The New York herald., 1922-05-26
FORMER NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS SURVIVE
Will Contest for Metropolitan
Title at Morris County
To-day.
FINE SEMI : FINAL PLAY
Miss Stirling Defeats Mrs.
Hucknall, While Mrs. Jack
son Beats Mrs. forge.
BY KERR n. PETRIE.

Alexa Stirling of North Hampstead
in the semi-final round yesterday the
decisive match in the annual contest
Association TO be played to-day over
the Morris County links takes on the
dimensions, aspects and qualities of
a national conflict. Mrs. Jackson. who
defaeted Mrs. n. X. Toerge of Piping
Rock by 3 and 2 in the penultimate
round, was winner of the national
women's golf championship in 1908
and 1914 Miss Stirling. victor over
Mrs. Thomas Huclnall by up and
3 to play, was supreme in linkscraft
and skill among the women from 1915
until last autumn, when Miss Marion
Holins took her measure in the final
at Hollywood.
The one a product of Massachusetts,
the other the particular pride of Dixie.
the double success deals a rude jolt to
local pride especially, as both of the de-
feated semi-finalists were bona fide
members of the homo school. New
York. of course, can reflect that with
Miss Hollins, Miss G. NJ Bishop and
Mrs. Quentin Feitner out of this years
race the result does not actually herald
the decadence Of the game in this sec
tion. Then it can go on to prepare itself
for the treat which is being prepared for
It tover the thirty-sx hole route to-day
by its adopted daughters. winners be-
tween them of five national champion
ships.
Predictions based on the semi final
play leave Miss Stirling the favorite for
the title. 1t could scarcely be otherwise.
But favorites do not always win, es-
pecially when there has to be reckoned
with. player Of the sure fire golfins
abilities and ideal qualities OF tempera-
mental fitness of the Greenwich repre-
sentative.
From the purely golfing standpoint 1t
is clear, though. that Mrs. Jackson will
have to improve on her most recert dis
play IL her opponent intends tc maintain
her speed, for. while Miss Stirling was
within three pars of an so, ultimately
finishing up by tying the won1ens course
record of SO, Mrs. Jackson. out In ~. was
going for a card of 80, allowing her two
good pars on the seventeenth and eigh-
teenth.
Miss stirling Equals Record.
Miss Strings card of SO is proof Of
the excellence of her game. She should
have improved on this. for playing ONT
the three bye holes by way OF seeing
what she could do she made her first
real fitb on the seventeenth tee and
took, a 5 for a par 3 hole. Also 1t may
be remarked that the former national
champion had a ball out or bounds In
her card. a penalty of distance. which
if Ii turned into a still was not
sufficient of handicap to prevent her
winriing the hole on which 1t happened,
namely the seventh.
Despite her fine figures Miss Stirling
aid not use up all OF her reserve and
an So by no means measures her goll
al the maximum Both she ana Mrs.
rJucknall were trapped on the second
shots TO the first hole and at the next,
after two beautiful wooden club shots
Miss Stirling finished weakly, thereby
allowing her opponent to take the lead.
ON the third the North Hampstead
commemorative failed TO turn an eight
foot putt into birdie >, but she squared
at the next, when Mrs. Hucknall topped
a cleek shot for the green. A hanging
lie was no deterrent TO Miss Stirling.
Her brassie shot went straight and
true for the green and the match was
squared.
Miss Stirling was into her stride by
this time and her game, despite occa-
sional slips. was a treat to watch, espe-
cially the biting Irons and mashies with
which she bombarded the flags. Tha;
first success at the fourth she stretched
into a string of four holes and, with the
ninth also falling TO her, the former
aueen OF the bunkered slopes stood
four to the good at the turn.
A putt from the back OF the green
rolled the tenth into the lap OF Mrs.
Hucknall in a birdie 4, but she had TO
give 1t back again at the 500 yard
eleventh. where. with the wind at her
back. Miss Stirling was within easy
mashie distance In two shots. In fact
Miss Stirling had a putt of less than
ten feet TO make a here but was
good enough. Mrs. Hucknall falling to
get close enough from the back OF the
green.
Nearly Holes Long Putt
Fine generalship on the part OF Mrs.
Hucknall almost snatched the twelfth
from Miss Stirling. This hole Is called
the Cape. The open way Is to the left
and by this route did Mrs. Hucknall
approach. On the other hand Miss Stir
ling had to carry the bunkers and al
though this was accomplished in mas
.erful style she was unable to get dead
on long run-up from the fringe of the
rough. Mrs. Hucknalls ball hung on
the lip OF the cup from a distance of
forty feet. Overrunnlng, Miss Stirling
had to hole good putt for a half
A brilliant recovery from the felt sand
trap by Mrs. Hucknall was the feature
of the thirteenth. Miss Stirling was
over the green and a half in was de-
clared The fourteenth found Mrs.
Hucknal with an advantage after the
second shots. but she threw this away
with an overapproach. Now dormie g.
. Miss Stirling won the fifteenth, driving
the green and boling In g. while Mrs.
Hucknall sliced TO the bank of the
bunker and could do no better than 4.
The card:
out...'',.5 s454 65 5-4s
MRS. HUCKNALT.-
out...... 8 Z 6-4s
MISS STIRLING
In....... = 3 5-40-s3
MRS HUCKNAL1.-
In..... 5--4l-s9
The cards Of the Mrs. JacksonMrs.
Toerge match follow:
MRS JACKSON
out. ........I e5 50 s s-47
Oct. ...,........ s45s5 4 $50
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