Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-09 | Page 4 | Travers Must Play from Scratch Now

I TRAVERS S M PLAY FROM SCRATCH NO NOW Three Ti Times es Winner of Ani American Ameri rican ri- ri can Title Stands at at Top I New York March 8 Jerome S Jerome D D. Traver Travers thrice winner of ot the the- American golf championship title tille Is the on only 1 scratch man on the time American handicap list compiled b by the ex executive committee commit commit- tee of the United States Golf Golt association association tion t made macho public here hore A year car ago so Travers shared th tho post of ot honor with live five others Walter J J. J Travis Oswald Fred hoff Albert and Charles Evans Jr in the J new w list Evans vL Is placed with a handicap of one standing standing- alone In this this' po position wh whIte while f Kirkby Kirk Kirk- b by Travis Paul laul yi M. Hunter Hunt r o of Midlothian and Warren arren IC K Wood oo of ot Homewood receive an allowance of at two strokes those names completing completing- the handicap list This Is the tho first time In Iii the history of ot handicapping handicapping- either r national or sectional sectional sec sec- sec sec- lIonal that Travis has been so far tal re removed removed removed re- re moved from scratch Robert C C Watson Wat son sori president of the United States Golf association explained tho the reason for tor placing placing- Travers alone an as ser scratch man b by declaring declaring- that nn any player accomplishing what Travers did In the tho nEt amateur championship tournament tournament ment meat at Wheaton heaton was deserving of or the time honor Evans Bvans the up runner-up was highly high high- ly praised for his work In iii winning the medal in the qualifying round of ot the tho national to tournament nl and also for tor his Imia winning winning- of at the Western estern Golf lion tion title The Time list st contains names or thir thir- ty eight less than a n. year ear ago and 1 0 amateurs who were there last Jast year ear are arenow arenow now flow missing while el two eighty h two ty-two names name have been added most of these players getting a stroke six allowance sufficient cleat to lo give them thorn the ll right light ht to compete compete compete com com- I pete In Inthe the tho next amateur tournament The Thc other leaders lie ni-a Han Handicap 3 J. 3 J G. G Anderson Braeburn Braeburn Brae Brae- burn ISben M M. M B Dyers Byers Oakmont K P p. E Midlothian If Chandler Egan W. W J J. Fown Fownes s Jr Oakmont Oakmont Oak Oak- mont Robert A. A Garden n n. n Hinsdale H. H R II Gerton Braeburn Robert H. H Hunter Midlothian Hamilton K K Kerr Mason Iason 1 Phelps 11 Chicago D. D E. E Sawyer er Wheaton Heinrich Schmidt Worcester H. H W. W Braeburn W. W K IC Whigham National links p P. P W. W Whittemore County Count club Brookline In itt the handicap 4 list nr are arc such well known players as Max lax Behr Bohr Baltusrol Findlay S S. Douglas Nassau Nasau a sau D. D F. F Fred Fred- ericks San Francisco H H. H B B. B Leo Jr Detroit A. A M. M Reed Heed St. St Andrews Andres T. T M. M 1 Sherman S. S W W. St. St Louis G G. G P. P Tiffany Powellton Po John M L Ward Garden City Gardener White u Oakland and Marshall Whit Whit- latch Dyker Meadow Among those In the ha handicap cap 5 list liste are e George T T. Brokaw Garden City William Lo Los Angeles R R I I- I E. E Hanson Philadelphia Country Countr club Devereau ereau Lord Forest Brookline park nark B. B B B. B. B Merriam l Country Countr club of VS Water Water- ater- ater bury P P. R. R Pyo o ii Princeton John Reed Jr St St. Andrews C C. H H. Seeley and W A. A St St. Louis