New-York tribune., 1918-07-29
OszCald Kirkby Takes
Honor of Extra Hole
Maiden and Frotheringham
Square Contest After Being
Apparently Hopelessly
Beatea

tne well Known amateur EOueTS, Ue1eal-
ed the redoubtable professionals James
Maiden and George Frothingham in
the four-ball match for the benefit of
the Red Cross at the Nassau Country
for the amateurs by sinking his putt
for on an extra hole, the teams
having found themselves all square at
the end of the scheduled thirty-six
holes OF play.
The amateurs played most admirably
together in the morning and had a
trife the better of the professionals.
They started off in fine style, with
White getting "birdie" on the first
hole, of 500 yards. while the other
three were all down in par The sec
ond hole, of 445 yards, and the third
hole, of 466 yards, were each halved
in one stroke under par, while the
trick fourth hole, of 146 yards, all
carry from tee to green, which is ele-
waited six to eight feet and completely
encircled with sandpits, was negotiated
by all hands in the par Of 8.
White Lands Another Birdie
Gardner White landed another "birdie"
on the fifth hole of 1926 yards, the 9TH
ers holing out in par. The sixth hole
of Ats yards was halved in one stroke
under par by Kirkby and Frothering
ham, while the seventh hole of 361
yards and the eighth, over the pond, OF
149 yards, were both halved In par, and
the ninth hole of 266 yards was halved
by three of the players in one stroke
under par. 1t was about as scientific
game of golf as the members of the
Nassau Club have ever witnessed.
The par for the first nine holes is
3S, and the amateurs who led at this
turn by . up had q best ball of so and
the pros 34, while in their individual
scores Frotheringham went out in 35
and the other three each in 36. This
kind of going rather made par look
Ike back number.
The going on the second nine holes
was not quite so swift, but still it was
pretty fair golf The tenth hole was
eleventh hole of $40 yards was halved
in par, as was the twelfth of 381 yards.
The thirteenth of 500 yards was won
by White and Kirkby in 4, while the
Redau of 1872 yards was won by the
pros in 3.
Amateurs Lead First Round
The fifteenth hole of 575 yards, was
won by Maidener in the par of 5. while
they were all down in par on the
fifteenth of 438 yards.
White won the seventeenth hole Of
$50 yards in par while the eighteenth
hole of 382 yards was halved in par.
Each side had best ball of 38 for
the inward journey, giving them best
ball for the morning round of 70 and
~, with the amateurs still in the lead
by up. The par for the course is "a.
The best ball score were:
Out 4 4 4 s-s2
out -. 5 - s-a4
hrkby and White
Nj laden and Froherinsha1n 80
IN .......... 3 4-3s-72
f'rotheringham had an individual score
If "a, White and Maiden each rs and
Kirkby rs.
White came to the rescue in the
afternoon on the first hole with half
in par, and Kirkby won the second hole
in one stroke under par, increasing
their lead to up The third hole
was admirably played and halved by
ali fourin one stroke under par. Froth
eringham won the fourth hole in par and
kirkby the fifth in one stroke under
par, while Frotheringham won the sixth
IN one under par. The seventh was
'halved by all hands in par, and White
captured the pond hole in by holng
15-foot putt in par 3.
Playing this ninth hole of 266 yards,
White drove over the green and Kirkby
onto the green, and won the hole in g.
one under par. This gave the anna
lures the lead at the twenty ty-seventh
hole by up and made them look like
easy winers.
Pros Close With Rush
The tenth and eleventh holes were
halved in par, and then the tide turned
in favor of the professionals. who won
the twelfth. thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth holes, all in par, and squared
the match amid wild excitement in the
gallery.
The next three holes we're all halved,
and the match was carried to the
thirty seventh hole, which was won by
kirkby in 3, one stroke under par, Civ
the amaturcs the victory by l up.
The afternoons best ball was:
krkby and White
out ....,.... 4 3-3a
Maiden and Frotherngham:
Out ......,: 8 8 $50
Maiden ,G and rro,6.,,ssb,n $ ; 4-4l-7s
Extra holes-Whte and kirkby. 3. Maiden and
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