New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
Garden City Golf Wizard Wins
''' after Extra Hole Match.
urHHEsH0FF THE VICTIM
s.r and Women Brave Rain and
Tramp Over Links to See
the Keen Struggle.

...n,co Of an enthusiastic gallery
"a women who deHed the driving
waiter J. Travis, OF Garden City.
eo'"" rred Herreshoff, the metropolitan
s''e"' after a sensational match. in the
NM, Ind Of the spring tournament on the
y" I, he Country Club OF Lakewood.
"" - Travis won only after an extra
t''.5 been played. This made the third
~ tao ysars the two men have met
.kevood hnalists.
- ' earned their places in the nnal
rs.her easily. Travis beating Os-
~, y,rshv. Of Tnglewood by up and
.y and Herreshoff eliminating Arthur
: rr.r,ov,,o. the Lakewood boy wonder,
similar margin.
,..,ose OF the cold wind and rain neither
=, nor Kirkey succeeded in playing up
,susl standard. and mistakes were
-. When going against the full
49,. OF the wind holes that under normal
rs,ons are easy as became much more
ssnt especially FOR a player Of ordi
- ,.ug,h. such As Travis.
:, orset this. however. the Garden City
- rave nothing away on the greens.
.ss vss HIS deadly short game that more
-. Hs-ounted Eirkby's advantage of the
IN addition 20 this. the fckle goddess
-, smiled on Travis, when he stymied
q, nan on the fourth and eighth greens.
-, decisive match was replete with ac-
~, srs; Travis and then Herreshoff bring
- n unexpected shots So as not 10 get
...-ss in the cross bunker which guards
=, e-s, green. Herreshof drove with an
- while Travis used wood. Even so.
.sr Zee shots we're OF about equal length.
,,s ss neither made mistake in ap-
.-os,bins the hole was halved IN T.
railing 10 get IS much distance as he
..,gs from the next tee. Travis left him
"a f. hard second. He pressed in an en-
,ss,y- 70 reach the green. and as result
,,aeAs With his brassey. but the bail
,-ssry storped a few yards short Of the
layer This stroke OF fortune availed
,,,n,r. however as Herreshof supple
,s,,.d long drive with q second shot 20
~ r-ssn's edge. and won the hole in 10
hereby becoming Z up.
--syis sot on equal terms when HERES
- diced % the row Of traps going 70
Va Ths ball lay in casual water and I'm
,- almost un7layable place. A lusty effort
,;,s ne nia,ick failed 20 dislodge the ball
s,rr rs Vatcry berth whereupon the
rsropol.an champion picked up with the
remark. THAT viii he about all FOR that
sesutiful chip shot. which laid The ball
srrs dead. enabled Herreshoff 70 win the
ssy;h hole in 9. but he threw away his
-,--14~fraT ca "a
!. bs fifth. when he took four puts and
~ he hole after his opponent had played
"a. Of the bunker in ?.
rTst made the match all square. and
Ike lstt- Travis became ! up for the
u. tine during the round Poor Judgment
rs. Herreshoff the sixth hole. where he
,s5v over1layed the green with 4 masnie
81. tsr too strong At the eighth against
ss wind Travis failed 20 Get home with
erss n!n shots. whereas Herreshof got
a,-. rsir- an iron for his third. Even so.
~ "old man got a halve IN .. thanks To
,sp.toot Put. Another halye IN . al the
-.,,A found Travis Up at the turn, tie
rrosss reading q 10 A. in his favor.
-o, the homevard journey Herreshon
i-srreS ors @neiv. getting Ss AZ the water
rs whereas Travis needed for the
.rth Steady work enabled Herreshof 70
,.,on, ru ar the fifteenth, and he really
sfsz The match away by dub0ing his sp-
woseh 20 t1e bunker st the seventeenth,
ln,r Trsvis had fallen far short on his
.sccnd shot That enabled Travis 20 win
"a. hole in 20 s and square the match.
ge also saved himself Oh the home green
Or getting down p ffteen-foot put for ..
Theu came the extra hole. and. 10 the
slr7riss Of the gallery and the discontinue
q Herreslof. Travis ran down another
ans pst for "a The cards follow