The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
Edith Cummings Is New Wonen'S s Links Champion

RYE, N. Y, Oct. S.-(By the Asso- ciated Press.)AThe national women s golf championship, so long the prop erty of the east and south went west today when Miss Edith Cummings, plucky Chicagoan, triumphed over Miss Alexa Stirling of New York, a native Georgian, who had held the title three times. The western girl won by a margin on up and to play after a tense and brilliant struggle in the S6hole final round match at the Westch ester- Biltmore Country club
 It was through a fine display of brilliant golf and grit that carried the Chicago girl, a member of the Onwentsia Country club, to victory over Miss Stirling, who has been woman player. In the morning round, when play was alternately ragged and perfect. Miss Cummings ap- peared a bit nervous as they went to the eighteenth green in the morn ing round, but her shots up to green were well made. She had a chance to win this hole by sinking a short putt, but she couldn't make 1t. and they adjourned for lunch with Miss Cummings two down.
 Came then the afternoon round and
 
 Miss Sterling would come through for the fourth title. They halved the first hole with par fours, then came the great effort that resulted in the crowning of 8 new champion.
 Miss Cummings with par golf, won five holes in row, and became three up. Miss Stirling, try as she would, could not equal the golf that her op- ponent played on these holes. They 1- mings, perhaps carelessly, lost the eighth, The ninth was halved.
 Then the last nine. The tenth and eleventh were wretchedly played either player, with even fair shoot ing, could have won the hole, which is short. a par three. Both took flyes.
 The eleventh found both sliding their balls hither and yon on the green. Both missed short butts for wins and it was halved. Likewise the twelfth. Here Miss Cummings second shot was In a brook, but she was on In four and down in two butts Miss Stirling, with dubbed chip, could do no better.
 The thirteenth went to Miss Stirl- ing with well played four and she was but one down, Miss Cummings over- pitching. Par figures won the fourteenth and the fifteenth for MISS Cummings On both holes Miss Stirling dubed iron shots. When they halved the sixteenth with lives the shouts of the gallery in applaud : Ing the new champion were carried by the wind to the clubhouse and there, too. a shout went up.
 Dexter Cummings, brother of the new champion, himself the fnter-col- legiate title holder, was nervous
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 When Miss Stirling won the thir- teenth was but one down and had a good chance to even the match and go onto another title, Dexter cHlie old Joe Morgan. the veteran caddie who carried his sisters gold bag, to one side. Eagerly they looked down into the bottom of the bag. Then they smiled The race horse shoe that Miss Cummings put there the first of the week remained.
 Miss Cummings has entered five national championship tournaments. In one she was eliminated In the first round, in another she was defe ated in the second round. In her third she failed to qualify. Last year she went as far as the serli-finals at White Sulphur Springs, but was eliminated by Miss Glenna Collett of Providence, who won the title.
 In the qualifying round of this tournament the OnlCdBO klIlf With an S9, was tied for third place with Miss Collett and Mrs. R. H. Barlow. In the first round she defeated Mrs. Quentin Feitner up and to play, In the second round Miss Audrey Faust of St. Louis was her victim ty ' and 6. Miss Edith Leitch of Eng land lost to her 6 and in the third round and in the semi-finals she won from Mrs. C. H. Vanderback of Philadelphia, up in 20 holes. Mrs, had defeated Miss Collett In the round before the semi-finals.
 The new national champions golf Is considered unusually great because of the handicap of 8 broken right arm, which has been locked at the elbow since she was an infant. She was taught the game by her father who has been a stroller on the links for more than 30 years. She was in structed by. professional, while her brother, considered the longest amateur, is a pupil of Tom yTz e e.