The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-15
MRS, GAVIN GETS
ONE STEP CLOSER
TO SECOND TITLE
Eliminates Dangerous Rival
nv Beating Miss HOllins
at BaltusrOl.
MRS. FEITNER ADVANCES
~ DOWNING MEDALIST

oemi.nnal round was ieaCheu l" WV
~omen's metropolitan golf champion
ehip on the links of the Bsltusrol 20"
Club ,o-day and the four SURVIVORS were
AIRS Quentin T.. Feitnct and Mrs. + Is
RYAN in the upper bracket and Mrs. w
Gavin and Miss ,;eorgianna VI
Bishop In the lower. When the Sec
ord round was over this morning no one
could be found about the clubhouse VINO
WAS not willing to- predict thd' NHh'
Fei,ner and Mrs. Gavin would meet III
the Anal on Friday, hut TINS afternoon
some of them experienced a chanse Oh
hear ri.
Tho reason for the shifting Of opin-
TINS wa. the fac, that Mr~. Gavin aud
Miss Bshop played together III the
haudirau tins afternoon. ana MUG
Eishops score Was the better. In TACT
she won the event with a cara "'
ss-i, SIS. and Mrs. Gavin's total was
e2-i, 81. Figured on a lnatch play
basis, Miss Bishop finished the round
up, 30 those WHO earlier in the DAY on
ceded an easy victory to Mrs. GAVIN to-
wo,~o~ were not So sure OF them
selves. Al any rate the match surely
vii! carry a big gallery.
Mrs. Go vin Keats Miss Rollins.
This English woman accomplished a
notable feat this morning when she oea'
Miss Marion Hollins in a match when
went to the home green ana IN "hlen
the American girl was up nearly AL
Of the way. Mrs. Gavin refused 10 ne
come discouraged even when Things
looked worst. and steadily Improving as
she went along, first squared the ma'cn
and later took the lead.
rko ,ytx roai GALLERY OF the tourney
thus far followed Mrs. Gavin and Miss
Nollins when they set out. Miss hoi-
Inns began excellently by capturing the
frs, hole with a !. hut did everything
wrong on the second and picked up
after playing ak shots. The little thlrd
was halved in 3. but on the long fourth
Mss Hol,ins wen, out in front again
chiefly because of a splendtdly piiched
shot from between the two bunkers.
which left her pail only a couple Of
feet from the hole. with a sure D In
night. She topped three shots IN a
row on the ffth. losing the hole halNed
the sixth and took the lead on the
long seventh. which Mrs. Gavin PLAYED
poorly. Up the Hill to the eighth she
got away a fine drive and a better IRON
ehot which reached the green and gave
her a sure 1. Mrs. Gavin sliced ner
second into the trap below the green.
lost the hole, and Miss Hoilins was
2 I'm. They halved the ninth, so MISS
Holiins Wa > up at the turn and was out
IN Is to Mrs. Gavin's ~.
Miss Hollins Dri>es l"to POND.
Down the hill to the island I!eon 81
the tenth Miss Hollins topped he drive
into the pond in back Of the ninth green
and finally gave tr the hole when net
fourth shot disappeared in the waters
49, tnntL oylTn she
regained her lead Of . M by a crea, iron
shot up the steep hill to the eleventh
green. and when Mrs. Gavins tee sho'
on the twelfth was sliced into the long
grass directly under a group OF trees II
looked as though Miss Holllns would I've
IN in a moment and have the match
almost as good as won
Right there was the turning point
however. for Mrs. Gavin undisturbed by
the rough or the branches of the trees
which hampered her swing. PLAYED the
shot out like a true champion. The bal
landed on the green and instead 81
winning the hole Miss Hollins had tc
hustle to halve II In T. MOI con'eh'
with that Mrs. Gavin ran down n Twelve
foot putt for a 3 and n win on the thir'
teenth, and from that point on Miss
Hollins seemed TO be playing entirel!
on the defensive. She lost the four
teenth by playing the hole poorly from
tee to green and the match was al
square. The next was played well ano
halved. but on the sixteenth, Miss iioi'
Inns drove into the rough. failed to Ge'
far on her second, and on her fourtf
sliced. TO tine right of the green. Mrs
Gavin won the hole easily in g to
and was | up with only two holes Il
play. On those two holes the only
chance to win tina Miss Hollins ha'
was to hole long puts for 81, but OF
the seventeenth and home greens. I'M
long ones refused to go down and II va
all over. The cards:
Mrs. W. A. Gavin. Cherry valley:
Out ''.,' t31tbsst- 90
Mis-. Marion Hollins. westbrook:
on Mr.. Gavin:
In...'.0'.''... A~5tsbbs@ >-]o-s
n'..,...... a4ts5Ts <-&s-sI
Mrs. Feitner's victory to-day was a
the expense of the medallist, Mrs. L. e
Stockton. Going out the metropolitan
champion played good golf and was
! up at the turn. Coming IN the golf wa'
not so good, and when the thirteenth
began Mrs, stockton was only ! down
She maintained that standing for tive
holes, but lost the fifteenth and seven
teenth and with them the match by
up and I to play. All through the mattel
Mrs. Fei,ner was driving "A fine Ions
bail, but her putting at times was er
Patio as II usually II. The cards;
Mrs. Quentin +. Feitn.r south shore
ON Mr.. l. {. stockton, iI.axswooa
Out. ,.-,.......... q 80
Mrs Feitner;
Mrs Stockton;
In. 5ta y =
The victory Of Mrs, Ryan In one o
the other two matches was In the ma
J ture of a surprise. for she beat Mrs A
S. Rossin. Century. who for several year
has been regarded AS one Of the hrs
four or Ave players In the metropolitan
district, Mrs. Ryan. whose golf ha
been improving steadily of late, wo
By . W,
The fourth winner, Miss Rishor
played Mrs. w. j. Faith Of Wykagy.
and although neither was at her hss'
the match vas "A good one and about al
even break nearly all the way. II wen
TO the home green, Miss Bishop winning
BY 2 up.
In all four minor siXteens and In a
Ave beaten Fights the semi-nnal roun'
was reached to-day and viii be nlaye
tomorrow. The second handicap priz
this afternoon Was won by Miss LOUIS
Witherbee, Westbrook, whose score wa
e1--d, 81. The summaries
u AinpionshIp Division, Second Round
4 Mrs. 4. f.. fcitner. South Shore, defeated Mr.
- J. e.. Stockton. Lakewood, Sand ! Mrs. +. I
Ryan Crawford; defeated MI. a s. RIOS
GneYfN taiIaV HtfGatEI Miss Marian Hal