New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
kirkby Victor
Over cock
In Golf Play
81
E.ragEewood Star. fJeffsats Net
Finalist, 5 Up and 2 TO
Go; Scllarff Also Victim
By Ray Mccarthy

By Ray Mccarthy
Oswald Kirkby, star gssfsr Of the.
Englewood Country Club, -paE n 4 busy
day socially yesterday He spent the
forenoon and the afteT1os5hn on tiTe fiflks
at Apawan1is, Whining TIE iasieatisn
tournament of that elub, and them pilot
ed his car to Jersey and doilpd IN
for dinner and dance. But sueh Is
the day in the life Of golfer. Kirkby
won the tournan1enecby defeating Grant
Peacock, who was fnaHst IN the Metro
politan tournament last week, by a score
of up and 2 to play.
In the semi-anai raslndsAirkby gave
young Harry scfarfF q snagrry chase
over the eighteen hoie vreute and Jet
him down under 4 tsd3 ta@fv. Sehartf,
after disposing of Ward, the medallist.
and Don Parker on Brztays figured his
chances of getting intn the .saal round
were favorable. But fas tss Ind to figure
on the ca1iber of KirEbgss game.
. This fellow who plays iron shots Ike
q professional. was. en9oyinng along ike
machine against taes Seatbis 81 -Anleri- T
can lad and at one tisse was six holes
to the good He was, -osss IN Sc, play j
ing without any appzrents effort, and
clinched the issue sh6fffy after the.
turn. 49,
Peacock Eliminates Macdonald
Then Kirkby took 6sf Bhaenck, and
playing the same kind Get game he
showed on the norn}n gaF Sound carried s
off the trophy. Peacock azp Ire norza 70
ing eliminated DR.. nEasC sdaei4onA5d.s
Of the Woodway Club, gsysa csnose efs4or
ITO 8. The Cherry l1Vssl4sssv 'g1y4ye r go 3.
ban early lead and -1naf4fftssi i.resh orsS asrs
Vantage to the end 51AsS1Ss, s1pr atrui
The, struggle betweesss, TzEiir11byi and
Peacock OH the outgeipg found was
an up and down affair. D..es gsy, play
ing the first hole smo5ffhly 3 ard through
the middle of the valley, was down III
four, while Peacock wandered off the
fairway and had to taEs@a six. Pea
cock was driving fully as yell as his
opponent during the nafc1, but his
short game was not as ieaacSttve. Kirk
by, especially coming hopTeg left him.
self little TO do on the greens, and did
that little efficiently
The second hole was .hatved in fouEs
with no miscues. BUtr4ol the third
green ten feet from tie Hole, dis
tance Of SIS yards, and 1ust missed
getting an eagle tvos he won the
hole with three. Both get fours on
the fourth hole, but Hsrs Hsts Eaeyshort fifth
Peacock got back a hole by dropping
his ball onto the gresmS&nd getting
his three. oFfop Aof9
The Jerseyite roamed ,Qff the fair
way at the sixth hole an6atook 5,
while Peacock, sailing straight through
the vale, holed out in 54Aand squared
the match. Peacock played, the eighth, /.
an elbow hole, safely. going to the right
on his drive and reaching ethe sgRqen /
easily on his second, biIiaK Eiibe5b eefft1e 4y
to sic Bushes on tEeo1PNb @Go ot9 erssliGoi
that runs along the9Ee&t Of tfl ea hosso4
From there he playedia wonderful iron
shot to the green anr5 got half in
four.
Kirkby Loses Hole
Peacock landed upen.. he0corner of {
the green on his tee shot, but Kirkby
hooked his full iron shot gto the rough
beyond the green and lost f3aa hole, to-
4. At the ninth, after qYarrp1vly eseap-
i ing out of bounds on his second Kirkby
played a beautiful n1asiFfe no the green
and stood. to get &C BTrEksfoalr on this
hole of an even 600 yar3s4 but he missed
his putt and had to eiye content with a
five, which was good enoagh 20 wiz, as
Peacock pulled third bs aare.reugh over
the green and took three more shots to
get down. That left them all even at
the turn. 'tfe
Kirkby fubbed his second in ap-
preaching the green at TIE. tenth hole,
falling short, whila.. Pearqck was on
nicely and got his four E9r awin. Kirk
by Immediately squared, the match at
the eleventh., playing q beautiful
nashie pitch to within oEix feet OF the
hole. Peacock caugaE .. trap on his
second and took five. Kirkby missed
j his putt for three.--
/, Both got threes on heRnext two hoies,
! playing good, steaGyaggIf5 A thenfouszo
teenth, well-tranbed and GTff esslt 3arss
fve-hole known as 7WTaterleos 9Peseocszsf
! was in trouble on his secend and thirgt-
shots, while Kirkby, although he was 3
/ aff the line, got herAs,seasily enough
for his five and a wih1 Sssich left him
one up.
At the fifteenth hose, yaetsr pulling
/ his drive to the opposite fairway, Pea
!. cock caught trap on his second and
/ lost the hole, FIVE to four, Kirkby be-
/ ing straight all the way Peacock at
I the sixteenth missed an easy putt of
four feet and KirkbE SS,Jpil the match
/ with his three.
1 The cards:
Out
/ Kirlxby .4 4i4 As q s--a7
/ Peacock. ......-... 5 4 4 6-SS