Evening star., 1922-09-29


StymIcs since they have been re-
called from the limbo of archaic and
obsolete customs and reinstated in
All important position in the Ameri-
can go!ting world. have become puffed
up over their prominence, but al the
same time have incurred great many
enemies. The name of Miss Stirling
was added TO this long list yesterday.
when Il strmie on the eighteenth hole
eliminated her in favor of Mrs. Gavin.
This heartbreaking finish for.hed an
anti-climaN to another uphill fight
that bordered on the thrilling. The
southern girl was down and to
play and evened up the match by
taking the next three 2, 4, .. two
brides followed by par. only to
have this determined stand thrown
away on the eighteenth by what
seemed a pure fluke. When the two
players teed up OH the eighteenth
every man. woman and child in the
mountain resort had joined the gay
throng forming the gallery. under
the hot summer sun, to watch the
outcome.
In utter silence the crowds held
their respective breaths as each of
the women placed her iron shot on
the short hole squarely onto the
green, the Englishwoman in some
what better position. Miss Stirling
putted well up. within eighteen inches
of the hole, but Mrs. Gavin putted
better, her bail stopping three inches
from the cup and directly in the line
of the other ball. 1t was a shot that
only Joe kirkwood could have hoped
to accomplish. The Albanian tried it
and failed and the match was over.
Luck Is Not With Her.
That was not the only hole that
Miss Stirling lost in this fashion. On
the eleventh she had just about the
same experience with the same re-
suit. Puts. some long and some
short. that just refused to stay in
the holes after hopping in or rim
ming the cup. also contributed to her
defeat. The former American cham
pion was playing the better golf in
streaks than her older opponent. her
medal score being one stroke lower.
ST to So, and she had shots in her
bag that the British woman could not
touch.
AleXa had the better drives. longer
and more accurate. as rule, and her
handling of her approaches was far
superior to that OF her opponent.
However. Mrs. Gavin's steadiness on
every one of the eighteen holes was
TOO much for spectacular flashes to
overcome. II Miss Stirling should
have carried the match to the nine
teenth hole as a reward for her tlne
IL. "
the match for picking up three SKIES
in row for lost holes on the
eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth, the
results of the stymie and finding a
bad lie in the rough twice on the out
ward journey.
They took turns at being one up
and they were all even after the
ninth. Miss Stirling went into the
lead on the third, when she sank a
42-foot putt for 4 birdie ., but lost
this advantage at long 430-yard
sixth, when both players were one
with two beautiful shots. Miss Stir
ling taking three puts Coming nome.
it was first a series of losses then
string Of wins. ending with the
disastrous styTnie.
To Get Four BRIDES Each.
The record of the day of four birdie
holes in matches that did not go the
limit. an achievement for any woman.
was shared by Miss CoIlett and Miss
Cummings Both played excellent
golf. the latter going out in 80. one
of the record cards for the tourna-
lnent. Miss Collett won from Mrs.
Let's Of Chicago. who last year elm
mated Cecil Leitch i'll an interesting
match.
Miss Collett started off badly. driv-
ing into the rough twice and into
bunkers twice on the first five holes.
Win only splendid recOver1eS Keeping
her in the running. This was slump
from her previous style. but as the
game progressed she improved stead
lily, her driving becoming longer and
longer, until she reached the four
teenth. where her tee shot was 215
yards by actual measurement. Also
her approaching and putting stead
led down. the latter becoming almost
uncanny toward the end. where she
three Of
eight. ten and fifteen feet for wins
Mrs. Let's also sank several ex-
ceptionally long puts for wins dur
ing the match to keep it an interest
ing one throughout. One strange put
ting incident occurred on the tenth
green. Miss Collett putted a half
stymie. apparently missing by half
an inch. but when Mrs Let's walked
mp to play hers. fully a minute after
ward. Miss Collects ball dropped into
the cup. giving her a par 4 for a win.
Mrs. Let's played consistently well.
but not of quite the same caliber golf
that her opponent produced on most
Of the holes. Miss Collett also had
most Of the lucky breaks. particular
ly so on the thirteenth. where her
second shot was headed out of bounds
but struck a tree and bounded near
the green, giving her a par to halve
the hole.
Miss Cummings Not Extended.
Miss Cummings had little difficulty
in defeating Mrs. Barlow. the vetera3