Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-09
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Waterville, Aug. S.-Hiram Kicker,
Jr., of Poland Spring won the Maine
amateur golf title here this afternoon
when he defeated Robert l.. Erwin of
Waterville Z up and to play in the
36-hole final match of the tourney
which has been in progress on the links
of the Waterville Country Club since
last Tuesday morning.
Although a glance at the score might
indicate that the battle was not a hard
one for Kicker, it was far from true,
for "Braggo" Erwin was there all the
way through the whole 80 holes that
We're played, as he showed when in the
lace of up and l to win he came
through and won the 9th hole, halved
the 2sth, won the Goth and halved the
last hole.
The gallery that followed the two
players this morning on their first IS
holes saw some of the finest golf ever
seen IN the State of Maine. They saw
Hi Kicker topple the record for the Wa
terVlile course by shooting a Il, three
under par and one better than the rec
ord established by Jesse Guilford of
Newton, Mass, several years ago.
Kicker never shot above par during
the f1rst Is holes; in fact he never went
above par until the cath hole was
reached, when he played safe and took
an extra putt. At the eth hole he
stood par with the course and one
above par when the match ended. AS
some of those in the gallery said thew
did not see how anyone could NAV bet
ter golf than Hi Kicker was plavins
at that time. His drives were right
TO the pin and his puts made with I'M
errlng accuracy.
Erwin was playing wonderful golf all
the time but he could not compete with
the champion after the frat nine. Dur
ing that first nine. however things
looked pretty good for "Braggo." He
MADE the irst nine with par 81. At
the start they halved the first and sec
ond hoies, then Braggo shot three for
birdie three putting him one in the
lead. Kicker took the seventh and
eighth with par tours and Erwin tied
the score by sinking another birdie
three on ninth.
The first three holes Of the second
nine proved disastrous for the Water
vile player. Kicker shot one under
par in the first and third, putting him
two in the lead. Erwin kept at par for
the nrst two but had to take six for
the third, which is a par five hole.
Kicker gained his next one on the fifth
when Braggo had to take another six
and Hi sank his putt for a par Ave.
The eighth added another for Kicker
and the score was up at the end of
the first IS.
On the afternoons play Kicker
took the first three in succession, max
ing him up. Braggo took the fourth
but Hi came right back with the fifth,
seventh and eighth. putting him up
and 10 to play. Hi took it easy then,
but Braggo fought hard for the next
four holes, winning two and halving
the other two.
Erwin made the lowest score for any
one hole, dropping the ball in the cup
on the second green for a two, one I'M
der par Kicker had bad luck in that
hole. He was not daunted, however.
and tried to chip II out onto the green,
but 1t fell short and he immediately
conceded the hole to Braggo.
Erwin turned in an excellent medal
score for the first IS holes of AZ,
three aboye pars but on the first nine of
the afternoon round he had to be con-
tent with ~.
Ervins wonderful accuracy on the