New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
Wins Amateur Champions
ship by Six Up and
Five to Play.
FIRST ROUND FULL
OF BRILLIANT PLAY
Former Title Holder Goes Down
Before Almost Perfect Golf
in the Second Round.

haHcneSLeFy W, sept. "a new
amateur golf king was crowned on the
links Of the Ekwanok Country Club to-
day when Francis Ouimct, a graduate
from the caddie ranks only three years
ago, defeated the once invincible Jc-
rome ID. Trayers, Of Upper Montciair,
6 up and to play in the thirty-six hole
final round for the championship.
Although the Woodland golfer has
not so lengthy a record of champion
ship achievements as Travers, he can
point to the double triumph of open
and amateur within two seasons. He
Is the only amateur who has been able
TO win both titles. The nearest APP
proach to this was when Walter j.
| Travis tied for second place in the open
championship at Garden City thirteen
years ago.
The struggle for supremacy to-day
was not unlike the finish in the final
round between TrayerS and "Chick'
l. Evans at Wheaton two years ago, only
this afternoon TEavers was routed,
while at Chicago, after being down az
the end of the morning round, 1t was
Evans who was played to a standstIll
! Although clearly not at his best to-
/ day, TraveTs stuck to his guns so
courageously throughout the early
/ hours that during most of the round
he actually had Ouimet down. II was
too much to expect Of flesh and blood,
however, to keep constantly bringing
eff the seemingly impossible.
Despite the fact that he was in
trouble something Ike ten times dur
ing the morning circuit Travers prac-
tically held his opponent safely. Going
to the seventeenth hole Jerry stood /
h,sA hn urn 10
eighteenth because of wild driving.
Travers Falters on Second Round.
After luncheon the fight seemed to be
pretty well knocked out Of the once
redoubtablc Travers, for he lost the
first five holes, which, added 20 the last
/ two in the morning, made seven straight
that had slipped away. Ouimet was
never off the course. Driving long
/ balls as straight as the row flies for
! $50 wards or more, approaching with
an almost machinclike accuracy and
putting at times brilliantly, the Boston
man gave his opponent few openings.
A game like that knows no mercy 10
the uncertain kind that Travers played
in the afternoon. II cannot be said
that luck played much part. Even the
/ dreaded stymies failed to enter into
! the contest, nOI one appearing bHANS5"
out the thirty-Onc holes.
Before the start the intention was 70
/ have Gilman ?. Tiffany. of Newburgh,
caddie for TraverS. and +. II. hoyt, OF
Boston. act in a like capacity for Oul'
met, but at the last minute this was
/ abandoned. so that the regular boys
continued to the end.
! Robert c. Watson, president or the
! United States Golf Association, acted
rs referee of the match. while other Of
( fcials of the association lent their ald
in keeping the crowd in check. The
inevitable rope was also in evidence.
keenest Play in Morning.
Tnouestionably the best part Of the
match WAS the morning half, snd hum
drcds in the gallery who did not arrive
on the scene until after luncheon
missed a golhng treat. of the trst tee,
and. for that matter, of nearly All the
others. Ouimet got the longer ball, but
that made little difference to Travers
so long as he kept on the course.
D At tho start Ouimet WAS trihe nerF-
Gus. The way he slapped At ms snort
nut ON the first green showed that n
cost the Woodland golfer the mole, AMI
another missed putt, on the lour'h
green. placed him down
Ouimet's short game also battered AT
the next, and the way Irayers won thdI
hole was another illustration OF the
uncertainties of the game. a pulled sec
md shot left Travcrs in the rough aud
hole HIGH. but he failed TO get out OF
tho long grass on his first attempt. Oul
mot reached tho green with drive and
an IRON. and the hole looked as good
as won. vet he took three puts, whllc
Jerry laid his fourth dead and got
A hc,t.r approach enabled Ouimct 70
,.;r tho eighth hole IN 3, but another
lapse IN putting cost HIM the ninth, so
! that Traycrs, who had gon" out IN 80,
turned for home up. Uulmet had IS
Travcrg should not have lost the
tonth bolo. Ic rs 500 yards long. and a
drive. supplemented by rare iron
/ shot. left his bali not more than rs
feet from the cup. Ouimct, from "A
( short drive, failed to get home on his
neyt and ovcrplayed his approach, but
he SUNK long putt and won the hole
AZ his opponcnt took three puts. When
Ouimot ran down his bail for a 4 the
balIcry checred and this appeared 60
B annoy Travcrs. Mr. Watson then re-
Gucstrd the crowd not 30 cheer until
{ after both r.syors had made their
shots.
Uulmct missed a putt on the eleventh
7 green and became down again. put
that was the last hole he lost IN what
seemed a long, long time 10 his OPP
moment. lie brought of 4 dazzling 30
foofer FOR A . on the thirteenth green
and picked up another hol" whcn TRAY
rrs pulled his toe shot go tho bunker
st III, seventeenth. Tho latter also got
int, rloub.c going % the home hoic,
ana .rus the situation was quickly re-
ycrsed. as only shor. time before
+. looked as II Trayers would be able
10 start the afternoon round with a
slight advantage. Ou.mct made the
round IN g to - for Trayers.
( Trs,ers OG the Course.
When the pair got going later in ths
Gay TrayeTs could not keep on the
course and also Vas guilty Of topping
his drive from the second tee. Ouimet
got down a tiue down hill putt of 20
{ feet at the third hole for 3. and
/ continuing 10 take advantage Of his
rivals mistakes found himself up a.
/ the NTH hole.
Trsycrs then pulled himself together
/ for time and halyed tn next three
/ holes in par figures with his mechani-
! cal oppouent, who was out IN "a 20 50
for the titleholder The only hole Tray.
crs won IN che afternoon was the tenth,
where ANaid up q me approach and
5 IAN down fVr 1.
As the match ended on the thirteenth
green Trayers VAS about 70 walk OF
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