Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-27
Defeats Oxford in Finals in One
Of the Closest Matches Ever
Played on Mountain View
Links.
10 HOLES DECIDE EVENT
Baker Puts for Par to 8 for
Opponent and Match Over
Were ALI Square on the
Eighteenth Green.

In one OF the closest golf ma tches
bNer played on the MountalnNleW
links of the Boise Golf club, and one
3n which remarkably low scores We're
made. w. l.. Baker holder of the Tiff
fanny cup successfully defended that
trophy which he lifted last year, by
defeating Grin oxford in the match
play finals Sunday, it took 10 holes to
decide the match. Both contestants
were pla ying AT their best. On that
Hateful hole, or No I. one of the long
est on the course, Mr.. Baker sunk Tor
q par. Oxford was in the cup for a
boggy and the match and champion
chip of the Boise Golf club for the 1919
0eason went to Mr.. Baker.
SUMMARY OF PLAY.
Golfers will appreciate the tishtness
OF the match when they review the
summary For the s holes, the length
the match had to go. Baker made
medal score of 81 and with his four
on the nineteenth and deciding hole an
IS. Oxford took a medal score of 50
Tor the is holes and with his bogeN
five on the nineteenth hole. n total
medal score of 50. BY rounds Baker
registered 40 i'm the first and Al in
the second: Oxford AZ in the first and
IS in the second. Baker played eight
holes in par and oxford six. Both are
credited with brides on two holes,
that is they played them below par.
For Baker these holes We're Nos. and
8, where he took threes; for Oxford
Nos. . and Q, where he also holed In
with three. They are par holes.
FIRST ROUND.
Baker had "A lead of | up on the first
round In this round, Oxford was first
TO take the lead. They squared
with skies on No. /. but Orlord sunk
for a birdie 3 on while Baker had to
be content with ). one above par.
The next three holes We're na1ved with
two fives and a four. Baker squared
accounts with oxford by sinking a 3
on No. 8 TO Orford's six, and jumped
into the lead by taking seven and
eight with fours. or pars oxford cut
the advantage down to one with
birdie three on nine.
SECOND ROUND.
In the second round oxford squared
again and took the lead Baker had,
away. by getting into the cup with
par TO 8 for Baker. They halved
two with fours and Baker again took
the lead with 4 on No. : green IA
@ for oxford. He made ii up
on four where he sank a long putt for
birdie 3. Baker blew up on the
Crowsnest, No. ). on this round as
bad as oxford has on No. the first
round The best he could get was a
q Oxford took the hole with and
made up for the 6 on No. 6 in the
first round, by sink ing for a birdie
three, so they We're all square again
on the fifteenth hole With three to
play. They halved : with par tours
and oxford took with another par
= to 5 for Baker This left oxford |
up and one TO play. Both got away
well for the last green and were on
in two. Baker sunk for birdie 3. Or
ford was forced to take two puts for
@ four and the match was tied
FINAL DECIDING HOLE.
The nineteenth hole or No. | played
for the third time, settled the match
There is no hole on the course so dan
gerous. The fairway is cut with
deep ditch which forms natural ha-
card. To get into it is disa straus
Both players used their woods for long
drives and their second iron shots nut
them near the green. Baker ap-
preached TO a good position in three
Oxford was not as fortunate. Baker
-. 4 f..