New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

inc play at Wykagyl before an unu'
he contest on the thirtieth green, :
The match was fought on TO fl
might he returned for thirty-siX hol
losing stages, but, even as it was, he
linn ) down on the thirty-siX-hole mat
This match, remarked Travers yes,
to-day IN the locker room. was the
tsrdcs. ! have ever PLAYED in fifteen
wears OF competitive work. II was
harder Job than anything l had ever
tackled before in IN open or an ANA
.eur championship. After the first hole
or Two the psychology Of the game was
moro than I could meet. For. after
vea,i-inc that Mrs Gavin could get on
he long holes in 5 and that could do
70 better. faced the task Of trying 10
ret rar for a half only. When you
ecure that a hard par viii only give
Won a half at best, and maybe not even
that the strain is something out Of the
ordinary.
Had No Chance
Here" continued jerry, "sre two
SAMPLES Of what | mean. The eighth
hole az Wykagyl IS 452 yards, par 5.
w., -. NJ ca,-;r b.d o IN
WIKI heI S''ONe -
foot putt for a 3. was On the edge in
.. bu. had TO chance. The ninth hole
is 45l yards long, another par .. Mrs,
-. l.ro NTH hor strOke had 81
800. INIT for az. She cot a 3 and
- g., L.,l,s ~. tho not was
on '"sse WV NV -
and stree under par. "ha'S inc
Use Of even trying 70 beat that golf?
49,. be5 tho situation sized cor
.,...;-o, -, bos.
sec'.!. ne was wv i'"''
GOLF, But against the WohaeriuIIE
steady and accurate game Mrs. Gavin
,-. .,.;.L o.roro 20 holm M.
was l'"E''e' "'''' - -,
when needed the 'ccaS''" loi'e" MN
20 press. The menta! hazard o'erpo"
cred him.
Mrs. Gavin played the nard "Ykagyi
course Yesterday in IS strokes. She was
20 ,r4 b.cl, :, iS IA a kee,,
'.- Oil" ,...
wind was blowing 'hlS S"-""e was u''
usually good. Her short game was
.,s;, ovcon.;onaI She dropped almost
90, ,rssbie chance within eight or
ton faot Of tho min esd she hit her
.'. - g. no crr
E~1.s ~ Ie ,,,,,,bar - bo1ag tho wor,an's
....-,~nI;.,r cLewnion gave sensa-
80 ~ ;b;+;or IN the short seventh
r,,,,od q r;hI;ck shot from tho tran
20 within two feet OF tho cup and holed
mar 2 On the s5l-vard eighth she
Isrsry missed 4. But her finest shot
v.ss 81 the 452-vard ninth. Here her
drive was only fairly well hit and her
secord was 100 yards from the green.
.rrayers was ONLY few Yards short IN
o. He looked TO have all the advantage,
even with stroke. But over the crest
of hill that sloped downward 10 the
green Mrs Gavin raped long IRON
SHOT TO within two feet OF the cup for
an almost sure Z, under par. JcN!
missed his 8 and lost the hole on
level basis.
c, Y.
MIS- "a''" "e'' 49,.
u was over the ais' h'he "IleT
Hrs. GAVIN got the imp anu
Tho battle. she iosl lne "IS'
hlt the second D-~1S"' y" ocn
decisive unset lI@. ~ w.. ~. 80
wards 10 WitnIh Az L va u '.'1 81
Mrs. Gavin drove l'U 80 az creoT
pitched to tne pare eUte % nossibIe 2
Jerry had has cnahce lor PoII9t ~
and sure a.. buy ne C.,p np,;sso5 bis
was snort on ms M r. Loro on even
putt Tor J. IosIIE wy. l>iDned dead
terms When ms op"oIse. ~ ~ -5s1ne CON
By Inc eNhIO'''0" "a
fo. -...:o,,I,. se-tIod the
no next hoIe pI"C,t..".,iEid zoo Mrs.
match. StanoIng On ny. - o,,,' tbe Frc,e-
Gavin was up ae". ~ iIo; ~ '5os ards
wood aHaif' M.5 ~ - oIrs Gavin