New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
KIRKBY DEFEATS WHITE
EngIeWood Golfer Wins in First
Meeting of the Two.
WINNER DEADLY ON GREENS
Oakland Players Short Game Is
Poor, Although He outdrives
His Opponent.

Oswald Krkby, Of Englewood' orousnt
his competitive golf season to a successful
close BY defeating Gardiner W. White of
Oakland. by up ano TO play in the final
round OF the open tournament at the Mas
sau Country Club yesterday,
II was the first meeting between these
two well known amateurs in tournament
although both have long been prominent
in open meetings. This was especially so
This season. Kirkby won the Tuxedo and
Apawamis invitation affairs, while White
had five "frsts" 10 his credit, winning at
Garden City. Fox Hills. Ardsley, Powelton
and Utica.
Kirkby earned his place in the final
bracket Yesterday at the expense of 7. d.
Hooper. the Nassau veteran. The margin
IN favor Of Kirkby was also ana l. WIZ,
Hooper the Englewood golfer always held
the advantage. although his opponent nune
on for time. Had It not been for deadly
putting, Hooper would have had 10 reure
much sooner
In the mean time White was taxing the
measure OF James y. Foot. the Apawamls
senior. Greater distance OFF the tee gave
White decided advantage over root inlS
extra length Wa especially useful as ul-
tccey turf made the going slow. Nh'te
turned for home mp and Won by up
snd 2 ~ PLAY.
When Kirkby and White met in the maj
the first named ruled a pronounced favor
ue He had been playing better got
throughout the week and, barring acci-
dents. seemed an almost certain winner
Whites chief fault was IN his short game
Of tho tee he frequently outdrove MS
opporert but on the greene there was
different story 10 tell.
White frequently missed puts that should
have gone down. on tho other hand, XIX
~ didn't miss IN fact. the tall tngI'-
wood golfer never appeared so deadly on
the greens rs IN both Of his matches yester-
dsv. The approach puts we're usually laid
III dead. but when he id leave himself
something more 70 DO he invariably proved
equal 10 the occasion. , -. .bo
kirkby practically won the match az me
cIfsat bv Cauturing the FIRST three ho4es
,4rbt of tre reeI White took three puts on
ne FIRST green. while ~ the next two ne at
preached in6iferenuy At the iour. I. n
klrkby found trouble, slicing ms orl.e -
he esrd 80 that White won Il IN par J.
KirLbv won the fifth in m 4. becoming
g up again lie got his by laying un
rns-hie shot dead 70 the hole after pure,
drive clear over 70 me ltUN - u "
6ols White won the seventh and eighth
kirkby approa ching weakly a. 6oth IhsI
LEFT the oakland golfer only down song
- me ninth. bur he lost that by I1Ihfn I,,, =
6~ive 10 the rough Il prevented MIN from
gsttirg home IN z Kirkby hit a flne ball
July - yards. and got home EASILY WIN =
irsshiA &c went ont % to Whites g.
There was little 70 the honewaro Jour
new. for White grew slack. HIS direction
vss had al the short eleventh, and what
ever chance he had OF getting q halve mere
vanished when Kirkby laid him styIne'
A. the twelfth White sliced 10 the uSP'
and, taking IT 10 the hole lost tnat, t he
long fourteenth. when White topped eeC-
ond shot TO the bunker, kirkoy winning
the hole in 20 8 ,1-. --.. -,a,,-
They continued on as Kirkhy was play az
ing of a lie for the gross prize IN the
bsndicap Both had "a in the morning ana
oddly enough, they returned rs IN o. th s
afternoon As there was no time loI q
ulav-off Travis and Kirkby gracefully WIN,
drew from the handicap. This lett HoWaTtS
II whitney. Of the home club, low Tor pQIn
gross and net. with card Of @.e-i4. re
Took the gross. which gave T T. Kusnmore
of Garden city. the net prize Win Jul
-, - ze 49, I-frRl,x-- " hfte match fol-