The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-06
MRS. J. Y. HURD HAS
HARD GOLF MATCH
Former Champion Wins on
Twentieth Green in Ma
tiOnal Title Meet.
DEFEATS MISS FowNEs
Miss Alexa Stirling, Titlehold-
err, Has Easy Time in First
Round at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND Ohio Oct. 5.-Mrs. ]. V.
Hurd. former British. Canadian and
American champion. and Miss Sara
Fownes. a fellow Pittsburger. furnished
the feature match OF the first round in
the twenty-fifth annual women's golf
championship tournament at Mayfield
to-day. Mrs Hurd being the winner, l
up in twenty holes.
The two stars were all even at the
end of the eighteenth hole. and when
they drove off from No. l tee for the
second time they had large gallery loi-
lowing them. After the nineteenth hole
was halved in six, Miss Fownes had the
honor on the twentieth tee and got OH
= beautiful drive. Mrs. Hurd's drive
was not high enough and was halted by
the sharp rise which faces the tee. Mrs.
IIurd got a fine brasse shot and sent
her ball to within about seventy-fiVe
yards of the green. Miss Fownes played
A. safe with an iron, approaching 10
within about thirty yards.
The green on this hole Is on plateau
suarded by several sand pits On her
third Mrs Hurd made the prettiest sno.
of the day Taking a chance, she caileo
FOR a spoon and lifted her ball onto the
twenty-five feet beyond the cup.
Miss Fowness third shot cost her the
match. her approach being short and her
hall came to a stop in one OF the sanu
pits She made great bid to naive the
hole when she got out on the green
about eighteen feet from the pin, on her
fourth
Mrs. Hurd was very close on her putt
and It was up to Miss Fownes to hole a
long one to halve. She failed and lost
the match.
Miss Fownes had birdie two on the
eighth hole. The card follows;
Mrs. Hurd-out.:. 55534S6S s-s$
Miss Fownes-out.. 4 4 Dbl
MI r MSFa@in Ss55ssSs S Sis-ss
Extra holes: . :
Mrs. Hurd. ......-.......--.''''. Q
Mis- M,s Fow xlexa Stirling of Atlanta. the
titleholder. came through her first round
match without any difficulty after the
frst few holes. turning in and 4
decision over Miss Miriam Burns, the
sixteen-year-old Kansas City girl
The result of to-days play follows:
Miss Bessie Fem, Portland. Me-. defeated
Mrs. j. n. Turnbull. Philadelphia ana :;
Mrs. Ernest Byfield, New London deteateo
Mrs Z. p. HARDWOOD, Chicago, up.
Miss Dorothy Flotz, Chicago. defeated
Mrs. A. X. Billstein. Philadelphia, ana l.
feated Miss Doricn Kavanagh' Los Angeles
and 3. 1900
Miss Edith Cummings, Chicago. defeated
Mrs Thurston Wright, Pittsburg, and =
Mrs w. A. Gavin, New York, defeateq
Mrs. II. Arnold Jackson, New York, ana =
Miss Elaine Rosenthal, Chicago. defeated
Miss Glenna Colett. Providence, and l.
Miss AIexa Stirling. Atlanta. defeated Miss
Miriam Burns. Kansas City and =.
Mrs. J. V. Hurd, Pittsburg, defeated MISS
Sara Fownes, Pittsburg. ! up In twenty
holes.
Miss Mildred Caverly. Philadelphia. de-
feated Miss Frances Hadfield, milwaukee
Mrs. F. G. Let's. Jr.. Chicago, defeated
Mrs. Eugene X. Hays, Cleveland. ana ..
Miss Marion Hollns, New York, defeated
Mrs. Harold Foreman. Chicago. and 3.
Mrs Quentin Feitner. New York. defeated
Mr.. II. d. Sterrett. Kansas City, . and 4
Mrs. r. II. Barlow, Philadelphia, deteatee
Mrs ]. NJ Hodges, Memphis, and l.
Mrs. d. G. Gaut. Memphis, defeated Mrs
a. Z. Law, California, and !.
Mrs Caleb Fox, philadelphia. defeated
Mrs b. NJ Kunstadler, Idlewild,. and o..
The pairings for the second round to
morrow are:
Miss Bessie Fem. Portland, Me, VS.. Mrs
Ernest Byfield. New London, Conn; Mis-
vanderbeck, Philadelphia; Miss Edith Cum
mings, Chicago. vs.. Mrs. W. A. Gavin, New
York; Miss Elaine Rosenthal. Chicago, VS.
Miss Alexa Stirling. Atlanta; Mrs;
Hurd Pittsburg, vs.. Miss Mildred CaNery
PHILADELPHIA; Mrs. +. G. Let's, Jr., chicago
VS.. Miss Marion Hollins, New YORK Mrs
Harlow Philadelphia: Mrs. y. @. Gaut
Memphis, W.. Mrs. Caleb i. Fox, Philadel
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