Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-18
YOUNG GOLFERS TO
REPLACE VETERANS
Travis Defeat at Hands of
White Opens Wide Field
to Younger Element.

NEW YORK. May 1S.-The pleat made
by Leighton Calkins at the last annual
meeting of the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation that something should be done
to encourage the junior players seems to
have come at an Opportune time. Re-
cent developments show that in no pre-
vious period have SO many of the young
er set been available as at present
Certainly. what has taken place in the
first three tournaments of the season has
led many to talk prophetically of a hard
year ahead for the veterans of this Sec
ton. OF course, one swallow does not
make a summer, yet the victory of Gar
diner w White of Oakland over Walter
J. Travis of Garden City 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.
There was blank dismay for a time at
the dearth of budding material. 1t was
this apparent void that was responsible
for the PRONUNCIATION of Leighton Cal
kins' scheme for the stimulation of in
terest among the juniors.
Looking into the future with a stead
fast gaze. the Plainfield president could
see nothing wherein to build his hopes.
When the TraviseS, the Herreshoffs and
the DOuglaseS should cease to swing their
clubs in defense of metropolitan prestige,
he conceded. New York. SO long the pace
maker. would cease to be 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 its lost laurels.
Now the horizon has cleared. A more
hopeful day has dawned. From the first
three events of the season proof enough
has already been obtained that there will
yet be young golfers a-plenty to cope with
every emergency White, Oswald kirkby,
Arthur Camovto, Philip Carter and NJ.
Risey are some of the names, ii is hoped.
of players who will fill the records in
times to come F. ". Dyer is another
youngster of promise, as several who
played at Garden City can testify. Sew
enty-fiye 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
representative golf that his action on the
links would seem to warrant. With Just
a little more abandon in work kirkby
would prove a worthy opponent for the
best in the country. Indeed, but for his
want of fight he certainly would have
displaced Travis in the Garden City final
Testimony to his medal ability was his
low gross returns in both the qualifying
round and the Saturday handicap.
Of slightly different stamp are Camo-
vito and Carter, who may be regarded as
the finds of this season. Carter really
was unearthed last summer among the
sand dunes of Shinnecock Hills. where he
bowled over a number of regular tourna-
ment players and was only stopped in the
final by John NJ. Ward. That was young
Carter's debut. His next appearance was
at Garden City last week, where even in
the qualifying round he showed that his
golf was improving. His first effort was
responsible for a return of So. which,
considering the conditions and the fact
that 8 figured at hole, was really
fine work In the first match play round
Carter had the misfortune to lose on the
nineteenth green. AS he is but junior
in every sense of the word, this young
Bridghampton boy. now a member OF
Nassau Country Club. would seem to
have a bright future before him.
Whites 41-hole victory over Travis is
almost sufficient to keep his memory
green among golfers until the end of
time. The Oakland boys performance
was refreshing because 1t was sustained
Young players have occasionally shown
good work against the veterans. but only
with few exceptions have they prevailed