The San Francisco call., 1910-01-21
TWO LEADERS WIN
MATCHES WITHEASE
Miss CHeSebrOugb and Miss Ha=
ger meet To-day FOR Final
Round of Championship
By GRANT SMITH

Either Miss Edith Chesebrough Of
the san Francisco golf and country
club or Miss Alice Hager OF the Bur
lngame country club viii be the cham
pi9n woman golfer OF California for the
coming year. These TWO players were
successful in the semi-hnal round
.aalches yesterday morning and will
rreet this morning for the titIe. Miss
,hesebrough and Miss Hager have
proved tneir superiority over the other
players in the tournament. Not only
were they successful in the champion
ship event yesterday. but they also di-
-ded the honors i'm the driving. ap-
Troscaiug and putting contests.
Nerer before in the history of a
tsmpionship tournament on the local
links have an the matches been so one
sided as I'm the present event. Miss
.'hesebrough and Miss Hager so far
.ltclassed their opponents yesterday
tlat there was no chance 10 enthuse
over The matches. The day was per
laps suitable for golf playing but
from the spectators standpoint the
weather was altogether too sharp for
comfort
From the start Of the two matches
yesterday uu the hnish the outcome
was never in doubt and interest seemed
81. center ia the comparative showings
or Miss Chesebrough and Miss Hager.
l-ss ChesebrOugh won from Mrs Field
"y score % 6 up and > TO play, and
Kiss Hager won from Mrs. Sherwood, 6
sp and 10 play Both the winners
.ayed exceptionally good golf. Their
drives, while not particularly long.
were accurate. and their apprOa ching
nd putting were good Neither got
into any difficulties during the day and
mere were but few strokes difference in
Tleir medal scores.
Al the same tine as the matches were
neing PLAYED in the championship tour
sment . consolation event was in
uroEress. Nine players were in the
.7mpetition, but few OF them thought
enough of their cards TO turn them in.
Mrs A. A Shields Of the Presidio golf
rlub proved an easy winner Of the event.
she was allowed the generous handicap
er - strokes and her net score was
-5 Miss Florence Ives, who played
from the scratch mark. took second
prize with a score OF LOG.
In The driving contest points were al
lowed the competitors FOR distance and
tccgracv. Miss Alice Hager was the
winner WlEh 70 points 10 lef cre0lt anu
1TSs Edith Chesebrough took second
prize with points.
Each player holed out three balls
-r0m behind the bunker in the putting
.1ut1st Miss ChesebTough was the
winner IN - strokes and Mrs. Sherwood
was second with ] 4 strokes.
TIE Championship match between
Miss ChesebrouEh and Miss Hager viii
commence this morning at $3.50 and a
.sree number Of the enthusiasts viii be
ur hand 10 follow the competitors over
--.e course. On the form of the two
4vers i'm the present tournament II
--eras q tossup as 10 which viii be re-
-urned the winner There was but
one stroke difference in their scores in
the qualifying round and both have
showed 10 equally good advantage in
The match play rounds. Opinions are
about equally divided as 10 which VIII
sa the winner II both play in their
best form the match should be one oi
rfl closest seen in some time st the
san Francisco club links. This after
noon the women viii meet al the four
semes.