New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
A NEW GOLF CHAMPION.
MlRGARET CURTIS WINS.
Defeats Her Sister Easily for the
National Title.

Chicago, Oct. 12-After twice knocking at
the door, Miss Margaret Curtis. of the Essex
County Club, the womens national golf
championship over the links Of the Midlothian
Club to-day, defeating her sister, Harriet Curtis
by UP and TO play in the final round
The defeated player won the championship a
year ago at Brae Burn
The overthrow of the champion was complete
She played below her standard, was pItted
against almost unbeatable golf, and succeeded
in winning only one hole of the twelve that
were played, the tenth, where Miss Margaret
pulled her drive into the rough and half topped
her third. Miss Margaret made few mistakes,
slashed out long drives and telling brassie shots
and utilized the regulation number Of puts on
all the greens, "gobbling" no puts, but simply
playing a game that was not to be denied. Her
total Of II for the outward journey has not been
eXoeled in the tournament, in which there
were slXty-three original starters
Because the Misses Curtis had not been drawn
together in a championship contest since 1905,
when they met abroad. and Miss Margaret won
by Up and = to play, the gallery that turned
out and braved the cold and disagreea BILE
weather to study the difference in the goIfng
form Of the champion and her sister was large.
The Misses Curtis have been members Of the
Essex County Country Club. of Manchester.
Mass, ever since they learned the game s
schoolgirls. They have been prominent factors in
national golf for several years Both are noted for
their ability on the long game and from the
medal scores Of each in the preceding rounds
which 10 base a prediction as TO the probable
outcome at the opening of the contest. Their
prowess with the wooden clubs was demon
strated yesterday by each repeatedly outdis-
tancing her opponent in the drive and brassie
work.
Missing her usual 4 at the first hole, Miss
Margaret contented with a 5, the
champion was IN the creek on her second and
needed Z on the green in one and down in
two puts, Miss. Margaret easily took the second
hole. her sister slcing her tee shot and making
a poor approach. The third in the
mems bogie of by Miss Margaret the cham
pion being trapped on her third and taking s.
The fourth, 327 yards. went 10 sSe long driver
IN boyle T. Miss Harriet getting into the rough
on her drive and just escaping the ditch on her
second.
Miss Margaret won the fifth and sixth holes.
376 and $50 yards, respectively. in mems bogie
g. getting a lead OF six holes the champion.
The latter could not keep direction and her
mashie approaches were below the standard.
After Miss Margaret had pulled her tenth tee
shot 10 the rough and was out short with her
from Miss Harriet lined out three long shots
and was on the green in and down in 3. Miss
Margaret half topped her third and lost the
hole to s. The champion could not keep up
her straight shots and going 10 the eleventh
was over the sloping green on her third. the
ball rolling into rough place, whlch COST her
the hole Playing the short hole, 121 yards
Miss Margaret laid her mashie shot hole hlgh'
while Miss Harriet with visions OF the ute
growing dim sliced her tee shot into trouble
lost the hole I to g. the match by up and TO
,,1a, and the title Their cards were as fol-