Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
JEROME TRAVERS
GETS NEARER GOLF
TROPHY AT NOBLE
National Open Champion
Defeats w. H. Gardener,
Jr., of Buffalo, over
Course o f Huntingdon
Valley Country Club.

any
NOBLE, Pa, June 22.-Jerrv TravNrs
,,anoed a step toward permanent pos
.ession OF the Lynnewood nah "a. dt
~ Huntington Valley Country Club to-
- IN, dhfeating w. II. Gardner, I'd, Of
es,raio. in the first round of the annual
3titotion tournament for that coveted
sronby. by UP and to play.
In the second round this afternoon
rravers played f. c. Newton, a former
psciac coast champion, who defeated
unsh willoughby, Philadelphia Country
rlub. up and to play.
Maxwell r. Marston New Jersey cham
.ion was another easy winner. Playing
hrilliantly, Marston defeated c. 3. Web
sier, Jr, captain of the y. of P. golf
q warren Corkotan, Baltimore winner
n 1919, defeated c. B. Calvert, Of Arono-
mink up and to play.
IN the only extra hole match in the
erst is Or. NJ. X. Neiffer Huntington
valley defeated f. Arnold Service, Phil
.deIpbia Country Club, on the 18th hole.
m his drive to the extra hole, Service
hooked his ball under a tree and for his
second shot had to play left-handed with
h,a putter. This cost him the match. On
ne nth Service was 2 up and Doctor
Nel0fer won that hole and the 18th,
souaring the match.
course, lrHNeTS, lOuI tllllCS winner
~ The amateur championship and winner
n the open at Baltusrol last week, was
The magnet that attracted the gallery this
morning.
Gardner his opponent, won the first
hole. but Travers gained the honor at the
third tee upon winning the second hole,
and never relinquished 1t. More often
Than not he used his iron from the tee
due ID the fact that with the wood he
had a tendency to slice. Jerry" went
out in 30 90 Al for Gardner and was 3 UP
at the turn.
Threes on the 10th and 18th holes were
good enough to make Travers up, and
when they halved the next two the match
was over.
The cards:
Out .............6 5 5 3.45 ES9
In .................
Gardner
Out ...............4 5 3 8 4 Al
It was rather unfortunate that two
Huntingdon Valley players, c. B. Buxton
and Writ L. Thompson, were drawn for
the first round, but as one of them had
to drop into the defeated eight, Thompson
was the unfortunate one, Buxton winning
up and 2 to play.
j. N. Stearns, Sd, of Nassau, the last
Of the out-of-town players who made the
tins Cup at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club last fall was defeated by Richard
NJ Ott of Huntingdon Valley, after a
hard struggle. 3 down and l to play.
most interesting match occurred in
the second sixteen between George c.
Thomas, Jr., Philadelphia Cricket Club,
and d. Clarke Corkran, of Baltimore,
yodhger brother of Warren CorlSran The
Baltimore lad played very fine golf, but
Thomas was virtually unbeatable. He got
twos on the 5th and 10th and on both
these holes Corkran was down in par
three
The summary:
FIRST SIXTEEN.
First Round.
j. D. Travers, Upper Montclair defeated
ePFdSeT ga BuEs9q up snos,aS sad e Play Rleyi w,
loughby, Philadelphia Country Club, up and
pr NJ K. Neiffer, Huntingdon Valley de.
tsated e, A, Service. Philadelphia Country
b, warren rRi CorErSn. Jr., Baltimore. defeated
r. b. Calvert. Aronimink, up and ana / To- Play,
Club, defeated W. L. Thomson, II. V. c. C.,
lfha shad IA Mq Ns.saa al uP G. and dSsn5a to b J.
IN r. Marston. Boltnsrol defeated G b.
lst Webster, r., Frankford Country Club up
ma Pnad dS%PAre 4 o C. ,Ss aSfsa3sd .s DIsS RS,
SECOND SIXTEEN.
First Round.
H. B. Mcfarland, II. v. c. c. defeated Ed
win satterthwaite. Aronimlnk up;
H. II. Francin0, H. V. e. G, defeated Her
man Wendell. st. Dayids, 8 up and 4 to play;
81. c; Buxton, II. V. c. c., defeated Russell
IS, E. sharwo5d. Merion. defeated H. T. Cook.
Trenton, up and q to play,
H. A. Sands. Merton. defeated G, b. w.
leMnsendl Merton, . up and TO play. ,.
g G., Thomas, PHILADELPHIA Cricket club;
Defeated ID. c. CorlSran, Baltimore . up and
George Small. Baltimore, defeated /. H.
tayan; Altoona / up, 10 holes,
" ~. Vevnolds Woodbury. Country c. c.
eeieated N. II. Maxwell. Aronimink, . up and
THIRD SIXTEEN
First Round.
"a, IL; smith, II, Y. q. C., defeated Paul
h9Feigh Merohantyille, up andl TO play,
sssted g. o. Suddards. Merton. up and to
a W. Tilinghast, Aronimink, defeated H.
n; Anderson, Whitemarsh. up and 70 play
wilson Potter, Philadelphia Cricket Club de-
iealed ., Osborne, Jr., II, V. c. G, q up and
]. b King Philadelphia Cricket Club, de-
ieaied a; J. Carty, Pine Valley Country club
s. d. Wright, Jr, Aronimlnk. defeated j. II.
sSay Jr Philadelphia Cricket ~lup up aud
,Marmaduke TIden Jr II, V. c. C.. defeated
harold Kilson. Philadelphia Cricket Club I up.
~ D; ITayers defeated F. C. Newton UP
e9a : 20 play. - n, c.-,,.o,
ap and to play.
i.lenard Mott lt.eated c. Il, Buxton, up.
hr Marston defeated r. B. Humphries, 7
ap and . 10 play.