Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-06
MISS LEITCH WENT DOWN TO
 DEFEAT BEFORE MRS. LIFTS JR.

Deal. \. J., Oct 5 (by the A. P.)- i Miss Cecil Leitch, super-woman of golf, went down to defeat today before the superior paying of an older woman, 1 Mrs. F. c. Let's IT,, of Chicago. The score was 1 up. This unexpected set i back for the British marvel of the inks at the annual national tournament at the Holy wc od Golf Club occurred on i the home gl cen as one of the most i thrilling and tense climaxes in the his tory of women's sports.
 For the Eh glish woman, who holds the British. French and Canadian l championships. 1t meant the failure of i life anlbition-to become real worlds champion by annexing the American crown. For the American woman it meant the attainment of something that no other woman of her nationa ity, has even achieved in championship competi- ton and that the American champion,
 Miss Aleza Stirling of Atlanta. Ga, has
 twice failed to accomplish
 Losing the first three holes and pick
 ing up at one of them and being two
 down at the turn, the Chicago woman,
 Who is g former western woman's cham
 pion, gave one of the most remarkable
 exhibitions of grit ever seen in women $
 national competition. Although out
 driven by the British champion, Mrs 44CttSI ny te4AaI hdD4y SIeduy pullHSs
 was able to reach the home green all
 even with her famed opponent.
 Each of their balls lay on the green
 about 70 feet from the pin. Miss Leitch
 ovcrran by about 15 feet with her ap- proach putt whi Mrs. Let's was short by about ten feet. Miss Leitch missed
 her next putt and walked away, discon- solately. Mrs, Let's, confident and smil.
 ing before g gallery held breathless by
 the tenseness of the situation, holed the second putt for a par four.
 , Scarcely had the metallic click of the
 ball dropping in the CID died away be- fore the gal cry burst into 9 tremen- dous demonstration and rushed to con.
 gratuiate the victor. Miss Leitch was
 graceful, even in defeat warmly clasp
 ing the hand of her successful riva'
 only a moment before the American woman was lifted to the shoulders ot several other Chicago players and car ried to the club house.
 The reason for the greatest upset 1T
 the history Of womans golf is best epi tornized in the words of the defeated
 star herself-"I had wonderful oppo
 nent, who didn't crack
 Mrs. Let's ayed narvelousl! l steady game" Miss Leitch said He G consistent playing was really beautiful c after the lost firse three holes. Her pa Q 1 three at the fourth hole was particu 0 1 larly good, not to say amazing for sh, c holed q long approach after being in tn q bunker with her drive and short wit 0 her second. Her putting-well, 1 onl, 0 wish mine had been as good. 0 At the eighteenth she had luck wit 6 8 hooked brassie second which wa : headed for trap but stayed on tn 0 green as 8 result of the hook. Of cours
 can't b anne my defeat on that.
 was one of the breaks of the game'' e The defeat of Miss Cecil Leitch re 0 moves the most dangerous foreign con 0 tender for the American championship 0 There is still a possibility however 0 0 the title going abroad. Miss Editl 0 Leitch, sister of the defeated star, to Q day displayed the best approaching an Q putting of the tournament by defeatin 0 the clever Miss Mildred Caverly, fou 0 and three. Her recoveries and he 0 chips from traps dead to the Dir 0 amazed the gallery. At one trap Editf - conqueror of Miss Glenna Collett c 0 Providence, who was tied for the qual
 flying medal, payed practically in tn
 footprints of her noted sister and sue
 ceeded where she failed.
 3 Mrs. Latham Hall, who Is con1petin q a representative of mid-surrey England e and is therefore listed as a foreign en l :, of an American citizen, native of Ne1 !. York. Mrs. Hall. who was tied wit q Miss Collett for the qualifying meda increased respect for her ability toda IS by defeating Mrs. Melvin Jones of Chi if cago, the western champion, five an F three.
 --s Miss Alexa Stirling, who is aefendin d the title, had no difficulty in defeatin ;. the fray-haired veteran, Mrs. Gale ,- Fox, of Philadelphia. 5 and 1. ,e Mrs. Sara Fowner, Pittsburgh. defea,
 ed Miss eGorgianna Bishop, Bridsepor
 Conn, up.
 Miss Elaine Rosenthal, Chicago, de feated Miss Dorothy Klots, Chicago. 's and 1.
 t, Miss Marion Rollins, New York, d, er feated Mrs. David Gaut, Memphis, an le ,.
 l. Mrs c. H. vanderbeek, Philadelphia se defeated Miss Louise II. Fordyc le Youngstown, and 6.
 SEVERAL NORWICH BOYS ON ae GODDARD's SEMINARY TEA
 Several Norwich boys who are a he he