The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
CHAMPIONS WIN
 IN GOLF PLAY
Miss Cummings And Miss Burns To Play For
 Title

CHICAGO, Aug. The western champion, Miriam Burns, of Khnsas City, and the national title holder. Edith Cummings of Chicago will con test the final round of the womefl's western golf championship at Out wentsia Monday as the result of two matches today in which the defending champion by shooting spectacular golf eliminated Dorothy Klotz of Chicago while Miss Cummings, playing par golf, defeated Mrs. Lee AIida.
 Both matches were played under diff ficuit conditions over Sodden turf and under leaden skies, but all four players made fine scores, Miss Burns especial- ly as she shot the first nine in 37, six under par and made a record for the half, and came home in 45 with n cold north wind to face, for the low score of the meet, S2.
 Both Win 2 To 2.
 Each victor won by the comfortable margin of and 2, but the losers were not without honor for any less brilliant game than the winners displayed would have been of no iavaii Miss Cum mings, though not 50 good ns Miss Burns was only two above perfect fig ures for the 16 holes played although two penalties in water filled trap on the fourteenth cost her an 8.
 Heavy rains and windstorms have handicapped the women all week, caus. ing them to play in downpour sev. eraI times and even forcing the tourna. ment to remove to Shoreacres for two days until the overflow water from Skokie Creek which bisects Onwentsia links, receded enough to uncover some of the fairways Conditions were much improved today but the course was still heavy.
 The adverse physical elements made the fine play in the semi-finals all the more remarkable,
 Odds Even.
 Followers of the players are about equally divided in picking the final winner. Miss Cummings did not shoot so well today as Miss Burns, but through the week, honors have been about even. Miss Cummings qualified with low score of while Miss Burns who did not have to qualify with her medal scoring, took 93 in the rain of Monday. In the first match round, Miss Cummings defeated Vera Gardiner Sstt W AAS AAFeA SAu VI O anu C WulkG W1lHB Burns Overcame Frances Hatfield of Milwaukee and 1.
 lii the second round played ThJrs- day at Shoreacres. the National title holder put out Virginia Gittens of Greenbay, Wis, shooting par golf while the western champion accounted for Virginia Pep of St. Louis and 8, like wise shooting perfectly. This brought Miss Cummings fact to face with Mrs. Dave Gaut of Memphis, formerly west 2rn and southern champion, which she won 5 and by bettering par in n heavy rain and windstorm. Miss Burns in this round over the strange Shore acres links shot even better golf than the national champion in eliminating Virginia Wilson of Chicago and 8
 Miss Burns Strong.
 A comparison of today'c cards re. turned by the two finalists showed Miss Burns would have won six and four had they played the course to- gether. Good galleries trapsed through the mud to see today's play and some of the spectators saw a curious incl dent not in the golf play. Mrs. Burns, who has followed her daughter like a shadow during 6nll the rounds got into a bumblebee's nest and in addition to suffering several stings was deprived of the pleasure of seeing the final hole in the match play.