The Washington times., 1913-10-24
TRAvERS IS PICKED
TO LAND TOURNEY
Amateur Champion Appears to
0utclass Field at Columbia
Club Tournament.
FIRST ROUND is CARDED
Lard, Tuckerman, FoIIett, and
Davidson Are Likely to Give
TitIehoIder a Battle.
FIRST ROUND is CARDED
By "CLEEK.

Jerome Dunstan Travers, Upper Mont
clair Golf Club, four-time winner of
the open amateur golf championship
ond present titleholder, is the center Of
attraction today at the Columbia Coun-
try Club where the five siXteens quail
fed yesterday are playing in the an
nual fall tournament in the first round.
Travers in winning the qualifying
rounds yesterday looks to be easily the
class of the tournament, and in view
of the fact that he was able to over
come such stars as Ouimet, Anderson,
Evans, Herreshoff, and others in the
amateur championship should have no
difficulty in finding his name engraved
on the Wardman Cup at the conclu-
sion of play when the tourney is done
Travers is in a measure dividing the
honors with several of the local men,
Allan Lard, long famed as one of the
best players in this section of the coun-
try, narrowly missed getting a tie with
the ttleholder in the test round yes
terday. Where Travers had a IS for
the eighteen holes, 39 going out and
81 coming in. Lard got two 39s, trouble
on the last hole, which required a 6,
losing a chance to tie with the notable
player.
In the first sixteen, besides Travers
and Lard, are John c. Davidson, presi-
dent of the Midle Atlantic Association.
and golfer of great ability; W. H.
tollett, of the Royal st. Davids, the
only Britisher in the competition; A Z.
Huntington, of the Wyoming Club;
Eddie Brooke, Sam Dalzell. d. K. Jack
son, L L. Harlan, and W. c. Bal
lantyne. the South Atlantic title holder.
The players in the fifth sixteen got
cff nicely this morning early and the
going was trifie heavy. The slight
rsin1aIl during the early morning made
the course somewhat heavy and all the
piayers are looking for slow greens all
Gay long.
Allan Lard wolcott Tuckerrnan. w.
II Follett and John Davidson are
likely to give Travers stiff battle for
the honor. The wise ones, howev.:.,
PICK Travers as being easily the best
sf the golfers enrolled and say that
he WI have little or no Difficulty in
winning the tournament HeavT green's
are Travers' liking and the champion
Is expected to show exceptional golf
in hIs matches.
By II o'clock the whole field was in
motion. All of the five sixteens are
well under way. adverse weather con-
ditions having little to do with the
quality Of golf displayed. fred Nc
LI~od has gotten all nf the pairs away
in fine shape as ne did yesterday ana
the clerks of the course are handing
everything with dispatch.
Iravers and jackson, of course drew
the largest following. Jackson realized
at the outset that ne. was up against
a proposition larger than he could
handle, but gave TIE champion the
benefit of his DeSt effort
The sixteens playing, with their time
o. starting follow:
first sixteen-y. C. Davidson vs. s,
lo@ghby, 1o:c5: W II. Fullett vs.. E. b.
Eynon, jr.. lO:lc; +. Snare VS.. L. b.
Johnson. IO:I5: w. r. Tuckerman rs.
A Z. Huntington. 1920: G. II. Chasmar
VS.. ". :. Ballantyne: 1925: J. D.
=: Brooke vs. Dr. i. L Harlan. 1o:S55.
Second s'Xteer-G. p James VS.. 4.
Winter. 80: D. Woodward VS. 9. c.
Van Leer. a:25: l.. w. Weaver VS.. NJ.
Thompson. $50: c. a. Fuller. VS.. ]. W.
Brawner. e:35; L. d. Underwood VS.. r.
ADAMS. 3:E5: L S. Cat'ett vs.. :. VI.
Talcott. SO: E. Fairbanks VS.. A. S.
Mattingly. 9:55.
Third sixteen-G. A. Baking VS.. L. c.
\. e. Giliis, 1I:45: II. II. AneR VS.. S.
p. T. Thompson. 1880: e. H. Wood VS.
T. =. Eurke. 1c:55: J. Warren VS. l..
Greene. II 90; II. Newton vs. II. OIL
phant. ll:05' p. J.. HEDGES VS.. NJ. J..
Lanforth. 11:I0: .. T. Smailwood -.
:. /. Hc2o. 1l:IJ.
Fourth st,,tcen-Allen Petit vs.. \. c.
Yates. $50: {. F. Langley VS.. c. p.
boyle, e: C. w. Denfeld VS.. T. c.
Paxter. $50; s. Harris VS.. q. T. Gun
ming ham. S:55: II. +. Doyle VS. II. =.
Clark. go: II. P. Cobev VS.. =. J. ,'uni-
rnings. 9:Gj: J. W. Childress vs. o. Lueb-
kert. o:1o: F. =. Waggaman VS.. =. p.
Turner. 9.15.
Sinclair. SOD: 2 s. Appleman vs.. ].
Strayer sJ5: G. f. Baines VS.. =. p.
pyle. $40: H ". Brown VS.. n. Hack
er. S:I5: i. White VS.. o. J. peMoN. Sc:
]. 7. Bartlett VS.. w. n. Smith. So; n.
=. West VS.. T.. i. Robinson. $50; !. r.
Herdrick Us w. L. Colt. S:25.