New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09


Of s up and A to play.
The Now York girl has been headed
Tor the American championship ever
aimee she first attracted attention as
. golfer in 1912. saat year, playing
In her first natiou-.s title meet, she
finished as runner-up to Miss Gladys
Ravenscroft, Of England, losing in the
final round by score Of 2 down.
From then on Miss Hollins continued
TO show improvement as a golfer. Her
next triumph was the winning Of the
metropolitan championship in 1919.
Last year Miss Hollins went to England
and made q good showing. This year,
competing In the British ladies' title
tournament, she put up wonderful
fght against the English champion,
Miss Cecil Leitch, losing tho match on
the last hole.
Miss Hollins returned to this country
In July, and in the Shennecossett
tournament at New London in August,
which with the possible exception Of
Miss Cecil Leitch Is rivaled By mono,
she won that tournament easily. Those
who saw Miss Rollins perform In this
tournament were greatly impressed by
her game and many critics declared at
shat time she would be a prominent
contender for the nationa! champion
ship this season.
Power IL Factor In Victory
Miss Holiins has not the graceful,
perfect golf form that the ex-champion
possesses. Her repertoire Of shots is
not 50 complete as that Of the Georgia
Peach" nor has she the finesse Of shot
making. She also is inclined to be more
tr. Il e.
power is concerned, there Is no COM
parison.
However, 1t must NOT be thought that
Miss Hollins won this match by her
strength alone. She played splendid
golf and showed wonderful gameness
against finished player who does not
know what 1t is to quit. The New York
girl has developed a good short game
within a few years, and in this respect
held her own with Miss Stirling to-day.
The Atlanta star was putting poorly
on both rounds, and her short game
was not up to her usual standard. She
missed many approach shots to the
green's. something she rarely does. And
then there is no doubt but that the
high wind and the cold rain bothered
her more than it did Miss Hollins.
In the face of the gale that whistled
over the course during the latter part
of the morning round and in the after
noon Miss Hollins was able to get
good distance with fair direction. Miss
Stirling did we'll for short time in
spite of these obstacles, but 1t was
evident her exertions in combating the
elements tired her.
on the first round and Z, Mrs. David
on the second, and Q; Mrs. Fred c.
Let's, conqueror of Miss Cecil Leitch,
on the third, 4 and 8, and Miss Elaine
Rosenthal in the semi-fnal, 1 up, 10
holes.
Miss Strings Game Erratic
Miss Stirling began the tournament
by beating Miss Harriet Sheppard 7
and s; her victim on the second round
was Mrs. Caleb Fox, s and A; in the
third round she eliminated Mrs.
Ltham Hall, Of England, l up after
a hard match. and in the semi-final,
after another difficult and hard fought
contest, she won out from the former
champion, Mrs. Vanderbeck, by l up.
Miss Stirling was erratic in her
short game and was putting indiffer-
emily in the morning. and at the end OF
the round she was down. On this
trip she lost the first hole, after rim
ming the cup on short putt. They
halyed the second In and the third
In each.
Miss Hollins played over the green
on the fourth and lost the hole. Miss
green and was down again. After that
hole Miss Stirling never again got on
even terms with her opponent
Miss Stirling sank 1b-foot putt K
halve the sixth hole, where Miss Hol
inns, home easily in two shots, got &
4. Miss Hollins was trapped on hel
drive at the seventh, but got half II
6. The New York girl played two beau
tiful shots to earn par a and the hole
At the eighth, and also won the ninth
where Miss Stirling again took three
putts. That left Miss Hollins 8 up a
the turn.
The champion increased her lead a
the eleventh hole when Miss Stirling
put her drive into the woods and be
came up at the thirteenth, Miss Stir
ling once more taking three puts.
Loser Stages Great Rally
Miss Strings second shot struck tn
footbridge of the creek on the four
tenth hole and bounded onto tn
green, enabling her to win that hol
and to reduce her opponents lead t.
&up.
The Georgian star won the sixteenth
with a fine par 8, Miss Hollins bein
over the green on her fourth shot
the seventeenth Miss Stirling missed
S-foot putt for q win, and at the eight
zenith she played over the green, thu
losing the hole.
Miss Stirling, undaunted by her op
ponent's lead and showing wonderful
courage, went right after Miss Holm
in the afternoon. She won the first
second and fourth holes, and going t
the fifth hole was only down. Blu
here Miss Hollns, who is also pos
scsaed Of fine courage and stamina
sailed, and, after. winning the nit
hole, gradually drew away to q sub
stantial lead and victory.
Neither drive was good on the nine
feenth hole, both huggng the left t
the green. Miss Stirling was trappe
ss the edge and Miss Hollins was i
the rough of the green in 3. Mis-
= Stirling Clipped we'll out and Mis-
Rollins was just over the mound. He
VI chip up from the semi-rough was non
" too strong and she needed two putt
70 70 down. Miss Stirling also &c
down in for win, 81.
On the twentieth Miss Hollins foun
the bunker on the left and her on
was short. Miss Stirling had a goo
drive and got the green with her iroi
Miss Hollins was still short in tire
chipoed on and failed to sink a ter
foot putt. Miss Stirling got dow
again in two puts and was only
down, 4-6.
Both pulled to the rough at tn
zfxt and were short out Miss Stil