The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
u, JONI q. ANDERSON.

ute Nothing could he more logical and
lrtniug could be more 10 the liking Of
'1o numerous goinug enthusiasts who are
tanning to- tramp over the Ekwanok
course tomorrow IN the wake Of the pair
If remarkable golfers. After the draw
,or the first round Of the championship.
with Tra,ers In the upper half aud
pI.mct in the lower ther" vas In the air
mat feeling that this was the pair for
The final Golf matches do not always
rnu ont true to form, but this one has.
and what q match there j. in prospect
1t was by scduty margin that the
rral match comes to be between Ou!met
and Tray'rs TIE champion attended to
MS end uf tho matter much earlier In the
day than did brimot, tor he polished
oil Walter j Travis To- the tune OF 8
ana 2. Win rem afkahlr finish. Then
sc had time enough 90 GIT line on
ru'mot, who was s'iil struggling with
Euwncs. and continued doing so until the
winning putt was hul-d ON IN, home
groom. leaving Ouimct victor by up.
Tomorrow match IL not the first
meeting between Trdvers and Oumet.
They came together last year in the
second round Of the amateur champion.
ship az Garden CITY, and their match was
productive of some Of the finest golf
seen I'm that tournament. Trivers was
the victor by and ., but II took the best
ne had iu him aud he at last met "A man
who was ~ brilliant as himself In holing
the long puts ~ the critical stages.
Tiavcgs had al edge however. In that
old faculty Of getting inside the other
mans ball al some stage where the other
man felt certain " winning Their
second meeting Of the wear was at the
Iiropkliuc country club in the Lesley
cup play. after ouimet had won the ma
uouaI open ttir. There the two played
at.F NUss.. tn t.rt..
Duimct
tn" forthcoming match for the cham
T.ousa.p title. therefore. decides who gets
the two out of three. Travcrs has more
respect for puiucts abilities than ne has
To- the playing strength Of any other
amateur boo the land That fact may work
ether or two ways, one being to raise
his game TO supreme gnts. the other
being To bring 10 down 10 more human
.eNol with caution predominant.
That Ouimet was the winner of his match
with Fowues was "A tribute to his nerves
and stoutu,ss of heart. and that Fownes
'ook the ortswhile national open cham
pIon the entire route likewise showed him
n the colors Of grand golfer and well
worthy Of the amaturr title which he
held four years ago. Fownes had the
whip hand with only two holes TO play.
hut lost both the thirty-ffth and thirty
sixth. though he made a heroic effort on
NJ home green
Every hole of the thlrtv-six was inter-
sting. For the morning end of the match
We II said that each Of them had a round
~ - that they halved one hole In
? that Fownes played three holes
under par and eight In par figures that
numet played two better than par and
on in par and that the match ended all
square IN the morning when Fownes. after
FIRST laying himself styme. next laid
oumet one and prevented the Boston boy
from holing the putt to gain the lead
The afternoon play hogan with a halve
N 4, but FOwues was the only one TO
ret his at the second as Ouimet played
ne hole badly. first skyinC his tee shot.
then topping his second and being short
On his third. oulmet WAS in the rough
ON his tee shot To- the thrd. but a q 70
'"covorv enabled him to halve IN
Fownes's tee shot 90 the third hoped owe
he edges of two traps and left him on
fhe green. with Ouimet over. hut the latter
clipped back nicely and got his 3 To
mo nfh Fowues vas q tri'c short In .,
with Ouimet In the trap to the right. As
FnwUeS did not get his third dead and
oumot PLAYED out Of the sand for the
'oss OF ONLY stroke II was a halve in s.
fN slightly hooking his tee shot TO
tho sixth Fowres went INTO the bunker
1910 the left, with Oujmet on the green.
Uut the l'lttsburg golfer made a beautiful
recovery to within a yard OF the cup and
halvcd the hole. Each was AT the long
seventh FoUucs was a little off the line
- the eighth enough 10 be in long grass
lie d d not get out clearly and gave
numct an opening The Boston boy did
lot overlook II. winning the hole in TO
and getting on even terms with his
opponent lie went ahead az the ninth.
where Fowues failed ON his putt for the
.9iv" ln I. They went ont in 80 apiece.
Tho start huNcWard was auspiciOus for
his I,trpuI b.Yr1N hpule