The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12
MRS.. VANDERBECK Is
NATIONALC CHAMPION
Holds Double Crown Won by
Mrs. II. Arnold Jackson
One Year Ago.
MRS. GAVIN BEATEN 3-2


II. vanderbeck OF Philadelphia won the
women's golf championship Of the United
States to-day by beating Mrs. w. A..
Gavin Of England by 9 up and 2 TO play
In the final round Of the tourney which
began on Monday at the onwentsia Club.
The victory puts Mrs. Vanderbeck on
the same pedestal which was occupied
by Mrs. II. Arnold Jackson OF Boston
last year, for the Philadelphia woman
now II the holde OF both the national
and Eastern titles. A the national
championship Is decided BY match play
and the Eastern championship " a media!
play test, the golfer who wins them botn
demonstrates her worth In both phases
of the royal and ancient game. Mrs
Jackson did II last year. and now Mrs.
vanderbeck has followed In her foot.
steps.
Most Of those who assembled to witch
the Anal this morning expected TO see
Mrs. vanderbeck win and many OF them
, thought that she would gain the national
crown more easily than she did. Mrs
Gayin's progress to the Anal through the
easier hnif OF the draw had not Gre
ated much faith in her ability as a
golfer. especially NJ che had not lone
any low scoring in the matches which
she had won. Mrs. vanderbeck, on the
other hand. had won the medal on Mon
day and had played at least two nara
matches before reaching the Anal ia one
Of which. that against Mrs. r, l." BEL
neli. she had played even better man
she did on Monday. The Philadelphian
therefore was an almost universal IA
voritc when the big match OF .he tourney
began.
The course was heavy "a a result OF
Yesterdays storm and Mrs. Wander
beck's drives with thtir n carries
gave her a great advantage on the ices.
II was In evidence on the hrst mole. nut
because she had 10 play short on her
second shot the distance gained from
the tee was OF no avail and the hole was
halyed in 3. On the second hole. which
is only 2is yards long, Mrs. Nanderbeck
had the better Of II until Mrs. GAVIN.
who 4 been trapped from the tee ana
had played out TO n point twenty i-t
above the pin, holed the long do"nhllI
putt and won the hole in : 10 4. MS,
lawn lbsN ~ f'N''
into the ditch which crosses the course
not far out, n Mrs, NanderDecK by
winning the fourth In . 10 y went NY
the lead Tor the nrst time me MI"
was halNed IN ' mrs NahoeIpecH az
most g'tthk a anu po'h p'aSs' '"'
SKIN poorly nhaIy ""LNIns
Inc seventh ',so "'S "aI'ou, o."
tnpush Mrs' 'hhucruecN m,ut gu -.
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S,u .. ~ ~ ~ 10 20 Z
MiS . ~ ~" ioa5 ,yns Ont IN hal,
g., w. rIr,b where Mrs V,nderh.cE
took taree puts and lost the hole. She
was out i'm AZ to Mrs. Gavin's 40
Mrs Na]hdeIDs'n went Ism nI.e, u" y.
te 20 3 and bcconinx . up again, She
n,a,,c 4, 2 nm ot the eleventh bv gettIpa
maue u d UP W $50,
Down a ro"h pun. ana pE 'ha' ,ihc ~
was evident TO all that she would wiz
the tile. The mex, two We're halvcd
Mrs Gavr having hard work 20 hold
I her own on the long twelfth. hut doInE
better on the downfall thirteenth
/, Ano,hcr halved hole was marked dowr
at the fourteenth, although Mrs. Wander,
beck made n poor approach and The
English woman was 3 dow with only
= four holes left 20 pay.
Y She dld her best ono the hard fifteenth
{ but II was good enough TO only halv,