New-York tribune., 1919-10-01

The scoring was inclined to be high
! in almost every match, and while one
Or two of the "approximated' cards,
such as Miss Marion Hollins's 43-41-
81 against Miss Beatrice Lounsberry.
of Bedford. who was defeated at and
2, indicated that some Of the contend
ers were far outclassing the rest Of
he field, we should not regard them
too seriously in figuring on what the
morrow will bring forth.
/ 1t Is human nature. at least where
golf is the game. to be generous in
such cases. Mrs. Garvin set the wom-
ems course record ct 81 q few days
ago, and in doing so she made few mis-
takes Held to strict accounting at
medal play, it is probable that Miss
Holllns's S4 would have been nearer
an 81 or 80. but, even so, it was the
lowest scoring Of the day.
Surprise by Mrs. Stetson
Mrs. G. Henry Stetson, OF Hunting
don Valley, was the first player to
achieve an unlocked for victory. She
finished her match against Miss Elaine
Rosenthal. of Chicago, on the home
green. w. On medal play the two
scored alike, each requiring 46 going
out and the same figures coming home
Standing on the eighteenth tee all
square, Mrs. Stetson drove a beautiful
ball true to the green, 225 yards away
and sank her ball in the conventional
two puts, giving her the match, rs
Miss Rosenthal needed an extra sho.
here
Miss Rosenthal runner-up for the
national title in 1914 and a former
fairly safe choice before they started
but Mrs. Stetson, practically un-
heralded, hung on grimly. and when
her chance came in the last hole she
took advantage Of it like q champion.
The cards follow:
Mrs Stetson--
f@1...:.:: Hnt ssss 6 : s-:s--,. s-ss
Miss Rosonthal-
1"......... 1. 80 s-is-ss
Miss Stirling eliminated Mrs Caleb
FoX, OF the Philadelphia Cricket Club,
b margin of 3 and l. Going at about
turn. the cards reading al to so. On
the homeward journey MRS Fox played
the champion stroke for stroke. her
steadiness ofsetting the Southern
stars greater brilliance
Recoveries Are Spectacular
Miss Stirring frequently wandered
OFT the beaten path and had to fight
her way out of the wilderness of
bublng brooks and yawning traps
that make life such spicy thing for
the golfers at Shawnee. Her reco cries
were often spectacular, however, and
hac Mrs. Fox pressed her closer OH
the first half the champion would prob
ably have finished we'll under 90.
This young golfer has every shot
IN the bag as they say, with a beaut-
ful wrist action and fine, free swing.
She will probably be called upon to
show us some real golf to- morrow when
She faces Miss Hollins.
Mrs. Gavin was in the lead from the
first hole against young Miss Elizabeth
Cummings, of Onwentsia, finishing on
the fourteenth green when her oppo-
nent made hash of the hole as she
f1oundered around in the freshly
ploughed field, the penalty for a sliced
drive. Mrs. Gavin won by the COM
Portable margin of 5 and 4 and she
might we'll have been more decisive
winner had the circumstances warrant
ed the extra effort.
The little British expert had ex-
pended 45 strokes to the turn, making
number of mistakes as q result Of an
old tendency to hook her drives and
blassics. 1t so happens that a hook or
pull arc taboo at Shawnee, slice
being less severely pcnalizcd. Stand
ing up when they started for home
Mrs. Gavin gradually settled into her
game and was playing in perfect form
on the inward journey.
Take for example the tenth and
eleventh holes, where she recorded s