At Baltusrol -- Four-Ball Match Benefiting the Red Cross War Relief Effort

Submitted by bobtrebus on Fri, 2007-02-02 01:11.

Golf Illustrated, Vol 7 #6, September 1917

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Big Four Amateurs of the East -- Oswald Kirkby, Jesse Guilford, Francis Ouimet & Jerome Travers

The seventy-two four ball match pitting Travers and Kirkby against Ouimet and Guilford. The first thirty six holes were played over Brae Burn and the second thirty-six at Baltusrol. Ouimet and Guilford were one up after 36 holes on familiar ground at Brae Burn and at Baltusrol Ouimet went out with one of his streaks and posted a 32 out on the second 18 paving the way for the crushing defeat. Guilford delivered the final blows with a 34 in. The resulting victory by 7 up with 5 to play.

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A Casual Foursome at Baltusrol -- Wilfred Reid, Perry Adair, Arthur Reid, J.S. Worthington

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Kirkby driving off the 5 tee in the Amateur foursome at Baltusrol

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Oswald Kirkby putting on the 7th green at Baltusrol

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Travers has just holed out on the home hole at Baltusrol

Photo by Levick

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H.C. Darlington pinning a Red Cross Badge on Baltusrol Pro George Low at Whitemarsh Valley

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Dorothy Low and Rita Shay who collected $545 for the Red Cross at Baltusrol

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Irresitable charm

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