New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Deal Red Cross Golf
Match Nets $1,000

and he selected James Donaldson and
the English flag.
The bidders were really only begin
ming to warm up, and fourth choice
was knocked down to John T. Wildwood
for $1,500. He got Wilfred Reid and
the Belgian flag. g.
Fore Caddy Privileges Also Sold
The fore caddy privileges were then
auctoned off and Joseph Pastern paid
81 900 and took the Italian flag. The
other three fore caddy privileges went
for $500 each to John Sutphen, John D.
Johnson and James r. Smith Then q
painting presented to the Red Cross
was put up at auction and bought by
Eu Post, artist, for $3.50 and presented
to the Deal Club. basket of potatoes
from Charles w. Billings's farm brougl.t
s400, and six broilers, presented by
Mrs. P. W. Kendall, the wife of the
club champion, brought $3.50
The snug sum of $12,200 was raised
before the golf match began, while the
Red Cross ladies. who were busy selling
tags to everybody following the match
gathered in about $4,000 more. In ad-
dtion to this another auction was held
at the ninth hole, or halfway house
when it was announced by Joseph
Byrns, the auctioneer, a former pres
ident of the club, that he had four
bags Of clubs to sell.
The first was sold to Peter McDon-
nell for 5000; the second to his brother
Ickelheim for $3.50, and the fourth to
A. J. Mcdonnell for $500. Three extra
bags of clubs were then sold, the first
to Z. S. Boyer for $3.50, the second to
L. R. Buckley for 5000 and the third to
j. D. Mccoy for $500 A new patent
putter was auctioned off at $100 to
Elmer Methuser, making $4,000 more
for the fund.
First Hole Is Halved
The match was begun by all four of
the players making fine drives from
the first tee. The first hole was we'll
played and halved in par by all but
Reid, who took one more. The second
hole of 396 yards was also admira bly,
played and halved by Nichols and
Donaldson in 3, one stroke under par.
The third hole was won by Donaldson
and Doyle, which gave them the lead
by 1 up, but they did not get leave to
keep it long, as Reid squared the
match on the fourth hole of 3O7 yards,
which he won in 3, one stroke under
par.
All had trouble on the fifth hole of
Ais yards, which was finally won by
Reid and Nichols in one stroke over
par. This gave them the lead by up.
The sixth hole of 212 yards, all carry
from tee to green, was halved in par
by Reid and Donaldson. The seventh
hole of 388 yards was won by Doyle in
3, one stroke under par, by holine. a
mashie shot from the rough This
made honors even.
Nichols won the eighth hole in par and
Donaldson the ninth, of 487 yards, in
out, under par, and the match was
ing best ball of 35, which is par 60
ing out.
Holes 30-Foot Putt
On the homeward journey Nichols
and Reid started of by winning the
tenth hole in par. All had par on the
eleventh. The twelve was halved in
par by all but Donaldson, who took
one more.
The thirteenth, of 113 yards, mashie
shot from tee to green, was halved in 2
by Nichols sinking thirty foot putt
and Donaldson one of twenty feet.
The fourteenth and fifteenth holes
were both halved in par by Reid and
Doyle. The sixteenth and seventeenth
We're both halved in par by Nichols
and Donaldson. The match ended here
With Nichols and Reid the victors by
up and l to play.
The bye hole was played and won by
Donaldson and Doyle.
Their best ball score was:
Reid and Nichols a 8 5-as
Doyle and Donaldson. 3 4 4 6 4 4s5
Reid Reid and ISicholls.4 ! $ 4 4 5-as n
Doyle and Don'son 4 4 4 4 4-36 ~
The best ball just equalIed the par of the
course, n. ~
The individual scores were:
Wilfred Reid, Wilmington.
Out ...-.........5 S 4 5 3 5-3a
In .............4 4 3 4 5-39 II
Gil Nichols. unattached.
Qnt -..........4 5 q 5 SIS $50
IN ..'.'..-...-4 2 4 q 6-3a IT
James Donaldson, Norwood.
Out ........4 3 4 S 6 5 rs 4-3a
In .............5 5 2 5 4+39 "
Pat Doyle, Deal.
Out ,.....4 - 45 go
IN .....' .'.5 4 4 5 *o 40 70
*Approxinated.