New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-07
p,omise Of Great Match To-
dav. When Rival Golfers Meet
for Championship.
grRR AND WOOD PUT OUT
comi. Final Round Marked by
clever Play, but Winners
Come Through by a
Safe Margin.
tr The Tribune1

~a,ar reached the final round Of the ma
,,o,,I amateur championship tournament
me links Of the Chicago Golf Club
,o.day. They will clash in thirty-siX-
sols test tomorrow. and followers of the
.a,,, declare It probably will result in
=. ~ the greatest matches in the history
of American golf
r,ayers weathered the semi-nnal round
aay by defeating Hamilton X. Kerr.
!, Ekvanok. the Vermont champion. The
..s,ropolitau title holder took the lead
,rlr in the day. and thereafter always
mod winner. the final margin being
,ubspd 10 play Evans had Warren X.
wAod. OF Homewood, for an opponent.
,Da although again compelled to strike
X colors, as was the case in the recent
,b-nplonship tournament OF the Western
/ c,,f Association, Wood put up a stubborn
,,sstance Evans finally won by 4 up
md; 20 play, after finishing the morn
ipg round / up.
MS matter OF record that Travers
IA, twice held the national title, and so
sssb has been the interest displayed here
N his game that large galleries have
allowed him in all of his matches. Last
,ssr he won the metropolitan and New
Isrsey titles in successive weeks, while
,b,s season. after winning the NJ. G. A.
s,a,n he lost the New Jersey champion
sh,o 10 Oswald Kirkby. Were ii not for
N. fart that he has been off with his
wooden clubs since coming here, Travers
Awould unquestionably have won his
matches more easily.
.Isc Smith, the Nassau Country Club
professional who left for the East last
nisht had been watching Travers with a
critical eve. II was under Smiths coach
ing that Travers. while a member at
4 Nassau, developed the game that has car
ned him 10 the fore in so many impor-
amt tournaments Smith, who rather
ianees Travers to win tomorrow, had
! The following TO say before leaving:
"Tthink Jerry has a good chance to win
tbs championship. He is OFF with his
driver. but so wonderful are his irons
,hst he is able 10 win holes that at first
sem lost There is a slight hitch at the
TOD Of his swing when on the tee, but
this all disappears when he takes his
IONS II he finds himself hard pressed
ihrough getting into trouble of the tee
" would do well to let his wooden clubs
Nmatn in the bag and take HIS driving
ron when distance is needed. He is won
terful with that club, There are many
AOlss at Wheaton with the ground as
hard as at present in making which one
can get along about as we'll without the
y driver II simply means a little longer
approach. and that doesn't bother Jerry.
There is scarcely anything TO choose
between Travers and Evans in the shot
putter He has got great nerve TO do
What he has and he'll be hard TO beat"
Norman F, Hunter. OF Edinburgh, who
vas confined TO his room yesterday end
had 10 default 20 Wood because OF the
Intense heat, was somewhat recovered to-
aay He remained indoors, however. his
'hysicisns believing him too weak 70
stand. the sun. He took solid nourishment
tbs morning for the first time In several
days.
Harold Hilton. the former English and
Anencan champion, who was put out of
ne first round by c. G. Waldo. jr, Of
5fooklawn. has not touched club since
Us elimnation. He contents himself with
watching others and following some OF
ns matches. He is resting to play off his
M With Evans for the medal in tho
Qualifying round.
There was no lstup In the heat to-day,
Whs humidity was not so intense. The
mas were clear, however, and a strong
NsSs ffom the southwest made the tenn
'esature more bearable.
n ~sArt the match this morning Travers
m che Of his widest pulls, and supple
~hung this with a shot 20 the deep pit,
'sen two strokes were wasted, he gave
pms hole Kerr sliced going to No. q
M Travers made no mistakes the
aas vent 10 the NJ. @. A. champion. He
M only halve at the third, when the
.aSahck golfer laid him stymie. Usu-
sy steady putter. Kerr weakened on
ldosa
'pe Upper Montclair golfer made one
II
"~ns 70 pit at the seventh, bis shot
.Am the sand leaving him near enough
pin to get down the put for q
ave In 4 From the next tee Travers
s"sn 70 the rough, but again a deadly
anne shot enabled him to get naive
An extra put on the ninth green
~ tfayers that hole. so that he turned
II - SIuk nlpf
Esr
,.S winning the eleventh hole Travers
no more trouble until his driver got
guhkered at the fourteenth. which
Travers also lost the short six
ss where his opponents tee shot
nc dead thereby enabling the YER
n hampton TO get the put down for
Va. 'ssers was then 2 up. and that
N. margin that separated them at
N. wv " the morning round. He made
a, s In 81 TO the others 81.
n ps the afternoon round Travers
settled into his best form. His
"'s We're as accurate as ever and
's less often on the line. although
IA nuo two tee shots completely:
s'ns out In % Travers became up
tr,s VII, who bad taken ~. From the
see Ifayers's ball dr1bbled over the
as not twenty-five yards away. He
e'o The next shot dead and stole"
IN g. Travers lost the next,
me twelfth, and won the match
m thirteenth. where his opponent got
& cards were as follows;
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