Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-07
FOREIGN PLAYERS ELIMINATED
 FROM GOLF TOURNAMENT

Deal, N. J.. Oct 6.-(By the A. P.)- Today's matches in the national weman's gold tournament decided that the title would remain at home, the last two of seven foreign players who started in the competition Monday being eliminated.
 Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta, the de- lending champion, defeated Mrs. Latham Hall, an American citizen by marriage but playing from the A1id-Surrey club of England The score was one up, the champion taking the match at the heme green. as the result of a remarkable chip from the rough that carried thirty yards to within two yards of the Pinn. Miss Edith Leiteh, sister of the defeated Brit ish champion, Miss Cecil Leitch lost at the nineteenth hole to Miss Elaine Ros- Enthal of Chicago. An uphill batGa when victory seemed doubtful and better putting in the pinch featured the winners playing.
 Miss Marion Rollins of New York de- feated Mrs. r. c. Let's, Jr., of Chicago, conqueror of Miss Cecil Leitch, and ..
 Mrs. Let's gave her best yesterday in eliminating the player who had been re- garded as certain to take the title abroad, and was unsteady today.
 The fourth survivor in the tournament Is Mrs. c. II. Vanderbeck of Philadelphia, who today eliminated Miss Sara Fownes, of Pittsburgh six and five.
 In the semi-dnals tomorrow Miss Stirl- ing will renew her annual battle with Mrs. Vanderbeck, while Miss Rollins will play Miss Rosenthai whom she has never met before.
 l Mrs. Vanderbeck has been at least as far as the semi-fnals in the four nation al tournaments in which she has partici- ! pated. She defeated Miss Stirling in q 22-hole contest ill 1915 and won the title. l This was Miss Stirlings first national 1 competition. Mrs. Vanderbeck did moi participate in the 1918 event in which Miss Stirling wen the championship for the first time. In 1919 Miss Stirling de- feated Mrs. Vanderbeck at the homo green In the Selni-fnal and last year the champion was again victorious in their semi-anal meeting, the score being tive and one.
 Miss Resenthal has held the western woman's title and Miss Rollins has been an important factor in recent na- tional tournaments, being medalist las year,
 The gallery today for the most par followed the match between Mrs Hal and Miss Stirring and was rewarded by
 q thrilling climax at the home greer after the champion had como from be hind. One down at the turn and nevel in the lead during the first nine holes
 Miss Stirling squared the match at tn
 ddftcult deeply trapped eleventh itolt Rith a par four. A drive Of nearly tWi .. hundred yards, with a spoon second. pu her on the green eleven feet from the pir,
 Most of the competitors play their sec , , onds at this hole short of the trap. Miss Stirling kept the lead after tn ; eleventh and still had a margin of os
 hole to the good as She drove from tn eighteenth tee. Mrs. Hall with tn . shorter drive, made the green with he
 second shot Miss Stirling overdrove, tn ball bounding from the green into roug
 grass. It seemed certain that the Inatc,
 would be square and go to extra holes l The chanapioEs remarkable chin, however
 left her an easy put far a par four whii
 Mrs Hall failed to sink an eighteen foe
 putt that was needed to win the hoi,
 The half meant victory for Miss Stirlins
 MsarssFhiIe Miss Edith I4aitch and Mis-
 Rosenshal were finishing tkeir match,
 which the nervous tension xss so grea
 that each of them failed at critical time;
 but Miss Rogenshai proved to have u,
 greater stamina in the end.
 The needed only a half at the ileHs i. Meeq for sictoEy. She missed a fw