New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
KERR BEATS JANIN
AND WINS GOLF CUP
Fox Hills Open Tournament
Goes to South Shore Field
Club Player.
A FREQUENT RUNNER-UP
Up and Down Play Carries the
Match to Seventeenth Green
Before Close Con-
test Is Won.

Hamilton X Kerr OF this city. repre-
sentlng the South Shore Field Clun, won
his first chief golf trophy in this vicinity
by defeating j. A Janin 3 up and ! TO
play I'm the final round of the open tour
nament on the links Of the Fox Hills Golf
club yesterday. IN a way. both winner
and loser were to he congratulated, Kerr
success following persistent effort III
many tournaments I'm the past, IN not
few Of which ne has reached the hhal
stage only TO lose when victory was ap-
parently within his grasp.
on the other hand. Janin, who held the
title Of staten Island champion so long
ago that il makes him feel aged 10 think
OF it. developed a come back that sur
prised both himself and friends Not IN
years had the Fox Hills golfer played
with such success as in this tournament
So far as the quality Of the golf was
concerned II must be admitted that noth-
ing approaching record cards were re-
turned II was match play with all IT'S
charming uncertainty, first one and then
the other getting into difficulty. on the
tee Kerr Jared trihe better, though ms
advantage in yardage amounted TO niue
They kept well together going out Kerr
stood / down after the seventh. but
won the next two aud turned for home
! to the good y topped drive ruined
Jauin's chances at the ninth. The card
read Il TO A in Kerrs favor. Janin re-
gained the lead at the twelfth, but be-
came wild thereafter. losing three hoies
I'm a row. The match ended on The seven
teenth green.
Janin survived the seml-hual round at
the expense OF e. 5. BOttomc. the FOX
Hills golfer who a short time since won
the medal In the qualification test OF the
sleepy Hollow tournament In yesttF-
days tilt neither man had much oil an al
vantage over the other In any department
Of the game. though Janin usually had
the better Of the tee shots and he gener-
ally had the upper hand, though his
margin was always slight The former
Staten Island champion finally ended
matters on the seventeenth green ana nc
completed the round In 81.
Somewhat more interest centred about
the outcome Of the contest between Kerr
and B. r. Allen The last named. VINO
knows every knob and uudulatOn at FOX
HIS. is always d hard man to defeat
there. but yesterday WASH his day. Ia
fact. neither golfer do himself proud.
though their chief mistakes consisted Of
Iapscs IN the greens Kerr got the jump
on his opponent winning the inst two
holes. Allen made a hash Of the second
where. after tcins short Oh his approach
he pitched too Tar. and finally ended ~
taking three puts.
A missed put cost Kerr the nfth and
a poor drive the next That made the
match all square. so that hal'e 10 At
the ninth left the South Shore man UP
al the turn. the strokes reading 4 to -
100 his favor.
Allen got the match leYs. Al TIE e.cV-
cntn when bis opponent missed another
put 81 81 yard. but a al the t"rltth over
Tn, pond made Kerr one up again. ana
thereafter he always had command ot
tine situation. finally winning Dy and j
margin. lie made the round IN 81 to The
| local mans D. a. follows.