The New York herald., 1921-10-09
A Futile Rally.

Oddly enough it was the smaller OF
the women. Miss Stirling. who made the
best weather of it in the early reaches
of the afternoon round when the storm
| was at its worst The champion had
left off in discouraging minority OF
four down, but before she mad gone
more than four holes in the second naiI
of the match the Atlanta girl had
kindled the flame in the hearts OF her
admirers at least. for she won the iirst'
second and fourth and drove OH 1or the
fifth with the chilled legions behind her
whooping it up for still one more upnni
victory. II was not to be. Miss Stir
lings game had flashed but the spark
did not catch She lost the fifth ana
sixth and after that there was never a
moment when she looked but a queen
without a throne or crown.
Miss Hollins thoroughly deserved her
victory. She will make q worthy cham
pion IL she continues TO display the form
which earned for her the sweets OF VIC
tory at Hollywood. One OF the best all
around sportswomen In the United
States. Miss Holllns has improved her
game beyond all knowing the last rev
years She is one az the longest drivers
of her sex and her raking irons are sec
ond to none among the women. Tn
doubtedly she is better on long APP
proach than short one. but she is nor
yet at the apex of her power.
Throughout the morning round MISS
Hollins held the whip hand so corr
pletely that her opponent the peerless
champion since 1916, did not win a hole
ND 70 the sixteenth. Then success came
TO Miss Stirling through flash of ex-
cellence in the department in which she
most completely outshines Miss Hoilins.
the short approach. for she tossed III, u
ball that lay stone dead. whereas MISS
Hollins in trying to get back on to the
terrace green lost a shot.
To be perfectly candid. Miss Stirring
should have finished the first eighteen
holes no more than down. Some be-
lieve that the difference should have
been no more than two holes But that
Miss Hollins had most remarkable
break on at least one hole OF the
morning round is indisputed and indis-
putable. The turn in her favor came at
the fifteenth. where she bunkered her
tee shot in the deep trap in front OF the
green, and hitting the ball clean on the
top. had IL bounce out to the green. IL
might be argued. OF course. that Miss
Stirling was equally fortunate In not
having her rubber core overrun the green
at this point. But the cnanceS are lnat
the difference of such a break would
have been negligible. The ball perched
on the rim Of the green. but so far away
from the cup was It that the addition OF
n few feet would have made little differ
ence even n the next shot had to be
played from the rough.
A Marvellous stroke.
There wns one shot played by Miss
Hollins that deserves special mention.
her second to the green OF the eleventh
on the afternoon round The marvel
is that such stroke should have been
made by n woman. for II required both
great physical strength and the acme
OF skill TO bring II off. II was win
ming shot. moreover. one OF the type
that real champions try when they find
an opening left by an opponent. Miss
Stirling had used UP two shots before
going for the bunker which usually Is
carried on the second. Miss Hollins saw
her chance. She had pulled down into
the rough and had the neck Of the
woods facing her and cutting off her
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