New-York tribune., 1922-05-25

and Mrs. Ioerge in one OF the matches
and Mrs Hucknall and Miss Stirling
in the other. Everybody is lookino, forY
ward with eager expectancy to the
game between Mrs. Hucknall and the
former national champion, for Judging
from to-day's performance this will be
contest quite worthy of snv cham
pionshlp tournament.
In defeating Mrs. F. +. Dubois If
the Baltusrol club, by a score of and
.. the noted Alexa played with all Of
the skill and grace that have brought
her world-wlde fame as we'll as several
championships. She was perfection
itself to-day,
Mrs. Dubois. after her fine game
against Miss Kate Bomann YESTERDAY,
was figured as most dangerous oppo-
nent for the sturdy Georgian, who is
striving for her first METROPOLITAN
champi pionshlp. lnasmuch as Miss Stirl
lng mas not been at her best recently. il
was rather expected sac would have a
hard struggle of it to-day.
Miss Stirling in Real Form
But that is where Miss Stirling cxhib-
ited her qualities as champion. She
met the test easily and confidently. Il
was quite apparent day that she has
been slowly approaching top form al
along and that she is now just begin
nlng to show her real worth.
Miss Stirling got remarkable dis
tances from the tee, being twenty and
more yards beyond her opponent on
practically every drive, Right there
it Is obvious she had Mrs. Du Bois
beaten, for, while the latter was strug.
cling with the brassie and the spoon,
Miss Stirling was getting results with
the irons. And how she was PLAYING
those approach shots! Only those who
have seen the North Hempstead golfer
play these shots realize and appre-
ciate how beautifully and how wonder
,ully she brought them off to-day.
Miss Strings only weakness was on
the greens. At times, being far in the
lead she was somewhat careless in
pu.lng. but, had her short game been
little better, she would have had a
phenomenal score. AS it was she was
out in 4 strokes
Against that kind Of golf Mrs. Du
Bos had little chance. She showed
fine courage and held to her task
gamely, but, as stated above, she was
at a disadvantage from the outset and
always faced the disagreeabe task of
making up twenty-yard deficit from
the tee.
WIS Du bOlS \ DOWN at Iurn
Mrs. Du Bois was out in 40 strokes.
but was down at the turn. Miss
Stirling won the first, second, fifth,
sixth and seventh holes. She had a
short putt for q at the third, but
missed it. Mrs. Du Bois, showing what
perseverance Will do, after topping
four shots in succession and finally
reaching the green in holed a long
putt for a and half as Miss Stirl-
ing, after being up short Of the green
with three fine shots, failed dismally
on the green.
Up to that point Miss Stirling was
eorralling nars easily and regularly.
AT the long eleventh Miss Stirling had
two fine shots with the wood and was
WITHIN easy approach of the green. The
cards OF the match were as follows:
Out
MS Ms. s5i'I59s sa Bos. ..sss3 ~ t7ss--tHi
MS Mss du si'TI59s R8'. .sssstt !
Mrs. Thomas Hucknall must not be
overlooked in the reckoning for the
1tie She played quite as we'll as Miss
Stirring to day, and if she continues TO
play as well tomorrow will have an
excellent chance. Like Miss Stirling
she was hitting q tremendously long
oal to-day, outdistancing her opponent,
MRS. Irving Brown by wards The