The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-15
Miss UndsrhIII, the Amateur Champion,
Won From Miss HurIhut
HEAVY SHOWERS DIO NOT STOP PLAY.
TsdsI Miss uadsrhlu VIII Meet Miss HsskG In
The Fnak-RssiIi Of The Play In Tho Con-
ssalIsn Ssmi-Flnsls

Convent, n. j.. June 15.-With the
national champion Miss Ruth underhill,
In one pair. and the former amateur
champion, Miss Beatrix Hoyt. in the
other. the semi-fin of the Women's
Metropolitan Association Championship
at the Morris County Golf club yester-
day promised to be great contests
Miss Underhill met Miss Elisa Hurlbut.
one OF the b-st OF the younger players
at the home course. and Miss Hoyt was
opposed by Miss Genevieve Hecker. the
17-year-old Connecticut girl who has
been golfsng brilliantly throughout the
week. Miss Hoyt had her brother as
caddie while Miss Hecker again de-
pended on George Strath, the profess
ional of her club at Wee Burn. To have
professional to counsel "A player over
every shot is probably greater ad-
vantage to women golfers than to men,
FOR the latter are seldom willing 10 yield
the passive obedience that makes
coach of value. Miss Hecker always
Led 10 play just the club Strath ad-
vised In the way he suggested. but Miss
Hoyt seemed to have little need of her
brotl.er's services. except on the putting
greens. Miss Wetmore. whom Miss
Hecker put out Wednesday, always de-
pends on one of the clubs boys as sad
die. She has an opinion that at n wom-
ans tourney IL is more sporty" not 10
hire professional to carry, but the
point is not indorsed by custom, either
here or abroad.
CONSOLATION CONTESTS.
The consolation semi finals were also
played. Miss Robinson playing Miss
Swords and Miss Bryce meeting Miss
Brown. The Morris County club has
two players in this heat ana one i'm the
IA.
showery and sultry, and nearly all sub
stituted sweaters for the gay shirt
waists worn on fine days.
Miss Hecker dubbed an iron shot on
Ar first hole. and Miss Hoyt won in
to s. On the next hole, Miss Heclep
gained fair five. but IL was Miss
Hoyt's turn to fiub with an iron, and
she took seven. They halved the next
in five. Playing the fourth, Miss
Hecker missed a tee shot and had TO
use an iron to clear the railway track.
She had TO play one off two all the way.
and although Miss Hoyt was bunkered
on the third. the latter won I'm TO s.
Two long drives followed from the
fifth tee. but Miss Hecker had a slice
and went out Of bounds. Miss Hoyt
allowed her to tee up again, losing dis
tance only. which was against the rule
yet the concession made no difference
for Miss Hoyt won TO Z. On the sixth
tee. Miss Hoyt slipped ard missed the
drive. Miss Hecker was on the green
in three, and she won in 5 to s.
PLAYED IN RAIN.
terrific rainstorm came up as the
two were playing this hole yet they
Kept on, although drenched to the skin
From the 18th tee Miss Hoyt fairly out
drove Miss Hecker and the former
champion also made the better brassey
shot. Miss Hoyt won in a par four 10
Miss Hecker's five
A gallery hung To the match in spite
of the rain. Ii was worth seeing, for
the two were playing their best and
were as sociable as two girls at an af-
fernoon tea.
Down the hill to the eighth hole Miss
Hoyt also played i'm grand style. and
she made the hole in five. stroke over
par. Miss Hecker took six, although
she had the better drive, and she missed
q yard put TO halve.
Ass Hoyt had the better drive from
the ninth, but Miss Hecker outplayed
her through the green. The latter was
nearly green high In three. but Miss
Hoyt got into the bunker from the like
and took two more to get out. This
gave Miss Hecker the hole i'm seven ~
nine. but II left Miss Hoyt two up At
the turn.
CLOSE PLAYING.
Miss Underhill and Miss Hurlb,t
were playing the third hole when the
deluge began. ON the first hole Miss
Hurlbut made the green in two, Miss
Cnderhill taking one more. hut they
halved in five. Two more halves follow-
ed. four and fivc, with Miss Hurl-
but winning the fourth i'm six 10 seven
The hfth went % Miss Underhiil i'm fye
10 six and she was one up at the sixth
by winning i'm six TO eight. ON this hole
Miss Hurbut had bungled her long
game but on the other holes her weak
npcn la mi ms
Miss Cnderhiii gained another lead
on the seventh hole winning In bog,y
four The eighth was halvec =. five and
Miss underhill won the nintn I'm per-
feet golf in six. she stood three up on
the ninth green.
Miss Hecker had an easy win on tho
10th green. getting down in four. by
two-yard put, after getting I'm fine
approach, while Miss Hoyt was very
short on the drive.
They halved the 1ith in six. trimming
yard put for n five. The rain had
now stopped. but the day remained
overcast and the greens were heavy
and slow.
PLAYING THE TWELFTH.
Playing the 18th Miss Hoyt topped
brassey and also pulled her fourth. For
the like strath han.:sd Miss Hecker
brasscy when an iron would have sus-
feed. with the inevitable result tha.
Miss Hccker overcarried the green. a
half IN resulted.
Miss Hoyt had the better drive by
40 yards from the 18th tee. and was al
So better on the hng game. Miss Hoyt
had a yard puf for six. but she only
trimmed. and they again halvcd I'm :.
ON the next holc Miss Hecker made
the match all sguare by winning In
To >. She made thp par figure in y most
peculiar way. lin,h got Oft hong drives
Miss llccher the besg bv vaid. Mis-
iioyt played IN Iron and tried go carry
the railroad track hut she was caugh
in the near side of the embanlsmcnt.
Miss .icrker.. VIII" ha = bcen about to
use n brasscy. changed 10 All ircn and
s~--~a Than 40 Irinn a hrasaau Aliss