New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
asoutcialr Golfer Defeats
Byers, Conqueror of
"Chick" Evans.
ROWLAND VICTIM OF
WOODLAND PLAYER
webb Takes 0uilford Into Camp,
while Fownes Easily Disposes
Of R. NJ. Lewis.
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Manchester, VT, Sept, 2.-Jerome D.
Eksvefs, the title holder, got by an
other hard man to-day In the second
Round Of the national amateur golf
ehampionship tournament, when he de-
Seated Eben d. Byers. Of Allegheny, 8
M and to play on the links Of the
Ekw1nok Country Club. Because Byers
had taken the measure of Charles
k@Chlck'') Evans in the first round many
Nysrs led to expect something worth
while to-day, but Byers was away off
With his wooden clubs, and as the
champion kept playing good golf most
pf the time there could be only one
outcome.
Another favorite to win by COM
Portable margin was Francis 0uimet,
the Woodland golfer, who, although
shorn Of his open crown, is still able
20 claim the French and Massachu-
sets titles. His victim was W. l. How
land, jr., Of Chicago Rowland had
difficulty IN keeping out Of the rough.
Ouimet is now bracketed with Robert
'9ardner, the former Yale captain, who
non the title in 1909.
Roy Webb, Of Englewood, after
bard all-day match, finally defeated
Jesse Gullford, the New Hampshire
champion, admitted to be probably the
longest driver in the amateur ranks.
". c. Fownes, jr., of oakmont, got
promising golfer from Ridgefeld, Conn,
r. N. Lewis, found it impossible to
make any Roadway. Ray Gorton, of
Brae Burn, was another winner over F.
A. Martin, of the home club, while
Walter Travis putted too we'll for H.
Z. Kerr.
The matches in the third round to-
morrow will be as follows; Travis vs.
Webb, Travers VS.. ". P. Seeley, Gorton
vs.. Fownes, Gardner VS.. Ouimet.
When Robert c. Watson, president Of
ehe United States Golf Association,
called Travers and Byers to the first
tee, q gallery of several hundred men
and women stood waiting. They had
ignored the several other couples that
had driven of previously, and the gen.
eral opinion was that Byers would give
the champion hard match. They had
met before on various occasions, and as
> general thing the honors had rested
with the New Jersey golfer.
In looking back over the match there
was only one point during the entire
day where Travers holed q really long
putt, and oddly enough that was to win
The match on the fourteenth green in
the afternoon. BY this it Is not meant
60 imply that Travers putted poorly.
he had to work his passage, so to
speak, taking three puts only on rare
occasions, but with an annoying fire.
Quency failing by a hairs breadth TO
sink the long ones.
Besides being outdriven all the way
from ten to twenty-five yards on nearly !
overy tee, Byers, too, had to labor
under the additional handicap Of poor
direction. Usually the Pittsburgh
player is on the line with his wooden
clubs. Travers made a fine start by
winning the first hole in 3, but the
putt that went down was only couple
Of yards in length.
Byers Makes Neat Putt.
The champion went out in 81, whore
be stood up. Coming back both men /
won and lost holes, Byers bringing of !
a neat ffteen-foot putt on the eleventh F.,
green for a 2. With the exception I
of a neat 203-yard thirteenth hole
Travers failed to show to advantage on
Che short holes in the morning round /
The weakest putting on the part OF
hoth nlavers was exhibited at the sew
enteenth green in the morning, when
after Travers missed wee one OF less
than two feet, Byers failed on even
shorter one. The Pittsburgh man was
then 8 down, but he got the home hole
fhanks to a stymie. Travers had the
round in n to the others 81.
After luncheon Travers played along
with almost mechanical steadiness,. and
"a his opponent kept laundering from
time 10 time the champion increased
his advantage to up. The match
ended at the fourteenth hole, where
Travers brought off twenty-foot putt
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