The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-02
Roth TRAVERS AND 0UIMET
DEFEATED IN SECOND ROUND
OF NATIONAL GOLF TOURNEY
Open Champion Succumbs to Super
Par Golf by Marston, While Sty-
mics and Long Puts by Stand
ish Cause Ouimet's Undoing

DETROIT. Mich, Sept. 1.-As far as
the national championship of 1915 is
concerned Americas amateur golf tri-
! umyate no longer exists. chick Evans,
who went the way OF the defeated yes
terday. scarcely had time to become ac-
rastomed to his enforced separation from
Francis Ouimet and Jerome ID. Travers
b.,ore the holders OF the two national
titles Joined him in his lowly place
among the spectators. Golfing history
surely was made to-day on the low lying
links OF the Country Club OF Detroit, for
lanes d. 5tandish, Jr., pride OF the home
club, downed Francis Ouimet by 5 UP
and 1 to play and Max II. Marston OF
B~atusrol accomplished the downfall of
Jerome Travers, winning by 2 up and !
10 play. That one OF the two holders of
national titles might be eliminated was
not considered improbable to-day, but
no one dreamed that by nightfall both
Of them would be out Of the running.
Field Narrowed to Eight.
There were SIX other matches played
to-day which were overshadowed by the
rvo big struggles that resulted so dis
sstrously 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 mar
rowed down to that select group known
as the last eight, and the members of It
in the order OF their positions in the
draw are: Robert A. Gardner. Hins-
dale; u. +. Sawyer, Wheaton Max X.
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trolt Nelson NJ. Whitney. Audubon
John G. Anderson. Siwanoy sheriff
Sherman, Yahnundasis, and James D..
Standish, Jr, Detroit.
Gone are the old familiar faces OF the
great trio. Trayers. Ouimet and Evans,
but that does not mean that the new
champion will be "A golfer of little merit.
There 10 plenty OF golfng skill and brains
in that last eight, and most OF them be-
long 10 the OUNCE generation OF golfers
which needs just the sort of encourage
ment that the events Of to-day n yes,
terday will give.
Travers went down to defeat this
afternoon In the ~twinkllng 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 MAJ
Msrston just when II was a expected.
Travers was l up at the end Of the
morning round after a remarkable mix
ture OF good and bad golf. and after nine
holes OF rather indifferent play by both
him and Marston In the afternoon turned
iOr home for the last time with the same
old lead OF one hole.
Only One bright spot.
The nine holes just finished had been
areary ones 10 watch. enlivened only at
~ ..-. 49, WHN Al.zl
his tee shot TO within a yard OF the pin.
was stymied by Travers from twenty
feet away and then jumped the stymit
and dropped into the cup for a 2. But
hat was the only bright shot, and only
the fact that the open champion was
only l up kept the crowd from deserving
The match in search of something more
interesting.
Then like a bolt from the blue Max
Marston cut loose the tenth is 3O7
yards long, and after a great drive the
Jersey champion pitched up to within
4 hands breadth of the cur. Those
around the green thought for a moment
That II would drop in, but II lacked the
momentum to carry II the last three
inches OF the way. Travers, who also
had played two good shots and was
about eighteen feet away, mad a most
gallant attempt to hole his long putt,
and II hit the back of the cup and
popped out. II was the gamest kind OF
an effort and showed the stuff of witch
champions are made, even II II did fail.
Marston's 3 cut a stroke from par and
the match was square, That was only
the beginning OF Marston's great
awakening. however; 1t simply was a
f~oretaste Of what was to come,
Keeps on Beating Par.
Both made good drives on the 535
yard eleventh, and Travers. playing
first, sesmed TO hit the pail a trifie toe
hard, and as 1t bounded on 1t looked
as though 1t had reached the big ditch
which spans the fairway. Marston had
been undecided whether or not TO try tc
larry the ditch with his second shot,
but when Trayers's ball disappeared ht
decided TO play short. Then II was dis
covered that Jerry's ball was short and
@fe after all, and both were left will
ninety yard shots to the green. Bott
shots were we'll played, but M%arston's
was the better, and his ball stopped no,
more than five feet from the cup. Jerry
was a dozen feet away and made an
olher fine effort to hole the putt, but
JAILED by inches, and Marston proceedec
TO clip another stroke off par and was
! up. The 365 yard twelfth hole be
Fan with two good drives and two good
approaches, TraverS's being slightly bet
Ter; but Marston marched up TO hi
oal and ppkcd II into the u twenty
I'VE feet away for a 3. 1t was another
aole won and the third time in "A row
nat he had beaten par. Jerry's shorlel
pun nearly went down, but 1t didn't, 50
Marston was 2 up, He wasn't through
though, for after another fine approach
10 the gAn Nr.Nl thNrtannTh another