New-York tribune., 1902-06-14
GOLF.
MRS. NANCE DEFEATS MISS HECkEH
IN SE1IIFINAL ROUND OF WOM-
EMS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Mice c.anevieve Eecker was beaten in the semi
final round of the womens metropolitan soiI chS'n
pionship at the Essex County links yesterday ~
Mrs E A Manice. of the Baltusrol Golf Club Ihs
final score was 4 UP and TO play. in Mrs Nance
favor Miss Hecker. besides holding title 10 tne
Metropolitan Cup until the close OF the preseA'
tournament Is the woman go1 champion % ~.
United States, honor won last october at hai-
tusroI. In that tournament she defeated MIS-
Manice in the semi-hnals by up and 10 play
This fact coupled with her performance Oh 'he
previous day, when she established a ne" leeoiu
of a. makes the explanation OF yesterday > Ceie~-
mora or less a matter of temperament On tne
long game she clearly superior but on her
approaching and puttng-thngs that demand cool-
ness. pose and accuEacy-she was not aI Hei 80
The strain of the previous day probably had some
thing to do with this, but the better explanation -
simply that Mrs. Manice played the better sol,
In her effort keep pace Miss Hecker oVerold anu
then followed the natural result OF presSIns' ~
common in such cases
Starting out Mrs. Mance had the honor A low
straight ball placed her well up the course Oa'
Miss Hecker outdrOve her. On the green Doth were
dead in g. and the hole was halved On the secono
hole neither up on the second shortS- III Aei
anxiety to get distance Miss Hecker Overran ner
approach but Mrs. Manice repeated the error
they equal terms Apparently II ""S '.
he a haIved hole out Miss Hecker missed a snort
nut and Mrs Manice In going 10 the thlru
Mrs Nanice was again short of opponent from
the tee On the green Mrs Manice trimmed the
cup for a half. and the score was tiea-
Topping both brasseys to the fourth Miss Hecker
had the disadvantage on the green. and Mrs
lIantce won the hole at to 6. Facing the fifth
each was thirty yards away on her second shOe
and practically dead in three Here again MISS
Heckers weak putting was responsible LOT the ioSS
of the hole for she missed three foot run slVins
LIE hole TO her opponent to D. Inc next was
b.1vad in I each failing hole an easy put "A
combination of good driving and nashie pliS
ing enabled each TO reach the seventh green - -.
NIance played the odd and went down. MSS
II on
| 8 down -, .a
The champion lost the eighth and the tlde lulI7u
Of that noint Four down and 10 TO play was d
score against which she could hardly hope 10 nshc
successfulIy but Miss Hecker went pIuckAy at IL
| Sba made a magnificent drive from the ninth Tee
but her approach not so good ana Nlrs Nih.iiC9
was on equal terms when the green was ledoAoN-
| Mrs Manice overpIayed her put. but 1nstead OF
| clinching the opportunity MISS EecAei was '
and the hole was halveG in D.
This was the beginning Of the end FOR the chann-
| MON In her anxiety 10 retrieve. she tOoh UeS
! narate chances and the result was a more ragseu
| +,Ia than ever In going TO the tenth she pulled
| her drive into the weeds. while Mrs Nance gos
away beautiful shot well up the fS fSurSe 1yo spleT
did brasseys reached the green Here ner d Oi1ti1 R
two puts while Mrs Manice missed her cnanes S1o 20
halve on three foot put; On nom Ine wicb She was
obliged TO play back, thus losing a sroKe- s ND
Nanice had meanwhile reached the green IN anu t,
after bringing off a fifteen foot put, captureo the
.d Eaf9 b1aEneT work once there Miss Heeker went
G2Wa @Sged IN 'hS hree oP'6S foot chance Miss Hsss
was now only down Faclns t 4 lHe 1a shat and
Ms Sdsd Heeker 6 eaTr1 s4f the bunEe This Manis
to play fine drive from the fourteenth ssId ,T tee
put Miss Hecker abreast 4 SRr JRe 0syed the odd
ard down. her opponent Tlmrning & tIe r6vi 1p II
the last Neither played it With Rar{eIi9f6 f6an
Both sliced from the tee MISS from which she
extracted herself cost of two Strokes NnS
down in the customary two and winning tns n M2s Nq.
9E 20 b Sv Score of up and 5 10 play. The cards.
Miss Geneveve Hecker. Apawamis;
out --,--.............ss --,--.............s 5ssS E56-u
Mrs E \. BaItrsr0l
Out ---,...--.........44 --,..--.,......4 S5t $50
The other match in this round was betWeen rII Ms
William Shippen of Morris County and MISS aetsn a
Hernandez. Of Essex County Trough PoS 5 al gpoIf
Mrs Shippen was a slight favorite with the gar
iery nm Te rst three holes we're haIved after which
Mrs Shippen the fifth on her oPponenH9
& 70 run b next however which tied the The
seventh her hers nex a<9 Vent IN o PSS Miss R Hernandez
Mrs shippen won tne niaIn o1Ty 1e up This was
fnnraIed 10 up on the tenth which Miss Her
az the next Miss Hernandez was up Mrs snlppSn
managed TO reduce TINS 20 up up aC 1eTt in a b0ge
the match ended at that point Win Nv, SlSS
| nandez a victor by up and 70 PlaS AIi7 O
| Miss Helen Hernandez. Essex County:
Out -----.-.....,..:..ss -----..-.......,.,....s g 9S-o1
| Mrs William shippen, Morris County;
out --------....,,.....,,..s --------..,...,...ss IS Eia
|. This brings Mrs Manice and Miss Hernandez to to-
gether in the final round to-day. AlthouSh preulS-
uncertain in golf. IL seems 1ar tt
| base victory for Mrs. ManiCe on the !atters SUI
| perior showing in the previous ROUNDS Inc hnd'C@
| is TO be eighteen holes. W. r,,,-- W.
| In the consolation finals Mrs w FeaoWeS , Mot ir
gan of BaltusrOl. president OF tne ass0cldtoi ,h WI
| T,aat Miss Hester Kyle, OF the Essex county SluD
/ Mrs Morgan won her place in the hnaIS Dy deISds
| : IN and 3 to play. while Miss Kyle won a1ter a.
| 11xurttiTg nineteen hole match with Miss a Z
| Smvthe of the HarbOr Hill Golf CIuo- Inc SUM
| mariess g., ,.,4, Mrs z
| Miss Genevieve Heck tpd
wants up. play; Miss Helen HeFi.slllsz. -
| Country William Shippea MOTIFS NOuh'S. : ~
| SonsoIston - Cup (sera-hnaI round-Nrs W Fellows
| Norgan T,aItusrol Miss g. 2 Howard Essex o,un
! 2 TO play: Hester KYLE Essex Couil'S
| tsa, Miss A {. Smythe Harbor Hill l up QS hoes]-
| CTIANPIONSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
| foefcfaI announcement Of the national amateur
| ,har,,ionsbfD conditions made yesterday o.
| va+,rin RaIIou secretary OF the United State
| co,f Association The tournament will be playe'
| AZ the links OF the GIenview Golf Club. near chi
| go from July 10 TO 70 and entries must be re
| Csi,,sd ,y the secretary not later than D. m; %
| ar Il 6G6 and four medals are the prizes ofered
| SHOOTING.
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