Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-20
FIGURES TRAVERS
AS BEST AMATEUR
British Expert Declares Upper
Montclair Wizard Is Most
Feared Invader.
TREATS OUIMET LIGHTLY

In writing Of the proposed visit to
England of Jerome D. Travers, of Up
per Montclair; Francis Ouimet, Fred
Herreshoff and Heinrich Schmidt, and
the chances of the quartet Of Amert-
cans in their attempt to win the
British championship, Harold H.
Hilton, the present holder of that
title, gives his impressions of the four
invaders. 1t is to the Montclair wiz
ard that he comedies the greatest
strength, and while he does not I'M
derrate the other three, the British
amateur champion devotes most of
his discussion to the chances of the
four times holder of the American
amateur title. He says of the Ameri-
cans:
"That two of them at least will,
with fortune on their side, be quite
equal to the task of holding their
own against any Of our own amateurs
we vertically believe. Jerome Travers
is a wonderfully accurate iron
player and O. marvellous putter, and
one who perhaps deserves the title of
being the finest player of matches in
the world. Knowing American golf
ers and their opinions as we do, we
have an idea that it will be on Mr.
Travers more than on any other men,
Der of the select band that Ameri-
can hopes will be pinned.
"Of Francis Ouimet we know but
little on this side. We have every
reason to remember that he defeated
both Vardon and Ray In a hand-to-
hand encounter. That alone suggests
that he must be at least the equal, if
not the superior, of the best amateur
talent on this side. But in judicially
weighing up this wonderful perform
'ance We must not forget that Ray
and Vardon were playing amid
strange environments and in a eli
mate to which they were not accus-
toned, and that their young oppo-
nent had the inestimable advantage
of playing over the course on which
he originally learned the game"
+. B. Pottle, Pinehurst, won the
gold medal in yesterdays "tin whis-
tie" tournament at Pinehurst N. c.,
with card OF 95, 20-75. Twenty
seven qualified to play off at match
play on the six-point system In nine
brackets of three each for a prize
presented by w. E. Truesdell, of Fox
Hills.
Beginning on Monday, June /, the
annual championship tournament of
the Women's Eastern Golf Associa-
ton will be held over one of the links
In the metropolitan district. The
choice seems to lie between Apawamis
and Greenwich, with the latter as the
probable selection. Three days, as
usual, will be devoted to the East
ern championship, and three to the
tri-city matches for the Griscom cup
Immediately following The week
previous has been selected by the Bos-
ton women for their championship
tournament, but as only two will play
on the last day, the champion and
runner-up, the remainder of the field
may have a day or more in which to
become used to the links in this dis
trict.
Many rumors have been rife of late
regarding the whereabouts and safety
of VIII Smith, formerly open cham
pion of the United States, and for the
last ten years the professional of the
Mexico Country Club, near Mexico
City. A member of the club recently
met a friend of Smiths and reported
that the erStWhfl6 champion was not
only safe, but healthy and not worry
ing a bit.
The manufacturers of golf balls who
control the Haskell patent have won a
victory over the sellers of balls made
in England. A decision was handed
down recently in the United States
District Court for the District of Mas
60 oh hn ha
selling of certain brands of English
made golf balls In the United States
was an infringement of the Haskell
patent