The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

DETROIT. sept, Bob Gardner took
little relieved when It Was over. He likes
to have a royal good time while playing
golf and the strain, of a Championship
game does not suit him.
I'm get m%elancholis II this keeps up
much longer" he said to a friend the
other day.
John a. Anderson took his second defeat
in a nnal for the national title with the
same sameness that he accepted his defeat
wants last June, and those who saw him
then saw him just as he vas to-day as he
shook hands with his conqueror.
Gardner had the smallest caddle on the
course and the little fellow dressed up In
his best clothes for the nnal to-day de
spite the rain. Small as he was he dli
his work thoroughly and none Of the DIG
ger boys did better.
The new champions mother and sister,
the latter a former holder OF the womene
Western title. were interested spectators
IN the gallery to-day. Mrs, Gardner was a
good deal more nervous than her boy out
IN front Of the crowd seemed to be.
His double victory puts Gardner in the
sale class as Jerome D. Travers. Walter J.
Travis, II. Chandler Egsn and II j. Whtg-
ham. the only golfers who have won the
amateur title more than once. Francis
they were OF different kinds.
Howard VI. whitney. secretary of the
United states Golf Association. announced
to-day that the annual meeting Of IN, as
ISOLATION next January would he held in
Chicago. II has been held In the East for
several years and It was decided that Ihs
date has not yet been selected.
The downfall Of Travers and ouimet on
the same day always VII remain as one
matches ended at almost the same moment
and the spectators who watched the
Trayers- Msrston match to the end did not
have time TO hurry back to the fourteenth
before Standish finished his little job OF
dethroning the national amateur cham
plon.
Even though unsuccessful. Jerry TRAY
ers showed that he could play par golf
when he had to- His iron shots had been
on the Inc all day, but the moment Mars.
ton cut loose with his wonderful squirt
Jerry became steady as n rock and from
that point on his Iron shots were right on
the line.
where Il. Jerry Travers?" was Ouimets
nrst words az he entered the locker room
after being beaten by Standish. The de.
throned champion knew that Jerry could
sympathiEe with MN wlthout much aim
Guilty.
Robert Gardner's | on the seventh Thurs
day made tha, hole ssSr.d spot.
the ons, Vas the remark heard there
after whenever a gallery passed by.
silas u. stra~n. former president OF
Who used to serve on the executive com
| mlttee. arrived here on Wednesday Just IN
time to see the two big matches.
Max Msrs,on's regular caddie is q sort
nj turning up nearly everywhere that
Marston plays. His home II In New York
and he II IA genuine scotchman' born In
glasgow,
Big galleries were the rule at the cham
plonship and even early in the week ths
throngs that followed the prominent golf
ers were unusually large.
some Of tho defeated golfers rushed on
home rs soon as they we're beaten. bu
more Of them stayed 20 see the nnsl.
DURING the progreAs Of tho tourney q
a.t IRa IA hltlt At The IuAlfIh lAnCfhAp
ing and improving what Was not an es
pecially good hole,
Sed Saw yer began his EolninG career NJ
a caddie at Wheaton, which may well bs
called the cradle 81 chicago golf.
There are few formidable traps on tn
courses From most VI them Tia easy 1,