New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
Mrs. Martin Succumbs to Amer
lean Champion in Close and
Interesting Match.
HONOR ROLL m GOLF

Chicago. oct. ia champion made good
when Miss Dorothy Campbell Of Hamilton,
Canada. successfully defended her title in
the sixteenth annual women's national golf
tournament. brought &c close on the links
or the Homeward Country Club to-day In
the decisive match Miss Campbell defeated
Mrs G. NJ Martin. an American. represent
ing the Tav!stock Golf Club, Of England,
by up and ] TO play.
This makes a clean sweep for the Scotch
girl, who in the qualifying round on Mon
day won the low score medal with an s.,
Prior 10 the start to-day the opinion in the
gallery was decidedly in favor Of Miss
Campbell. although Mrs. Martin had gained
many supporters during the week. IL was
not the Tavfstock woman's day. however.
while Miss Campbell continued in that same
methodicaI Nav which has proved irresist-
ible AGAINST the best Of American women
players for the last two years.
In to-dsy's match Miss Campbell. after
the first hole. was always Up. They halved
ne first in a par 1. but going to the
long second Mrs Martin got bunkered on
ner approach and. taking ? TO get out
lost the hole in 5 TO s. Weak putting cost
Mrs Martin the third hole. as she missed
a tvro-footer after Miss Campbell had holed
siunEer one for a !.
They halved the next two holes in IS.
hut at the sixth Miss Campbell increased
her advantage 10 Up. Mrs Martin over
playing The green on her fourth shot and
hiking z AT the seventh hole Miss
Campbell found the sand pit on her drive,
hut good recovery enabled the Scotch
girl 10 get a four there. whereas the Amer
fcan woman, who had approached TO with
in four feet Of the flag. lost chance TO
girl TO get a there. whereas the Amer
Mrs Martin won her first hole going to
No. g. where Miss Csmpbell's third shot
wss sliced to the right of the green. The
Tavistock woman ran down a good put
there for l. so that Miss Campbell was
only ? up going to the ninth. which was
halved in l. The strokes thus far read 10
10 e I'm favor Of the champion.
In two shots Miss Campbell reached the
edge OF the tenth green, and her approach
left her only yard put for 4. which she
negotiated The other player fell short on
her second and after reaching the green
took two more puts for : Now UP, #
began TO look as II Miss Campbell had the
match we'll in hand. The situation, so far
as her opponent was concerned, was not
improved any when the next two holes
were halved, the eleventh in and the
twelfth in 5.
4 hooked drive to the rough from the
thirteenth tee began chapter OF misfort-
1,ncs for the champion at that hole. Her
third shot fell behind tree and her fourth
struck il After that Miss Campbell was
lucky to get a seven but il awaited nothing,
- her rival got down in 6. Miss Campbell
vas then > up. After halve in 4 at the
fourteenth both got good drives from the
next tee. Mrs Martins second was short,
but she laid her third practically dead.
Miss Campbell overap proached the green on
her second. and the third shot left her ball
sun four feet from the cup and half sly
niied by the others. In attempting TO go
by. Miss Campbell's ball hit her opponents
and Mrs Martin won the hole in TO {.
That left Mrs. Martin only ] down They
drove well to the sixteenth, and Mrs Mar
tin was fifty yards beyond the sandpit on
her second She supplemented this by pull
Sing her approach to the rough. Miss
CampbelI's second was short. but she laid
her third TO within fifteen feet Of the cup
end won The hole in 3 to :, thereby be-
coming dorrnie .. A halve in at the sew
enteenth left the champion a winner by a
and ! margin.
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