New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-30
HOME GOLFERS IN FRONT
Defeat Pennsylvania Team in the
Match for Lesley Cup.
CLOSE CALL FOR TRAVIS
Beats Last Years Champion by
One Up, Thanks to
Stymie.

In the 1rst round Of the Lesley Cup COM
petition the metropolitan golf team defeat
ed Pennsylvania nine matches to six over
the links OF the Nassau Country Club yes
terday. This entities the successful forces
10 meet Massachusetts holder Of the tro-
ply, in the decisive match to-day.
Although there was a comfortable mar
gin in favor OF the metropolitan side, the
contest was really closer than il looks on
paper At the end OF the singles in the
morning the count stood six to four in
favor Of the local team. but IL came within
an ace Of being five 10 five. With nine
matches heard from. New York led at i've
10 four W l.. Hicks. Of the home club.
substitute. and G.. b. Buxton, Of Philadel-
pha were still out Word came in first
that Hicks was up. 4 little later wire
less report had him down, and again IL
was case Of all even
As the pair approached the home green
the impression became general that the
match stood all square, so that when Hicks
lost the hole the gallery groaned. Instead
Of shaking hands. however. tho rivals
walked TO the first tee. whereupon the
crowd took fresh hope Hicks finally won
after two extra holes That enabled New
York 10 start the two-ball foursomes with
a useful lead
There had been some carly disappoint-
ments. To begin with, word was received
on Thursday nights ITO the effect that Je
rome n. Travers. the metropolitan cham
pion. would he unable 10 play and Al the
eleventh hour some one made the discovery
that e. " Inslee. one 81 those chosen for
the team, was ineligible because Of 2
change Of residence. which now places him
beyond the specified fiftv- FIVE mile limit
. Inslee by the way, was on the spot and
anxious to take part and he thought the
rule rather unfair seeing that he still
lived in New York State The substitution
of Hicks was made I'm the morning, no one
else being available. He plays the Nassau
course we'll however. and scored his little
point, even II no and Gardiner White did
come in for a trimming I'm the afternoon
At the top Of the list for the Metropoli-
tan team Walter J. Travis found himself
opposed 10 his old rival. ". g. Fownes ir
the Oakmont player who held the national
title prior 10 his defeat At Apavamis re-
Gently. These two have taken part in sew
ersl sensational extra hole matches. and II
so happened that Yesterday struggle had
tlement At the fifteenth Travis had 4
nice put for 2, which was spoiled by tho
other laying him stymiA. They were all
square going TO the home hole. which prob
ably would have been hslved i'm had
Travis not returned the compliment by
laying a styme. That enabled the Garden
City golfer 70 win the hole by 70 and
the match by NJ lie got around In r.
~ the others q
U'rresho1 always had tho better ~ T.
NJ. Byers. OF Allegheny. The long game
Of the NestDruol golfer became brilliant
At times, uoticoahly AZ the twelfth hole
where he drove the green some go Yards
The hall came 10 rest exactly hole high
twenty feet from the pin, and ho missed
only by turn ~ the ball HerreshoG
won by M and 10 play
Oswald Kirkbv proved too much for
Howard ". Perrin. the Pennsylvania cap
tain. but Findlsy : Douglas. who has sue
fell an unexpected victim 10 the steadinces
of w. p. Smith. Then came John II Ward
AS tho second unexpected loser. lie i'm
ished . down 20 George Crump Archie
Reid made a plucky fight against George
Ormiston. OF Pittsburgh after being 3
down AT the turn. Reid came back like
wild horse In 20 and looked IKE "a winner
until Ormlston won the home hole I'm g. a
stroke under par. To the extra hole Reid
topped his drive but even 30 would have
| haved the hole in had Ormlston not
brought or a twenty-foot put for another
s. The Pittsburgher made the round i'm
-. 90 Reid g -. as follows.