New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02
Alexa Stirling
Beaten, | Up,
On Deal Links
National Golf Champion
Bows to Mrs. Vanderbeck
in East VS.. West Mattel,


DEAL, n. j., Oct. An Eas. VS..
West team match. in which the East
won eight out of nine matches, and the
appearance on the championship course
OF Miss Cecil Leitch. British and Cana
dian champion, featured day of prepa-
ration Tor the opening Monday of the
national woman's golf championship. to
be played at the Hollywood Golf club.
Practically all Of the contestants are
now registered in the neighborhoo cd,
and many took advantage of the fine
weather to play the course and learn
the shots, which will be necessary on
Monday when seventeen starters will
strive for the thirty-two places in the
match play division.
Galleries were divided to-day be-
tween Miss Letch and her sister. Miss
Edith, and Miss Alexa Stirling. Of At
lanta,. the American champion, who
played Mrs. Clarence Vanderbieck. Of
Philadelphia, in an East VS.. West
match. Mrs. Vanderbieck won this con-
test at the nineteenth hole, where Miss
SURFING put her second shot into woods
behind the green and took seven.
First Nine in Forty-two
The British champion demonstrated
her hitting ability at the third hole,
which is $50 yards. She was Just off
the edge of the green with her tee
shot, and a fine wooden second.
None Of the American women who
played this hole were within twenty
i've yards of Miss Leitch, when their
seconds had been played. She holed
out on all of the first nine and her
card read:
3 3 Sc
Coming in she did not hole her
puts, knocking them with one hand
frequently. Her drives were long and
straight and her seconds we'll played.
She would undoubtedly have been able
to have duplicated, or bettercd. her
mark of So.
American women golfers who saw
Miss Leitch for the first time were i'm
pressed by her fcarlessness in playing
second shots OF all distances. Her
swing is not nearly as pleasing to
player as Miss Glenna Collott. who
won the Boston district title this week,
but she hits the ball harder and
straight and puts we'll.
Miss Stirling arrived this morning
to defend her title. She has had the
American championship since 1917,
when she won it at Belmont Springs
This year she lost her Canadian title
to Miss Leitch and was defeated in the
first round of the British woman's
pionship by the British champion.
This will be her last opportunity this
season to meet Miss Leitch in cham
are anxious for her to defend her title
on American soil.
First Visit to Hollywood
L IL
with Mrs. Vanderbieck was her first
sight of the Hollywood course. She
took SO strokes, which was very good
Three puts on the unfamiliar green's
accounted for many lost shots, but she
should be able to reach Gil of the two
shot holes in the two, with the pos
sible exception of the third, $50 yards.
with an uphill roll against drive as
we'll as a second.
Miss Stirling captained the Western
team and Mrs. Vanderbieck the Eastern.
third, with 5, when Mrs. Vanderbieck
topped her drive and required a 6.
Mrs. Vanderbieck squared the match at
the short fourth the American cham
pion overplaying to the rough.
Mrs. Vanderbeck won the seventh.
Miss Stirling putting her second into
trap and failing to get out with her
third.
The match was squared at the eighth,
where Miss Stirling had a par 4, but
she lost the ninth, when her putt for
a half hit the cup and bounced out.
Mrs. Vanderbieck was leading l up
going to the home green, but Miss
Stirling won the bolc wit ha fine drive
and wooden second which reached
the 3a5-yard green. Mrs. Vanderhieck
putt her second in trap.
The cards of Miss Stirling and her
opponent follow:
Mrs. vandcrbeck-
out Miss ,' s,ir,;nx . '-'5
Out. :....... SIS
Mrs Nanderbeck-
In. ..,........ s - s--t5-ao
1n............. 6 S 4-43-so
Mrs. vander5eck
Miss Stirling ........
Results Of other matches follow:
Mrs w. a. Gavin, OF New York, dsfeat.d
Melvin Jones. OF Chicago. up al the home
Miss Marion Iollhfs OF New York. do
feated Mrs e. &. Let's ir. of Chicago.
ss nrS' pssG su " of
| up at the home green.
Mrs n. Arnold jackson. OF Greenwich
Conn. defeated Miss Jcannettc Kinney. OF
Miss Erncstine rcarcr OF Chicago. de
fcated Miss r. f. Dubois, of New York.
up at the home green.
Mrs. TIL. mas Hucknall Of New York.
defeated Miss Dorothy kluta. Of Chicago,
and l.
Miss Georgianna bishop of bridgeport
Conn. defeated Miss Corella LuNens, OF
Mrs caleb r. Fox. of Philadelphia de
fcated Mrs. Howard Linn Of Chicago,