The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
GAP WIDBNS 'TWIXT
TRAVERS AND OTHERS
Holder Of Many Titles Is Now
Rated Two Better Than
Nearest Rival.
LONG HANDICAP LIST
Increase Of 3 Over Last Year
Brings Met Ratings
Up to 541.
LONG HANDICAP LIST

Jerome D. Travers n accorded the
honor Of being placed two strokes ahead
Of his closest rivals on the handicap list
Of the Metropolitan Golf Association for
1914. announced yesterday by James A.
Tying. chairman Of the handicap com.
mlttec. A year ago the national met.
ropolitan and Jersey champion who 10
now in England preparing for the British
championship In May. was placed at
scratch. with Fred Herreshoff. Oswald
Kirkby and Walter J. Travis grouped to-
ssther at 1. but on the new list Travers
Ii still alone on the scratch mark and the
three others are placed at 2.
The widening Of the gap between the
amateur champion and the other members
of the so-cailed big four 10 more Of
tribute to Travers than an indication that
the others are going back. though It IL
proba bly, true that Herreshoff Kirkby and
Travis did not play as consistently good
golf In 1918 as they did In 1912. They
showed flashes OF brilliant golf Here's
hon and Travis having victories over
Travers to their credit during the course
OF the season.
on the mark are r. N. Byers OF
Pittsburg. who II he played more often
In the local district, where he belongs
to one or two clubs, would be rated on
an equality with HerreshofY. Kirkby ana
Travis and w. X. whlgham-
There are few other changes OF note.
Max Marston 10 advanced from to 4.
Tindlay Douglas II at Z on the new list.
though ne was at with Byers and whig-
lam on the old, and Gardiner W. White,
Who played little last year. GOES from
4 to 8.
The name OF Louis n. James. wh)
jumped from golfng obscurity TO the
national championship In 1902. appears
on the list for the first time. AT the time
Of his sensational victory James lived
in Chicago. but moved East a year OF
SO ago. He Is rated at ..
The new list. which as usual includes
players with handcaps % and under
contains 5%l names. an increase of Ave
over last year. and is issued earlier than
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