New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
WIZARDS OF THE LINKS
Who's Who Among the Amateur
Golfers of the Year.
EVANS HEADS THE LIST
Has Brilliant Competitive Rec
ord, with Travers and Travis
Pressing Closely.

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unusual situation Of being unable TO deal
Nth the title holder AS all followers OF
.be game know. Harold II. Hilton, the
British champion, came here early in the
,au and won the United States Golf Asso-
cation tournament at Apawamis. Hilton
,,sition in amateur golf is unquesioned,
", as the object Of this article is TO deal
only with resident players, Hilton Is
omitted.
The names Of four golfers appear on the
new, list that were not considered a year
seo They are Jerome ID. Travers, II.
chandler Egan. Oswald Kirkby and John
= Anderson. The first two were left off
sc 1910 list because they had for the time
beinr dropped almost completely out OF
,bo competitive game. AS for Kirkoy, MS
.,,,royenent was so marked as to leave
40 doubt OF his right to be classed among
che leaders Anderson also did enough TO
.srn place on the scroll Of honor.
on the other hand the showing OF Find
tav s Douglas, John NJ Ward Gilman T.
irfanv and Harry c. Legg was disappoint-
.rr Douglas tried 10 come back In the
championship AT ApaWamis. but failed 10
even qualify The other three had disss-
,vous competitive seasons and were dropped
IN consequence.
To continue the analysis further. the
.,o names 10 conjure with are Charles w.
tvans. IT,. and Jerome Travers. Unques-
,,onablv both are remarkable opponents OF
,be game. and Il is matter Of regret that
drawers did not appear oftener in compeu-
,lon on the other hand Evans went
sbroucb a competitive campaign seldom
.ouslled by an amateur anywhere.
This included his plucky fight In the am
.,epr championship tournament Of Great
britain st Prestwick, his winning of the
french title shortly afterwsrd, and credit
sbl, work in a dozen or more tournaments
n, this side OF the Atlantic. Under the cir
,,,rnstances one feels justified in again
,lscine Evans at the head of the list
nosjtion the Chicago golfer was accorded
year ago.
In the sprins, prior to sailing in quest
NJ the British crown Evans distinguished
himself in a tournament at PinehursI
where he not only, won chief honors' pu'
Bet q new course record as well. After MS
return from the other side the EdgeWater
amateur took part in the invitation analr
Of the Essex County Club, at Manchester,
Mass. where he lost in the final round 10
p w Whittemore. Hurrying from the
home green to catch a train, Evans sue
feeded in making the journey from Mas
sachusetts 10 Detroit in time to take part
in the annual championship tournament OF
the Western Golf Association. There ne
lost 10 Mason Phelps i'm another trying
match that was carried to the home green.
IN the fnal round OF the Glen View tour
rament Evans finished l down TO Robert
Gardner. this match requiring the full
,hirty-six holes To offset this Evans beat
Gardner I'm the Lake Geneva final, this con-
lest being carried 10 an extra MOLE
tChfck" also won the tournament at jack
Bon Park defeating r. F. Blossom by a
Ind s margin for the Chicago Evening
Post trophy. cmblemsuc Of the city
Chsmpionshir That gave Evans perma-
btnt possession Of the trophy. He likewise
won the tournament at the Idlewild Coun-
trv Club. and IL was in the final round that
t. made a So three strokes better than the
record
The dashing and popular Chick" caused
Rs admirers no end Of concern through his
Failure to get in any practice for the ma
tional event over the Apawamis links. in
night before. a proceeding all the more I'M
usual when it is remembered that he had
never seen the links He had no trouble,
despite the handicap Of being unfamiliar
with the course in qualifying among the
leaders. At match play he at once pro
teeded TO bowl over his opponents, until ne
tan against Fred Herreshof In the semi
final round After having the match ap-
bsrentIy won Evans saw seeming victory
suddenly turned 10 defeat, change that
was due partly TO a little slackness by nm
self and partly as the result OF an IRE
nstible streak by Herreshoh
over the National links, out on Long ISL
end. Evans again gave proof of his class
defeating Herreshoff during the progress
o. the tournament. but losing TO the re-
doubtable Hilton in the final. Truly, Evans
IS not the nations amateur champion DuI
where can Doe found his equal on this side
C. the Atlantic
As previously stated. Jerry Travers.
who is placed second on the list, is an eN-
reptionsl golfer. At his best Travers not
only ranks on par with Evans in point Of
execution. but he is also steadier His won
derful feat Of going in and winning the
In the spring will never be forgotten by
those In attendance. Prior 10 that event
iravers had only practised few times YET
n managed TO play just well enough TO WIN
each match Many thought Oswald kirkoy'
who had previously eliminated waiter
Travis and Herrcshon from the tournament
would be- able 20 take Traverss measure
b.. the resourceful golfer from Upper Mont
clair always had command Of the situation
t'er Kir6by in the final
Almost as impressive was Trayerss per
fornsnce the following week. when he won
The title Of tho New Jersey state Golf As
tociatou % Englewood. This was the Kirk
b. stronghold yet Trayers beat his rival
once more i1 the final. After that Travers
DID not compete in tournaments again, with
tae exception Of Huntington Valley, where
h was f1 poor condition until the national
~ Apsvamis. Although his game was not
Up 10 past standards Traycrs made a great
showing lie began the match play by
heating Travis, the man who many thought
ras good enough 20 win tho title. Trayers
slso eliminated Paul Hunter one Of the
test ~ tho Wcstcrn SGT
Then came the remarkable match he
tween Hilton and Trayers, followed by ono
~ the largest galleries that ever attended
clash between golfers in America. Al
though Of with tn, wooden clubs which
So him into frequent difficulty, tho former
Champion made the camest kind Of a stand,
snd tho way he saved himself time and
again by bringing of hesrt-brcsking puts
threw the gallery into a state Of excite
nent. ~ the conclusion Of the match Hill
Tor spoke in the highest terms Of his oppo-
hsnt In fact, the Briton went so far as 10
sscisre that when It came 10 putting TRAY
Gt was unquestionab lY the better OF the