIv on
week ends, but his vacation fell in them
Egan came quickly TO form, one Saturday
Field trophy match at Homestead, play
ing on the winning Exmoor team the
SeS Nerds pest an6 9eipE iSnb Sb by nySSns. Ed:
he won the Onwentsia cup for the third
and last time. beating Evans one stroke
So In the amateur uhampionship Egan
dld l52 IN the qualifying round. one stroke
6ack % OF The triple tie ard played well there
Then defeat i.R 81 ca%s hS.eT befSTs s%S
ness began while playing against Evans
and after the match he tainted in the
sIu6ho9se After the championship Egan
competition froni 90 to 0s -,
Asto Travis, he has retained his place, for
the TN, i9st matches et The end the season have
n Guided forceful regaining of the Metro
politan Golf Association championship at
Garden City. Atlantic City. Chevy Chase
Junior in the West for three years and Is
credit Seckel, ranked Hfth. r'fS was runnerun M T
later won the interooIlc giate and Princeton |
champlonshinS: He won the medal at |
iiAkswood . fall tournament and then lost |
pate in Eastern open tournaments, bait ne |
has as good style and as much riIu az Evans.
hs%pon is yoSsS at Sof be ee he As'tSr sss tSs
his former speciality. has limbered up the
tn golf, and his successHs ha We made Gardner
q an S'oas to retain his prominent place His
t1AIDDlOnahlD.
,ot 9t golfers there now Is a Draw ono with
y; y. Merriman. twice Connecticut cham
pi9n; chief OF the clan. -.
While beaten abroad aud in the finals
of the two tourDamsnts he, took part in
here this fall-Montclsir and Lakewood
rrayers. titleholder Of 1907 and zoos is still
play. Americans will agree with H. H.
Hllton'$ comment on Travers az MuirfiAld.
{ may be some consolation to his admirers
- KNOW that the really competent judges
'Ser I've, here did not fail to realize The, golf
IN hi. good shots and the way he played
hem. and not on the bad ones. as they
,yer here. and the really awful shots came came
With too alarming frequency to give any
lope that we should see Jerome Travars
Mason Z. Phelps was ". G. A. cha m pion
n 1908. This year he won the Lake Geneva
Glrpnsmsnt; N4 pa beating Gardner on the way.
'ther records. In the national Gardner put
W. G.; Fownes. Jr.. is again champion
y the Western PENNSYLVANIA Golf Associa-
ion These are personalities. not histories
n mo there there Is 81 no % need to 90 more in detail
'eing runner np in the VI. &. L.. won the
hief honors in Journeys at Nassau, Ek-
egg was runner up 10 him az Nassau, also
o Seckel in the cole giate. and he il
10Th Minnesota aud trensTnississippi cham
he spring tournament at Lakewood
ma king sequence Of three, he retained the
ght. ''''
sherman tied with Evans and Phelps
: ~ FOR low score in the national cham
'ionrhip. but lost on the payon He
1alntains the game that won for years the
entrnl New York championship and has
aimed more than one NJ. O. A. toiirna ment
or him. Wilder won the AbenaQu N H.
Ournament. and ON occs sion has displayed
orm as good as the 1rst part of the match
With Travis in the national OF 1905 that
ient 70 the fortie>h hole. Travis had the
,tomaine bogey on his side that time.
Nhittemore is the Travis OF Ma assachusetts
nd = sterling golfer this year. H. B. |
lc cFarland has an illustrious past and Is :
he first champion OF the Pennsylvania {
olf Asaocia tion, in which he put out
ownes by ? up. Paul Hunter won the
outhern championship in February and
az done very well since. He lea rned to G
of At Yale and has delightfully."- easy and }
asterly style
As TO sectional representation. counting 7
fttsburR with the West, honors are even
: eight all. Matched as placed in the 9
mixing. here is how they would be lined up =
Ir team contest: ~ s
West-Egan. Evans. Gardner, Seckel. Phelps,
owncs. LegE and Hunter.
East-TIayis TIavers, Herreshon Douglas,
ieruan, Wilder. Wittemore and Mcfarland.
Which team would win the match, .
This Ia the sllrufna r n fOrmar 0fu1s. | hi