New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
(1uimet. Travers and Travis
in Splendid Form on
English Courses.
PRAISES SHOWERED
ON OPEN CHAMPION
grookline Player, Unmindful of
Dowupour, Wins Ad-
miratiou.

II first impressions count Tor anything
rrancls Ouimet. the American open golf
champion now practising abroad. Is going
. come IN for considerable admiration on
ne part OF the Britons. and according TO
.dv,ces received from the other side the
Poston.an Is already highly REGARDED.
Af,er seeing the open champions nrst
-ornd on British soil man in the gal-
iey wrote az follows
Our climate Is no respecter Of either
cersons or occasions. and the rain falls
anon the plus and the limit man alike.
NJ. Travers and Mr.. Ouimet, the two
tor-nsdaSie American candidates for our
sr.ateur championship. have had the
common experience since landing on our
shores Of fna.ng cur weather in very IN
hospitable mood Nj Travers. pinins for
practice with his uncertain driver.
watched. patiently and playless, the I'M
csAsing rain az Hoylake Mr.. Ouimets
attitude 70 the torrent which fell at Deal
when he went out early last week was
distinctly superior DECLARING that he
wanted s. game OF golf more than any
hing else. ne went out 70 play The first
zane he ever had on British soil on
ssy that would have made even a Scot
nsh caddic q tribe hesitant.
zone MAJ Eather some ides OF the dis
eay given BY Mr.. Oumet on Deal in
most difficult conditions from the fact
TIA; &c was sood enough 10 surprise him
SCI. Even had he performed badly. the
conditions. in conjunction with the fact
ina; he had Just left the nnei the day
before and that he had not had a game
!, several weeks. would have excused
hin But Mr.. Ouimet. one can readily
inag,ne. Is a candid critic OF himself. and
he vas satisfied
Down the wind on the outward half
and particularly In the teeth OF the blast
after the turn ne played many strokes
worthy o. 2 PLAYER OF championship class
n view % the speculation among golfers
II tbs country as 70 how the Americans
would fare on our seaside courses Mr..
Ouimets beginning may give them food
for reflection. There was wisdom in the
youthful champions determination 70
sample Deal az its worst when he had the
tempting option 20 remain indoors. His
success in the circumstances has undoubt-
sdly armed him early with conidence-a
hct which one may read In his assur-
snce that he Is going to get on well on
British courses. He IS now practising on
Sandwich. with which history he may ere
long De compelled prominently 70 link his
name.
Nothing is more certain than that We
are 20 have more than usually interest
ing Championship meeting. The chsl-
lergers are at cur gates. and those who
know them best will be greatly mistaken
q they prove no. extremely hard 20 beat
There Is a warning truth In the analysis
Of The chances o. these invaders that II is
more their mood than their play our men
have most 70 fear. They have the ire
uendous asset of the right temperament
Ar Ouimet undoubtedly possesses IL. but,
fine scorer though he IS. he Is scarcely the
match Aghter which his countryman has
proved himself 70 be One Of the greatest
gifts 10 has been said. that the match
PLAYER car own Is the faculty 10 forget
What has gone before ard 70 tackle each
Proposition anew. II il is a gift. then the
GODS have surely been kind 20 Jerry
T-svers"
The Eri-ons are still talking Of Travers's
i ar the Westward Ho course on April
z when De equalled the amateur record
'or The Inks made By Harold II. Hilton
as September. According TO wcrd from
ne other side. ne played almost fault
hssly. blt even when he did err he usu-
ally attoned with an exceptional recovery.
A. the fourth he missed his tee shot
uppIng the tall into the bunker. but
made a good recovery and holed out IN
he normal 3. At the seventh, after q
Ire tee shot he missed his approach.
iasng 9 Tor a hole which looked ike an
easy The only other mistake in the
round vas az the twelfth hole 434 yards
.ong where after two fine shots he failed
70 putt bis run-up within honng distance;
olt after all. on the fun stretch Of West
Aarl TO- these are tr fling mistakes in
comparison with the merits Of the round.
Irayers was all the time well inside lis
puts be was seldom further than six
Yards from the pin with his approach
sno's whether with wood or iron. The
game was so brilliant that 70 the spec
'aiors it looked only steady. Being so
s'eaoy. there was nothing really spec
-ec4ar about the play. Perhaps the best
.~o holes were the ninth and the tenth.
he ninth Is 454 yards long. and the wind
vas across. Travers, with magnificent
1rlFe and a strong driving-iron shot. land
20 the hole high and was down in two
puts for a perfect l. He followed this
ID a. the tenth with a grand drive over
ne bushes and a mashie shot which puf
nis bah within a yard Of the pin. He
no.ed out IN 3. or two strokes under the
Dogie Of the hole
IL vas fine 10 see Trayers coming 70
We home hole He struck that Wen
Known dangerous second shot over the
00rn with great confidence, but slightly
m'sluoged the distance, and his ball ran
twenty yards past the pin, well on the
s'een Without the least hesitation ne
empped II back eight feet past the cup
sha holed II for T.
Following Is a comparison Of the record
cards.
Il Hilton
q q -, -. /; ::::si:s 5s SIS
'eiome Travers-
IA -. IF. 3 s3s 80 g ttss-r.