Evening star., 1901-10-12
Beats Miss Heron for Woman's Golf
Championship.
RESULT OF CONTEST At BALTUSROL
Weather Conditions Were Perfect
and Big Crowd Present.
DETAILS OF THE MATCH

NEW YORK, October 1.-THE west and
the east met today in the final round, at
eighteen holes match play. for the women's
national golf championship on the links of
the Baltusrol Golf Club. The contestants
were Miss Lucy Heron of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Miss Genevieve Hecker of the
Essex County Club of Orange, N. j. Miss
Hecker was somewhat of a favorite among
the experts on account of the slashing
game she played on the outward Journey
yesterday in her semi-final match with
Mrs. Manice of Lenox Mass, but the sur
prising manner in which she fell pack on
her play in the journey homeward made
some of her admirers dubious Miss Hecler
regained her championship form just at
moment when Mrs. Manice seemed bound
to square the match, with a fair possibility
of winning out
Miss Herron's work in her contest against
Miss Margaret Curtis of the Essex County
Golf Club of Manchester Mass, was up
to championship form. Her defeat of the
New England girl was decisive, although
both made mistakes at critical moments.
Miss Curtis was defeated by up and to
play.
When the players and their part;sans of
whom there were nearly 1000, assembled
at the club house there was a thick mist
overhanging the course, and the heavy
morning dew had made the links almost as
wet as if there had been heavy "an-
fall
Weather Was Perfect.
Half an hour before the players started
the sun shone out and the weather condi-
tions then could not have been improved
upon. Miss Hecker won the toss for honor
and drove beautiful ball, which went as
straight as arrow. Miss Heron also
drove well, but was nearly thirty yards
short in distance. She topped her next
three shots. Miss Hecker reached the edge
ofsthe green in four, but poor putting COM
PEELED her to halve the hole in sevens. Both
drove well for the second, Miss Heron get
ting the longer ball. She topped her third
and fourth, while Miss Hecker was on In
three. Poor putting by both halved the
hole in six.
Playing the third, Miss Hecker sliced her
brassie, and this cost her the hole which
went to Miss Heron in four to five. Miss
Heron one up.
Both were on the fourth green In three
but Miss Heron lost a chance in putting
and Miss Hecker won the hole in 5 to &,
making the score all square. Miss Hecker
drove very long straight ball while Miss
Heron found the bunker and lost a stroke.
Miss Hecker with an iron cleared the sec
ond bunker, slicng slightly Miss Heron
made beautiful approach shot and was
on the green in four, but both missed SEEM
ingly easy puts and the hole was halved in
skies; the score all square. Going to the
sixth green Miss Hecker had the better
df1Ve ana was on the green in two. Miss
Heron was short on second and was on
in three after playing rather fndifferently.
Miss Hecker played the better on the green
and won the hole in 5 to 6, gaining the lead
by one up
Miss Hecker's Pretty Drive.
Playing the seventh Miss Hecker made
a beautiful drive and Miss Heron made
one just as good but the ball struck one
Of the spectators and got stymted behind
tree. Miss Heron took two to get out
Of this difficulty and consequently lost the
hole in to g.
Score: Miss Hecker up on seven holes.
For the eighth hole Miss Hecker drove
over the bunker into the long grass and
Miss Heron nicely cleared the obstacle,
getting a good line Miss Hecker. lost
stroke in getting out of the grass, and was
short of the green on her third, while Miss
Herron's iron shot overran the green and
both were on in four, the hole being halved
in skies. The ninth was halved in fours
so that Miss Hecker was up on the turn.
The cards for the first nine holes:
Miss Hecker-7, 6, 8, 3, 6, 3, 6, G, 4-5O
Miss Herron-7 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, Z, 6. 81
Miss Hecker won by 3 up and 3 to
play.
The return cards were:
Miss Hecker, in.... 4 4 6 X x x-2S
Miss Heron, in..... 5 3 8 Xxx X-32