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The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
LOUISVILLE RESULTS

First Race-Hiddcn Jewel. lle
Mooney. 2O.24. 1880, $50; Green
Gold. 1le Lunsford),. 27.7O. 1910;
CIintonville. I1O. tGarnen, $50.
Time, l:1e9-5. Also ran: Runnan,
Fernhandley. Green Grass, Marvin
May. Harry r. Tulsa. Title, Sewell
Coombs and Claude Brown.
second Race-Mom. lis PooD,
4.1o. 2.9o. $50: Re Good. l15
(Thompson). $50. $50: ChewInk
lis -GMcAtee). $50. Time. o.55. Also
ran: whirl. Field Lark. Lady Astor,
Cherline and Lady Mother.
Third Race-Texas Special. ITO
,Heinisch). $50. 400. $50 Founz
tain Fay, los (Frsncisl,. 1870. $50;
simenite, los itMooney), 40. Time.
2:e7 2-5. Also ran: Homeward
Bound. Mandarins Coat and Bryn-
limah.
Fourth Race The Kentucky
Oaks Nancy Lee. 1ls (McAtee),
2eoe. $40. ESQ; Prdery. 11s (Rum-
mer}. $50. 24O: Lady Madcap. 1IS
CHoward). $50. Time. 1:50 5.
Also ran: Last Rose. Believe, Idle
Hohr and Bettina. ..-
!. > Fiftk Rnce-The Clark Handicap.
Gnger 112 Murray l0l.50. 1850,
la.so: Upset. 122 &C. Nummer>. $40.
A3f0: Dancing Spray, 95 MCCOY.
{ffeld). $50. Time, 1:45. Also ran:
Bunga Buck, Sands of Pleasure.
Ethel Gray. Marjorie Hynes, Wood
trap, Midway, Paul Weidel, High
Cloud. Busy Signal and Best Pal. ;
!. Sixth Race-The .Westport Purse.
Brsedalbane. 110 CHowardl, 100
9.lb. $50: Demos. 11o (M,. Gafnerl.
$50. 3so: Lucknow, IFS (Bsrretta):
2.4o.- Time. :54. Also ran: First
National. JanlSu and BOY From
Home.
seventh Race-wadsworths Last.
10 tBarrett). $50. $50. so: Capt.
Rees. ITO (connollyl. $40, 2.so;
Do1ph. los CFieldso. $50. Time.
2:0s s-5. Also ran: Repeater, Capt.
tai City and Jim Hefernfng. "a =
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Brooks Gives Ross Gelding !
alsFine Ride Over Jumps
Favorite, Decisive, Beaten by Length in Driy-5..
ing Finish-Star Voter Beaten in
Preakness Tryout by DIR. Joe.

with determined courage He was
going away at the END. The race
carried with IL purse OF 5000 and, 100
was worth f3.l70 net TO the winner. VI
The Decision just did last Ions. -
enough to beat Jean Buliant out a
nose In the second race. The former 80
made all his own pace. but was ~
tiring at the finish,
Star Voter had his Preakhess
tryout in the third event. which WAS m
a dash Of a mile. He was a heavily :,
played favorite and just failed TO
make good. being beaten out a neck 49,
by DR.. Joe. Star Voter was closing -
at the end. but was forced 10 bump
his way through in between horses
the last nifty yards.
keogh rode a desperate fnish on sSr1
Propaganda in the fourth race and-.
was responsible for that racers VIC
tory. II was only in the last couple
Of strides that he got his mount up 7sr
TO beat Martha Lucket out a headyfscr'
superb proved an easy winner OF.
the NTH, coming from behind In
the stretch run TO win by a long
margin. $50
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DYER DEFEATED
IN GOLF FINALS

BALTIMORE, Nd. May 1i.-As a
thrilling climax to the invitation
golf tournament Of the Baltimore
Country Club. d. Clarke Corkran,
the fiashy local amateur, defeated
Frank Dyer. of Upper Montclair. one
OF the classiest amateurs of the
country, this afternoon. Though the
Baltimorean led him from the third
hole till the finish, the game Jer-
seyite. who is expected to be a con-
tender for the championship of the
North and South this, season, hung
on with dogged tenacity. He car
ried COCHRAN to the seventeenth
green, where, with 25-foot put
that brought a salvo of applause
from the gallery, the Roland Park
star ended the match. 2 up.
S. M. Newton, of the Country Club
Of Virginia. who played sensational
golf in the first two rounds. was
eliminated in the semihnals today
by Frank Dyer, who lost his after
noon match to Corkran.
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MACCABEES MEET
GLIB NINE TODAY

NanageE. chroniser's Maccabees
Of the Fraternal League will hook
Up with the last Gibraltar A. C. this
morning at IL o'clock at Union
League Park.
Chroniger has one OF the fastest
i9dependent teams in the District
and will make any team hustle to
beat them. Thefr, only start in the
Fraternaf League resulted in a tie
but they are expected to cause
Plenty Of trouble before the league
season Is over. Some people are al
ready considering them the dark
horse of the league.
Following is the Maccabees'
schedule for Sunday:
May %. RandIe Heights: 2s, Silver
Spring; June 5. Mayfiowers: IL, Hy-
attsyille;; 10. Naval Hospital; &c.
Shamrocks. All July dates are open
and Manager %Chroniger would like
TO. arrange games with fast iude-
pendent T7teams.
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NAVY VICTOR fNDUAL,MEET; -
WITH CRACK PANTHER TEAM

Wakefield. Pittsburgh. third. % is
seconds
44-yard run-Won by Shea, Pitts
burgh; Moncewicz. Navy. second:
Mckee, Navy third. so lis seconds.
Ss07yard- Fun-Won by Curtis,
Navy. Hayes, Pittsburgh. second !:
Holmes, Navy. third. I59 1-5.
Mile run-Won by Hayes, Pitts
Burgh:- Curtis. Navy. second Young.
Navy. third. 4 minutes. IS seconds.
120-yard low hurdles-Won by
Huckins. Navy: Schneider. Navy,
second; Brickley. Pittsburgh, third.
16 LIS seconds.
220-yard high hurdIes-won by
Schneider. Navy: BrickIey. Pitts
burgh. second: Doll. Navy. third.
26 3-5 seconds.
Mile run-Won by Navy (Kelly.
Rodgers, Mckee, Moncewicz): Pitts
burgh runners. Pyle, Brickley.
Wakefield Shea. Time. 2 minutes
3 2-5 seconds. ..,+
Field events: ,r
16-pound shot put--Won by Dick
ins, Navy; Thornton, Pittsburgh.
second; Dodge, Pittsburgh, third.
81 feet 1-2 inch.
Discus throw-Won by Clapp,
Navy: Adair, Navy. second; Harmon.
Pittsburgh. third 126 feet I inches.
Pole vault-Won by Power. Navy;
Mclean. Navy, second; Theme,
Navy, third. Height, IL feet.
Broad jump-Won by Taylor,
Navy Bedell. Navy, second; Cap
pers. Pittsburgh. third. Fl feet
10 . inches
High jump-Won. by Pullen, Navy;
Opie. Navy and Blake. Navy. tied
for second. Height 5 feet 10 1-2
inches.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

PIMLICo,. Nd, May l4.-Ral
PARIS wrack gelding, Bulls Eye.
fencing in superb fashion and we'll
ridden by Brooks. won today's four
teenth renewal OF the Green Valley
Steeplechase. a handicap for 4-year
olds and upward. over the two-mile
course. Bulls Eye ran coupled
with Royal Arch and was the least
fancied of the pair by the Nstable
connections He ran a good race
and beat the favorite, Decisive, out
a length in a driving finish, while
the stables reliance, Royal Arch.
was beaten of a dozen lengths.
showed great speed in
the early stages and fenced in fear
less fashion. For a time IL looked
as IL he might make a runaway af-
fair of the race. but the last time
around Chinn brought his stable
companion. Decisive, up with q rush
and assumed an easy lead to the
tenth fence. Brooks used better
judgment and waited a bit longer
before making his effort with the
Parr jumper and when called upon
Bulls Eye charged on the leaders
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BLAzES, AT l5TOl,
SKATERS DOPE IN
JAMAICA FEATURE
Rank Outsider Outrnns
Crack Field in Excel (
siof Handicap.

NEW YORK. May .l4.-Blazes, at
is to 1, blazed his way to victory
this AFTERNOON In the Excelsior Han.
dicap at the Jamaica track. The
colt, which was overlooked by the
talent. threw a bombsheli into, the
crowd OF spectators when he stag
gered over the line atwfnner. ght
behind him c4me the great Exter-
minator. and then finished 'Eathrai-
ist. -
1t was a shock to the multitude.
They figured TIE classic tos be at
the mercy OF Mad HATTIE, ~h"-h
had Cirrus to help him out. iThis
pair of Hildreth horsts couldn't get
close to the front runners and, I'm
ished beaten OF. This was a blow
to the talent, for it backed the pair
at to with utter abandon.
Mad Halter never got to the front,
which accounted for his dismal der
feat. There were seven thorough
breds in this classic. When they
reached the barrier, Mad Halter and
On Watch delayed the start by
their antics. They engaged in a
few kicking matches which didn't
please their followers.
Inc IaSe was run over q SLOPPY
trock, but Blazes ran the mile and
sixteenth in 1:471 1-5 1t was a
thrilling race. but a disastrous one
to the holiday crowd.
The crowd was treated to a thrill
ing scene when Eastyiew, Princess
Pandora and st. Michael went. un-
der the wire heads apart. East
view got the verdict and thereby
started the James Butler silks of
on their first victory.
In the second event Elmendorf.
the well-backed even-money favor
ite' finished second to La Kross. As
the barrier went up. Elmendorf
stumbled and got OF absolutely last.
kai Sang, one of the Rancocas
pair, galloped home 10 an easy vic
tory in the Colorado stakes. The
Chinese-named horse was pulled i'm
In the last sixteenth and then i'm
ished three lengths ahead of his
stable mate. Little Chief. Behind
the latter finished Lord Baltimore,
OF great fame.
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NAVY NINE TRIMS
SWARTHMORE, 81

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. May l4.-"Billy''
Lush's navy baseball tossers scored
victory over Swarthmore College
OF Pennsylvania by a 3-to-l score.
The game was fairly interesting,
but was marked by frequent wran-
giles on the part Of the visitors be-
cause of the, decisions of the UNI
plres, both on strikes and bases, and
In some instances they were ap-
parenly Justified IN their protests.
The game was more Of a pitchers
battle, Fleming. Navy side
wheeler, having the advantage over
Clancy because of his steadiness In
the pinches. In four innings Swarth-
more had rosy chances to score, but
the naval hurler frightened up. He
was given splendid support, too.
Fleming best work was shown in
the eighth. when the visitors had
the bases loaded and only one man
out. but both Larkin and Hoffman
we're forced TO Whit
The middies got into a somewhat
commanding position in the fourth
inning, when they punched three
hits which with a free pass and an
error enabled them. to tally a brace
of runs
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ANNAPOLIS. Nd. May 14.-spIen-
did performances by Shea, star
sprinter of the University Of Pitts
burgh and Olympic runner. featured
the dual field and track meet with
the Annapolis Midshipmen here
today but the latter presented a
better, balanced team and won the
meet by a>score of 80 to IS points.
The teams divided first place hon
ors in the. eight track events but
the Smoky City" lads were hope
lessly outclassed in the field con-
tests by the naval wards of Uncle
Sam.
Shea carried of the honors in the
100, 22o, and 440-ysrd dashes and
also ran with the Pitt team in the
mile relay. the visitors losing this
event by only a couple of yards.
Shea, who ran as finish man, was
unable to cover, that distance in
running against Mopcewicz.
The summary; Track events: 100
ward dash-won by Shea, Pitts
burgh; Doak. Navy; second; Mon
cewicz,' Navy. Third. 10 is seconds.
2zU-yard dash-Won by Shea
Pittsburgh; Doak. Navy, second;
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GALES of dG
e @dYyide See
.GNsBy 81 GRANTlAND RICE
GRANTlAND RICE

The temperance of Walter J.
Travis in the handicap list recalls
the fact that the former British
and American champion has won
more tournaments than any Amsri-
can golfer-possibIy more than any
golfer in the world.
And this in spite Of the fact that
he never took up. golf until he was
IS years old.
Mr.. Davis, now, in the neighbor-
hood OF 50. OF 60. hooks to be play.
ing the same game that he has al
ways played. We were down at
Garden City recently and met him
just as he had finished a round. II
was the same old story-a IS. And
a IS at Garden City is not any usual
affair. for. the amateur and profes-
sional record there remains a -.
Friends who had been playing
steadily with Nr. Travis informeI
us that his range was between -
and as. with occasional departures
into higherS attitudes, but not s.
many.
Straight down the middle. with
normal distance, his iron play an
his putting remain pc brilliant as
ever. Today he j. easily the great
est putter in America. amateur or
professionals master at the long
approach putt as well as The hole
able variety.
Twenty-hvr Years AGO.
The star veteran began MS
tournament golf back in 1856. JUST
twenty-five years ago.
Only Few months after he took
up the game he won his first tour
ns mentS .-'s
From the start he had the RAJ,
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Individual stellar performances by
Capt TED Creech and Bentz. Staun-
ton Military Academy athletes won
the third annual track and neld
games of the &C" Club Of Central
High at the stadium yesterday for
showing the way easily to her near
est competitor. Central. which col
lected 20 points all told. Western,
with 15rpofnts, vas third. :
The ~Stapnton leader. annexed
nrsts In the $50 and the mile, sec
ond in the javelin. and third in the
12-pound shotput and the broad
jump. for Is points, He won a gold
watch for being the highest scorer
in number Of points on the. track.
Bentx. who won . watch for high
point field. was the best all-round
field performer In the South Atlantic
In the prep school class, going far
ahead in the discus with q heaye
OF - feet. inches, and took first
honors in the discus with q throw
Of 1o7 feet. . Inches. -
Fast Time is Made.
Many good marks, comparing
well with college. records. went in
the oficials' books yesterday. Johns
ton. Of Central. did well in the CEN
tury, stepping 1t in 10 lis. The
quarter was done in 55 2-5 by Doug
las. of Western, and the high
hurdles were clipped OF in II nat
by his teammate. Nichols. Douglas
also won the broad jump with a
leap of 20 feet. n inch. Techs
crack relay swept around the mile
course In minutes, 10 seconds for
the District High School mile cham
pionship. -...-, 900
Stuart. of the victorious. Staun-
ton team. vaulted IL feet, J inches,
to win and continued for a record
until he made IL feet. s inches. He
then showed the bar up l2 feet. but
was too exhausted to get over II.
McFadden's long hsaye of the jaye-
lin, measuring las feet, is the best
done in pfep school meets for. all
time in Washington.
Central did not get all their sup
porters expected in the dashes and
the distance runs. Although they
placed in every one of these events,
they were not able to score as hea-
Willy as anticipated. Shipley ran a
hne race against Creech in the mile
run and crossed the line ten yards
behind the man who got second in
the interallied games. Bentz lived
mp TO his reputation in the field
events, but McFadden throw in
the javelin really featured this part
OF the held games. OF course Stu
arts great work in the pole vault
was 4 surprfse 10 officials and spec.
tators alike, who all pulled for him
TO clear twelve feet.
Better than the mark done at
Georgetown. the high jump was nm
ished with Proctor. Of Mount s.
Joseph's the winner. with a height
of 5 feet inches. This was the
only score for his school.
Westerns fifteen points were COL
lected by Captain Douglas and Mich
OILS. These boys were winnefs in
the District championship meet last
Saturday and mads-bstter. marks in
the high hurdles and Broad jump
than in yesterdays AFFAIR. Nichols
time in the hurdles was II flat. one
NTH of a second slower than his
own record. -...- -
Business gained a point when Nc
Gartaghy forged to third place in
the quarter. Other than this, the
Stenographers were not in II: East
ern was entered in some events. but
have. had little or no training 10
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LETTER MEN FOR
VIRGINIA NAMED

CHARLOTTESNILL Va, May Il.
The executive board OF the Gen.
rral Athletic Association Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia has announced
the following awards:
VS." for Track - Capt Vincent
W. Archer. OF BLACK Mountain. y.
C.: Benjamin p Rakrr. or Stras-
burg. Va: Martin +. Baker. ot
Knoxville. Tenn: Walter Young
BurCe. jr.. Of Petersburg. Va: Rer-
nard ?. Chamberlain. of the Univcr-
Sitv Of Virginia: clifton r. Gleaves
of Roanoke. Va; Simon Seward. of
Petersburg. Va. Richard Z Stands.
Of Washington. n. c: William z.
Stephenson. jr.. of. Roanoke. Va:
EinloCh Nelson Ycllott. Of Bel Air.
Nd: Dwight Wilbur ZundeI. ~
Butte. Mont; Campbell W. Newman.
of Dallas. Tex and Roswell Emory
Round. of Manassas. Va.
vs. for Cross Cuuntry-Capt.
Alfred Rives Shands Of Washing
ton. n. c: Marshall T. Bohannon. ~
Portsmouth. Va: Frederick Terrell.
Of LynchhurC. Va. Allan Brewer
Greene. of Plant city. Fla. and
Thomas Edward Wilson. Of Crewe.
Va.
Numerals for First Year Baseball
William Alexander Dietrick, ~
Norfolk. Va: Charles Earl Lownan.
Of Annapolis. Nd Henry Poyas Fos-
ter. Of Knoxville. Tenn: Howard
Arthur Holland. or Norfolk. Va:
Thomas Augustus Mccoy. Of Ashe-
vilIe. y. c: Thomas Nelson Carter
Rruns. Of Howsrdsville. Va: RoiNs
Penrnsc Russell of Washington. o.
c; Seaborn Jones FIournoy.i 70
Portsmouth. Va: James RsrhouT
NalIe. Of .Elkwood. Va: samuel
Wellington Maphis, ir. Of Warren
ton. Va: Charles Green Andrews
Harmon. Of PoplRryilie. Miss: Louis
LAFAYETTE Deal ~ Springfield. Mo;
William Hunter De Putts. % Cpper-
VILE. Va. and Albert Gallatin Met
.calfe. of Mstcalte. Miss
Numerals for First Year Track
Philip Rcryl Sahenk. OF Roanoke,
Va: ]. g. Anan. NJ New York City:
Robert Barnes Hopkins. of Macen.
Ca; Howard Franklin watts. ~
Fopkinsville. ky: Coleman Carter
walker. of woodherry Forest. Va:
Hugh Rodman Leavsll. Of Louisville.
Ky; James overton winston. Jr.. 81
Kingston. y. Y. and Lincoln Rounds
Coward. Of Taunton. Mass
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
COLUMBIA DEFEATS.
TIGERS AND PENN
IN ROWING CLASSIC.
Blue and White Crew Fin
ishes Third of Length
& In Van.

= NEW YORK, May H.-Columbia
won the, sixteenth annual childs
Cup race this afternoon on the
Harlem River, defeating Princeton
and Pennsylyania.
e The, victorious crew finished one
third . length ahead OF Princeton
ssith .Pennsylyania three lengths be-
bind.
> Time for the whining crew IN
fhe varsity race was -7:58 3-S;
Princeton. 500. and Penn sos 2-s.
Columbia's stroke was longer than
that of the .other crews. averagfns
about rs. Both Princeton and Penn
averaged 80 to IS.
: Low hanging clouds threatened
rain as the three varsity crews
rowed TO the starting line shortly
before $50 o'clock. The weather
conditions were, perfect save. for q
slight mist. srs-- --.-.rs. 90. see,
The river banks all along the
course were crowded with specta-
tors, many Of whom hung to peril
Gus perches for a point OF vantage.
The speedway along the river
was jammed with automobiles that
bumped and jolted into each other
attempting to follow the shells
down the river. The bridges across
the stream were also crowded.
Columbia Nsas considered the fav-
orite before the race although the
crew was rowing without Capt Won
Howten. -- y
Princeton had entered her "A"
crew. the "B" crew which defeate>
the Navy in last Saturdays sensa-
tional race being left at Nassau to
rest up for next weeks race with
Cornell and Yale.
Since the Childs Cup race was
revived in 1912. Columbia. Prince
ton and Penn had won two races
each. today's event breaking the tie
Last year the Navy was invited 20
row and won the cup.
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&C" CREW LOSES
TO SENIOR PLEBES

ANNAPOLIS. Md. May 1.-two
sight-oared shell crews of the
"Plehes," or fourth class Midship
men, and the crew Of Central High
School. Of Washington, were the.
contestants in a triangular race on
Severn River this afternoon. The
heavy and powerful Senior Plebes
won quite handily, leading the Cen
tral High lads across the finish line
by about two boat lengths. The
Junior Piebes finished half a length
behind the washingtonians,
The. -race was over the Henley
distance Of. a mile. and. fiyS-Six-
teenths,. and slow. time. was made
owing to rough water and n head
wind. The winning time was. !
minutes 81 seconds. that of the High
school 1861 and the. Plebe Juniors
1881 3-5.z - - ..-
The Senior Piebes shot into hhs,
lead at the start and were never
in danger of being headed. The
brush. in fact, soon resolved itself
into a battle between the Centrals
and the Junior Pfebes.. There was
never open water between the boats
but the younger plebes were outr
gained IN the finaf spurt. y -
The crews. with weights: Central
High school of washington, bow.
Carr. RS; 9. Voting. I4o; ., CHS
holm. 15s; 4. 'Badwell. $50; 5. Inlay
Is0: 6. Lewis. $50; Z. Sanders, rs0:
stroke. Rider, 17s:' coxswain, Prcc-
.or. 49, 90 :
Navsfr Academy PlebcE (ffrstr
bow. Andrews. III: 2. DewoIf, 1885,
J. Freeman. 17s: &. Shsnklin, l7s:
). Drexfer, fTs; 6. Str5ne6Rer. 200 {
I. Dahigren. 1856; stroke, ffoppiRg
.I7s: coxswaih. Tracey. lis. .
Naval Academy Piebes tsecond);
bow. Harrison 1s3; 2. Wood. no:
J. stevens. 10; 4,--w, IT'S; s.
walker. 1s7: s. HarT a
Thomas. I7t; stroke. GextCS.A
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
RIFLEMEN
BEAT NAVY TEAM

ANNAPOLIS. Md, May 1.-THE
rife team of Marines attached to
the Marine Corps training station
at Quantico. Va proved more ex-
pert than the Midshipmen, and won
dual match here today by a mar
gin of SO points, the team scores
being: Marines 2,72o; Midshipmen,
2.61o, out of an aggregate 5000.
The teams were twelve men each.
The firing was over ranges of 200
and 500 yards slow, ana 200 and 800
yards rapid, and the Marines ex-
celled at al four. They secured the
greatest margin, 36 points at 500
yards slow. -
VICES, of the Quantico team. was
high gun for the days shooting,
with a score of 235 out of a possible
$50. Midshipman Pratt was second
high with 231.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
LEONARD-KANSAS
FIGHT ARRANGED

NEW YORK. Nay IL. - Benny
Leonard and Rocky Kansas will
meet for the light-weight champion
ship in tweIve-round bout June
6 In the Harrison, n. J., baseball
park. The managers Of the princi-
pals came to terms last night with
Dave Driscoil.
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BEST SEATS FOR BIG
FIGHT GO ON SALE

NEW YORK. May 14.-RoNing
ringside seats for the Dempsey
fight at $50 per are to
be placed on sale today in Madison
Square Garden. Tex Rickard an
nounced. Lower priced seats were
offered yesterday but there was no
rush for the pasteboards.
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mixture Of wonderful coordination a
and exceptional concentration. .s1i
And he started in the right wav 90
by building hrm. sure foundation a
through hard work and constant
practice. He earned his place in the %
game by endless hours. weeks and ?
months OF study and development ,-o
Ising the old-fashioned grip. with 81.
his right hand well under, he be-SsIs
gan to develop an amazing control s7.
with every club. 50
He was the first Of all 10 discover -
The power Of the putter. not only =
upon the green but of the green. %
even IN bunker, where the slant so
permitted the chance. He saw that La
straight face club was easier to-Sl
play than a lofted one, and that asai<
'utter was easier TO handle a few
feet OF the green, where conditions,
permitted. than any other club. -
His Great Year. -
Mr.. Travis won his first char,-srS
nionship twenty years aso He re-ssrz
'eated in 1903. ana in 1905 he moved "a
u" the pinnacle Of amateur golf byT =
winning the British crown. q
Yet probably his greatest triurn,b >
game In the Metropolitan in 1918 -
held at Apawamis he Announced:
that this would be his last entry sss
into any championship play. as he
was then well over SO The ReId.=
was large and r"plste with talent ~
Yet on successive dayS Mr Ira Vi,
eliminated Jerry TraVers. Oswald n
Nirkby and John C. Anderson. Ana -
mat was just a short spell before :,
Travis won the open champinnshin.' a
proving that he was near the ton q.
~ his game In his match against =.
oswald kirkhy the veteran was
rlaying at a IS clip. DeinE well un- :,
der even Is when the battle ended.
Headwork. -
No golfer in history has ever used
his head with better effect thar the ~
veteran. His Judgment has been =.
InCanny. ~
In the British amateur at aSnd- -
wich the carries are by no means =
short -
From the nearer tees IL was no. ~
ticed that Travis was barely max ing ~rf
the carry. the ball apaprently just -
~kimminE the bunker tops. .rs
He drew Ted Blackwell in the >
Gnal round. Blackwell being a ter -oi
rife hitter. The tees we're then n
moved hack TO the longest limit, Nss
extending the carries by many ns'
Yards, yet W. J. continued to clear
all obstacles. In place ~ trying TO :
Kill the bail. he had been conserv-
ing his strength. luJtinC just hard
enough to reach safety. Without
any question. considering all the
facts. his golf record has been. the =
most amazing In an history. ~
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