New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-14
Brilliant Player Covers
the Difficult Baltusrol
Course in SO.
WOMEN PLAY FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
Mrs. Gavin Plays Miss Hollins
To-day in Star Match of
Tourney.
By FRED HAWTHORNE

Miss Marion Hollins, of Westbrook,
colder Of the title in 1913, played the
-os, brilliant round Of golf ever shown
10 woman over the ifiieult course Of
s,ltusrol Golf Club yesterday morn
,r in defeating Mrs. c. J. s. Fraser,
q the home club. in the first round of
n. annual women's metropolitan cham
rionship tourney.
Starting with on the first hole,
,sr for which is 3, Miss Hollins con-
dnued to reel of the holes in start
ling fashion, reaching the turn in 40,
'snly three strokes above the mems par
looming home at almost the same speed,
she lnished the last 9 in 43, for total
q 50. Mrs Fraser was utterly unable
10 hold such a pace, and the match
ended on the twelfth green, with Miss
Hollins a victor by up and 10 play.
Those in the gallery who had been
prstchinc the work of the Westbrook
,rl with delight. begged her 70 play out
he bye-hOies Tor a record and Miss
IHollins did. with the result mentioned
All the favorites came through yes
| ,erday, but this morning. when the
second round is played, some of the
strongest players are doomed 10 defeat,
for they are drawn against each other.
Gold Medallist Victor.
Mrs. Leila c. Stockton, Of Lakewood,
gold medallist on Monday. defeated
Miss Gertrude Pickhardt, of Engle-
wood, by up and 3 to play, and Will
meet Mrs. Quentin f. Feitner, present
champion, to-day. The former Miss
Lillian Hyde complained OF a headache
before She left the first tee and II re
ouired several holes before she could
Get going in her ordinary stride. After
being down most Of the way going out,
however. Mrs. Feitner drew level at the
turn and went into the lead at the
eleventh. eventually winning by 4 up
and 10 play. Her medal round would
have been around 80 or 90 had she
PLAYED out every shot. .
Mrs. ". A. Gavin. the splendid little
English golfer. overwhelmed Mrs.
Stephen p. Nash, of Baltusrol, winning
by s up and 7 TO play. She finished
out the bve-hOles and had score OF
81. going out in 45 and returning in a
fine AZ. A comparison Of her card with
that Of Miss Hollins shows that the
latter would have won at match play
by up.
Mrs. W. L. Faith, of Scarsdale, a
strong match player, had no trouble
IN winning from Mrs. Gouverneur Nor
ris. Of Piping Rock, at 8 up and to
play. Mrs. Faith was going at about
% clip. making the last nine holes in
an spproximated 40. Miss Georgiana
Bishop. Of Brooklawn, who has twice
held metropolitan honors, defeated
Nrs. Howard +. Whitney. Nassau, by
up and TO play. and will meet Mrs.
Faith to-day. The other winners IN
he first sixteen were Mrs. + b. Ryan,
Of Crawford, who defeated Miss Paul
me Starrett. the young Baltusrol hope,
by 4 up and 3 10 play, and Mrs. A. 5.
Rossin. Century, who defeated Mrs.
Frederick Pruyn, Baltusrol, by the same
margin.
star Match on To-day's Card.
What should prove 10 be the star
match Of the tournament will take
place this morning. when Mrs. Gavin
and Miss Hollins face each other for
a place in the semi-fnals. Those who
saw the two perform yesterday. are
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