The sun., 1919-10-13
HEBRON C0NVINCES
OF HISPROWESS
National Champions Play on
Local Links Surprises
His Critics.
ny INNS BROWN.

Amateur Champion Davy HERON mas
just finished putting In the better part of a
fortnight displaying his golfing prowess
on local courses, thereby afford'ng golf
ers of the district an opportunity to
Judge for themselves Just what manner
Of player walked away with first honors
in the national championship at Pitts
burg some two months ago. The cham
pion wasn't favored with extra large
galleries At any of his local exhibitions.
but the verdict of those who saw him
play is that he is a very worthy sue
, cessor to the list OF notables who have
preceded him as title holders,
His showing at the national links In
the Lesley cup matches wasn't very Inn
pressive, But his playing in the Piping
, Rock tournament gave those who saw
him full reason for holding him real
champion. In the gallery on Satur-
ray was Walter ]. Travis. the Garden
, City celebrity. Except for a collegiate
match at Garden City few years ago.
while Heron was still at Princeton.
Travis had not seen him in action.
A smile of genuine admiration broke
over the veterans face as he watched
| the burly youngster slash his famous
what appeared to delight Davy's distin-
! guished predecessor even more keenly
was the dizziness with which no Yields
| that big niblick of his. Rough means
| but little to the champion, unless 1t be
| exceedingly dense and stubborn. With
his powerful forearms and wrists he
drives that old niblick clearly through
| thick, heavy grass without the least ap-
parent difficulty. Whenever he dumped
one of the nigh shots to the green from
the rough Travis chuckled audibly.
sceptic Is Convinced.
Another enthusiastic golfer drove down
In his car just for the privilege of clear
ing his mind of certain doubts as to Her
ron's claim to the championship After
| the match he admitted that the trip cost
| him a small wager. He had been In
! clined to hold Heron as something of an
| accidental champion, wherein he disa-
/ greed with his brother. The two made
| a friendly. wager, the brother holding
| that seeing Heron in action would re-
| move any doubts, and the decision was
! left up to the fan himself. He confessed
| that Davy had shown him enough in one
| round 70 convince of his championship
| merit,
| After the finish of the Herron-Graham
match a group of golfers were discus
| sing tho merits of Davy's game, when
comment was made on the show that
| would result In q meeting between Her
ron and Jesse Gulford. Such a meeting
| would indeed be well worth watching
Heron holds something OF an advan-
| tage In general play, but the driving
| contest between the two would surely be
| a pippin. The opinion OF the group OF
! fans was that day in and day out Her
l hob Aa he
| best OF the walloping from the tee, but
It would be some struggle.
Golfers who despair Of ever becoming
good consistent tournament performers,
because of inability to get even average
distance In their drives. might we'll take
/ a leaf from the experience OF Samuel
| j. Graham. one Of the best Greenwich
! players. In fields OF husky, robust
! active young players Graham has como
/ through to the final round In two big
| invitation tournaments within the past
two weeks. Both at Piping Rock and
Nassau he worked his way to the finals
diner White among his list OF victims
IN each case.
| Graham's short Game Good,
Yet Graham gets poor distance from
! the tees. At least he is far behind the
! class of players he is called on to meet
/ as rule. There are plenty OF players
( hereabout who can outstrip him In dr,v-
| Ing rs wei rs in playing long seconds
| But wiloA il comes to the shor. game
/ Including p.tch ....d chip shots and put
| ting, there ere few II any who are his
| SupeTlors II requires Us much or more
| time to set this end OF the cnme well
in hand as it does long driving. But
tho point is that any player has tho
essentials FOR attaining Il strong short
| game And n strong short game is a
fairly active factor In rounding cut
good golf fo- any grade OF player.
Conditions for the playing OF the an
1ual golf championship OF the New York
| Athletic Club on the Fox Hills course
October 1895 have been announced.
Three trophies are offered for the win
ners in the first three, sixteeus: The
| winner of the first gets the club cham
pionship medal. The winner IN tho sec
Iond sixteen will be awarded the TraverS
Island trophy, and that of the third
| sixteen the Fox Hills trophy Consol-
atoms will also be presented to the win
| ners OF the beaten Fights Of these six
| teens. An eighteen hole medal qualify
Ing round will be played on Thursday
October %, and the two days following
Will be given over to match play, with
AL matches at eighteen holes. In case
the field warrants extra sixteens will be
formed for match play. Privileges of
the Fox Hills course are extended to all
A. c. members starting Monday, octo-
Der 20.