The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-19
Herreshoff and Hale Win
Lockwood and Weber
Start To-day.
HILTON PLAYS TO FORM
Holder Of Title Wins Easily
and Meets Old Rival.
Harris, Next.

aSuWiCH, England, May 10 ~"u@''
almost unawares, as II seemed To the
tnrong that followed him around the
Rovai St Georges course to-day. jerome
' Travers. amateur champion OF the
United states. was beaten by Charles
Palmer. the Irish open champion. In the
s-.t round for the British amateur cham
nion.hip II was a crushin" blow 10
American hopes. but though rravers IL
gone the American invasion lis not routed
vet. for there are others from overseas
who stll survive to carry on { e hght Tor
the worlds foremost golhng honor.
Brightest OF all IN the gloom that per-
vades the camp Of the Americans to-nit I
for even those who won feel keenly the
defeat OF Travers--is the victory or
Francis Ouimet, American open champion
and conqueror OF Vardon and Ray TO
be sure, his opponent, c. c. MacGresor.
vas a golfer OF little promli ,nce Brit
.sh player who has been in the Phil
pines for some time and Is home Tor "A
visit but the manner In which Gum I
won WAS impressive. lie took the match
by the wide margin OF ! UP and to play.
and in so doing played like a champion
Chick Evans still survives. for he de-
feAie1 W. 1TlnstDtl OF Ndil''l it'hNh W ="
up and To play, and the other Americans
who ave stiH In the hunt are Fred Horres-
hoff and Fraser Hale, both good golfers OF
whom much can be expected; Arthur q.
Lockwood who drew "a bye, and Harold
Weber, who did not play to-day. Several
nrst round matches were put over till to-
morrow because OF the big field. among
mem that " Weber against j. X. Remer or
Birkdale Herreshoff beat H. st. John.
-. nd IN t.la
and Hale won his way into the second
round by eliminating Walter X. Whigham
Of ROYAL ST Georges a golfer who plays
mucn IN America and who IL u member OF
the National Golf Links on Long Island.
The Young Chicago boy beat Whigham by
W and 70 play,
Henry T. Topping. Greenwich; c. w.
Insloo Oneida Community, and h. :.
Knapp Westbrook. the three remaining
Americans shared the dregs of defeat
with rravers, and will be spectators for
tho remainder OF the week. They were
not expected to make much OF showing
and their elimination, early though II
was caused no surprise.
The Travers-Paimer match carried the
gallery to-day and there was All onrush
Il spectators as the American champion
and his British opponent walked away
from the first tee after making their
drives, Travers beginning impressvely by
getting away a splendid tee shot that LETT
Palmer twenty yards behind. The latter
MS hunk-red on his second and loet tbs
hole, giving the American a good start
y SHOULD nave been up for Travers al
the second, but his nashie shot was mo-
straight aud Palmer managed to haive th'
1ole. After halvinR the third, another
mol" which rraVers should have won hhc
he taken advantage OF Palmers mistakes
the British player holed a line putt for ,
win AZ the fourth and the macth was all
square.
Tho next Two holes brought another ex
mango Travers taking the Attn and Pal
mtr N" sixth So once more they were OF
even terms and although the golf was no
~ the hest the gallery was having its I'll
ot excitement They halved the seventh
Trarers Won the eighth, but was badl!
onrkered On the ninth, and after Vainl!
'rylGS To- get out picked up his ball anC
conceded the hole to Palmer. Both wer
out Ia ~, Il figure which shows that the!
"t'' not ulayips mp 10 championship form
sun all square. they turned FOR home
ana halycd the tenth. Then for the mrs
time Ia the match Travers really gained
substantial lead, for he won the elev
enth and twelfth holes and was up. !
vas the errlng of his opponent rattle
man his own good work. however. tina
enabled MIN TO gain his lead and Their
was nothing about Il that convinced tn
gallery that hc was on his way to victory
Palmer soon proved that he was still /,
ne ,cht, for after the thirteenth had beel
hayed IN the American drove wretch
"oly from the fourteenth tee and Paine
won tac hole to :. The fifteenth wa
havsd IN 2 and on the short sixteenth,
100 yard hole Palmer missed his putt 70
" oy a hairs breadth. lie was down II
! and as Travers took 4 the match wa
an square with but two more holes I
play
The crowd. which had heard much @
m Americans lighting spirit when /
tshl place, expected TO see him finis
brilliantly and pull the match out {
t0s ire, But the squirt never cam'
Instead 1t was Palmer who realized hi
Opportunity. and forsaking the poor go
last two holes In par 4. won them bot
and with them the match by 2 up.
was hard defeat for rravers to bear. b,
he Congratulated his opponent hearth.
While the big gallery hailed the WHINE
with storm Of applause, and the Births
element OF the crowd heaved covert sig
or relief because the American regarde
az Tho most dangerous was out OF II
Ssy
The card Of the match. which follow
srows the really wretched quality OF n
golf played.
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