The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-12

(O) Country Club. After four days play
these two nave survived out of the eighty
four players who entered the contest last
Tuesday. Miss Hecker is the metropolitan
amateur champion and is well known IN
Eastern golting circles, while Miss Heron
mas surprised every one here by her Drill
liant play, being comparatively unknown
as a tip-topper at the game in this section.
When the semi-inal round was begun
this morning Miss Heron was pitted
against Miss Margaret Curtis, of the Es-
sex County Clue, of Manchester, Mass,
and Miss Hecker was paired against Mrs.
t. A. Nance, or LenOx, Mass. There were
very Few of the five hundred golhng en-
thusiasts who had assembled at the Baltus-
rol Golf Club links who thought that both
or the Massachusetts representatives would
be beaten. Many Of them believed that
Miss Curtis, with her unusually excellent
long drives and clever play through the
fair green, would be more than able TO hold
her own against the Cincinnati girl. and
the fact that she only won one hole out of
the sixteen played came as a complete
surprise to everybody interested. The one
hole which Miss Curtis won was the first.
The next six were halved in fairly good
scores, and it was noticeable that whenever
eltner player would make a mistake the
other duplicated It. Hence the close play.
MISS Heron showed wonderful improve
ment In her long game, which may proba-
Oily be accredited TO her use of the lively
pail. Miss Curtis, while playing her usual
long game, was unsteady and, in fact,
erratic at times. On the eighth hole Miss
curtis OVerplayed the green and the ball
got into the woods in consequence. This
cost her the hole and the lead. as Miss
Heron won it in five to six. making the
game all square. The ninth was halved in
four, each player having covered the out
ward journey in fifty strokes each. Coming
back, Miss Heron won the tenth. giving
her the lead by one up. Two halved holes
followed, and then the Western PLAYER
increased her lead to three up by winning
the thirteenth and fourteenth Miss Curtis
oyerapproached on the thirteenth, and,
after a recovery, missed a short put.
Playing the fourteenth the Massachusetts,
girl sliced out Of bounds from the tee and
was unable TO overcome this DISADVANTAGE
She certainly had hard luck on the fifteenth
hole, as her ball seemed to have gone into
the cup and jumped out again. and instead
OF winning this hole Miss Curtis had to be
satisfied with a half in six, which made
Miss Heron dOrmie three. The sixteenth
hole, playing for which neither did any
brilliant work. was halved in seven. and
then Miss Curtis gracefully congratulated
Miss Heron, as the latter had won the
match by three up and two TO play.
The match between Miss GeneviVe Heck
er and Mrs. +. a. Manice attracted an UNI
usually large gallery. as nearly 500 persons
followed the players over the links until
the contest was finished on the seventeenth
green. Going out Miss Hecker PLAYED q
splendid long game with an ease and finish
which was VardOn-like in execution and
results. Mrs. Manice, while being out
driven, was very good on her short game,
but ill-luck seemed TO follow her rather
persiStently, and at the turn she was five
down. Turning in for home IL looked as II
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J%uncture she seemed tc fall away I'm her
general play, some of her approach shots
being badly judged. Miss Hecker is noted
for alternately good and bad playing in
nearly every match in which she takes part.
but her falling off at this stage of to-day's
game caused a great deal Of uneasiness
among her admirers. Mrs. Manice mean
while improved in proportion to the dete-
riOratiOn of Miss Hecker's play, and on the
sixteenth green she was only one down.
She made a supreme effort TO square the
match on the next hole and made a perfect
drive. Miss Hecker was equal 10 the occe-
sion, however. and clearly o%utplayed her
I'm ) TO 6. This gave Miss Hecker the
match by two up and one to play. and
congratulations were showered upon her
from all sides, the first two to shake hands
with her being Mrs. Manice and her hus-
band. who caddied for his wife throughout
the game. Miss Hecker and Miss Heron
Will begin their final round tomorrow fore
noon, the game being eighteen holes match
play