The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-05
WON BY MISS HECKER.



BROOKLINE, Mass, Oct. 4-Miss Gene
We've Hecker, of the Apawamis Golf Club,
ably defended her title as woman champion
of the United States by defeating Miss
Louisa Wells, of Brookline County Club, in
the final round to-day by up and to
play.
As Miss Hecker won last years contest
at Baltusrol, her club retains the custody
of the Robert Cox trophy, while personally
she will receive a GOLD medal.
The game to-day showed that the cham
pion could be outdriven, but that In all
other points she was well nigh perfect. 1t
was her short game. notably her approach
hits. which her to-day's match, to-
gsther with her cool, collected playing in
the presence of an intensely interested but
restless gallery.
On the other hand, Miss Wells drove
some of the longest balls ever lined out by
woman IN this country. Five Of her
shots from the tees ran over 200 yards be-
fore they stopped and one covered go
yards. But here her advantage ended. Her
second from the 250-yard drive stumbled
along barely thirty yards, and weak put
ting on the green lost her fourth hole,
which at that time would have squared the
match Miss Wells made other good drives
at the eighth, ninth and thirteenth, out lost
on poor putting. In the meantime Miss
Hecker was getting her usual 150 to 10
yards from the tees. and with her perfect
iron play and deadly putting she captured
hole after hole until at the tenth she was
five up.
Then Miss Wells made a fine brace and won
the eleventh, and followed it by taking the
twelfth, but her nervousness lost her a
Hecker wavered bit going to the four
teenth, and was trapped so that Miss Wells
had no difficulty in winning the hole. But
that was ALL for on the fifteenth, after a
fine chance to halve she took four puts on
the green, losing the hole and match.
The severe strain OF arranging for the
tournament, as the clubs representative
the tax on her strength of four hard
matches during the week, and above all,
the unusual experience Of playing before
championship gallery of thousands, all
served to throw the Boston woman out Of
her usual form, and il was a wonder she
managed to put at all.
AS usual there were several lucky shots
during the game. There was one sensa-
tional hole in the match, the seventh,
which Miss Hecker made In two shots.
The distance rs lao yards, and her drive
landed nicely on the green and stopped
five feet to the right of the hole. She ran
down the put without difficulty.
The day was surprisingly fine, the course
in superb condition. and the crowd was
the largest that ever watched a golf match
I'm New England.
The principal contestants were at the
Robertson gave the word to start acting
as .efcree. Miss Wells, who had the honor
pulled her drive badly. while Miss Hecker
dropped 40 yards away against fairly
stif breeze. Miss Wells was well out on her
second, and her third went within fifty
yards OF the green Miss Hecker's was a
fine one, and with a mid-iron she pitched
her ball on TO the green. Miss Wellss fourth
overran the green. but struck a rake and
luckily bounded back. Miss Hecker was
dead. Miss Wells took two more for the
hole. Miss Hecker won the hole, to g.
Miss Wells evened matters on the second
hole. Both made fairly good drives Miss
Wells getting the better of IL and neither
attempted 10 reach the green on the sec
ond. playing wide. Miss Wells was just
or the green on her third, and while Miss
Hecker was on she was away and had to
play the odd. She over-putted and as the
Boston woman laid her approach dead the
champion lost the hole, 6 to 5.
Miss Hecker won the third through a
jump out of the bunker. Miss Wells pulled
her drive slightly TO the left, while Miss
Heckers ball. jumping nimbly out OF the
bunker, rolled on TO the green, Miss Wells 3
overran the hole, giving II TO the champion.
TO 4 Miss Heeker was one up.
good drive OF 80 yards. but Miss Wells
fairly took the breath away from the crowd
by go yards liner straight down the
course, one OF the longest drives seen thus
far in the tournament. Miss Hecker was
short of the green and IL looked easy for
Miss Wells. The Boston player, however,
green into the road beyond. Her approach
shot overran the hole and ii was easy for
Miss Hecker. TO 8. Miss Hecker was up.
The nth got in good drives. but again
Miss Wells distanced her opponent. Their
seconds were equally good, but Miss Wells
third overran the green. while Miss Heck
ers stopped on the edge OF the banking
Miss Wells overran her put, while Miss
Hecker was dead 10 the hole Miss Wells
missed her NTH. losing the hole TO ). Miss
Hecker up.
Again both drove finely for the sixth.
Miss Wells being trifie longer. Both made
poor seconds and were short on their third
shots. Miss Wells laid hers dead in a fine
epproach, and won 5 TO g. Miss Hecker 2 nm
Going 10 the seventh Miss Wells drove
another long one, but Ii was above and 70
the left or the green Miss Hecker laid her
drive four feet from the hole and runnin9 q
down her put won the hole 10 9 Miss
Hecker up.
For the eighth hole Miss Hecker inst
missed the bunker on the right while Miss
Wells drove another screamer which unfor-
tunately bounded of the top OF the silI and
rolled down into the rough grass on the left
Miss Hecker sent her second out OF bounds
but reached the green on her third Miss
Wells was way beyond on her second. and
was on the green even with OPPONENT on
her third Each holed out In two more and
the hole was halved for the first time I'm the
match. Miss Hecker still 3 up.
The Boston player actually threw away