The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
SHORT PUTS FROM DETROIT.

DErRoiT Sept, S-Max Marston will
ITssr forget that little putt which he
missed on the home hole In the semi-hnai
Iouhn. u was such a short putt that Hob
Gardner was all ready to shake hands. and
Probably would have conceded Il II II had
come al any other stage of the match.
Jerry, Travers as a caddie was the same
golfer. No one Will ever know t,ts, how
H~ch he did TO help Marston beat Lee.
Bitter disappointment was in Lees
neatt when M%arston beat him. II was the
moment. "''N
The more light hearted Jimmy standi,h
| tTSk ms defeat much less seriously. He
beaten interfere with his en1oyment Of
the subsequent festivities. -
Up to this week Tom sherman was the
famous sherman" beca use he tied for the
im in 1893 !" i From qualifying round At Wheaton
who reached the scmi-hnals at Detroit'
VIII De the famous sherman"
II Is hard for Tom Sherman to under
s ~ ,ha how he came TO lose to Bob Gardner
luck: was against him, Wh. tth %orTies h ,hs
sixth, seventh and eighth holes in the
morning ON the sixth he was etymied.
cropped W. s''"'e
incidentally tho two shermans r.,ur,.d
70 Itlca with their full share OF the spoils,
~ must not be forgotten that they cap
tured me American Golfer trophy with lis
attehdant medals. and Sheriff. also re-
.elNed the bronze medal that goes tn a
oea'eh semi hnalist In the championship.
Miss Marion Hollins stopped on at De.
troit on her way TO the women's cham
pionship at Onwentsia. She PLAYED aro,nd
ave IN the afternoon after the matchas
were all in. wv"
BOD Gardner spent three weeks In pnac-
hrst time that ! have played golf for ,hras
s,ralght weeks In over four years" he said
Gsrdser has been using the overlapping
mat he gets better results with II. ~
Inc movement TO abolish stymies should
ma plenty Of friends at this champion
snip The golfer who cannot come in ana
tell how his opponent stymied him four or
nVe times Is considered a rank outside ar
quite aait popular aS here OF 1gmRins ,tymiss is
riu sherman and Gardner all Observation-Disclosures
that feat during their matchea
Two former officers OF the United State,
1olt association came to Detroit to watch
tons, silas II. strawn from Chicago and
Ekwanok. NV
Holes made IN Q seem 20 be morn plena-
iul mere then they have been In previous
S nSpp ms golfer who played a
the exception. "
The new tee at the twelfth hole which
was used on the last three days OF the
champion~hip was built by order of The
u ;: g. A. executive committees Il was
constructed In a few hours at the snot
where Harry Colt. the designer of the
course, placed It In his plans, For various
reasons that part OF his plan was not fol-
lowed until this week. "
Most OF the traps here hack the depth
ana formidable appearance of tho pits on
many Eastern courses, In ono match two
shots PLAYED on the sixth hole and sliced,
bounced right out and continued up toward
the green. ~'
While they still were IN the runnins
Jerome Travers and Francis Ouimet wars
me centres OF attraction and the other
golfers didn't count. When they wsr.
beaten thee were many disappointed rolfs
AIRS In Detroit who had planned TO watch
them on the last couple OF days, ~
II was largely for the benefit OF that
class that tho special match with Trayens
ouimet, ,Bvans and Gardner was arranged
by the club.
Detroit wants to hold the champiopsbin
again, and some OF the club orrrers ,vany
oext years tourney 20 he played here ~