New-York tribune., 1920-10-06
Mrs. ]. Y. FIurd
Takes Feature
La Extra Holes
Former English Champion
Puts Out Miss Fownes;
Miss Stirling Also. Victor

CLEVELAND, Oct. 5.-Mrs. J. V.
Hurd, the former English champion,
and Miss Sara Fownes. fellow Pitts
burgher, furnished the feature match
of to-day's play in the twenty-ffth an
nual women's golf championship tour
nament, Mrs. Hurd being the winner,
up, in twenty holes
he two stars were all even at tho
end OF the eighteenth hole After the
nineteenth hole was haIved in 6. Miss
Fownes had the honor on the twentieth
tee and got off beautiful drive Mrs.
Hurd's drive was not high enough. and
was halted by the sharp rise which
faces the tee. Mrs. Hurd got a fne
brassie shot and sent her ball 10 within
about seventy-five yards Of the green.
Miss Fownes played It safe with an
iron, approaching to within about
thirty yards.
The green on this hole is on
plateau guarded by several sand pits
On her third Mrs. Hurd made the pret-
tets shot Of the day. Taking change.
she called for a spoon and fitted her
bali onto the green, on a line for the
pin and about twenty-five feet beyond
the cup.
Miss Fownes's third shot cost her the
match, her approach being short and
her ball came TO a stop in one Of the
sand pits. She made a great bid 10
halvc the hole when she got out on
the green, about eighteen feet from the
pin, on her fourth. Mrs. Hura was
very close on her putt, and il was "
to Miss Fownes to hole long one .
halve it. She failed and lost .ne match.
Miss Fownes had birdie > on the
eighth hole. The cards follow:
Miss Mi fownes SaT 50 out 4 5 ! 81
Miss Ms. F5~a.. FSE4 in in. 3 s-.s-s3 s3
Extra holes
Mrs. Hurd-.....
Miss Fownes.. 3
Miss Alexa Stirling, Of Atlanta, The
title holder, came through her drst
round match without any difficulty
after the first few holes, turning in O.
5 and decision over Miss Miriam
Burns, the sixteen -year-ola Kansas City
girl. All the favorites came through.
The result of to-dsy's play follows:
Miss Resse Fem, Portland. Ne. de-
ffeated Mrs. J. n Turnbun. paiiaaeiphiA.
Mrs Ernest Byheld Nv London de-
feated Mrs. e. P. Iarwood. CA'easo. UP.
Miss Dorothy kiOtz. chiraEN. tNtretrl
! Mrs. a. X Bilsteln. Fhiladei pisa. and D.
Mrs. c. H. Nanderbeck. FhNAltiunla. de-
feated Miss Dorien KavanagE. Jos An
MISS Edith Cummings, Chicago defeated
Mrs. Thurston Wright. flttshNrs b. and -
ArS. ~. y. Gavin, New nfh. tlNatrl4
| Mrs. Arnold Jackson, New York. 3 and =.
Miss Elaine Rosenrhai. Chic4No. de-
feated Miss Glenna Coliett, Providence.
and l.
Miss Alexa Stirling. Atlanta, defeated
Miss Miriam Burns. Kansas tity. e and 4.
Mrs. J. V. Hurd. PITTSBURGH. defeated
Miss Sara Fownes Pxtsourgh. W
Miss Mildred caverly. Phnadsiphia. de-
feated Miss Frances HadAeld. Mliwau>ee.
Mrs. +. c. Let's ir.. Chicago. defeated
Mrs. Eugene X. Hays Cle"eland. nc O..
Miss Marion Holllns. New York. defeated
Mrs. Harold Foreman. Chicago. ani s.
Mrs. Quentin Feitner. New orn de
feated Mrs. II. d. Stevrett. hansas city.
Mrs. r. H. Barlow. Philadelphia. de-
featea Mrs. J. NJ. Hodges. MempAis. 8
and !.
Mrs Il f. Law. California ana ].
Mrs. Caleb Fox. Philadelphia, d-teatt1 I
Mrs. b. NJ. kunstadles. Idlewild ana ..
The pairings for the second round
tomorrow are:
MISS Fem against Mrs. Byfeld. Miss
Klotz against Mrs. NanderOcck. Miss
Cummings against Mrs. Gavin. Miss Rosen-
/ thai against Miss StirAng Ms. Hai4
against Miss Caverly. Mrs. Letts jr. against
Miss Hollins, Mrs. Feltuer a-aiust Mrs
Barlow. Mrs. Geut against Nrs Fox.