New-York tribune., 1921-08-04

Miss Shepard Battles Valiaatly,
But in Vain, Against Mrs. Gauir,
Miss Collett, Mrs. Jackson
and Miss HoIlins Score
Victories at Shenecossett
By Ray Mccarthy

star quartette of favorites, Miss Glenn
Collett, Mrs. Arnold Jackson. Mrs. Will
lam A. Gavin and Miss Marion Holm
came through handsomely on the sec
ond round of the Shenecossett gol
championship tournament to-day an,
Will tight 1t out in the semi-fnal roun,
tomorrow. Playing in TOP form. thre
OF these wonderful players had but lit
tie difficulty in disposing of their op
1 ponents.
But the Metropolitan Champion, Mrs
GAVIN, playing against the popular littl.
MISS Harriet Shepara. Harttord's entry
mad the struggle of her brilliant career
to beat out the youngster by a score
of one up.
1t was wonderfully exciting ur
and down battle going out Which end 81 81
one up at the turn in favor Of Mrs
uavln. Shortly after the turn tht
metropolitan title holder captured an.
other mole and with lead of two mr.
~ WAS thought the elder woman woulc
soon flnlsh the match. But undauntec
Oy the swift pace of Mrs. Gavin Mis-
Shepard pluckily continued to f obi
harder and played even better on The
t last SIX holes than she had earlier in
the game. ''e1 ~
Miss Shepard Catches Tran
Mrs. Gavin got off in the lead. win
'Ing the first hole, where Miss Shenard
paying poor third shot. caught y
yrap and required a six for the hole
ouV the youngster came right back and
squared matters at the second hole
gieeuing good five while Mrs. Gavin
tpaay'ns over the green on her third.
yC;4S uo4h SIX: Ihey halved the third hole
49,, Nh Two hne fives. AT the short fourth
w. hlls' uaVlh' VINO played all of the short
noles Well, planted her tee shot on the
green and got her three. while M;ss
shepard was short and took four fo fo
get down. 1Vu1 ~
But again the Connecticut star
came pack, getting a grand five on the
aGng 11tn' where she laid her fourth
shot dead to the pin. The next was q
snort hole and again Mrs. Gavin was
the winner, being on from the tee
1mhlle her opponent drove tran. ira
!;ast three holes going out were halvnd
+, ~ Ives, each playing sound golf. The
seHth was also halved in five and tbe
enth. '"o1t eiev-
stro;rtt ! ~cliIh Mrs. GAVIN, playing
,l1'snt snd oown the lane, was on in three
shepard caught trap on her dr;vs %
ana although she made good trv in
recovering took a six. Wy l"
WIS. Gavln had the longer drive at
!he marathon thirteenth and oot bonae
al 1our shots easily, but Miss Shenard
saved herself with beautiful annrpacb
M mot from fifty yards off the green
fa,,,.l go. IaVln got wonderful drive on the
- stureeehth but played her second too
ovlUnsly ow and went over the green. How
y, 49,, a, sne made a fine recovery and
arJ .',aiiagen az TO get half after Miss Shen-
AA0 piayed straight up the lane.
Marvellous Iron Shot.
Mrs. Gayin,s tee shot at the fifteenth
struck the side Of the hill and 1'tn rolIeJ ~
ohe In bottom, while Miss Shepard was so
snort. But both got on yerv n;ca1,,
ano a1l made 4s. At the sixteenth Miss
,,inepard 81 got great hand when she
faaSeu tha Gu marvellous iron shot dead to
ehe e cup, getting a par a. "
Mrs. Gavin was in fhe roroh :4,.
her drive and missed 2 nutt rs ~l.n sr
NOW she was only l up and tha o1,I Nv
mouse porch hearing the news rpshad
out to see the finish. Roth ao+ o@
drives 9 at the seventeenth, Mrs Cav ,n
pelng Tar down the fairway tn tba
rlght. Miss Shepard was PLAYING the
ood all the way, but when it cama +,,,
20 putt she was right there inside -
''er opponent and got her S for q ha1f
At the eighteenth Miss Shenard
Knocked out fine drive, but this ora
seemed tame in comparison, when Mrs
Gavln's drive came singing up the fa;r-
way hfty yards beyond. The wet turf
Geld the ball from rolling at all. Mrs
GAVIN sliced her second to mound
suaiolng the green, and Miss Shepard
1ii All appeared to have a chance to
oin p,.t IN Ihe noie and square the match.
But the New Yorker came thronob H.
champion with fine recovery -.n anS
With her two puts got to bslua
ne hole and win the match.
The cards:
Mrs Gavin
'pI Miss ,;.;,c.. .stoa.., 6eSs SIS SIS
Out t'......-... s6s s4546s b-44
Miss shepard D . . S-AS-ss
H. n''''.......... 4 44S b-4A-ss
Miss Hollins Easy Victor
Mrs. Gavin will meet Miss Marion
aolilns, former metropolitan champion,
nv sem -Iilidl TOunQ SO-m OrrOW.
Hiss Hollins, driving tremendously
ong ball and playing q clever short
'ame, had no trouble in eliminating
alss f. Griscom, of the Merton Cricket
jlub, of Philadelphia, by score of
and 6. Miss Glenna Collett, who won
he qualifying medal, will encounter
lrs. Jackson, former national and
metropolitan champion, who easily de-
Gated Mrs. Ralph Hammer by up and
to play. Miss Cnllett,s ,,ictiro ]