New-York tribune., 1921-10-07
Miss : Stirling; 9;
Beats Mrs. Hall
On Home Green
Miss Edith Leitcf Falls Vic
tim to Miss Rosen,hal
After an Extra Hole
By Raw Mccarthy

assault upon American golf ramparts
this season has failed. The survivors
o. the English players in the United
States championship for women passed
out to-day. The elimination of Miss
Edith Leitch, sister Of Britain's great
champion. and OF the popular Mrs.
Latham Hall leaves four American
women to fight Il out for the national
title. The quartet consists Of Miss
Alexa Stirling. Of Atlanta, Ga, the de-
Vaaderbeck Of Philadelphia; Miss
Marion HolIins, OF New York, and Miss
Elaine Rosenthal. OF Chicago
Miss Stirling will face Mrs. Wander
beck n the semi-hnal round tomorrow,
while Miss Hollins Is playing Miss
Rosenthal.
In their final stand to-day the Eng
lsh players put up remarkably fire
fight. They went down with colors fly
ing. beaten only after stubborn
struggle with two of the finest players
American champion. managed to defeat
the courageous Mrs. Hall by 1 u2,
while Miss Edith Leitch carried the
Chicago girl to the nineteenth hole be-
fore she succumbed.
:. Miss Leitch's Conqueror Loses
The conqueror of Cecil Leitch. Mrs
Fred {. Let's, along with the English
Survivors, was also eliminated. Miss
Hoins vas her conqueror to-day, and
from the start the little woman who
gained world wide fame yesterday by
her wonderful victory over the British
phenom- never had chance. Playing
poorly herself. she wss up against a
determined, formidable opponent. In
1.-The other match Miss Sara Fownes. OF
Pittsburgh, was defeated by little Mrs
ysndsrbeck, a former national cham
pion
The match between the United States
title holder and Mrs. Hall was fully as
interesting IS was the contest vester-
day between Cecil Leitch and Mrs
Let's. And for tinle--in fact until
the cnd-it threatened TO rive the gal
lsry another shock Of seeing great
champion put out by player who at
the start was not figured among the
coNtcnGers.
MIS-. Hall. whose poise and sports
nlrsbip have won the hearts of ali.
!, playing in her usual serene. easy going
manner, kept pace with the Georgia
. Peach" all the wav And nobody but d
champion could have come through the
ordeal TO victory. for Mrs. Hall was
ever ard always upon the heels OF her
opponent, ready to dash into the lead
the moment she should show any signs
Of letting down or of cracking under
the strain.
1t might be thought that Mrs. Hall
vas working under a considerable
strain herself. But the English woman
did not have so much to lose as the
American girl. She was not expected
F.. TO win, whereas Miss Stirling was play
ing not only IN defense of her title but
with the knowledge that the great
Cecil Leltch had been beaten and that
:. perhaps fate would treat her in like
. manner on this round
Champion Trails Invader
On the outgoing nine holes the Eng
nsh woman clearly outplayed the
American champion The visitor u,ae
stesdler and showed better form, while !
Mss Stirring was putting poorly-in :
fact' she has not done good work on
the greens here this week-and at the !
furn she found herself down.
ihey halved the first hole in 5s. |
but Mrs Hall took the lead on the
second hole, where she ran down a !
mty-toot putt from just off the green, /
ssne nearly got down another Of equal !
length at the tnird mole, bur her was !
good enough TO win the hole. as Mis-
slrhng took three puts.
po'h p4aEed the fourth hole well !
inaiving It in 3. The Atlanta belle rrc1
tae fftn with a fine par j. after M
nan mad topped her drive. The Bri+ish |
ssaf lost the next hole also BY taking !
Ihlee puts, but reGained the lead AT |
sue seventh. wnen Miss Stirling had a |
4 oehg over the green on her fourth |
seao.- Inc American squared r1attars !
a. the eighth hole, which she won ,yitb |
me l. beng on the green with two !
eooG wood shots But tire tjsle-holder |
messed tAiags a. tre ninth. being in . /
ss.l ssmAes l"ice and over the green on her
II va figured Mss Strings medal
u ~. 1ae hiae holes was 47, while Mrs. |
[ss, "@s c'e-it Ted With -. The cham
~, 49, ss1'lea Gown following the turn
sne 4lter sGuarlag the match At the /,
s,kIyehth hole, where she got nne |
"nns ner opponent vas missing shor |
- 'or nalf, she vent on and v,cr /
80 NOES IN succession, the thirteenth |
:sHd the fourteenth.
fats ID Courageous Fight
~ me ;nir.eenth Mrs Hall bunlered !
o''Pe and required sly shots for the |
~ fne fourteenth her second fel. !
ID - .ne q ,ca that fronts tae green and |
-nsa Oogn ane ATTEMPTED TO play out she |
A. WIN .tie success ard lost the /
ssxs o-t al! tai English girl never
T. 4p. ene zept right on fighting az
-ASplga sne "ece in the lead
.sras s.sa p4acea their tee saots on the (
As'rh at re tfteenta and. although she (
Is S.ymied after her spproach put.. +
~. "a very c.everig puttcd around /
- St'rang bal. 70 ct her . and d
~. iast l"ft her b4t / down
&v. me '9t, sfz-sertn M5ss Stirling
- oA n.fei in fnroe anOts and got
wau ~it0os, difficulty. pat Mrs.