The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
Sum- Smokes Golf Match
PrOveS to Be a Real COrker
Hammer and Boyd Beat Kirkby and Hobens Over Fox
Hills Links After Playing Three Extra Holes
and Raise More Than $500.

topped his drive and then pulled his
second shot across the road behind the
fence. Boyd however. got a half in 5
with Hobens and Kirkby. These three
Players almost made the green on their
second shots
The sixteenth hole Is 3S2 yards, with
road about 230 yaris in front of the
tee. All four got across on their drives,
but Kirkby made It on the carry. They
halved In I.
Both OF the visitors slipped cog at
the seventeenth. Hobens topping his
drive and Kirkby uncorking a wild pull
that left his ball over near the first
green. Hobens had to play short on his
second. while Kirkbys second shot came
to rest in the rough on the hillside TO
the right OF the green. He pitched on.
but left himself too long a putt for a
4. which was what both Fox Hills men
got. Hammer and Boyd. therefore, were
dormie one.
Home Hole Proves Close.
The home hole is $50 yards, and all
four got away beautiful drives. KAN
mer had the shortest ball, and his second
shot was tribe lucky. the ball hitting
the top OF the bunker In front Of the
green and bounding on TO within twenty
feet of the hole, The other three all got
on the green nicely, Hobens having the
best approach, his bail stopping about a
clubs length from the pin. After the
others had missed their tries for 3s II
was UP to Jack to save the day for his
side and he ran the rubber core down In
fine style II was about the best putt he
rolled all day.
To the first extra hole Hammer sliced
his approach a trife, the ball stopping
above the green near the second tee
Hobens and kirkby did not quite get UP
the bank on their seconds. whereas Boyd
got home nicely. his ball coming TO rest
on the far corner OF the green.
KIrkby's second was too strong. but
Hammer laid his shot close 10 the cup
and then Hobens Clipped up stone dead
That was grand shot," remarked
Boyd as he walked over to his ball
Tom made a try for 3. but couldn't
get II.
All got fne drives from the second
tee. but Kirkby underplayed his APP
proach badly and Hammer showed his
second to tho hillside. Boyd again made
the green in faultless style, whereas
Hobens was a few feet short on hts sec
ond. Again Jack proved equal to the
occasion by chipping up close TO the pin
and halving the hole with Boyd.
Hobens Tackled Too Much.
II was different at the next hole, how
ever. for when Hobens sliced to the
rough he gave himself too much to do
Klrkby really had as good a chance for
hts as Boyd did, both men overdriving
the green 10 the edge Of the rough.
Hammer killed his chances Of figuring
In the play there by driving to a trap,
although he recovered we'll and had a
long putt for n 3. Boyd's shot out OF
the rough left him less than yard
from the cup and he got the putt down
without trouble. whereas KIrkby was
unequal to the ton footer which he left
himself. The best ball follows:
Hammer and Boyd
Out..,,,,.,.... It343 s Q 4--s3
K!rkby and Hobens--
Out.....,,..,., +444 3 J So
Hammer and Boyd
In...........,., ++34 s S 4 I 4-37-70
Kirkby and Hobens-
in......,....... 5--S6-T0
EXTRA HOLES
Hammer and boyd. ............... Q
KiTkby and Hobens. .............. I