The sun., 1919-06-13
MRS. GAVIN ENTERS
GOLF TITLE FINAL
Metropolitan Champion Will
Defend Laurels Against
Miss HOllins To-day.

No matter who wins In the decisive
test az Arcoia to-day the championship
of the Women's Metropolitan Golf As
ISOLATION is certain to rest in good
hands. The winners in yesterday s
semi-finals were Mrs. w. A. Gavin OF
South Shore and Miss Marion Hoilins
of Westbrook. present and former
champion, respectively. They won so
impressively as to leave no doubt as to
their being the class Of the field. 30
barring accidents q worth while struggle
should result.
Both plyaers have met before. In
fact, at Piping Rock in 1917, the last
time this event was held. the luck of
the draw bracketed the pair In the first
round. That proved to be the best
match Of the week. Mrs. Gavin winning
after being down In the early stages.
Her road to ths final thereafter met
with little opposition.
Any one meeting Mrs Gavin in the
form she displayed yesterday against
Mrs. A. s. Rossin OF the Century Coun-
try Club would have had little chance
to do more than trail along. This was
especially after the first hole, which
Mrs. Rossin won in 8, the English
woman missing a chance to halve by
taking puts.
Mrs. Gavin Squares Match.
They halved the second In a good s
and the 220 yard third in a par 3, SO Il
was not until the fourth had been
played that Mrs. Gavin got the match
all square. A there was good enough
to win and that included three putta
Beginning with No. z, where she got
another 8. the South Shore woman
struck a pace that would not be denied.
She also won the SIS yard eighth in s
and the short ninth in 3, all par figures
1t enabled her to reach the turn in ~,
and little wonder Mrs Rossin found her
self down there.
There was no letup in the pace set by
the champion coming home, the card
showing 4. 8. 4, 6. good enough to win
those four holes and the match. Z and s,
That at the thirteenth is not bad, in
fact Few get II in S, as II IL ESQ yards
long. The bye holes were not played.
Miss Hollins had Mrs. G. NJ. Heck
scher Of Piping Rock for an opponent
and although the first named had a
number OF poor iron shots. being inclined
to top. she steadied as the match pro-
crossed, and at the turn had a command
Ing lead Mrs. Heckscher looked like
a winner after getting the first hole in
S. where her opponent got in a bunker
and the third in 4, Miss Holiins topping
a mashie shot. The long fourth should
have been halved in 6, after Miss Holm.
| topped her iron. but Mrs. Heckschei
failed on two foot putt and lost tn,
hole.
! They halved the NTH, Miss Holm.
won the sixth in 4. squaring the match
while the next three went to her in 4
8. .. This made the Westbrook repre-
sentative up at the turn, having gon.
out In IS TO 4s for her opponent.
| All the holes played on the homewart
journey were hslved except the twelfth
which Miss Hollins won in 4, after bein,
In bunker. Previous to that she hat
recovered beautifully from the bunke,
at the tenth, where she got n half in s
The match ended on the fifteenth green
Miss Hollins's margin being 4 and 8.
The summary Follows.
| Championship Division. Semi final Roun,
Miss Marion Hollins. westbrook, bea
| Mrs. q. NJ Heckscher, Piping Rock, 4 nj
| and to play; Mrs W. A. Gavin, soutj
Shore. beat Mrs. A. s. Rossin, Century,
| up and 8 to play.
| Second Sixteen Ssn,I.dnat nouza NJ.