Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-06
BRITISH MARVEL
At GOLF GIVEN
SEVERE SETBACK
Miss Cecil LeitCh Goes Down
to Defeat Before the Supe-
/. rior Playing of Mrs.
Let's of Chicago.
tBy The Associated Press.)

Deal, N, j., Oct. 5, (By the AS
ISOLATED Press) Cecil Leitch
super-woman of golf, went down
to defeat today before the superior
PLAYING of an older woman, Mrs.
+. C. Let's, Jr., of Chicago. The
score was one up. This unex-
pected setback for the British
marvel at the annual national ma
tional tournament at the Holly
wood Golf club occurred on the
home green and came as one of
the most thrilling and tense clim-
axes in the history OF women's
sports.
For the English woman, who
has been British and Canadian
champion it meant the failure of
a life ambition to become a real
worlds champion by annexing the
American crown. For the Amer
lean woman it meant the attain
ment of something that no other
woman of her nationality has ever
achieved in championship Compel
ition and that the American
champion, Miss Alexa Stirling of
Atlanta, Ca, has twice failed to
accomplish.
Exhibition OF Grit.
Losing the first three holes and
picking up at one of them and
being two down at the turn, the
Chicago woman, former western
woman's champion, gave one of
the most remarkable exhibitions
of grit ever seen in women's ma
tional competition. Although out
driven by the British champion,
Mrs. Let's, by remarkably steady
putting, was able to reach the
home green all even with her
famed opponent.
Each of their balls lay on the
green about forty feet from the
pin. Miss Leitch over ran by
about fifteen feet with her ap-
proach putt, while Mrs. Let's was
short by about ten feet. Miss
Leitch missed hdr next putt and
walked away disconsolately. Mrs.
Let's confident and smiling before
a gallery held breathless by the
tenseness of the situation, holed
the second putt for par four.
Scarcely had the click of the
ball dropping in the cup died away
before the gallery burst into a
tremendous cheer and rushed TO
congratulate the victor. Miss
Leitch was graceful, even in de-
feat, warmly clasping the hand of
her successful rival a moment be-
fore the American woman was lift
ed to the shoulders of several 9TH
err Chicago players and carried to
the club house.
The reason for the greatest up
set in the history of womaAs golf
is best epitomized in the words OF
the defeated star herself: II had
wonderful opponent, who didn't
crack"
Mrs. Let's played remarka-
bly, steady game" Miss Leitch said
The defeat Of Miss Leitch re.
moved the most dangerous foreign
contender for the American
champion. There is still a posi-
bility, however, of the title coins
abroad. Miss Edith Leitch, the de-
feated stars sister, today displayed
the best approaching and putttinf
of the tournament by defeating thu
clever Miss Mildred Caverly. foul
and three. Her recoveries and hel
chips from traps, dead to the pin
amazed the gallery. At one trail
Edith, conqueror Of Miss Glenns
Collett, of Providence, who wal
tied for the qualifying medal
played practically in the footprint
of her noted sister and succeeded
where she failed.
Miss stirling Wins.
Miss Alexa Stirling, who Is de
Tending the title, had no difficult!
in defeating the gray haired vete
ran, Mrs. Caleb Fox of Philadel
phia, and 4, but the champion
| golf disappointed her admirers.
Tomorrow Miss Edith Leitcl
plays Miss Elaine Rosenthal o
| Chicago, Mrs. Let's plays Miss Ma
rion Hollins. Of New York, Mrs
Latham plays Miss Stirling ant
Miss Sarah Fownes of Pittsburgh
plays Mrs. c. H. Vanderbeck o