The Washington times., 1915-09-02

DETROIT, Mich. Sept. a.-The battle
OF dark horses for the national anna
teur golf championship started today.
with Travers and Evans eliminated;
with Fownes, Byers, Ouimet, and all
the players who have featured previous
national tournaments. excepting only
Rob Gardner, out Of the running, the
dopesters were at sea. Many picked
Ned Sawyer, but Jimmie standish,
Howard Lee, Anderson. Whitney. ana
really the whole field Is now conceded
q chance to cop.
weather conditions today again were
Ideal.
As far as the national championship
Of 1915 Is concerned Americas anna
teur golf triumvate no longer exists.
Chick Evans. who went the way or
the defeated Tuesday. scarcely had
time to become accustomed to his en-
forced separation from Francis Oui-
met and Jerome D. Travers before
tho holders Of the two national titles
yesterday joined him in his lowly
place among the spectators. Golhng
history surely was made on the low
lying links Of the Country Club Of
Detroit. for James D. Standish. jr..
BRIDE Of the home club, downed Fran
els Ouimet by 6 UP and to play and
Max r. Marston Of Baltusrol accom-
plished tho downfall OF Jerome
Travers. winning by up and to
play. That one Of the two holders Of
national titles might be eliminated
was not considered improbable. but
no one dreamed that by nightfull
both Of them would be out Of the run
ning. --..- $780,. -,-~
There were six other matches play
ed which were overshadowed by the
two big struggles that resulted so
disastrously for the two favorites.
and in some Of the other matches just
as good and even better golf was
played. The championship division
now has been narrowed down to that
select group known as the last eight.
afternoon in the twinkling Of an eye. not
because of poor golf on his part. but be.
cause Of an awe-inspiring streak Of
super-excellent golf, played by Max
Marston lust when 1t was least expect
ed Travers was up at the end of the
morning round after remarkable mix
ture of good and bad golf. and after
nine holes Of rather indifferent play
by both him and Marston in the after
noon turned for home for the last time
The nine holes tust finished had been
dreary ones to watch. enlivened only at
the short seventh. where Marston pitch
ed his tee shot to within a yard Of the
pin. was stymied by Travers from
twenty feet away and then jumped the
stymie and dropped into the cup for a q
But that was the only bright shot. ana
only the fact that the open champion
was only up kept the crowd from de-
serting the match In search of some
thing more interesting.
Then, like a bolt from the blue Max
Marston cut loose; the tenth is 307
yards long, and after a great drive the
Jersey champion pitched UP to within
hands breadth of the cup. Those
around the green thought for a moment
that it would drop in, but 1t lacked the
momentum to carry It that last three
inches Of the way. Travers, who also
had played two good shots and was
about eighteen feet away. made a most
gallant attempt to hole his long putt,
and 1t hit the back of the cup and pop
ped out. 1t was the gamest kind of
an effort. and showed the stun of which
champions are made. even If it did fail
Marston's cut stroke from par and
the match was square. That was only
the beginning of Marston's great
awakening. however; 1t simply was a
foretaste Of what was to come.
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