The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-09
CHICAGOANS IN
 GOLF MEET WIN
Miss Cummings And Miss
 Burns Both Win Matches

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Three Chicago ans, including Edith Cummings, national title holder, and Miriam Burns, of Kansas. City, defending chaAnpion will play the semi-finals of the Iwomens' western golf championship at Onwent- sia tomorrow as a result of fohr stormy rounds today where wind and rain, thunder and lightning and mud and water failed to force the victors for the most part to shoot worse than par. In fact both Miss Cummings and Miss Burns were two under, par. on the first nine. :. '
 The western champion displayed fine golf in overcoming Virginia Wilson of Chicago, 5 and 3. In spite of the Mis- souri players fine fl in drizzling rain her opponent managed to keep the match square to the tenth hole, shoot ing 42, one under par on the first nine, but with four pars and one birdie in row, Miss Burns took five holes straight and become the victor on the fifteenth green. a.S
 Miss Burns Vs. Miss Klotz The champion tomorrow will play Dorothy Klotz of Chicago, who today put out her third successive champion by defeating Mrs. H. D. Sterrett of Hutchinson, Kas., who, in addition to being champion of Kansas, also holds the Missouri Valley crown, having de. feated Miss Burns in, the final round of that event. Miss Klotz in the first round eliminated Mrs. Elaine Rosen- thai Rinehart of Dallas, twice holder of the western title, and 3 and in the second round overcame Mrs. FIG, Let's, who also has held the westefzias title twice. Whether she @can overcome the present westrn champion wille depend on how well each can avoid the casual water and soggy spots of the Onwentsia links which still is oozing from five days of rain.
 The national champion, aside from Miss Burns, has displayed the best golf of any contender in the tournament and in fact at times has excelled the Mis- sourian. She qualified with S4, leading the field by several strokes, defeated Vera Gardiner of Chicago, 8 and ', overcame Virginia Gittens, 5 and 4 and today, by scoring under par all the way; handily put out Mrs. Dave Gaut ot Memphis, formerly western and south ern. 5 and 3. She scored three birdies in her round today and was over par on only two holes, one of which was pluy6u uutAuB thS oCFNASS1 .RN@S SA S--~ storm.
 Miss Cummings Vs. Mrs. Mida Miss Cummings opponent tomorrow Mrs. Lee Mida, of Chicago;S did moi shoot nearly so well today as the ma tional champion, for in defeating Mrs Stewart Handley of Detroit, she took 95 strokes, including two holes in 8 Mrs. Mida was wild at times, getting into rough and rayines and tallying Sl strokes for the first half. She steadied at that point after becoming 2 down to the Michigan champion and came home in one over par to win up.
 Summaries of today's rounds
 Miriam Burns, Kansas City, defeatet Virginia Wilson, and Ssr Dorothy Klotz, Chicago, defeated Mrs, H: D Sterrett, Hutchinson, Kas., 8 and Z Edith Cummings, Chicago, defeated Mrs. Dave Gaut. Memphis, 5 and 5 Mrs. Lee Mida, Chicago, defeated Mrs Stewart Hanley, Detroit, 2 up.
 Mrs. Vaughn Spallding and Bot Gardner won low gross prize in the | mixed foursomes this afternoon by SCOT ing 44-41-S5 at Onwentsia, where the receding waters of Skokie creek per mitted play late in the day. Q,
 The approaching and putting contest was won by Miriam Burns, who re- uuired only 8 strokes to sink three halls from a distance of 100 yards.