Evening star., 1901-10-11
SEMI-FINALS TODAY
Woman's Golf Championship viii Be
Settled Tomorrow.
BIG CROWD AT BALTUSROL
Heron and Curtis and Manice and
Hecker Matched.
THE WEATHER is FIN z

NEW YORK, October n.-There were
four players today in the contest for the
national women's championship on the
links Of the Baltusrol Golf Club. Two Of
these. Mrs E. A. Manice and Miss Mar
garet Curtis, were from Massachusetts,
Miss Lucy Heron OF Cincinnati was the
sole survivor of the western contingent,
and Miss Genevieve Hecker of the Essex
County Club OF New Jersey was the in
dividual in whom the metropolitan district
players placed all their hopes Of bringing
the national honor back to New York.
Opinions as to the outcome Of today's
matches in the semf-fnal rounds between
Miss Curtis and Miss Heron and Mrs.
Manfce and Miss Hecker were pretty well
divided, as each one of the quartet had
large following of admirers among the
assembled golfers.
In addition to the matches for the prin-
cipal honor, the semi-finals for the consoi-
alton cup were to be decided today, and
after there was to be a mixed foursome
handicap at eighteen holes, medal play,
for a silver cup donated by the Baitusrol
club.
Weather Conditions Good.
The weather conditions were equally as
good as on the preceding days of the tour
nament, and there was a large gathering
tee long before the matches began
Miss Curtis and Miss Heron were the
first to tee off, Miss Griscom acting as cad
die for the BostOnian and w. d. Vanderpool
doing similar service for the Cincinnati girl
A gallery composed of over 300 people, the
majority of whom were women, followed
the Manice-Hecker match. Miss Hecker
was attended by John Harrison, the profess
sional, and Z. A. Manice looked after his
wife's interests and directed her play.
If-s elrnr had
longer ball. so that Mrs. Manice had to play
the odd. Miss Hecker was on the green in
three. but took two more to hole out, Mrs.
Manice taking six. Miss Hecker was then
one up The next two holes were halved in
fives and fOurs. Miss Hecker did the better
work on the fourth hole which she won in
six to seven This placed the metropolitan
champion two up
Miss Hecker and Mrs. Manice.
Miss Hecker got the next in four to five
and was three up going to the sixth.
Through bad approach play she took six
for this hole. which Mrs. Manice won in
four. Miss Hecker two up again. Playing
the seventh Mrs. Manice experienced lots
of trouble. She pulled her drive into some
trees and topped twice in getting out, only
to be bunkered on the very next shot. Miss
Hecker meanwhile was playing steadily,
but was short on her approach shots. She
won the hole in to 8. The eighth was
as was also the ninth This made Miss
Hecker five up on the turn Following are
the cards of the first nine holes:
Miss Hecker, out -...5 7 4-45
Mrs Manice, out. s B $40
The match between Miss Heron and
Miss Curtis was very evenly contested both
Of them going out in fifty strokes each.
Following are their cards for the first nine
holes:
Miss Curtis, oufs.....s 5755ss 80
Miss Heeker and Mrs. Manice.
Mrs Manice outputted her opponent on
the tenth green, winning the hole In 8 to
T. reducing Miss Hecker's lead to up The
eleventh was also won by the Massachu-
setts woman in 4 to 5. and the next was
halved in lves. This left Mrs. Manice 3
down with to play. Playing the thir-
teenth Miss Hecker laid her ball within
two inches of the cup on her third shot.
winning the hole in to 5. Going to the
next, Mrs Manice topped her brassey, but
outputted Miss Hecker, who lost the hole
in 8 to 5.
The fifteenth was also won by Mrs. Man
Ice. who again outplayed her rival on the
short game In to 8. This made the score
2 up and to play in favor of Miss Hecker
Mrs. Manice still kept on in winning form,
Miss Hecker hubbed her approach while
Mrs Manice was well on the green. Each
lost chance. and then Mrs. Manice holed
out In six to seven One down and two to
play made the chances look bright for the
New England player, who certainly had
given splendid exhibition of uphill play
ing On the seventeenth green Mrs. Manice
missed a chance for q half in fives, and
Miss HeclSer won the hole in to and
the match by up and to play. The last
eight holes follow:
Miss Hecker-
In.:.......-.........4 5 5 ST x44
Mrs. Manice-
In........-...... 5 5 5 g 6 8 x-4U
Miss Heron beat Miss Curtis by up and
2 to play. Coming IN the cards read:
Miss Heron
In..--.....--.... 5 4 5 5 67x x-31
Miss Curtis
In--..------------ . o x-S9