Evening star., 1912-09-07
TAKES LEAD last DAY OF SHOOT
Travers One Hole Behind in
Championship Match.
BOTH MEN PLAY PAR GOLF
Edgewater Contestant Brings Cheers
From Spectators by One Beau
tiful Stroke.

WHEATON. September 7.-Charles
Evans. jr.. OF Edgewater. led Jerome
Travers of Upper Montclair by one hole
at the end of the morning round of eigh-
teen holes in the finals for the national
amateur golf championship Both were
playing par golf on nearly every hole.
Evans had somewhat the better of the
drives. and Travers was slightly off on
approaching. On the sixteenth hole both
players We're in difficulties. Travers
stymied Evans eighteen inches from the
cup with his fourth stroke.
Evans Jumps Tee.
President Strawn of the United States
Golf Association. referee of the match.
offered to lift Travers ball. as IL ap-
peared to be within less than the prescrib-
ed six inches of Evans ball Evans re-
fused and taking his mashie jumped his
ball into the cup. This stroke brought
cheers from the gallery. the first that
has been heard in the tournament.
Fred Herreshoff caddied for Travers.
Evans used a small boy, who has carried
his clubs through the tournament
The day was clear and intensely hot.
but the weather did not seem to affect
either man.
Cards:
Out
Travers ............ 3
Evans 4 8
In
Travers ............ 4
Evans .... 5 4444
Hole conceded.
Travers and Evans drove off promptly
at 10 o'clock. Hole Evans sliced to the
rough on his drive. Travers' second went
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three" and conceded the hole.
Hole 2-Evans holed ten-foot putt and
won the second, "a. Evans up.
Hole 3-Both played par golf. getting
long drives and good approaches and
taking two puts each, thus halvng the
hole in four.
Hole No. 4-Travers drove into the
rough. but was out on the green. Evans
drove almost to the green. Travers
missed a long putt, and so did Chick.
a.. Chick 2 up.
Both Make Long Drives.
Hole 5--Evans took an iron and drove
$50 yards down the middle. Travers
bettered this distance. Evans was even
with the flag on the approach. but
Travers went past it. A good recovery
allowed him to halve the hole in 4
Evans 2 up.
Hole 6-Evans sliced into a sand pit
took. his midiron and pulled into the
rough on the other side. Travers' drive
was good and he put his third dead to
the pin. Travers. ); Evans, q. Evans
up.
Hole Both drove straight, but Evans
was twenty yards better. Travers put
his second on the green and Evans put
his nine feet from the pin. Travers miss.
ed the first putt. Evans holed his. Travers
lost the hole. 4-3 Evans = UP.
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His approach was short. Evans second
was twelve feet from the pin. Traver.
was short again. Evans missed his putt
but Travers took ) to Evans 4. Evan:
3 up.
Feel the Hot Sun.
Hole 9-The hot sun caused both golf
ers to drink copiously when they reached
the halfway house." Evans laid his
tee shot two feet from the pin, but missed
the putt and took three. Travers halved
the hole after overruning his approach
putt. Evans 3 up.
Hole 1O-Travers drove the green with
his iron off the tee. 40 yards. Evans
approach was on the green. but short
Travers had a four-foot putt for the hole
and made it. Travers, 3; Evans, A; Evans
up.
Hole 11-Both drove straight and play
ed perfect irons for their seconds. Evans
got in the trap on his approach and lost
a stroke. Travers, >; Evans, 6; Evans
l up.
Evans Misses Putt.
Hole 1o-Travers shied into the grass
and shot his second over the green.
Evans was on in two. He missed a LONG
putt Trayers holed dlis fourth. Trav-
ers. 4; Evans. I. Evans one up.
Hole 13-Evans took an iron for his
second and Travers followed suit. The
drives and irons were duplicates and
both were on in three with long puts.
Travers holed i'm four and squared the
match. Travers, 4. Evans, X. All
square.
Hole LEACH got a straight drive.
Evans being ten yards better for 2I5
yards. Evans laid his second ten feet
from the pin, but missed the putt.
Travers missed two-foot putt and lost.
Travers. ); Evans, 4.
Hole 15-Evans again had fifteen yards
the better of the drive for about 27O
yards Evans was on with his second
and Travers in three. Evans trimmed
the cup. Travers saved the hole with
a long putt. Travers, 4; Evans. 4.
Evans ] up.
Gets Bunker on Tee.
Hole 16-Evans got a bunker on his tee
shot Travers crossed the putting green
in a sand pit. short getting out and
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