New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
TRAVIS WINS IN WALK
CAPTURES Another Golf Title
with Little Effort.
TOPPING WAY OFF GAME
Plays Like Second Sixteen Man
in Fall Tourney at At
lantic City.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Atlantic City Nov. 9.-Without having
to extend himself, Walter J. Travis, OF
Garden City, won the annual fall golf
tournament on the links Of the Country
Club of Atlantic City to-day, defeating
II. J. Topping, Of Greenwich, up and
to play in the final round.
That the game was onesided came as
surprise to the large gallery, which had
looked for a fairly close match. Topping
couldn't play within half a stroke hole
of his normal game and really beat him
self
off the tee Topping had great length,
generally gaining from twenty to forty
yards on his opponent, but this was dis
counted by the weakest kind Of a short
game. The best hole Travis played was
the first, where, after being outdriven. he
laid an approach 10 within twelve feet
Of the flag and sank" the put for a 3.
Topping's second got him even closer, but
he missed the try for a halve.
From that moment Topping played like
second sixteen man. lie topped his
drive to the bunker at No. 2 and lost,
while at the third the Greenwich man
threw away chance after Travis had
topped second shot into the wide hazard.
Topping was almost hole high on his
second shot a matter of 40 yards, but
he took three puts, whereas Travis won
with a 3 after recovering well from the
sand
After this no doubt remained as to the
final outcome. out in 80, Travis turned
for home up. so that all he needed was
to win the short tenth and eleventh
thereby completing the route, his opponent
never winning hole.
Earlier in the day Travis won almost
as easily over A. w. Maine jr, OF Hack
ensack. Maine, however. won one hole,
the first but nothing more In the other
half OF the semi-fnals Topping played
good golf against B. Warren Corkran, Of
Baltimore the first named winning by
2 up and l TO play.
A popular winner in the fifth division
was the veteran B. c. Tillinghast, Of the
Philadelphia Country Club. who defeated
Moore Stevens. a home product, in the
final round after two extra holes. The
medal play handicap was won by Howard
w Perrin, president Of the Pennsylvania
Golf Association, with a card of s1-5-7s.
Second net prize went to F. @. Smith, OF
Bala, with IL
The summary follows:
First sixteen, semi-final round-H. j.
Topping. Greenwich, beat D. Warren
Corkran, Baltimore up and 1 to PLAY
Walter J. Travis. Garden City, beat A. ".
Maine, Jr., Hackensack, up and 10
play.
Final round-Travis beat Topping, up
aI Beaten sIs&t first sixteen rs. semi
beat e A. Lord, Atlantic City. 2 up; H
B. Newton. frankfort, beat Frank
smithers. Atlantic City, up and 10
Final round-Newton beat Wood. Up
Second Sixteen. semi-fnal round-H, c
Edwards. Atlantic City. beat James Axe
royd, Merchantville. up and to play:
Abbott Collins, Aronimink. beat G. VI
Thompson, Spring Haven, Up and to
play.
Final round-collns beat Edwards. SUP
Beaten eight. second sixteen, semi-nnal
round-George F. Brown. Huntingdon
Valley. beat d. c. Reid, Atlantic City.
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Final round-Wilson beat Brown, up
and 10 play.
Third sixteen, semi-final round-T. C.
Jenkins. Elk Ridge, beat Carlton Geist.
Atlantic City, up and to play; Harry
insolvency, Atlantic City beat H. "
Hemphill, Atlantic city, S up and 10
play.
Final round--Jenkins beat Mesweensy,
up and TO play.
Beaten eight. third sixteen. semi-nnal
round-Colin Thompson, Lancaster, beat
L. Stadler. Atlantic City, Up and 10
play: r. c. Rice. New Brunswick, beat
II. c. Perkins. unattached. UP, 10 holes
Final round-Rice beat Thompson, w,
10 holes.
Fourth sixteen. semi-hnal round-Hsrry
Smedley. Merton. beat w j. Busby. At
lantic City, s up and 3 to play; ". J.
Craig, Merchantville, beat c. Lindsey
Lakewood, s UP and to play,
Final round-Smedley beat Crais, w
Beaten eight, fourth sixteen, serai-nnal
round-Fred Small Atlantic City. beet
S. L. Knisell, Atlantis City. by defauit'
L. A. johnson, Baltimore, beat a. {.
Bates. Atlantic City. up and TO play.
Final round-Johnson beat Small, UP.
Fifth division, final round-B. 9. Filling
hast, Philadelphia Country Club, beat
Moore Stevens, Atlantic City, up, 20
holes.
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