Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
PLENTY OF GOLF MATERIAL
Early Events of Season Promise Some
Brilliant Play.
EASTERN SECTION is HOPEFUL
Fears of Losing Laurels 60 Middle
West Are Dissipated by the
Rays Of Newly Dorm
HOPE.

NEW YORK, May 2o--Encourssed BY
what has already taken place in the early
golf tournaments Of tho season. there are
many who talk prophetlcally OF a hard
time for the veterans Of the links this
summer
The victory Of Gardner w. White Of
Oakland over Walter J. Travis would seem
still further to strengthen the belief that
the ways Of the former champion will not
lie entirely along the same old rose strewn
path.
Blank dismay there was for a time at
the dearth of budding material II was
this apparent void that was responsible
for the PRONUNCIATION OF Leighton Calkins
scheme for the stimulation OF interest
among the juniors.
Looking into the future with a Eeadfast
gaze the Plainfield president could see
nothing wherein to bund his hopes. When
the Travises the Herreshoffs and the
Douglasses should cease to swing their
clubs in defense OF metropolitan prestige
he conceded New York. so long the pace
maker, would cease to be a power in the
golfing world.
thereafter supremacy on the links would
shift to the middle west and it might be
years before this district would regain it's
lost laurels
AspirRnts in sight.
Now the horizon has cleared A more
hopeful day has dawned From the first
events of the season proof enough has al
ready been obtained that there will vet
be young golfers a plenty to core with
every emergency. G. w. White. o. Kirkby.
A. Camorito, p Carter and NJ. Risley are
some of the names, II Is hoped, Of PLAYERS
VINO Will fill the records in times to come.
f. W. Dyer is another youngster of
promise as several who played at Garden
City can testify. Seventy five strokes for
round OF his home links at Montclair is
what he can boast
OF Kirkby golfers already have heard
supreme at Englewood for some time he
has not attained to that position in repre-
sentative golf that his action on the links
would seem to warrant. With Just little
more abandon in work Kirkby would prove
worthy opponent for the best in the
country. Indeed, but for his want of
fight he would certainly have displaced
Travis in the Garden City final.
or slightly different stamp are Camorito
and Carter, who may be regarded as the
finds of the season. Carter really was un
earthed last summer among the sand dune,
OF Shinnecock Hills, where he bowled over
a number of regular tournament player,
and was only stopped in the final by John
NJ Ward. That was young Carriers debut.
His next appearance was at Garden city
recently, where even in the qualifying
round he showed that his golf was steadily
improving. His first effort was responsible
for return OF IS, which considering the
conditions and the fact that a nine figured
at four hole was really fine work,
Performers Are Hopeful.
In match play Carter was unfortunate
to be defeated at the nineteenth green. As
he Is but a Junior in every sense OF the
word this young Bridghamton boy. now a
member of Nassau Country club, would
seem TO have a bright future before him.
Whites forty-one hole victory over Travis
is almost sufficient TO keep his memory
green among golfers until the end OF time
The Oakland boys performance was re-
freshing because it was sustained Youne
players have occasionally shown good work
against the veteran. but only with few ex.
cepuons have they prevailed.
There is the memorable game between
Travis and Travers In a championship
semi-final as one outstanding instance Of
the overthrow OF the veteran. Almost 6
parallel to the recent final was the strug
gle with Henry Wilder of Boston. This
4
also went to the forty-frst green, only il
that case It resulted in the elimination O.
the younger player.
White, then, has done something Of which
few can boast. Previous to his recent de
| feat Travis had missed but one tournament
| trophy out of eight at Garden City. With
| due Difference to Travis 1t is almost re
| freshing TO find a change. If the result
was tsntamount to an admission that tn,
\ former champion had gone away bacl
there would be little cause for rejoicinl
even among the most ardent supporters o
White. The final stages OF the match dis
proved this. for the winner played a reall!
remarkable game in the afternoon, and 4
| was noticeable that over the extra hole
| Travis was swinging even more Justify
| than his younger opponent.
The Garden City man did not make on,
faulty tee stroke. while toward the enc
| White weakened perceptibly and had Il
play the odd for perhaps the only oeca
sions IN the match on the fortieth anC
forty-first holes.