New-York tribune., 1916-07-13
THREE PAIRS TlFI
IN BEST BALL
PLAY ON LINK,
Travis-Hutchinson, Ha,.
mon-McFarlane Berner
Robertson Lead Way.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

o'clock this morning, ninetv...
amateurs and professionals paired :,
yesterday on the Garden City Golsc-.
Links and took part in best ball "a.
petition.
Three pairs were tied for the A..
prize, with a best ball Of II. these /.
ing Walter J. Travis and Jack Hu,,h,,
son; Tom Harmon and W. McFsrI,,.
and II. c. Berner and Dave Robertso,
Next came three other amateur.n,,
fessional pairs, with u, and then ~.
scores grew relatively higher. I'd 70 IA
which was the card turned in by M.
highest of the field.
The players found the sandy Lon,
Island course a stiff proposition. an
after everybody had made the circu;.
of the links. il was the pevaiir,
opinion that the man who won ,bs
title this year would not have a ,o,a
Of less than 29S for the seyenty.tv,
holes OF medal play. In fact. mar,
seemed TO believe that 300 would cons
pretty close TO taking the honors.
Main Issue in Doubt.
The result Of the best ball compel.
ton Yesterday did not serve 10 gY.
much Of line on the ultimate winns
of the championship tomorrow. Ever
man was conserving his best energig
for the supreme test Of the next Ia
DAYS. One enterprising indlyldEi
willing TO take a chance az snythir,
was making a book on the field, Wit
Walter Hagen, Jack Hutchinson az.
Jim Barnes installed as fayorites &
odds of about five 70 one.
It was the playing Of the .veteri;
amateur, Travis, that brought ms SO,
home in a tie for the lead, as y.
brilliant but erratic Hutchinson only
helped his partner on six holes. Naw'
J. made the circuit in n, and vai
overheard 20 remark afterward t'i,
AT match play he would have hnishs:
( M on Hutchinson. From which Z
can be cleaned that Jack was not e.
actly in his best scoring vein.
Several OF the pros INDUCED IN esr.l
morning rounds as a means OF getthl
better acquainted with the course, ar
according 70 the most reliable repor''
Jim Barnes, the lanky Briton from w
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. re
turned the best card OF the day, mas
ing the round in IL. Hagen. OF Roehes
ter, who won the national open ut'
in 1914. at Midlothian, is credited VIZ
three successive rounds OF l5 IN Y
last two days, and this served 70 ooo'
his stock considerably.
Hagen had little comment 70 mao
except TO say that the course was .
excellent condition and the man VI
won the title this time would have
be right on mis- game from star,
finish of the long grind. 81 though,
had better stop before | got too good.
said the Rochester homebred. in spesi
ing of his three fine rounds. II
is able 70 duplicate that performsne
in the championship there does not a.
pear any one entered who can top hin
A Late Start.
The players did not get started yes
terday until late and il was after
o'clock before the last pair turned j
their cards. The gathering OF IN
clans began shortly after noon an
there was much hsndshaking an
humping on the back among the pc
fessionals, many Of whom have cor'
long distances 70 try their skill doV,
at Garden City.
The former king of the amstsur
generally required three strokes .
reach the green on the longer holes
whereas Hutchinson was easily on :
two, but then Travis would ecn'
through with a putt OF anywhere ircr
fifteen to forty feet and get his tos'
with his professional partner glad =
halve the hole. Hutchinson, runners'
for the national open az Minnespo.'
two weeks ago, was prone 20 wlldses
with almost every club in his bag, s'
the traps that he failed 70 find we''
few indeed.
The work of Harmon, a young ans
teur, came as a decided surprise 70 "
crowd about the score board. and -
youngster was able 10 help out Metr
lane, his partner, on a number OF NOES
In fact, il was this mutual assists'e
throughout that enabled Harmon a.;
McFarlane TO equal the best score G.
the day.
Berner, the amateur from Nasss.
also proved a good working mate i''
Dave Robertson, the Pittsburgh Pr
and the two went along orillls.,... \.
coming home. having a best ball OF ?.
for the last nine holes. had 'ns
struck their stride earlier in the roul.
they would easily have come home !,
the lead. Things went wrong on g.. 81.
eral holes going out. and the best w
could do was 20 reach the turn 10 %
two above par. Their card read;
Berrer and Robertson a
% out ...............s ...........ss g: ~
Travis and Hutchinson's card TO-
lows:
GS' % ............; 49, : ~
The committee having the 'ourn,
ment in charge will find It hard VOL.
to get the field twice around the ecs'.ii
before dark to-day in the first nal
the championship, but f. Mortlm.
Barnes, secretary of the NJ. T.. A. Pa
TO send the pairs away IN ~.
minute headway, and the nrst psn
finish in the morning viii start 'ls
second round a few minutes aitef -
last pair leave the first tee.
The summaries follow:
Best ball iamateur professional coenp,,,Ii-s%s,
Walter J Travis Garden Cty. and J,e. ~ hs =
son. Allegheny. II Tom Harmon u,,t1rsn1s, ~
w. McFsrlsne. Hudson River ~ ~
Nassau. and Dave Robertson. pius5grss 49,, -, fna
Rheti. Garden CITY. and JACK BurseS eaeT" s-i.l
70. Henry J. Topping and MacDc.'..ai. a.
Greenwich. ~ e. p. Van Week. y b-W MhlD
Walter Hagen Rochester. y Ganiine .risnr
and Bert Battell. Flushing. -; John a. ~ ne, a.
and Tom keuigan. Siwan0y. Ia. p ~n,.a, ISL
william Scott. Montclair % l. J.. h W a.s,. nj
County. and Joseph sylvester - - ,;-xr
Jerome D. rraver. Upprr Moniclas ~ nm =
Low. Balusrol "a A + ksmmcl roy "a, Sl
Tom Boyd. Fos Hiiis. -: Max r M..,%,c 7
tus.ol. and Tom McNamara rap.os' -, 8
kohler and 10. Mitchell KidseNooh. - r,s,sl
Thunton. Garden CiB. and Hefoor sifgvvs Bs
Is. Fred Herreshor Garden cry ana , .sirssk
wood Garden Ciiy. IS u. 2 leAiey. ~ ~"
and Robert 4 Macdonald. Buraio '',,.s,ri ri
Reginald NJ Lewis and Alex smith, W. R-.s'
+. M Bames Engievcod and LOUIS ie'iI. "a 10
line. IS. J. M ward. Garden CO a Coz
Dowiing scarsdaie. =. MeDo.sn "a ~
Mclean. Dunwoodie %. W Lid a. Gs-r
West Rockawu Hunt. 70 p y. k9esli'"' k9wess.,. ssT
CITY. and q : Motherso.e. Nmie II y
sp1ngs. "a. j. h Eiwen Apasanli'. x,ss.,,',s "a
Brand Bellevue q Louis n,ins,,S,, s,,.sw,lI AID
Sanderson SLEEPY Hollow. n. 4. h ne 90