New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12

shown BIZ his 1915 record. Besides
gainine the New jersey championship,
the Baltusrol man won at Garden CITY
Ekwan,E, Schenectady, Atlantic City
and Lakewood. lie lost 10 Anderson IN
close match az Apawamls during the
METROPOLITAN championship, and was
runror-uu 90 Jerome Travcrs Tor the
Lynnewood Hall Cup az Huntingdon
Valley.
Il was IN the championship at Re
troit that MarstCn throughly set at
rest the doubts of the few VINO chung
TO tie belief that he failed to possess
Championship timber. Early in the
tournament Marcton eliminated Jesse
GuilfOrd, TraverS and Howard b. Lee
in Successive matches.
Every one had 10 take notice when
Max defeated Jerry His extra hole
tilt with Lee was likewise memorable,
though his struggle with Gardner in
the semi-fnal round will live longer in
memory. 1t was only yard putt or
less on the home green that kept Mars
ton out Of the final round. Right now
he looks like as bright a champion
ship prospect as there is in the coun-
try. and unless something unforeseen
happens, he will have to be reckoned
with in the national next year. He is
/ deserving of fifth place.
Walter Travis, as he says himself
lacks the stamina 10 last through a
/ long championship tournament, which
has gradually become almost as much
a test of endurance rs skill. Even
so, when fresh and on mis- game, there
are few amateurs in the land capable
of taking his measure, but as he de-
cided to stay out OF the Detroit meet
ing, the Garden City veteran will have
to be judged By his other perform
/ ances, not forgetting, Of course, his
I past record. Ii was only as recently
/ as the 1914 amateur championship
/ gathering at EkwanOk. that Travis
reached the Semi-fnal round.
Travis Showing Age.
Although beaten b. Marston in the
decisive match Of the spring tourna-
ment az Garden City, tho former ana
teur champion atoned little later by
winning the metropolitan title over the
ApaWamis links. 1t was during that
affair that he bowlcd over Travers.
the favorite. BY the time the "old
man. reached the final bracket he was
beginning to show the effects Of the
matches, and he surely was q tired man
toward the close of his round with
John Anderson. Travis had his nerve
with him to the last, and outgamed
the former Bostonian.
Jonr q. Anderson, representing the
. Siwanoy Country Club, is deserving of
next consideration, because of his eX-
ceptional showing IN the national and
metropolitan championships, where ne
was runner-up both times. Re tried
hard TO get a title by playing at
. Uvrl 9v mt
known as the Westchester champion
= ship, but was defeated by Dwight Part
ridge.
d. +. Sawyer, the Wheaton amateur,
given eighth place, is unquestionably
one o. the best golfers in the Middle
West. lie and Evans have had IL out in
many memorable battle Of the links,
which almost invariably resulted favor
ably to Chick. but when Sawyer over
whelmed his rival during the big show
at Detroit the general feeling was that
Ned had escaped his hardest bunker
and was about due TO win. Gardner
/ however. speedily changed all that by
/ decisively defeating Sawyer.
+ II. Chandler Egan. twice holder OF
. the title and generally recognized a
decade ago as the country's foremost
amateur, had to take his game less Sc
riOusly after settling down to business.
Tenth and Upward.
". {. Fownes. jr. Of Oakmont. and
. Philip V. G.. Carter, Of Nassau, are
placed tenth and eleventh. respectively
The first named played in tournaments
only on rare occasions last season, but
for all that the former amateur title
holder is possessed of all his erstwhile
skill. On the other hand, Carter has
jumped TO the fore with rush. early
retail. ing his metropolitan junior title
and then winning chief cups in several
tournaments. II Is d matter OF regret
that he did not 90 on for the Detroit
meeting.
Warren K. Wood Of Homewood: Os-
wald Kirkby, of EnClewood. and Jesse
Guilford, Of Boston. are placed next in
the order named Wood IS difficult 10
rate because of his inirequent competi-
tive appearances. When on his game he
will bother the best. As for Guilford.
this far driver who formerly held the
New Hampshire title was last season
regarded as second only to Francis
Ouimet among the New England anna
teurs. Guilford has improved steadily
ana should do even better next year.
Harry X. b. Davis, the California
sensation. who won the Panama Pacific
tournament, was expected 20 compete
in the championship at Detroit. Both
amateurs and professionals, whose
Judgment ought 10 count for some
thing. pronounced him wonder, es-
pecially with his wooden clubs. There
was therefore general disappointment
wnen he failed 20 reach Detroit. He is
placed fifteenth, and Nelson Whitney
the former Southern champion, SIX
teenth. Whitney played sound and
consistent golf all year.
/ II will be noticed that Jack Neville
/ one Of CALIFORNIA; leaders; Fred
/ HerresroT. T. H. Bycrs, Ray Gorton
and +. p. Allis, Sd, have been dropped
+ thus making way for Gardner, Carter
I whitney, Guilford and Davis Neville
/ failed 70 play up TO his 1913 and 1914
! standard. while Herrcshof, because of
breakdown physically, appears 10 be
| permanently out Of It. Byers is an
/ other whose game has been slipping.
/ Gorton did little, and the same may be
said Of Allis.
There are a number Of amateurs that
/ one would like 20 find a place for in
[ the FIRST sixteen. Ia fact. few are
practically on par with some Of the
more favored. Frank Dyer. the Mont
clair lad who defeated Byers In the
final round Of the Pennsylvania cham
pionship a. Shawnee, is a strong play
or. and so is Gardiner W. White, the
Flushing champion. Then there is s.
Davidson Heron. the OaEmont golfer
who wor the Princeton title few
month"; AGO. Francis X. Blossom, the
/ Yale golfer, who surprised his col
/ leagues By winning the intercollegiate
championship, ia also worthy Of men
1 ton, and 70 Is y Warren Corkran, Of
[ Baltimore.
Looking over the chosen sixteen, it