Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-22
RAY AND VARDON
PLAY LOCAL PAIR
Armstrong and Hobens Al
Square With British Golfers
at Twelfth Hole

Ted Ray. the British open golf cham.
pion of America. and Harry Vardon.
six times champion of Great Britain,
! teed off this morning at Huntington
valley in their first appearance in Phil
adelphia. meeting Dwight Armstrong
and Jack Hobens in a best ball four
ball match. At the twelfth hole they
were all square.
y The play was over 80 holes All tho
holes will be played out. az Vardon and
Ray do not have to leave town for n
hurried night journey far away. as tnev
have done many times in this Ameri.
can engagement. They play tomorrow
at Merton and at Aronimink on Fri
day.
Armstrong and Hobens are both new.
comers to this district this year. Arm
strong, however, has beaten Norman
Maxweil. Max Marston and Woody
Platt, in the two tournaments he has
entered.
Hobens is a former metropolitan omen
champion. and gave evidence this morn
ing that he is at the top of the game.
The cards.
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Armstrong drove a high ball to a fair !,
lie in the rough. Hobens being in the !
rough at the left Armstrong took 4 |
to get on. Nardon and Ray were both
on with massies Hobens Just off. Var
don and Ray both sank in = puts, Ho-
bens missing after a chip, putt of three
feet. English l up. Armstrong putted |
badly TO the second, but Vardon was
also IN worse on the cinders Of road |
just ahead. Hobens was in the creek !
on his drive. Ray was in the rough |
back of the green on bank, from which |
he missed. Nardon just on the edge. |
Nardon and Armstrong both got As.
Hobens got long out from framed
drive at the long third and was on with
his third. Ray was just at the edge
OF the creek with two tremendous
swipes, all on in three. Vardon goi a
twenty footer for a bird after, which .
Armstrong missed from six feet, hit
ting the back of the cup. English, . up.
li0bens in rough to fourth, Vardon long
ball. Both hooked their seconds. but
HObens was in the fair way and on in
three, Vardon Just of. Ray was three
feet off the pin, closest in three, but
missed the putt. Armstrong and Hobens
missed long ones; halved in fves.
Hobens was in bad to the fifth under
a tree and took four to get on. Arm
strong was heavy on mashie aud
Taught bunker, but got the green with
u high pitch from three.
Both Clipped
NardOn and Ray both Clipped close,
but missed easy puts and halved in 5s.
Armstrong got trap to the short
sixth, Vardon was on the bank.
Hobens sank long putt for a 2 and
Ray missed.
Hobens was again in bad off the
seventh tee and had to play short. Var ,
don was safe from the rough. Arm 8
strong pressed a brassie and just !
rickled over the road. He was away \
n and Ray was on in ., Hobens was !
lose in 3 and sank for a half with :
Ray.
Vardon took wood to the POS yard |
Eighth, as did Ray, after Hobens was
veil on with an Iron. Vardon was
hort and Ray was at the edge of trap
lOle.. Armstrong putted safe for his 3,
'ut Hobens was weak for the bird. But =,
iardOn and Ray both missed. Hobens
ank and the match was all square. 4
Armstrong was to the right back of =,
he trees at the dog leg ninth. The
thers were just of in 2. Ray over
hipped, but sank his putt. Hobens just a.
tayed out and the Britons were ! up at n
he turn. Ray, 50; vardon, 40 d
iobsns eAl -ArmstropR A.