New-York tribune., 1916-06-17
Playing Like Real Cham
pion, She Defeats Miss
Bishop at Baltusrol.
A WONDERFUL SHOT
ON THE SIXTEENTH
Big Gallery Watches Match De-
spite Threatening Clouds
and Bleak Wind.
Rv FRED HAWTHORNE.

Shore. retained her title yesterday by
defeating Miss Georgiana NJ. Bishop
Of Brooklawn, in the final round Of the
annual women's metropolitan cham
pionship golf tournament, at Baltusroi.
The former Miss Lillian B. Hyde won
by 3 up and TO play.
on the last hole OF the match, the
long sixteenth. Mrs. Feitner, after
moderate drive. caused an outburst OF
applause from the gallery by getting
of brassie shot that sailed straight
and true In the direction Of the green,
not coming TO rest on the heavy turf
until II had travelled g good 24o yards
all carry. Thereafter she made mis-
takes on the green and could only get
g. but that was good enough for
half and ended the struggle.
The winners in the other divisions
were Mrs. T. Hucknall, In the second
sixteen; Mrs. J. s. Irving, third six
teen: Mrs. W. Felowes Morgan, fourth
sixteen. and Mrs. Sidney We'll, in the
fifth sixteen. in the beaten eights, in
order the winners turned up in Mrs.
c. ]. s. Fraser, Mrs Sydney A. Herzog'
Mrs II. F. Marvel, Miss Renee Selig-
man and Mrs Johnson Noyes.
A Good Gallery.
That a golf match in which a cham
MON figures will draw lovers OF the
game from near and far, in spite oi
overcast skies, slight drizzIe OF RAIN;
meadow land that was sopplng wet ana
an early morning starting hour' was
proved by what transpired yesterday
at dewy Baltusrol
As early as s o'clock Miss Renee Sc.
Gcran. Of Norwood, playing in one OF
- r,inor divisions with Miss Mar
garet Johnstone, of Glen Ridge, was
contesting her final round match IN or
dor 10 be free 10 see the meeting be-
tween Mrs. Feitner and Miss Bishop.
Although she hurried, Miss Seilgman
took time 10 win, finishing in the Iead
nv up and 9 to play. Then she and
her opponent got into the line around1
the first tee and made the Journey all
over again in the wake OF the cnam-
pionship match. -,
Persons began TO arrive at the cluo
grounds in taxis before O'CLOCK IN
cluding a battery Of motion picture
threatening clouds and the bleak wlnd
that made the big open fire in the eluD-
house a coy place. >,
"What is so raw as day in June
asked a wag, as overcoats ana IuIs
were drawn up closer under the cnln'
Callers defv the elements, however,
and with George Low, the club PROBES
sional. escorting them toward the tee
Mrs. Feitner and Miss Bishop advanced
at measured tread in the very teeIh oI
the motion picture machines. -.
Great golfer though she is, Mrs' elt,
ner need never cause Mary Plckford
on, y,orrv over her lob. II was the
FIRST time she had ever posed for the
movies. and she simply looked at MISS
Bishop and grinned. But when II came
10 swinging her driver the South Snore
star was at home, and as sne sWuns
the movies ground out film by the yard'
Lands in Trap.
Then came the more serious business
Of the day, and Mrs. Feltner drove on
pulling slightly to the rougn. MIS-
bishop was straight, and after ooth l hau
reached the green IN 8 they Ioon ~ ~
putts for a half in D. Al tne next wv
rbampion again developed a pull on
her tee shot. landing in trap She
yas ont well with an iron, but on ner
,h;rd dumped her ball into the trap
Guarding the green. Miss Bishop, keep
INC straight as a string, won the hole
i'm 3 20 and was l up.
The Brooklawn player laid her zee
shot twenty feet from the Pun on the
short third. Mrs. Feltner, using an
iron with the strength Of man,
struck on the green and the ball bound
ed over and into the long grass at the
hack. With her mashie-niblck, the
South Shore girl pitched up high and
brought the ball ten feet from the cup
Then Miss Bishop caused surprise by
being quite short on her putt, took an
other and was still hole shy, and l.
was halved in four, when Mrs. feitner
also required two puts.
over the pond 10 the fourth MISS
Bishop hit the rough TO the right, was
barely out on her second. and took two
more 20 reach the edge of the green.
Mrs. Feitner tried 20 carry the yawIhng
sand trap 200 yards away on her second
and was i'm. She finally won the hole
in 10 2. after her opponent had run
The gamut Of trouble
Roth were trapped on the fifth but
the champion won BY sinking a 2O-foot
putt for d par a. Those in the gallery
who knew Mrs. Feitners frailty with
the putter gasped. The putt left her
up, ana ene WAS never hlNei NaA u
headed, IN fact, the next four holes
went 10 her. with Miss Bishop away
of IN her putting.
The tenth was halved in par figures
and Mrs Feitner dropped the eleventh,
after being in trouble from the tee and
trying 20 play out from under a spread
ing chestnut tree. Coming down the
hin 20 the twelfth, the Brooklawn
player picked up another hole after
her opponent had failed on a short
putt. and secured half on the unlucky
thirteenth.
4 Beautiful Brassie.
Mrs. Feitner gave glimpse Of her
ability at the next by being green high
in two fine shots and winning the hole
in par 4, leaving her dorme 4 going
10 the fifteenth. But then Miss Bishop,
knowing II was then or never. played
her best golf Of the day. A drive and
beautiful brassie left the Brooklawn
player ninety yards from the green.
She took out her mashie and sent the
ball straight for the hole. IL landed
one foot from the pin and never moved
an inch until Miss Bishop putted it in
for a !. one under par.
On the sixteenth and final hole OF
the match came the finest shot Of the
dav. Both drove about $50 yards, Mrs.
Feitner Just to the edge Of the rough
near the brook. Miss Bishop played
her second safe short of the water
hazard. The champion, who was soon
20 be crowned again, consulted with
cd kar