New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
GOLF.
MISS HECKER AND MISS HEBRON To
MEET IN FINALS FOR WOM-
EMS CHAMPIONSHIP.

East and West are pitted in to-day's finals for
the wonens golf championship. Miss Genevieve
Hecker' OF the Essex County Country Club. OF
Orange. and Miss Lucy Heron. of Cincinnati as !
the two survivors of yesterdays matches at Bal
tusrol will carry the standards their respective
regions and settle for another rivalry
that has been growing keener with each succeed
ing year.
Miss Hecker's success not unexpected but
Miss Herron's defeat of Miss Peggy Curtis. the
sturdy little Boston girl whose skill with her
driver has been the wonder and admiration OF her
competitors. was generally unlocked for. Both
had been through hard matches the previous
day, and Miss Curtis had given signs OF
weakening. but II a genuine surprise when
she succumbed to Miss Heron. especially when
the scoring showed that she had taken only
single hole throughout the match But the match
was not sided this lack of hole winning
would make It appear. for Miss Heron by
only up and TO play. The Boston girl used the
old style ball. Miss Heron PLAYING with of
the new rubber filled kind.
Mss Hecker. as the champion of the metro
politan district. honor held for the last two
seasons. naturally favorite in her match
With Mrs, E. A. Manice, of IenOx; but here again
victory was won by a narrow margin. though at
the Miss Hecker had been up II has been
week of close fnishes-closer. in fact. than in
any other tournament yet held by the United
States Golf AssoCia ton and to-days finals promise
TO be exception to the rule. Though this Is the
first championship since 1896 In which Miss Heron
has been in the match play. shrewd judges OF such
things say she will give Miss Hecker royal
game for the cup The contest is TO be at eighteen
holes. starting at 1890 a.
GALLERY FOLLOWS MISS HECKER
Although Miss Hecker and Mrs Manice were not
the first pair get away. their match carried the
gallery. Miss Hecker delighted the onlOokers with
long. swinging drive. following II with equally
good brassey. Mrs Manice sliced her iron and her
opponent had difficulty In taking the hole. to s.
on the second Miss Hecker again had the longer
bah. Both took brasseys for their seconds Mrs.
Mance falling just short Of the green. while Miss
HeCker nicely Miss Hecker missed her
put. and the hole was halvcd IN 5.
Mrs. Manice had q clear advantage In the drives
to the sixth hole. and playing from the edge
OF the green. while Miss Heckers approach
short On her fourth the latter overran the cup.
and her shot failed 10 make II she aban-
doned the hole in Mrs Manice's favor. Miss Hecker
only up.
Facing the seventh Mrs. Msnice missed her drive
and IN the bunker on her fourth. Miss Heckers
short game at this point wretched. but fortu-
nately for her she managed to stymie her Oppo-
nent and thus Won to s
But II this hole did reflect to her credit Miss
Tecker made ample amends on the next. a 2e3-yard
stretch up side hill terraced green. for she
laid her ball up In Mrs. Manice short
ker approach and lost. 10 s. Miss Hecker now
had the comfortable lead OF up. advantage
ordinarily regarded tantamOunt 10 victory, but
were jubilant
Coming 20 the twelfth 81 yards Miss Hecker
was in the bunker her second Mrs. Manice
CARRYING the green on the like. The metropolitan
champion escaped with a piucky approach, which
laid the ball dead and. as Mrs. Manice trimmed the
cup for I. Miss Hecker was able to halve
Facing the fifteenth. Mrs Manlce was over ne
top while Miss Hecker. who was in the rough on
her second, needed one more
MISS HECKER MISSED.
leaving Mrs Manice only down. with TO play
a situation which gave her friends strong encour-
agement This feeling strengthened when
Miss Hecker missed her approach for the sixteenth
hole and lost. to T. The metropolitan champion
was now only dormie l.
The next hole the last. Both opened WELL
but Mrs Mance made poor second. and on the
green missed a three foot put to halve Tbs gave gave
Miss Hecker the match by up and 10 play Inc
cards:
Miss Genevieve Hecker:
ont on '.,........:..-::.::::::ss 81 t!.sss -
Mrs. Il A Manice:
out ps....,:.::s s5St .:S :.ss-ss
Meanwhile. Miss Curtis and Miss Heron had
been having almost equally close strugsIe gle a., Inc
bogie 6 her opponent over-approa ching Then Z
Soe Sas bP BEING s"h SaVed IN sures Close to boge the
eighth Miss Curtis chose brassey for her second
landed behind a rock where she needed to reach
the green Miss Heron on In ), and won
TO s The next hole was halved in bogte and the
two turned for home with the score all even
Miss Curtis lost the tenth By landing In the ditch
stood / up with go. Miss Curtis oyerran on
the thirteenth and again lost, to s. The four
teenth was also chalked to Miss Heron In the
same figures Miss Curtis driving 0.t of bounds
The next was haIved IN fautless 9. and on the
following hole. through the valley Miss Heron
aged TO result in a halved hole. that the West
ern girl won, up and to play. The cards;
Heron:
Out fn .:::.:..:4 .........::::.:::::.4 SO
Curtis:
Out ..............;..ss ssasss: 50
.Bye holes played
In the consolation tournament the winners were
Miss Elsa Hurlbut. OF the Morris County Golf
Club and Miss Elizabeth Porter. of the Oakley
Country Club. Mass They will also meet to-day In
the final round. The mixed foursome prizes offered
BY the Baltusrol club We're won by Mrs Elliott
Rodgers and B. b. Martin. The summary:
Gross. Net.
Mrs Elliott Rodgers and B. b. MARTIN 90 IL 81
Mr. F. R. Shattuck sS -
Mrs William Shippen and ]. A Tynx--.- e3 -
Miss Nj Adams F. ]. j. Raismes.. 80 o 80
Miss Brinton e s Shriver. los IL 9e
Championship (semi-finaI round)-Mss Lucy Heron.
Cincinnati Club Miss Margaret Curtis Essex
County Mass 3 to play Ntss Gensyieve fiecke<
Essex County. y. J.. beat Mrr. f. A. Manice LenoS
fSnsolatfon-Mi.s HurIbut Morris County. beat .
Miss e Cassatt Philadelphia. 10 play; Miss Eliza
beth Porter Oakley Mass. beat Miss Ethel Burnet Gin
cinnar. q 3 to play