The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-24
Tuuers Walks Away
From, Hammer in Final
II For Metropolitan Title
Ex-Caddie Overwhelmed by Champion at Fox
Hils-Veteran's Steadiness Feazes Youth
Big Crowd Out to See Match
Despite Weather.
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FOX HILLS GOLF LINKS. 8. Ls
hay 2l-Although Il was thought the
real climax Of the Metropolitan Golf
Championship at the Fox Hills links
wee reached yesterday in the semi
AnAis. owing to the poorly balanced
draw. there was q crowd out this morn
,ng when Jerome d. Travers and A. F.
Hammer started on the double round
for the final Travers won with ease
by 3 up and I to play.
With finals on In three other sets,
and the annual Metropolitan handicap
In progress. the course was alive with
players. The weather was Of the same
threatening and unsettled sort that
has prevailed throughout the week.
Several wagers were placed thaf
rrsvers would end the struggle under
thirty holes. by which estimate he
would practically duplicate his unprece-
dcnted lead against Oswald Kirby last
year. Others thought Travrs could
not keep up his putting pace OF yester.
= Cay and would be we'll pushed.
on the nrst eighteen holes Travers had
walkawsy. Hammer seemed feased oy
tie skill and coolness Of Travers anu
ia not play anything like the game OF
which nc ID capable.
Score:
Iravers, out. 1 6 4 S SIS
TANNER outt 81 8 4-n
q Ht--IN
Hammer, in. 8 8 8 +-4c--y3
The first four holes were halved. the
first and fourth in strict allowance.
-''hen on the hfth Hammer ran down q
.our-foot putt from the rough for 10
par 3 amid cheers, and 1t began to look
I like a close match. However, II was a
false alarm. for Travers captured the
next four holes In succession. Travers
had luck on the sixth. for his ball
bounced over a trap while Hammers
low ball landed In the road. The lat
ter got out well. but was short on his
spproach. while Travers was too strong
and then missed his putt. He took two
for the cup. but at that was down In
par Ave to six. squaring the match.
Hammer topped his drive on the
seventh. doing eighty yards on tall
grass. Travers had a low ball with the
wood. but fortunately got over the road
MANNER recovered well. both reaching
tAs green In three. Travers trimmed
tine cup on ions putt while hammer
missed a short one. 1t was Travers' 9
The tenth was a half in . regulation
I. Travers coming close to a from near
the edge Of the green. Travers won the
eleventh I to par 6 against 4 probable
Tor Hammer. who did not hole out.
rravers on his second was close to the
nag. possibly his finest stroke OF the
morning Travers 4 up.
On the 18th Hammer failed to clear
the high bank on his second. while
Travers overran his approach. II was
.Travers's hole, however. par s to i.
Travsrs up. Travers also won the
Nth In a strict to 5. Hammer was
enough of on his direction to prevent
him from getting down his putt.
rtavses s up.
9sNvers was close to 2 on the 18th.
bu: the hole was halved in par s..
Travers won the 18th. s to Kamm9's
par 4. being close 10 the cup on his
second. while Hammer was away and
then short. Travers up Travers
made II 6 up on the 18th by taking a
. to par I there. thanks to . heart
breaking putt
Wax Marston, Baltusrol, was four w
on Mortimer Barnes OF Enslewood In the
first eighteen holes.
Gilman Tiffany. Powelton, was two Ut
% p. II. Jennings. Richmond County, In
the FIRST eighteen holes. In the third sci
~ Z. Sprague. Inwood. was one up OF
A. II. Harrison. New York Club, In the
fSrst eighteen holes.
Fred Herreshof. Garden City. finished
sD-1-7S; Paul Moore. Morris County, 90
7-ss; s. c. Matson. Ardsley, So-7-ss. VI
L. Fearey. Richmond County. A-S-'S
D. T. Allen. Fox Hills. S-+-a; Fl. A
l eterner. Inwood. $500: VI. b. Mc
Cieilan, Fox Hills. s5-iO-S6; Z. y
Posey. Fox Hills. 95-s-s7; j. y
Wooten. Fox Hills. 1oA-s-ss 4. p
Palmer, Fox Hills. S-s-N; b. H.
Slater, Fox Hills. $3.50; W. w. Tay.
lor, Ardsley, Si-5-76; F. 3. Barrett. 70,
Hills. ss-io-sS; f. q. b. Riley Fo,
Hills. N-9-S6.
vravers won tho title the NTH
time. He beat Hammer up and
10 20 at Sc holes. Card:
Travers-
% Out ..."..,A S46as %1
> In-65
Ksmmer-
Out ........S 8 49, +t@
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