New-York tribune., 1911-09-02
GOLF CHAMPION BEATEN
Travis Takes the Measure OF
Hilton at Garden City.
MEET IN F0UR.BALL MATCH
Holder of England's Title Long
OFF the Tee, but Loses on
the Greens.

Harold II. Hilton, Great Britain's amateur
golf champion. met foeman worthy OK
his steel at Garden city yesterday. for in
four-bsl match he failed to hold his
own against the redoubtable Walter j.
Travis. The man from Hoylake played ~
holes I'm the morning, winning easily over
Philip Samson. lie gave his countryman
a half stroke hole and won by up and
to play, going around in 70.
After that try-out Hilton and Samson
joined forces against Travis and j. NJ
Rhett. This attracted quite "A gallery, In
Guiding Martin j. Litteton. r. II. Robert
son. former president OF the United states
Golf Association: Donald McKeller tho
Midland champion; DR.. r. T. Rushmore. +.
L. De Forest and host Of others almost
equally well known or the links. II was
rumored around that Hilton would have 10
lie in rare form 10 win, for Travis has been
reelins of round after round At Garden
City lately all the way from 72 TO 7s Fur
thermore, Rhett was looked upon az help-
ful partner. Samson belied his name.
Starting out. the pair OF Bri,ons began
badly. Hilton pulled into the rough and
Samson topped his drive. Hilton then sur
prised the gallery by underplaying his ap-
proach TO the pit IN front OF the green,
and although he got out well a five was
the best ne could get, whereas both Travis
and Rhett had fours.
Hilton made q masterful recovery after
overplaying the second green beyond ths
trap, pitching back a yard from the hols
and getting a halve in 3 with Travis, who
had dropped his tee shot nicely on the
green. Hilton gave further evidence that
he Is human the buffers say, by hufins
up his rnashie approach 10 the third hole.
the ball rolling TO the trap, where two
shots were wasted in getting clear Travi,
also dug TOO deeply with his mashie, but
Dame Fortune smiled his way the ball
coming 10 rest within a few inches Of the
brink OF the pit. AS Samson had also
been struggling along In trouble, II was
an easy matter for the Garden City player
to win the hole, Rhett getting a four and
Travis a FIVE, while Hilton had 20 be con-
tent with six
From the third tee Hilton cut down
Travis. and as the match progressed the
greater length OF the Britons shots With
wooden clubs was proved time and again.
For instance. at the fourth hole, a matter
Of FIVE hundred yards. the little champion
put his back into the second shot To such
effect that the ball brought up exactly hole
] high in the rough To the the left. From
I there he pitched out beautifully and then
holed the put for a four That left the pair
Ct Britons only one down bu; when Hill
toms tee shot found one % tho graveliks
/ pits going 10 number stroke was lost,
and the hole went 70 Travis I'm 10 s In
getting his five Travis brought of a ifteen-
foot put. but Hilton stole a halve on
( the neXt green by getting down a put AL
most equally difficult At the turn the Gar
den City pair stood two up, the best ball
/ strokes reading 3s 10 i1 I'm their favor.
Travis had a % himself and Hilton q.
so ii can be seen that the latters individual
score was tho best ball for his side. At
that point he stood down 10 Travis.
Almost always driving the lonGer ball. sp-
preaching well and putting steadily. HI
ten practically held Travis on the home
ward journey. a deadly approach a. the
/ thirteenth. however enabled the Garden
City wizard to steal four there, and he
promptly added 10 the discomfort ~ the op-
/ posing pair by sinking thirty-footer for
| = three on the next green That placed
Travis and Rhett three up. 80 that when
tl.cy halved the two following holes IN par
fours the match was theirs by 3 ~ and
10 play
+ The individual tilt between Travis and
I Hilton also ended al the same place. Travis
. inning by three and two. Hilton won the
seventeenth hole IN four. but lost the eigh-
/ teenth. where both Travis and Rhett ran
down their puts Tor tHos.
| The best bail OF the winners totalled g. as
against ~ for their opponents. Travis had
/ -. two strokes better than Hilton.
You haven't forgotten much since YOU
played on the other side 7 see" observed
/ Hilton 20 Travis as he left the green.
! NO. I've learned good deal since then"
| Was Travis's reioindcr.
This was their FIRST meeting since Travis
put Hilton out OF tho championship tour
nament at Sandwich. back IN isci ana II
.. doubtless gave the Briton something 10
ponder over. Al Garden City these days
the regulars have been treated 20 series
/ OF brilliant performances by Travis. whom
/ tSev believe has fine chance 20 win the
national title at ApaHarnis.