The Washington times., 1929-10-26

tlon of Middle Atlantic women
Scoring startling triumph. she
won from this City's hitherto finest
woman golf artist, Mrs. Hugh r.
Nicolson. of the Washington Golf
and Country Club, l up in 10 holes,
in the final match at Columbia
Country Club yesterday. 1t was a
stirring battle attended by many
noteworthy perfo cmapces that would
have been creditable to the rank
lng male golfers of this section.
The victory was an upset as Mrs.
Nicolson had been regarded an
overwhelming favorite by virtue of
her easy conquests in the tourney.
Mrs. Nicolson, holder of the District
women's golf crown, had previously
defeated the defending champion,
Miss Virginia Holzderber.
On the other hand. Mrs.
Hodges had been forced to play
at top speed and was taken to
the nineteenth hole in two prior
matches before earning the
right to meet Mrs. Nicolson. In
her second round engagement,
she went to the nineteenth be-
fore gaining the decision over
Mrs. e. Boyd Morrow.
She reached the finals by defeat
ms" Miss Effie Bowes. up, in an.
other 19-hole duel after the latter
bad been two down at the sixteenth.
Her ,19-hole match with Mrs. Nicol-
aon Yesterday was her third straight
experience of that nature.
However, Mrs. Nicolson has some
comfort today in the glory of
l.
her fighting heart. It's hard TO
belRve that Mrs. Nicolson, the
foFmer Miss Dorothy White, who
On women's golf here, could. he
down and to play to a rival of
hSer sex.
1Yet, such was the situation she
Eaced at the twelfth tee. Here she
nncorked an amazing streak of golf
and captured six Of the seven re-
manning holes to square the match,
getting a half at the seventeenth.
Nothing as superb was ever before
given by a woman in a major golf
tournament here for she was only
} one over mans par for these sewn
holes, her card reading 3. 5, j 8, 4.
4, and she finished the last nine in
d stunning 3S three above mems par.
Her golf was all the more phenome-
nal considering the adverse condi-
tions of biting, raw day and a wind
that carried drives from their in
tended places. Yes. Mrs. Nicolson
merits praises for there are barely
ten men amateurs here who could
bitter or equal her feat on those last
seven holes under the same con-
ditions.
The eighteenth and nineteenth
holes brought out the most sen
sational play and even bestirred
the golfing fever of Freddy Nc.
Leod, veteran pro at Columbia.
With her wide margin slashed to
bne. Mrs. Hodges hooked a weak and
sky high tee shot on the eighteenth
and hardly improved her position
@with a second that left her on the
hillside. Realizing that only a great
iron shot to the pin could save her
the necessity Of going extra holes.
she laid her next twelve feet from
the cup. a masterful snot for wo-
man executed with all the skill and
wizardry of a Jones. Mcleod de-
clared the shot one of the best he
ever witnessed.
) The gallery gasped when Mrs.
Hodges putt for half was an inch
short. Mrs. Nicolson rammed home
an easy putt for par four, making
her all even with her foe and send
Aang the match to the nineteenth.
Mrs Hodges again was entwined
IN trouble on this hole when her
third found a bunker, but she
ehipped into the cup to end the
MtrlIpp ole rith = fnnT Mrs Nio.
olson blasted her chances by play
ing her third over the green. She
almost got half at that when her
chip back nearly rolled into the cup.
The medal cards Of the finalists and
complete summaries follow:
Mrs Hodges $50 ssss4 5-.2
Mrs Ntcolson 546 6s75s5 5-4s
M: MF: JIssison Hs6Ess s-,s-s, s,ss,
Extra hole
Mrs. Hodges,
Mrs. Nicolson 5
FIRST SIXTEEN
Final ruond-Mrs J. NJ. Hodges de-
feated Mrs. Hugh r. Ncoson, 1 ur,
Mrs. 3. F. ColIaday, Columbia. de-
feated Mrs. Hume Wrong, Chevy Chase,
SECOND SIXTEEN
Final round-Mrs. Frank R. Keeter,
Chevy Chase, defeated Mrs. w. D.
Balm, Baltimore Country Club. up.
Defeated elght-Final round-Mrs. H.
Ktng Cornwell, Columbia, defeated Mrs.
v j. A. Mari Columbia. and 8.
THIRD SIXTEEN
Final round-Mrs. r. c. Hartig,
Manor, defeated Mrs. Jerome Meyer,
Town and Country. and 2. Defeated
eiEht-Mrs Fred Hoffman, Chevy
Chase. defeated Mrs H 3. Bird,
EOrPTu rI Vcur
Final round-Mrs. T. N. Beavers,
Beaver Dam, defeated Mrs T. J.
T. Powell. Manor, 2 and t.
Gene Larkin, helpmate Of Bob
Barnett at Chevy Chase, is today