Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-06
LOCAL CHAMPION
4 And DIXIE RIVAL
GOLF FINALSTS
Miss Caverly and Miss Stir
ling victors in Women's
National Championship
UPSET QUEEN" LOSE s
Nv SANDY MeNIBLIcK

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Mass. oct. 6.--Phlladelphia will
'.s.,,resented In the last battle for the
pe 49, 49, golf championship Rt Belmont to-
Ns, ,vhen Miss Mildred Caverly, fair
Quaker city champion. VIII meet MISS
r,.xa stirling, dark-eyed Dixie champion
foy the title. Both you,nIui s',.s ',sn,' Sa',,e
,s,o,,eh today in their respective brackets.
..,', s,averIy ran away from Mrs. Tom
sas.-Lr.il the Soho, n. j.. dark horse, and
- as she pleased and 8. She was
Sayrrle crossing the road for the club
house hole
Miss stirling won a thrilling ana heart-
..sIns match from Mrs. Charles G. Auch-
,.,nss me Piping Rock conaueror Of Mrs.
W A Gavin yesterday, on the last hole, ,
solld array Of brightly dressed femi-
. In. fans spotted here and there with
.sscuIIne golf fanatics. crowded and
,nshsd back OF the ropes to see the small
St,'s.r'capped Atlanta champion strain to
srsst into a safe lead against her white
....,.red New York rival Miss Stirling
- ou, In a marvellous 80 for nine holes
and with ~ coming home presented a
ver, fast total Of SO for the round.
II speaks very well for the sudden rise
!. fame OF Mrs Auchinloss that she was
shie 10 hang right on with an 81 after she
bsd been four down at the eleventh tee.
Her rolf was beautiful brand and even
tsr own sister townswomen were amazed
~ the shots she continued to make. Mrs.
Auchinloss has never figured in a first
aseht match, even around New York, ac-
ccrdnR 10 her friends, and only played in
NJ present tourney for the fun of II. She
hsd chance against her nlneteen-yearold
opnonent on the seventeenth green when she
w,r one down and one more to play, but
me could not square the match when she
missed five-foot putt for win. 1t
might have given her new confidence for the
last cup.
Miss Mildred Cnverly showed that she
yin mako worthy opponent of Miss Stir
ling tomorrow by the ease with which she
S,sposed OF the expert who has caused so
many arguments here. Mrs. Tom Hucknall.
wife Of a former oakley professional, up
setter of Mrs. V. Hurd, the famous star
who won the medal of the tourney, and
On following day upset Miss Ethel Camp
bell Philadelphia expert. and Mss Laura
Kaiser, Missouri champion.
A large gallery gathered at the first tee
70 see the start of the match between Miss
Caverly, Philadelphia champion, and Mrs.
Tom Hucknall, the upset queen" of the
tourney. High wind ragged over.the course.
Miss Cayely got the jump by taking the
first two holes in slow Ave and four. She
drove the bunker Of the third hole, one of
the longest drives of the tourney. 1t cost
her the hole. but she got a half in five.
Her long brassie to the fourth was
against the stonewall TO the left and she
was over the green. She lost the hole on
two shots that just grazed the hole. making
her one up. She was two up again on the
sixth tee after Mrs. Hucknall had knocked
her ball on the ledge of the cup into the
hole with her putter, conceding the putt,
which was stymie, to Miss Caverly.
beautiful lbrassie by Miss Caverly
landed on the hillside green on the sixth
and won the hole when Mrs. Hucknall's s
second was a wide slice, far of the green,
Mrs Hucknall was being badly outdriven
Of tee by the Philadelphia champion.
Mas Caverly was on the long green in
three after tremendous brassie, and took
three puts for win. She was right there
on every shot to the eighth and took an
extra putt for a five and a win 1t made
her four up.
Miss Caverly became up at the turn
when she was down in two puts for 5
70 8. Mrs Hucllnall was visibly nervous
and hit no shots on the out journey of a
startling nature. She got n half on the
tenth, but missed a short putt for a win
Miss Caverly still was up and she be-
came dormie on the next hole in a per-
fectly played to a g.
MISS Caverly got long iron from the
rough and neatly landed the green with her
tnird. Il was the beginning OF the end for
mrs. hucknall, who could make none of her
shots go where she wanted them to- Miss
caVerly was beautifully down the middle
match.