The New York herald., 1922-09-27
South Shore Golfers Putting
Aids in Impressive Victory
at White Sulphur.
Mis-. GAVIN WINS AT 10TH
Miss Harden, Mrs. T0erge,
Mrs. Jackson. and Mrs. Heck
scher Successful.
by KERR N. PETRIE.


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. Va.
Sept. 26.--Had it not been for two un-
lucky pairings which in each case
threw friend against friend. the met
ropolitan district might easily to-day
have come through the first round Of
the women national championship or
slate. AS it was. New York started
the match play phase Of the competi.
ton this morning with seven repre-
sentatives and finished with five.
AS Miss Marion Hollins of West
brook, the victor at Hollywood last
year. was drawn against Mrs. Quentin
Feitner of South Shore and Miss Eliza
beth Hardin of Baltusrol against Miss
Rosamon6 Sherwood of st. Georges
the survival Of Ave represents a per.
forrlance virtually 100 per cent. per.
feet. Those Of the metropolitan players
who survived the day were Miss Har.
din Mrs. Feitner, Mrs. Norman K
Toerge of Nassau, Mrs. H. Arnold
Jackson Of Greenwich and Mrs. G. M
Hecksher Of Piping Rock
From the above it will be seen thai
the tournament play thus early has
paved the way for new champion
ascending the throne. Miss Hollins went
down before Mrs. Feitner and although
there are no excuses to be offered on
behalf OF the former the fact that Mrs.
Feitner is going so well only emphasizes
the misfortune which the metropolitan
district suffered through the bracketins
of these friendly enemies of the links.
Opposed to some one else 1t is easily
conceivable that the champion woulc
have played her part In cutting dowr
the field from thirty-two to sixteen anc
thereby have left noble half dozer
to swing the driver and mashie for New
York instead of five.
Miss HolIins Not mt Best.
Whatever the trouble 1t Is fact that
against her old rival. Miss Hollins to-
day die not show her best. But thu.
in no way detracts from the splendid
victory or the many times winner o
the metropolitan championship. Mrs
Feitner. who, in something like her OLE
time form from the tees and through
the fairways and displaying on anc
around the putting greens game tina
was as firm as formerly 1t used to bt
loose. won convincingly and by tn,
widest margin OF the day, namely,
up and 6 to play.
The match was reminiscent OF some
of those in which Mrs. t'eitner com
peted when she was Miss Lillian Hyde
The point of resemblance finished at tn,
greens. for to-day Mrs. t'eitner putte,
beautifully. handling ap iron headed clrl
with the acme or skin and holing ou
consistently from four to six feet and
dropping one or two longer ones by
way or good measure.
Psychology may have had something
to do with the rout OF the champion
In any event IL was recalled that sev
eral years ago Mrs. rtitner usually
held the whip hand. since her marriag.
the South Shore star has appeared only
occasionally In tournaments END IN these
years Miss Hoilins mas improved .won
derfully. rising at length. lasi year. tC
q position even higher than that Il
which her rival ever attained
Mrs. Feitner slow Beginning.
One OF the finest drivers OF her 50,
who ever stood on tee Mrs. Feitne
nevertheless took some little time to ge
her beat game working. Past the frs
three holes where the driver head dit
not connect any too sweetly she settle,
down and seldom thereafter left tn.
center OF the fairway.
And of these opening three holes Mrs
Feitnerwon two. At the first she shat
something of hook to her tee shot
She found tree somewhere in her lin,
and had to play away down TO the righ
or the green. Miss Hollins was dowl
the center OF the course with an opel
shot around the elbow. but her long. hiEyi
Iron was caught In trap and Mrs
Feitner won the hole in to 6.
The second found Mrs. Feline
slightly smothering her drive and givin,
10 an overspin that almost foundered 4
In the creek and hook that whirlet
II off to the rough. However. the Soptl
Shore player got none the worst of 4
on this hole. Miss Hollins sliced he
first drive down the winding creek
dropped a ball. played a poor third
and then a sliced fourth. and reache,
the edge of the green in five. Mrs
Feitner got into trap on her third bu
came out beautifully. playing sho
to within eight feet while resting will
her left knee on the side of the bunker
and then dropped her putt for win
ming 8.
Miss Hollins lost chance to vii
back hole at the third by taking thre,
puts and allowing half after her oppo
nent had hooked out into the rough ant
then overplayed the green. After tina
there simply was no holding Mrs. Felt
ner. She was down the center of tn,
500 yard fourth and on with an iron 70
two puts and n 4. while Miss Holm.
sliced of the green on her second an,
took B. Better direction on the driv,
ASain brought success for Mrs. Feitnc,
~ the fifth, and with only Ave hole,
prayed the champion already was fou,
down and treading the path Of defeat.
Miss HoIIins wins sixth.
Mrs. Feitner at the sixth had n breal
OF luck that did not aid her mucl
eventually. although II must have beer
disheartening to Miss Hollins to see hei
opponent slice her brassie and hit trc,
out or bounds 30 that the ball re
bounded to the fairway. However, Mrs
Feitner topped her third and Miss HoI
Inns won with s.
This sixth was the only hole won b,
Miss Holllns during the round. She hac
the advantage on the 800 yard seventh
after the second shot. being on the edr,
OF the green. But once again Mrs
Feitner chipped up finely and holed i
six foot putt. That put her I'D agar
and another deadly chip to within tw,
feet OF the cup made 1t UP at tn,
eighth. Miss HolIins ON this hole wa.
short and slightly to- the left.
The play for the ninth hole found Mis-.
Hollins's game almost completely broker
down. First she hooked to the rough