Show MRS EVANS GAINS FORT FINALS J Champ Meets Hofmann for Second Year YearBy By BILL McCREA A sensational comeback in which she won four out of the last five live holes from Mrs L. L S. S Packman enabled Mrs J. J H H. Evans to reach the he final round of the tho eighth annual Fort Douglas Invitation tion golf tournament tournament tour tour- Thursday and the right to meet Miss Helen Hofmann Miss Hofmann triumphed over a teammate from Forest Dale Mrs J. J E. E Bramwell to set the stage for another match between herself and the defending champion Mrs Evans Evans Evans Ev Ev- ans defeated her younger rival 2 and 1 last year to win the coveted title Although Mrs Ir Packman went down before the tho defending champlon champion cham cham- pion plon 2 and 1 1 she sho played some sonio fine Rolf golf but Mrs Evans deserves considerable considerable con con- credit for winning the match the hard way after being two down to her rival at the tho turn Miss Hofmann Is favored to win her first major championship in Fridays Friday's finale which begins at a. a m. m despite the tho fact that she posted a rather poor 47 for her first nine holes Thursday However she was only two over par through 15 on the final nine Mrs Evans did not gain the lead until the No 16 On this hole the defending champ had a nice shot to the green while Mrs Packman's tee tec shot was in the alfalfa clump to the right front of the green reen Mrs Evans had a par 3 while her rival took a 4 The match was decided on No 17 Both had nice drives with Mrs Packman's ahead by about 12 yar yards Their second shots were within a afew afew afew few yards of each other and then Mrs Packman made a beautiful approach approach approach ap ap- leaving herself a three foot putt for a par and probable win as Mrs Evans Evans' approach was a good eight feet from the pin Then Mrs Evans Eans whose hose putting putting put put- tin ting had been getting better on each hole hol sank tho long putt Packman miss missed cd and tho match was WM over o being a perfect example of how man many matches are won on and lost on tho the putting green Mrs Packman started out brilliantly brilliantly brilliantly bril bril- with a birdie 3 on No 1 and posted a 44 H to her opponents opponent's 46 for the lower nine Miss Hofmann was one up on Mrs Bramwell on the first nine but began piling up a decisive lead soon after Mrs Bramwell demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- that one of these days she sho is going to win a major tournament Both Mrs Bramwell and Mrs Packman Packman Pack Pack- man mon are arc among the most improved golfers in the state Par out 41 41 Mrs Evans out 46 46 Mrs Packman out 44 44 Par in 45 37 37 Mrs Evans in 34 34 Mrs Packman In 45 15 Consolation Flight Mrs R H T. T Stewart defeated Mr Mrs Dirt J. J J J. J Dowell 1 up Mrs 0 O C C. Allen detested defeated Mrs 0 Q O. I. I Reed S Sand and 4 First Flight Mrs W W. H. H Jackson defeated Mrs Mu B. B P. P Minify Manley 5 6 and end 4 Mrs Ora Ore Bundy defeated Mrs In E. E 1 E. E Finch 1 up Second Flight Mrs W. W H. H a Sweet defeated Miss Isabel lubel Critchlow 1 up Mrs R R. R G. G Swift dete defeated ted Mrs Mu J. J E E. Wise 7 1 and 6 |