Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
HIGH GOLF H0NORS
Go to Travers After Brilliant
Play.
is PAID FINE TRIBUTE
An Official Says That He Won Cham
pionship Of U. s. While Not
at His Best.

GARDEN CITY. n. Y, Septembe g.
Jerome D. Travers Of Upper Montclair,
n. j.. the national amateur golf cham
pion. today for the. fourth time in his
career on the links won the highest
goihng honor attainable in this country
the title of champion of the United
states Golf Association, and the Have
meyer cup. emblematic of the champion
ship His opponent in the final match of
thirty-six holes over the Garden City
Clubs course was John G. Anderson of
Brae Burn. Mass, erstwhile amateur
champion of the Bay state and the only
New England golfer who has succeeded
in reaching the final stage of a national
championship tournament during the last
fifteen years.
When the first half of today's match
had been played the men were ''all even,
put on the second round Travers showed
his superiority and Won handily by )
up and four to play. During the earlier
round TraverS was faulty on several &C.
casiOns. particularly when negotiating
the last three holes of the outward Jour-
ney. After being one down at the first
hole Travers settled down and when the
sixth green had been passed the national
champion had lead of two up.
Made Few Mistakes.
Up to that stage Travers had made
few mistakes, but starting out from the
seventh tee he almost duplicated his poor
work of the day previous in his match
with Herreshoff on the same hole. He
sliced his drive here and again on the
next tee, losing two holes in succession
while Anderson was right on the line in
his play through the fairway and squared
the match.
From then on until they had played the
hfteenth Anderson was the leader On
the next hole, however. Travers made the
match all even and getting back a bit
OF his form was never down during the
remainder of the round and was always
up In the afternoon play.
Anderson was not faulty by any means.
but he played a strong, steady game at
all stages-a game that against any
other Of the players but the champion
could hardly have failed to bring him
victory. Travers was systematically
brilliant and his success can be attributed
simply to the fact that he is resource
full.
drawers Great Golfer"
One of the officials, in speaking of the
match. said:
''Travers is a great golfer. He did not
play quite up to championship form to-
day, but it seems necessary for him to
make a few mistakes in order to bring
him to the level of man of Anderson's
caliber. He has a faculty of letting out
little of reserve golf when the 'oc-
casion requires, and in a match like to-
days the champion surely is two holes
better than any player we have here"
The defeated BOstonian made many
friends during the weeks play. His de-
feat of Evans yesterday stamped him as
fit opponent for the champion, and
in every department of the game today
he displayed a thorough knowledge of
the intricacies of golf. and an earnest
ness that won admiration. Anderson
took his defeat with the grace Of
thorough sportsman and acknowledged,
not without touch of pride. that he
had been beaten by the best golfer in
America.
An immense gallery numbering
over 5000, followed the match during the
afternoon. While the throng was I'M
wieldy at times. it was handled well by
the officials and neither player had any
complaint of crowding or interference.
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