The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-25
TRAvERS BEAT
: K|RKBY |kF|RST
HALF OF GOLF MEET
Montclair Player Outclasses
! Opponent, Winning by "a
| to u in Record Time.


oaORT HILLS. N. j.. May 6.-Fuiiy
. thousand persons were on hand to.
day at the Baitusrol Golf Club when
the Anal round Of match play began in
the annual metropolitan championship
Trsvers was an overwhelming favor.
its. never having been beaten by Kirk
~ outside of friendly matches.
However great the steadily increasing
olds offered there were many ready to
take . gamble on the chance Of some
thing unusual.
Travsrs was entered from PIPER Mont
clair and Kirikby from Enslewood. In
The beaten ls Of the title set, Edward
N. Wild. Crawford. opposed Archie
Reid. 81. Andrews. q struEgie Of un-
common interest. In the third Is II was
Lloyd Gwyer. Eiwonay. vs.. e. Il. Stur-
.gss. Wykagyl. and In the fourth j. F.
Taylor. Essex County, w. oscar Wood
ward. Baltuspol.
For the handicap more than ninety
men were entered. Now that Travers
and Kirkby had reached the finals all
doubt has vanished about their entering
the New Jersey championship ten daye
hence and as Max Benr. twice the title
holder, will not compete. and there Is
no one who can holn a candle to them,
that affair, II Is already wasered. will
simply prove the Metropolitan fought
over again. as was the case last year.
Travers was an hour and a hah late
in arriving. At the first hole each Got
OF walloping drives. Travers being
LONGER. Travers had the best second,
reaching the further edge of the green
and thereby won It 4 to par 6.
Six holes. Travers made a seemingly
careless approach from Just inside the
green. but. nevertheless, got down his
put for a half in par 4. at ten feet dis
lance. Third Hole.--Halved in par 8.
Fourth Hole. --K!rby's ball landed on top
of the bunker from his tee shot, on his
third he ran over the green and then
was short In playing back. Travers was
straight throughout and won In par
10 six on put OF medium length. Trav-
crs 9 up. Fifth Hole.-For the hrst time
Kirkby had slightly greater distance on
his drive and made muct the better ap-
proach which gave him the hole to par
l. Travers 1up.
sixth Hole-Both got into a clump oil
trees from the tee and Ktrkby hit
tree getting out. Travers tried LEI
handler chop with the back OF his clut
and went only few feet. On his thlrc
he too struck n tree. kirkby then ovel
played the green. was short In recover
ing and so lost the par hole In Il
5. Travers up again.
Seventh Hole-There was little choice
between them to the cup where kirNb,
msssd a putt of Ave feet and lost TIT
hole 9 to par S. Travers up.
Eighth Hole-Par 4 won by Travers
10 &. Kirkby from the tee got In be
hind pine trees forcing him to pitch vi
hill, to the left Of the green. his beau
tiful stroke landed in a sand trap wher'
he took Q to get out. Travers was shor
OF the green and 80 took two more.
Ninth Hoie-Halved In par g. Traver
up at the turn. Cards frst half.
Tnvs,- 4,
CX...,.....5 3 9 3-t
Tenth Hole-Kirkby was 30 short Oh
I'M approach putt he could not get dow
for . ham. Travers out par stroke b.
getting q 8, Travers up.
TfUventh Hole-TTavers on his socon
plumped dead within two feet Of the Gu
on his second, and 80 made up Khkby'
against par T. Trayers up.
1WSnfth Hole-Both hit the bunke