Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
TRAVERS OR. OUIMET WILL
BE AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION
Travis Falls Victim Before Brilliant Play of
Travers. While Fownes Succumbs to
Ouimet on Home Green.

MANCHESTER. Vt, September BY
far the closest finish ever recorded In
seni-finaIs of United States amateur
golf championship did Francis Ouimet,
last years national open title owner,
yesterday earn the right to dispute that
honor today with jerome D. Travers,
four times holder. Ouimet prevailed by
only one up at So holes over VIII
liam C. Fownes jr, 1910 champion, in
a battle that upset all calculations and
was replete with pyrotechnic play. They
ended all square on the first round.
Travers won from Walter ]. Travis,
Garden City, up and to go, after the
former had been only one up at lunch
con.
The spectacular finishes of both the
Otsirnet-Fownes rounds at the eighteenth
mole will never be forgotten by the gal,
lery of at least l,ooo that rusheo ION
one contest to the other on the noun
tain-bound Elkwanok course. bent upon
losing as little of the epoch making
play as possible. Bracing weather adoed
Trayers. who had a cold, declared at
noon that he felt weak as a cat
Travis played in the morning with much
of his old-time character. although MS
In the afternoon however, he did not
hole a decent putt The great situations
If the day both came on the home green
between Ouimet and Fownes.
In the morning at the eighteenth Oul-
NETS drive was short, but he was on
even terms with FOwnes before the
green was reached. Ouimet approach
dead. Fownes also being close. The
latter, however. !ald hlmseiI "a stymie
at q most critical moment calculating
vexatiously Then something unprece-
dented happened. In trying to pitch
over Fownes put his ball on the edge
of the cup. laying Ouimet stymie, too,
Everybody danced with expectancy.
Fownes chuckled, and exon Ouimet had
to laugh. although it cost him the hole.
sauarinS the match for luncheon.
Deciding Factor.
In the afternoon Fownes. despite ut
most care, trimmed his seven-foot putt
for a half at the seventeenth. Realiz-
ing the gravity of squaring the match
at that crucial point, he snapped his
fingers despairingly. Ouimet's superb
second shot was the deciding factor
for Fownes failed to get the green. He
ran up his approach well. however, and
failed by less than an inch of getting
down for n four. which would have
sent the contest 10 the thirty-Seventh
at least. Despite Travers' unequaled
record. the wagering here leans toward
Ouimet, Notwithstanding that he has
twice won this week by only one up
Ohlimet, after finishing. said that in
spite of his close squeak he at no time
stood in fear of defeat, having been
through SO many drawn battles. On
the first round Fownes won the frs,
hole, 3 to 4.
Ouimet drove into the ditch, but
made par by recovering and sinking
IL 15-foot putt. Fownes lost the second
hole. :. TO par 4. by being short on his
second and having q poor third. The
third hole was halved after Fownes
had stood to make a ;, but was sty-
flied. Fownes Ta0 oyerstrong and
ppirnet short at the fourth hole, SO il
was !, half. Ouimet won the fifth hole
in a perfect to ., Fownes being trap
red on his second. Ouimet ] up. Each
got birdie IS on the sixth hole t.
applause. being within eight feet of pin
Two skies to pin 5 was the story a,
long seventh. each being in tall grass
and later trapped. Fownes won the
eighth hole par to 5, by Ouimets los
ing a putt of about a yard. Contest
= squared.
The ninth hole went to F'ownes, tc
A-strict 4. by his capital second shot
Fownes was l up turning home. He
HAD cdualed par 35. Ouimet won the
tenth hole 900 ward sin birdie,, to 5
Each lay just short of green on sec
oEds. Ouimet had the better approac.
and the match was squared for the
third time. The eleventh was halveC
In perfect g. Ouimet sank a worri-
some putt to applause half in regu.