New-York tribune., 1918-06-10
Nichols Wins
Big Match for
Red Cross Aid
Mclean Bows Before Won
derful Golhng of Oppo-
nent-Loses 5 Up

Al exceptionally large gallery Of
rolf enthusiasts followed the Se-hole
match between Gil Nichols and
George Mclean over the Wykaeyi
Country Club course yesterday for tho
benefit Of the Red Cross. The weather
was ideal for the sport and the admir-
ers of the game were treated TO y
r,and exhibition of golf in about par
figures
The Wykagyl course, which is s.362
Yards in length, was in perfect cond-
.;on and the golf played was of such
high order that no one realized the
immense amount of ground they were
tramping over and the great hills they
we're trudging up and down till after
the match was over. so interested were
thew in the contest.
An interested spectator in the after
noon was Mrs. William A. Gavin, who
kept right up with the players and
watched every stroke as carefully as
though she were playing herself.
Shows to Disadvantage
Mclean did not show up to as great
advantage as Nichols, who did rs
to an so in the morning, despite the
stymies, and was 5 up. In the after
noon they each did "a, which is par.
and Nichols won by up and to
play.
The start was made promptly at
II o'clock. Both getting long drives
from the first tee, they were on
the green in two, and through Nichols
missing 3-foot putt for A Mclean
won the hole in to s. Par is a. The
second hole was we'll played and
hslved in par. Playing the third hole
of 52s yards, both got long. straight
drives and played their second shots
with irons. Mclean overran the green
into the brook, while Nichols played
short. was on IN and won the hole in
5to6. Nichols also played great golf in
the fourth hole, c1 SAC yards, which he
won in a. one stroke under par. KAep-
ing up the good work. Nichols won
the fifth hole in par and the sixth was
halved in par Mclean then won the
seventh in par, while the eighth was
halved in one stroke under par.
Playing the ninth, dogleg hole Of
45l yards, Mclean drove into rough
to the right and in playing out got
into the rough on the left side of the
course and took two more shots to the
golf and won the hole in par, giving
him the lead at the turn by 2 up. They
both drove the green on the tenth
hole and in putting for the l.ole
Nichols laid himself a stymie and
Mclean won the hole in 3 to a.
Nichols, however, won the next two
holes in dasniag style, each in one
stroke under par, which gave him the
lead by up. The thirteenth and four
teenth were halvei in par. The fif-.
teenth hole vas poorly played by both,
but won by Nichols in one stroke over
par, but the sixteenth he won in par.
Slices Into the Rough
Mclean sliced into the rough from
the seventeenth tee and on his second
was just over The bunker in the rough,
taking for the green, while Nichols
was on the edge of the green in two
perfect shots, but through missing a
snort putt for the hole was halved
IN 3, one stroke above par.
The eighteenth hole, of 544 yards, was
well played. They were both on the
green IN three and the hole was halved
IN par. Nichols did his round in "a
and Mclean in 80, Nichols leading by
up al the end of the morning round.
Same Dash in Afternoon
The afternoon round was played
with the same dash. They started off
by Mclean winning the first hole in
par while the second, third and fourth
hoies were each halved in one stroke
under ldar par. 300-yard hole in 3 and
ozS and 54o-yard holes in each was
certainly tremendous pace, and it set
!he gallery wild with enthusiasm. The
interest was kept up by Nichols win
hlng the fifth and fixth holes in par,
ana Mclean topping it off by winning
'he seventh. 100 yards, all carry, in 2.
They halved the eighth in par and
n,enoils won the ninth in par. The
tenth, ZIG yards, was also halyed in
par after everybody thinking it was
an 40 easy hole for Mclean, who placed
s MS tee shot within five feet of The cup.
while Nichols landed into the sand
rap to the left of the green. He made
marvellous recovery by pitching out
ana hanging on the rim of the Gun.
wniie Mclean missed his putt Tor 2
W couple of inches.
Wins Eleventh in Par
Nichols won the eleventh hole in
par and Mclean the twelfth in one
sse ,sioke under par, while Nichols won
sh she thirteenth in par, which gave him
S'' "o match by up and to play The
1--WE bye holes we're then played out
WI account of the gallary, and Mclean
"on the fourteenth and fifteenth, each
~ one under par, and the sixteenth in
pai, while Nichols won the seven
.hth .sehth in par and Mclean the eigh-
sc,,Ih sscgn.h In par. Their scores were as