The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-04
MISS STIRLING is IN
TITULAR GOLF FINAL
Reaches Coveted Round in Ma
tional Tourney at Expense
of Mrs. Vanderbeck.

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s.--Mrs w. A. Gavin Of New York and
Miss Alsxa Stirling OF Atlanta, the title
holder. will meet Tomorrow in the Anal
round for the woman's national golf
championship. In the semi-fnals to-
day Mrs. Gavin defeated Miss Irene
Peacock OF Pittsburg In the lower
bracket 9 and Q. while Mise STIRLING
eliminated Mrs Clarence H. Wander
beck Of Philadelphia on the eighteenth
green In one of the most sensational
| matches of the tournament
-Four years ago Mrs. Vanderbeck and
Miss Stirling met In a semi-final match
for the title at Chicago, and on that
occasion the Philadelphia woman was
the victor on the twenty-second green
To-day Miss Stirling triumphed on the
I home green, but was forced to equal the
course record Of SO.
A stymie laid Mrs Vanderbeck by the
Southern girl on the sixteenth green
was the big break which resulted In her
defeat The champion went out In Al
and came home In AZ. while Mrs. van
derbeck took ~ strokes going out ana
the same number on the return journey.
In the other contest Mrs. Gavin out
drove her younger opponent from almost
every tee, but Miss Peacock played
wonderful short game. Her putting has
been one OF the features of the tourna-
ment
Miss Stirling outclassed Mrs. Wander
beck driving and putting. The cham
pion's usual strong short game was not
much in evidence and II was Mrs van
derbeck who played the irons straightest
and closest to the nag. 80 errauc was
the Atlanta girl with her iron CLUBS
that she picked the ball up on three
different holes because various desrees
of trouble could not be negotiated III
few enough strokes to hold in check
Mrs Vanderbeck, whose approaches gen.
orally stopped IN safe territory.
At the eleventh Miss Stirling enjoyed
} a three hole lead, the widest margin
that separated the pair at any one time.
Mrs. vanderbeck with rare pluck kept
plugging away and was rewarded at
J the twelfth, where her opponent drove
into a sand trap. Miss Stirling again
miscued at the fourteenth, and the big
| gallery that was visibly roofing for tho
, Southern girl to win began having creep
ing sensations and doubts about the out
come Of the hard fought match,
Champion Loses Seventeenth.
, Continuing her valiant rally Mrs
} Vanderbeck captured the seventeenth
, and stood only one down. win on
; the home green would square the match
, and victory maybe would be within short
! reach. Both drives were alike and the
pair made approaches that came within
a few feet of each other at the green's
edge. Miss Stirling with wonderful
: nerve control ran an approach putt to
: three feet of the cup. Mrs. VanderbecN
: was less fortunate, her approach stop
! ping nearly six feet short OF the hole
This stroke was necessary to win the
\ IL aaff n
both stars to hole their second puts
} for q hole halved ir Tours, which gave
Miss Stirling the riSht to advance &c
the ANAL round.
The start OF the match was not indi
\ oatiye Of the close finish. Mis- Stirling
l. won the first, great mashie TO nv
feet of the cup earning birdie three
" for the hole. Miss Stirling increased hel
Q lead on the second green, where Mrs
q Vanderbeck required three puts.
n The Philadelphia star won her mrs
hole at the fourth, because Miss Stirling
e foolishly tried to carry far away brool
I with an iron second, the ball landini
: plumb in the water. Mrs. Vanderbecl
5 going straight also took the nth hole
J. Miss Stirling nearly hitting her second
e shot out of bounds near the green anC
e then making a weak recovery.
9 Mrs. Vanderbeck. driving into trap
t lost the seventh, her youthful opponen
s running down a seven footer for the win
Q On the short uphill eighth Miss Stirling
1 neatly dropped an iron tee shot in {
sand trap in front of the green, barrel,
r escoped on the next try and needed tw'
I puts for a four, while Mrs. Vanderbecl
n drove the green nicely and was home II
9 three. Poor putting cost the Philadel
; phia woman the ninth, Miss Stirling be
e coming I up at the turn.
Miss stirling Takes Two.
i On the 565 yard tenth Mrs Wander
o beck, short coming through the fair
Q lway, put her fourth shot into a tral
near the green. This hole went to Mis-
y Stirling to I and the eleventh ais
!. when the Southern miss trickled in al
Il eighteen foot putt for a win.
d Mrs. Vnaderbeck captured the Twelfth
d when Miss Strings tee shot wa
n bunkersd. The thirteenth was the bes
y played hole of the entire round, bot
X getting on In two and home in par fours
= Miss Stirring made very poor second o.
e the fourteenth and lost the hole. At tn
d fifteenth Mrs. Vanderbeck escaped fror
= a trap directly In front of the green onl
to roll into another behind the putin
20 stretch, the double error costing her tn
te hole.
= In the water sixteenth both needle
b: three puts for fours, although Mrs. Var
N derbeck was partially stymied on he
last try. A dandy brassie second on I'll
y seventeenth carried Mrs. Vanderbeck
Y, the edge Of the green. The defendin
V. champion. short all the way, hit into
trap on her third shot and picked u
r after a poor recovery.
G.. The hole was halved In fours. TIL
}. cards: Dr..
4 Mrs SsndsrSSscS,outt sSaSSSs q,
Mrs. Vandss'k. mi ssissiG IL;
i; The story of the other semi-hnl
0; match between Mrs. Gavin and Mis-
. Irene Peacock SINNERS quickly down I
Il the big advantage enjoyed by the Eng
.; lish woman because Of superior exper
ence and steadiness. Miss Peacocl
:. whose tournament career Is only Nv
days old, did surprisingly we'll, but {
D. no time did she seriously threaten he
I'd smooth playing opponent.
a Mrs. Gavin gained an early lead an
A held It safely throughout, although II
al fates were none too kind to Miss Pee
B. cock, especially at the sixteenth. whei
8. her drive struck an embankment on II
water to the green. The ball. failing
". stick. finally stopped Its roll by landin
!; in the river. The cards:
I NJ: q P..HSeS cut out ;a:t:...stssstttt
70 Mrs, Gavin, in........s
- Miss Peacock. in......T
VI G. r.