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L_--—-- I Jerome Travers Heads List Os Best 16 Amateur Golfers Selected by “Chick” Evans Bv Chick Evans. amateur golf champion, ho has pTayed at the Atlanta Ath r.tic course and who 18 very popular in the South.) ii.ME time along in late fall or S, ;U -ly winter, when golf ac tivities are slowing up. it Is ts’oni of critics to present to '; ; ‘ e eM .ectant public a carefully se- ... (! list of the sixteen best golf 's ■ the country. Sixteen has a \ r . a rn golfing significance, proba i•' b( cause it is the number of "aalifiers in most cup events. It „-oukl perhaps place too great a „ train on the analytical powers of the critics and the tender sensibll ,tleS of the golfers to select 32 he number permitted to qualify in the national and Western chant - Having been inoculated with the contagion and, after due delibera-' Hon and taking all my courage in •nv’hands. I have determined to uncover my little list of the sixteen b e«t to the public’s gaze. lam only uuo well aware of the fact that I mu not a trained critic and I am n 0 doubt utterly lacking in the an alytical faculty necessary to crit ics but if I can not bring anything of value to the wisdom of the pub lic discussion, I may add some thing to its gayety, and such a con tribution is not to be despised. It may be, too, that a certain Inter est will attach to a list selected from a player's viewpoint. Past Performance* on Record. If the best golfer be merely the winner of match-play tournaments, the critic’s path would wind through a pleasant country; or If the best golfer be the maker of fine medal scores, then he would sail over summer seas. The study of past lists, however, shows the qualification of the best golfer to be a. composite of medal play and match play prepared according to the Inclination of each critic. Speaking broadly, I suppose that medal play shows pure skill at golf and match play demonstrates a certain golfing ability plus tem perament. Alas for the word! It brings up visions of a rough coun try and a stormy sea. One day the critic decides a player has the true golf temperament, the next day he has it—not. Apparently It is a ghost that haunts club houses and golf courses, demoralizing lov ers of chance, covering prophets with confusion and playing the mischief generally. It masquerades under strange shapes and often Is only an illustration to mark a tem porary difference of bodily fitness. Whether temperament is a ques tion of digestion or not, it Is a real specter and not easily laid. The possession of the true golf temperament, vague as the term r Is. is a valuable asset in match play, or poker, but It is not the whole of golf. Reputations Do Not Count. Many e poor player has won a match play tournament or a single match from a better player, and it also is true that good players have failed to qualify In important events. In my selection I have en deavored to bear these facts in mind, and In does shading I have favored geography. I have placed Jerome D. Travers at the head of the list because he holds the national and metropolitan championships, and because he Is undoubtedly the best match-play Rolfer in America. But at the risk of bringing down upon my head a hornet’s nest of trouble, I feel it only fair to confess that I hesitated long between him and Warren Wood, and at this moment I am not absolutely sure that I decided rightly in giving the premier place to Mr. Travers. In comparison with Warren Wood. Travers Is much the better match player, but it does not seem that his medal play Is so good or that his average game is so steady. 1 can not find that he has won a ow score medal throughout the en tire season. He has the national and metropolitan championships and he has lost the New Jersey hamplonship to Oswald Kirby by a good margin. He has played some splendid rounds, but his golf on the whole has been a little atreaky. T ravers Meets Opportunity. I acknowledge, to my sorrow. I la ' e never seen a finer exhibition or iron play than Mr. Travers' in ii<- afternoon of the national finals a " heaton. He hardly used a *oo<ien club, however, during the “ 30 holes, and only the phe »>nenal drouth made such an ex il)n of iron possible. Through >h tournament Warren Wood’s 'lng was excellent and his game well, but because Mr. , 1 ’ is there at the right time Placed him at the head of the list. "■’Ten K. Wood has played 11 ’ t and more reliable golf. i ’ hi and year out, than any ■ amateur in America. He Is r “4 and is in business, cireum- A A _ AT A RRh|! OF THE bladder ■ mßm| Relieved In ; W & IBBy 24 Hours; Ea< h Cur*. s 1 hettr " ,h< * (MID™ < 1 name #<- \Jz < Jta*art ffcoatM tor toft < ••••••••••••••••••••••••It • A • ‘Chick’ Evans’ Sixteen : : Best American Golfers • • • I—Jerome D. Travers, New York • • City. • • 2—Warren K. Wood, Homewood, • • Chicaao. • • 3—Walter J. Travis, Garden City, • • New York. • • 4 —Paul M. Hunter, Midlothian, • • Chicago. • • s—Harry G. Legg, Minneapolis. • • 6—Heinrich Schmidt, Worcester, • • Mass. , • • ?—Oswald Kirby, Englewood, N. J. • B—W. C. Fownes, Jr., Pittsburg. • • 9—Frederick Herreshoff, New • • York City . • • 10—Jack Neville, San Francisco. • • 11—Mason Phelps, Midlothian, Chi - • cago. « • 12—Hamilton Kerr. Manchester, • • Vermont. • • 13—D. E. Sawyer, Wheaton, 111.. • • 14—Harold Weber, Toledo. Ohio, • • 15—W. I. Howland, Jr., Glen View, • • Chicago. • • 16—E. M. Byers, Pittsburg. • • stances not usually conducive to much practice, yet last year he was medalist and runner-up in the Western and semi-finalist in the national. That he has always been defeated for the big championships, sometimes by less skilled players, is merely one of the chances of the game, and is the only thing that prevents him from leading the list of the sixteen players. Travis Still a Master. Although Paul Hunter beat Wal ter Travis on the nineteenth hole at Onwentsia, I think the veteran is a shade steadier and certainly more experienced. Paul Hunter played really wonderful golf at On wentsia, and excellent golf at the national. His defeat by Hamilton Kerr at the thirty-seventh hole seemed more a matter of 111 luck than poor play. Although he suf fered several serious defeats this year, his game on the whole is an example of beautiful golf. Low scores over good fields at Glen A iew, Grand Rapids, Lake Geneva and a 63 at Midlothian form an enviable record. He plays actual golf, but his deficiency in match play reduces his rating. Harry Legg is* undoubtedly the finest player in the trans-Missis sippi region. He made a splendid showing in the Western and na tional, and stands very close to Paul Hunter. Heinrich Schmidt, a cool and thoughtful player, made an excel lent showing in the national. He succeeded in both medal and match play in his only other tournament— the Massachusetts state champion ship. Mr. Legg controls more shots and has more experience. Kirby Plays Below Form. Oswald Kirby, medalist in the Metropolitan, winner of the New Jersey championship by defeating Travers, deserves a good place. His rating, however, is.reduced by his rather poor showing in the national. The names of several of our best players are not found on my list. Either they have been out of the game this year or playing In one or two tourneys have made no spe cial showing. Macon Phelps, one of our very best players, has had a poor year, and in spite of good showing In the national has won a rather low place. I am told that there are some good players, equaling our finest, in the Northwest. It is to be regret ted that they have not played in any of our large tournaments. Fred Herreshoff's failure to qual ify in the national was lamentable. He Is a fine player, however, and defeated Kirby at Nassau and won the National Golf Links of America tourney. 606 SALVARSAN 914 Neo Salvarsan SThe two celebrated German preparations that have cured per manently more cases of syphlllis or blood poison in the last two years than has been cured in the history of the world up to the time of this wonderful discovery. Come and let me demonstrate to ~ you how 1 cure this dreadful disease in three to five treatments. I cure the following diseases or make no charge: Hydrocele, Varicocele, Kidney, Blad der and Prostatic Trouble. 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The first.break in the even score came at the same time. Thirteen teams were tied at 1,132 miles and 5 laps at 7 o'clock, the Suter brothers having lost a lap. Berthel and Magin, the men in jured, were treated at the track by Dr. Frank Cramer, but Magin’s in juries proved so serious that he was rushed to Bellevue. At the hospital am examination showed that Magin’s collar bone was frac tured and that Berthel’s rib was badly damaged. It was feared also that Magln had sustained an inter nal injury. The spill occurred when Grenada and Drobach “jumped” the field for 20 yards, setting the most ter rific pace yet seen at the race. This spurt aroused the sleeping specta tors, who cheered loudly. Soon a hot race was on. Every team had two men on the track except the Suter brothers, who were lapped in short order. Elmer Collins relieved Drobach ar Pye took Grenada's place. Moran and Fogler fell into the rear and it looked as though they were about to lose a lap when they were relieved by their partners. Between 7 and 8 o’clock Walter Rutt started a second sprint and opened up 15 yards before he was overhauled. At the height of the spurt Rutt's wheel blew’ a tire, but no one was seriously hurt in the spill that followed. The score of the thirteen leading teams in the race at 1 o’clock, the end of the 61st hour, was 1,234 miles and 1 lap, or 13 miles and 9 , laps ahead of the record, made by Halstead and Lawrence in 1909. The Suter brothers failed to make up their lost lap. WILL START FIGHT FOR BOXING BOUTS IN ILLINOIS CHICAGO, Dec. 11. —Barrett O’Hara, lieutenant governor-elect, is not only a student in boxing, but he intends" to make good one of his campaign pledges by working for a bill in the legislature permitting the ,sport in Illinois. Mr. O’Hara, at the conclusion of his daily “work-out" at a local gymnasium, declared that he believed be had suffi cient influence with legislators in the lower end of the state to get a bill passed legalizing boxing. The lieutenant governor-elect said last night he favored limiting bouts to six rounds and keeping them under state supervision, NOTHING BIG IN SIGHT AT AMERICAN MEETING CHICAGO, Dec. 11. —Ready for their annual meeting, scheduled to last two days, magnates of the American league arrived in Chicago today. The first formal session was scheduled to begin this afternoon at the Congress hotel. Before that time the heads of the va rious clubs were expected to gather in the office of President Ban Johnson for a brief conference. 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Mrs. Brush and Charley Ebbetts own clubs in it. * * • Christy Mathewson says that a player who “steps back’’ when at bat will never make a ball player. “It is a flaw that seems impossible to correct,” says Big Six. The disease is offcially known among ball players as "one foot in the water bucket." » * « Frank Farrell stands ready to issue a denial that be has signed Brldgey Web ber as manager of the Highlanders. He is the only man not now on the "denial list” as yet. • * « Pitcher Cram, of Brown university, may lose bls arm. He is suffering from blood poison and an amputation may be neces sary. *» * . They have a benefit on Thursday in Pittsburg for old Hughey Dougherty, dean of the minstrel profession and one «f the world’s most loyal rooters. • 9 • Bill Klllifer is a reg'lar real estater now. He’s a member of the dirt selling firm of Decker, Titus & Killlfer, of Kal amazoo, Mich. • • • Well, it’s out at last. Fred Clarke's middle name is Clifford. ■ a • Mike Simon will be dropped by the Pirates if Roger Bresnahan is acquired. « * « Christy Mathewson maintains that he'd be a good life insurance solicitor if he could get anybody to talk insurance. But they all insist on chinning baseball. • a a Charley Murphy has refused to admit that Ty Cobb is the world's greatest ball player, but in the matter of the best club president be doesn’t mind kicking in with the answer any old time. • • • William Burry, of Winnetka, is nego tiating with Christy Mathewson to give his son pitching lessons, after the man ner of Colonel McCormick. Fat little winter graft for pitchers, after a bit. • * » Billy Doyle, St. Louis scout, has jumped to Cleveland. . • * * The Braves have bought Catcher Drummond from the Vernon club. » « *. Ira Plank. Eddie’s brother, was shot In the face recently while bunting. • • * Eddie McDonald, the player picked up recently by the Cubs, struck out 99 times last season. * « * Mike Finn gets first call on the Red recruits next spring. • « * The inside story of Harry Wolverton's dismissal as manager of the Highlanders is said to be that he favored Mulcahey as club trainer and Frank Farrell didn't. They came to a clinch over it—with the usual result. • • * Dear, dear —Jim Callahan has an nounced that he will not let a player on his staff wear a glove or a mitt, until the training season has gone a full week. The idea, of course, is that players will not throw the ball bard to other players who have bare hands. JOHNSON GETS FROST AT OLD TRAINING QUARTERS CHICAGO, ’ Dee. 11.—Chicago prize fighters have snubbed Jack Johnson. The heavyweight champion wandered into his old training quarters at Bill O’Connell’s gymnasium. O’Connell refused to speak to the negro and a group of fighters in the place turned their backs as be ap proached. Johnson’s stay was very short. “SIO,OOO OR I STICK TO VAUDEVILLE,” SAYS RUBE ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11.—" New York will nay me SIO,OOO to pitch next season or I stick to vaudeville,” said Rube Mar quard. “I didn't intend to ask for $lO,- 000 until McGraw tried some of his humor on me. Now he’ll come across with $lO,- 000 or I’ll remain in vaudeville.” vandy w play TEXAS LAN. 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All of them have been in very poor health for the past two or three years. They seemed to be in a weak, run-down condition, had no appetite, no ambi tion or life to play that children should have at these ages; very restless In their sleep, bad dreams, screaming out, grating of the teeth, foul breath, espe cially In the morning, dark circles un der the eyes, fevers, bilious attacks, kid neys very weak. The mojher said at Courses At Munn’s drug store that her medicine bill ran from stl to 110 a month for the past two years, "and if the chil dren were Improving I would not mind tilt pile it all, but they seem to be getting worse. A neighbor of tnltie told By Whipping Flynn McCarthy Moves Nearer to the Title; Jim Had No Chance, But Died Game LOS ANGELES. Dec. 11.—With face battered and swollen, Fireman Jim Flynn today 'paid tribute to Luther McCarty, who last night hammered his way to victory in the sixteenth round of his fight with Flynn.' “He’s too "confounded big," said Flynn. “I have no excuse to offer. I certainly was trained and I was in condition. All I can say is what Jim Corbett said after he had been beaten the-second time by Jim Jef fries —'He's tpo confounded big.’ ’’ Luther McCarty, whose ring gen eralship surprised old-timers at the tight game, was ready today to praise the man he defeated yester day. “I never knew they grew men as game as Jim Flynn.” he said. ”1 would have been glad to have had the tight stopped in the ninth round. t The result was not in doubt at liny time, I felt from the first that 1 would beat him." The comment of the two lighters, in tile opinion of tile.light, experts today, tells the story of the contest. • ' McCarty. bigger, demonstrating that lie had the "kick," skillful be- , yond expectation, simply hammered • Flynn until it was a test of the old er lighter’s gatnetiess. The result of the battle lias boosted McCarty's stock iu the sec ond elimination bfittle of the heavy-, i weight championship contests. Fans today are already giving Mc- Carty a shade over Al Palzer. The two men are expected to meet in me about this Quaker Extract, and how many children had been brought back to a healthy condition after using It. and that many of them expelled monster worms, and 1 am going to try one bottle." The mother went home, commenced giving tt to the children and In a few days the thirteen-year-old girl expelled ,i numbet of stomach worms. The child was being eaten alive. No wonder site was delicate. She commenced to im prove right away. The other children did not expel any worms ns the mother knew of. but, the weak kidney trouble they had . specially at night, has disap peared and there is no more bed wil ting at that home. The children all tat 1 well, sleep line, and lluj ale getting gs the near future. McCarty and Flynn entered the ting at 8:55. Betting at the ring side was at even money. Time was called at 9:02. McCarty carried the fight to Flynn throughout the first round and the fireman spat blood as he went to his corner. McCarty continued to force the fighting in the second and Flynn seemed unable to reach him effect ively. Near the end of the round Flynn was staggered by a series of' rights and lefts to the face and ap peared groggy. He came up with a rush In the th|fd, but McCarty sjtbppe.d bim .with a punch that drew blood from the fireman’s nose and forced him to.stall. Flynn eveped .it. up in the fourth, rushing McCarty repeatedly and hooking: hint tyjt.h an uppercut that roc^d' the Missourian's head. MeCurty.. tried hard , to. end it in the tenth, but. Flvnn showed strong recuperitjvb powers and held his lie.irh-r opponent "fairly even- Badly i'lUte'ed and ttishlng blindly, Flynn went thrbugh the eleventh; rocked fee at 'dly by. the 'blows that Me- Cariy kimieii almost at Will. It was ■-■tip- s;um.e..bi the i.welft.Jm the fire man's stamina arousing the wondt: 04 the crotvall ’ , ' ’ , ■ ■ Ptynn deemed a-lmosV- .Jtelpless w hen at, the outset of the sixteenth , ’ he was sent down for the count of J Trine ami when a moment later a 'irash to the jaw put him town ■ •••L sieond 'into. Ref ■.?( Etm i. : fight ami u.cuiieu {< v .Ty flic winner. red and rosy as can be. "and I wish to say 1 believe Quaker Extract the great est medicine in the world, for when it can restore rpy children to the perfect health they are In today, and In such a short space of time, they’re worth their weight in gold." 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