The sun., 1919-06-21
FAYORITES PLAY TO
FORM AT FOX HILLS
Hammer and Walker Among
Winners in First Two Rounds
of Invitation Golf Tourney.
NJ INNS BROWN.

Few surprises marked the hrSt day
Of match play IN the Fox Hill invita-
ton golf tournament yesterday. Prac-
tically without exception those favored
to win In advance came through as ex-
pscted. A. F. Hammer. former Fox
Hill star but more recently transplanted
to Baltusrol, and A l.. Walker, Jr.
Richmond County, regarded as aces OF
the upper and lower halves of the
bracket respectively. vanquished all op-
position for the day.
In the morning round Walker encoun-
tered J. NJ. Brander of the home club
and came through with little difficulty.
He ran through the frst nine holes In
81. one stroke better than he could do
in the qualifying round. and was I
up at the turning point. He ended the
tussle on the thirteenth green. winning
6 and 8. ...
The second round led walker into q
Erapple with W. II. Gardner, Buffalo
Country Club. which gave promise OF
the most interesting clash Of the days
programme. with recently gathered
laurels as runnerup in the Lynnevood
cup tournament at Philadelphia. II was
expected that Gardner would prove q
rather tough hurdle for the Staten
Island star.
However. Gardner hardly succeeded
IN making the going even stiff for his
opponent. Walker took q lead on the
very first hole, and Gardner had the
tough Job OF coming from behind from
then on until Walker ended the struggle
on the sixteenth green with q victory Of
to .. y
Hammer Idle In Morning.
In the morning round Ksmmer was
idle. George Bomann OF Plaihheld found
| 1t impossible TO put In an appearance
and Hammer won by default In the
afternoon round he polished OF Court
landt Van Clief OF the home club by a
score OF 3 and 2. Van Clief had beaten
p. e. Bessire OF Fox Hills / up In the
morning. L. F. Hunt, jamaica, beat
L. G. Spindler OF the home club and
z H Kendall. South Shore. eliminated
]. d. Newman, Fox Hills.
/ The weather upheavai, which broke In
full violence before many OF tho second
round matches were fnished. rendered
the course unfit for play in many places
On the sixteenth green Hammer In hfs
match employed a niblick to play over a
small pond. The tournament committee
accordingly ruled that such matches "a
were not nnishd might be played OF this
morning before the regular starting
time.
Tne sum martes.
First Sixteen. First Round-A. r. Kan.
mer, Baltusrol, won from George Bo.
mann. Plainneld. by default; Courtlandt
Van Clief. Fox Hiils, beat p. Z. Bessire,
beat s. N. Miiiiken. scarsdais. q and s; b,
| T. Allen. For Hills. beat W. c. Van Ciief
Fox Hills, up: e. r. Hunt. Jamaica. beat
l. @. Spindler. Fox Hills. Z and :; J. D.
South Shore soi Mi es. osn,, K nas.n
beat A. d: Mitchell. Fox Hiih, 6 and 4;
4. I. Walker. Richmond County. beat J.
NJ. Brander. Fox Hills, 6 and S.
Second Round--A. F. Kramer. Baitusrol
2. F. Hunt. jamaica. beat Z: II: Kendall
South Shore, 2 and /; A. L. Walker. Rich
mond County. beat w. H. Gardner. Buff
falo. . and Q.
second Sixteen, First Round-o. @
Cs.rl, . Es. H, mia s:a, I K,,.1
Fox Hills. beat DR.. w. G. Frsiick. Massa.
peoua, and 4; N. Prain. Fox Hills. beat
| W. p. Nicholson. Fox Hills. 6 and Z: c. O.
Baxter. Fox Hills, beat z. J. Rohdsnburg
| /: w. J. Ryan, Fox Hills. beat W. l.
Richards, Fox Hills. up Ns holesl: J
| w. McMenamy, Dunwoodie, beat T. runis
Jr,, cOlumois, and :: w Van Loan. Fo'
Second Round-E. @. B. Riley. TO,
Hills. beat G. G. worthley, For Hill. 1 up
w. w. Van Loan, Fox Hills. beat J. W
McMenamy. Dunwoodis. up.
son. Fox Hills. beat W. w. Harris. Dun
| woodie, 2 and !: z. L Bryne, Fox Hills
beat NJ. Schneider. Columbis, and 4: J
Stanley Griffin, Deal. won from z; z. Lips
Fox Hills, beat E. T. villareal. Fox Kills
/ up: T. w. .Tannock. Fox Hills. beat C
y T. Sweeney. ( and 3; H. NJ Jones Rich