The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
TRIUN1VIRATE FAVORED IN
NATIONAL AMATEUR GOLF,
Travers, Oumet and Evans Almost Certain to Be
Among Those Who Survive Early Rounds
at Ekwanok Next Week

one. In 1911 at Apawamis, and again In
1912 at Wheaton, he failed ~ qual.tT
Last year at Garden City ne qualified in
second place but was beaten by Jerome
ID. Travers In the second match round
Travers won by up ana 2 to pay in
what was regarded by all who saw 4 as
one Of the greatest matchs ever played in
an American championship.
Evans has played some good golf since
he got back from the other side, his most
notable performance being his great I'm
tsh at Midlothian on Friday last. lie
also won the Western amateur champion
ship. a title which he has held before this
year but which are wrested from him by
Warren X. Wood in 1918
The happy go lucky Western golfer has
q rather unsatisfactory record in the ma
tional championship. His first champion
ship was at Wheaton in 1909. when he
went through to the semi final. meeting
defeat at the hands OF II Chandler Egan,
who won by ] up. The following year at
Brooklne saw Evans again IA semi-hnal-
list. this time failing a victim to w. G.
Fownes, Jr.. who like Egan the year be-
fore won by only up. At Apawainls
In 1911. Evans again earned bronze
medal, being beaten in the semi-hnal by
Fred Hcrreshoff II was bad beating
too, for Herrcshoff won by up and TO
play. Evans broke through the seml-fnal
houdoo at Wheaton in 1912, when he got
as lar as lnt nnhls mere nc met lTtNelF,
however and Jerry won by up and to
play after being one down at the end OF
the morning round Last September NJ
Garden City II was again the semi final
round that tripped up Evans. lie was
beaten 10y John @. Anderson by up and
| 10 play.
In addition to the three members OF
the amateur trlumvrate there are Sow
eral other golfers who may be REGARDED
as having more than an even chance for
the title. The first OF these Is Fred Her
reshoff To begin with. he will be play-
ing on the course where he learned the
game. and whatever advantage there Ia
in familiarity with the links will he his,
( for he has been n constant visitor 20
Manchester and a frequent winner IN Elk
wanok tournament
Walter j. Travis. champion three
times Is also dangerous man. though
his effectiveness in a fun week Of thirty
six hole matches Is no longer so great
az It has been in the past. Oswald
Kirkhy. Metropolitan and New Jersey
champion. may happen to come through.
though II IL not likely that he will. He
has not been at his best all season. and
not long ago in his club championship
at Englewood was beaten badly by a
golfer OF no prominence.
lGben " Bvers and w G. Fownes, the
two former champions from the nttsbure
district. may be expected to play SONS
good golf at Ekwauok and have a chance
10 win the title which they once held
Robert Gardner. holder OF the cham
pionship in 1909. and Warren X Wood
will be the best Of the Western con.
t.ngent excepting Evans, II they play
although Fraser Hale and Paul Hunter
may do great things. u. Warren Cork
ran Of Baltimore is another youngster
who is capable Of playing championship
golf and he also may be still in the fight
by the end II next week
From the Boston district there IL OF
course John @. Anderson. who was run
nerup 70 Travers Mt Garden city last
year, hut 1t is unlikely that he will re-
peat mis- performance.