The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-19
TRAVERS'S EARLY DEFEAT
PROVES SERIOUS BLOW
American National Champion Succumhs
Ia Strokes of Comparative
Unknown.
uuT OF Charlottesville RACE
EHnns. itcrrrshon. Hale md Ouimet
Dispose of Their Opponents Easily.
Bh HAIRLESS tCHTCII) EVANS.
tForincr Western GUIf Champion. Spc-
ciIi COrrrSpOnticnt of 4. \, 81

Sandwich, England. May ls.-To.
morrow's matches i'll tho amateur golf
championship tournament will be:
Lockwood vs.. crummack
Evans vs.. Ircthcrton.
Hale vs. Whitton.
Weber ". kcmcr
Matches for Wednesday,:
puimct ~. Tibby
lIcrrcshor ". platt
The first round to-day proved n:
tragic one for Americans. for our M
tionai champion. jerome Traycrs the
best match player in America. was de-
icatcd two up by G. y. Palmer. Il player
who is comparatively unknown to us.
We had all felt pretty sure Jerry would
win his match. though Palmer has Il
great reputation In Great Britain as Il
match player OF dogScd determinations
Late Sunday might 1T was reported
that Travcrs would have a walkover,
FOR Palmer was reported suffering from
an attack OF luInbaSo.
The TraNcrs- talmcr match started
about II O'Clock. but Ouimct and
were scheduled for the afternoon so
we spent the morning quietly ia our
notes. When we reached the club
house we were told that Travers was
TWO up. five to play. but that both men
were playing badly. At that time We
felt confident OF about a three up ana
two victory FOR Travcrs.
Conflicting ruuors How about rnpid-
~. and then cnric the Information that
the two players woro all squire going
to tire seventeenth hole. ny this time
the cXcitcincr, was tremendous. and
the approaching gallery was rcuchinl,
huge proportions
Tile little group o. late starters
could Ito nothing but stand stin and
wait. Soon tio sound OF loud cluppiu.
reached uS ana. before Palmer icrd
up on the eighteenth, wc knew ho Was
dorny one. In the midst Of Intense
cNcitcncn; and 49, the fnirNay lined
with people. watched both PLAYERS
make equally good drives. Palmer
played the odd tor Il critical shot OH
to the green. I looked - Tlftycr=.
and never before have / seen such am
expression on his face. Although he
seemed To lack his usual determine
uc', he played a fair shot. yet 1t was
evident 10 all that on that small hi,
Of green 1ravers would be forced out
o. the biz championship.
He missed Il comparatively short
putt for II half, ana his chances for
the British championship were ended.
rs and my opponent were IN. nest
couple on turned back i.to the
crowd, Il bit dishcar;.ucd. Eut. as
Fred iicTrcshon said. IL merely shows
that every >goifcr is human. II Is hard
Ia understand the happening. however.
for ~ best and giving Palmer the
benefit oi every approximation. his
score couldn't have been less than s..
For weeks Travcrs has lived before
tho public, ana uudoubtcdly this told
upon his wonderful nerves.
Tritvcrs's defeat was followed by tho
announcements that Horny Topping
had been beaten ono up Shortly at
ter this, T.. :. Knapp came Ia defeated.
To { Thcs" were dscouraging hap
pcnings, because they swept away
every American golfer in the upper
hair. except Lockwood. who does not
play until tomorrow morning.
The Americans in the lower half
Jared much better. although c. w
Inslcc lost two down to Mr.. Murray.
won nvc mp and four to play from
Cranston. Frazer Hale had am easy
victory OF i've and three over Whis-
ham. and FRAMES ou:mct went after
his man aud beat nin, -! Ia Il.
Fred lIcrrcshom kept nicely in the
running by disposiuE q: his oppon-
cnt by and 5.
Among the English surprises was
the defeat Of Il. y. lasscn, who won
the championship when last it was
played at Sandwich. Hilton ANA
Harris won the matches rather hand
ily. John Rail does not play until
tomorrow.
The weather was eloriously bcAuti-
full. though little windy. and tho
course was badly in need Of rain