The sun., 1919-10-05

the climax of what so far has been an
extremely brilliant golfing career and
one that gives promise of even greater
achievements in the future. Beginning
at Nassau in 1914, when she was but
the merest slip of a girl, the Atlanta
player has moved steadily forward.
Mrs. Gavin I'm Bunker.
Mrs. Gavin drove into the bunker on
her second shot at the third hole and
barely managed to reach the green in
8. The champion, however, did not get
enough punch into her third and both
had long approach puts, which they
negotiated successfully. 1t was halved
In 8.
On the next hole, a long one, Miss
Stirling was over the brook in 2, while
Mrs. Gavin failed to get over on her
second. the ball dropping back into the
water. That put her out Of 1t for that
hole, as her opponent ran down seven
foot putt for a par 4. That was fine
shooting on this difficult hole.
The champion won the next, reach
ing the green with a drive and an
iron, while her opponent was IN the
woods looking for q hooked teen shot
Miss Stirling got another par here.
On the sixth hole the Atlanta girl
hooked slightly from the teen, but she
quickly recovered and was on in three
and down In two more. Mrs. Gavin
played this hole according to Hoyle and
got half.
On the seventh there was quick shift
In what looked like a bad situation for
the South Shore woman. Miss Stirling
was at the edge of the green in two and
her opponent was far short, having
missed her second. 1t looked like a sure
win for Miss Stirling. but here she made
one Of her three errors by chipping to the
far edge of the green. while Mrs. Gavin
pitched to within a few feet OF the cup.
| Mrs. Gavin had a great chance to pick
UP a hole here. but missed her putt. Miss
| Stirling approached nicely and was down
| in five for half.
On the eighth Mrs Gavin Clipped back
| to the cup beautifully after overdriving
the hole and was down in one putt. Miss
Stirling took three puts, this costing her
| the hole, the only one she lost.
Again on the ninth the champion re-
| quired three puts, in marked contrast
| to the two beautiful woods and a mashie
pitch she used In reaching the green.
Mrs Gayin. who had been in difficulty
in reaching the green, was down in 2
after taking 4 to get home. The hole,
therefore, was only halved. This was
the turning point and the champion was
| 2 up.
From there on 1t was. In baseball
parlance, > a slaughter" Miss Stirling
won four holes in succession. She es-
sayed a brassie shot from a poor lie on
the tenth and topped II badly. She made
up for this, however. by going down IN
| one putt.
On the eleventh Miss Stirling was al
most at the GREEN'S edge in two and
Clipped to within a clubs length OF
! haia mutt "a
and the hole. Mrs Gavin was plainly
pressing. Miss Stirling drove the green
at the twelfth and was down in two
puts for a fine three. Mrs Gavin, in
her anxiety, overshot the green and had
| TO waste one getting back The best
she could do was four
The match ended on the unluclSy thir-
teenth,-unlucky for Mrs Gavin. Miss
| Stirling, now going ahead like steam
roller, was on the green In two beauti-
1 full shots straight down the middle and
down in two puts. Her opponent, floun-
| dering through rough and fairway. took
four TO reach the green. Seeing the
| hopelessness OF further effort she gave
up and congratulated the two time
champion.
| A large gallery followed the match
and each good shot was literally ap-
plauded impartially
The arrangements for the match were
perfect and the crowd, composed mostly
| of women, followed every shot with the
| greatest eagerness The style students
were out In force and they were amply
rewarded for their long trudge through
the dew saturated fairways for both
Miss Stirling and her graceful opponent
gave easily the best exhibition of femi-
nine golf ever seen In title tourna-
| D1anf The RaIlarV wa ranna ri la hlv Ia ppa
In view OF the fact that the Shawnee
club is not the easiest place in the world
to reach. and the further fact that the
match was started at 10 o'clock too
| early to attract many from New York
and Philadelphia, who otherwise would
have sssn on hand