New-York tribune., 1910-06-04
NEW STAR IN GOLF SKY
Miss Hyde Oeprives Miss Mix of
Metropolitan Title.
LONG GAME TELLS STORY
Brilliant Driving Overcomes
Some Unsteadiness on
the Greens.

Association championship tournament on
the Monteiair links yesterday. when Miss
Lillian r. HYDE. representing the South
shore Field Club. of Bayshore. Long
Island. defeated Miss Julia r Mix. of
Enslewood. the title holder. 10y up and :
10 play.
In z way The result came as a surprise.
foi despite the fact that Miss Hyde had
displayed plenty OF quality in her previous
matches the critics thought that MISS
Mix's experience would more than Offset
the others advantage gained because OF
an exceptional long game. Miss Hyde won
as the result Of sound Eolf. equal 30 any
thing she had shown in earlier rounds.
while Miss Mix was not nearly 50 STEADY
as On previous occasions
Considering the fact that il was Miss
F5vde-s second tournament. she did remark
sbiv we'll under IRE. more especially as all
her matches had been trying affairs In
rlo Hrsr round Mrs. :. F. Lefferts chung 10
her like a leech, and on the following Gay
an extra hole became necessary in order
10 down MS T. II. Polhenlus- As it hap
rened. the decisive match proved the easiest
for this latest golfinE star If Miss Hyde
has any nerves she did not Show them or
LEI them in any way interfere with her
game.
There were times when the BaEsnore
sirl might have, displayed better judgment
but. all things considered. she did nobiN'
and. what is more 10 the point, played wei
enough 10 win.
The one really weak SPOT in Miss Hyde's
game was her putting. Her efforts 10 lay
the long approach puts dead met with
lir-Ie or no Success. which is explained by
the fact that she has a trick Of lifting her
cl;,h with the arms, SO TO speak. and in
That way causes the club head to descend
more on Top rather than behind the ball.
This causes the gutta percha TO jump IN
stead Of keeping close 10 the turf Tom An
derson. the veteran professional had moth
ing hut praise for Miss Hyde's game, save
her p,ltting and all she needs is a little
expert coaching fn4this department to make
her ore Of the best woman golfers ever de-
Neloped in America
Included in the large gallery which fol-
lowed the match over the course was Mrs
g T. Stout. a former national and metro
i,olitan champion. Thesmoment Mrs. Stout
saw Miss Hyde swing a club she declared:
There's the winner!'' Mrs. Stout admired
the BAY Shore girls long game. which. by
the way. was not as lengthy as usual, for
the reason shat Miss Hyde in her determi-
nation 10 keep straight used the brassie
instead Of he driver.
When ne pair started out Miss Mix ap-
reared tc he brirnful Of confidence She
was especially keen 10 win. as she may
never agaias compete in a metropolitan
championship tournament. as after her
marriage in the fall she will go 20 Canada
10 live A poor start in yesterdays match
doubtless had much To do with her down.
fall Being badly trapped on her third shot
and taking two more 70 get out Of the
Id
chance as the other got an easy :. When
Miss Nix failed 10 carry the bunker going
10 the second another hole was gone, for
her opponent got home nicely with drive
snd an iron
After Miss HYDE increased her lead TO
up at the long fourth she always looked
Ike winner With better putting, Miss
Mix might have had the match level at the
turn. but as it was she stood down at
the halfway point. the strokes reading IS
TO 40 IN Miss FIyde's favor.
-Four consecutive halved holes on the
homeWard journey showed how keenly the
women were playing At the fourteenth
both drove good balls almost tn the green,
and then followed a session of some of the
Deirdest putting seen in a long time. Miss
Hyde took three puts. but even then won
the hole as her opponent missed her third.
Miss HYDE had q chance 10 settle the
match at the next hole. as Miss Mix topped
her drive and two succeeding shots. In
stead Of playing safely with an iron on her
second. Miss Hyde took her brassie and
pulled IL into a ditch. A penalty stroke
and a shot out OF bounds so changed the
complexion that Miss Mix won the hole in
TO s. The end came at the next hole
however. where Miss Mix sliced her tee
shot TO the same ditch. The card follows:
Miss HYDE, out ; g 8 6 E-46
Miss Mix. out. = : 8 BE