Word: edith
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Fairfield (Conn.) Country Club ranged some pre-tournament mixed foursomes, wherein National Cham pion Edith Cummings, one-time Champions Glenna Collett (1922) and Marion Rollins (1921), and Mrs. Quentin Feitner, former Metropolitan champion (1920), reinforced by five bisques apiece, would tackle Champion Max Marston, onetime Champions Jess Sweetser (1922) and Francis Ouimet (1914), and French Champion John G. Anderson (all amateurs). Golden golf balls were dangled as prizes for the winning team...
There is but a single thundercloud darkening Champion Edith's horizon at Providence. The vigorous, accurate game she played in winning the Western title, a fortnight ago, would more than suffice to conquer Marion Hollins, even though the Metropolitan champion has played more keenly this year than since her 1921 championship. Alexa is sidetracked. Mrs. Vanderbeck, of Philadelphia, however steady, cannot withstand Edith in a fighting mood, as was demonstrated in the semifinals of last year's title play, when Edith battled her from dormie two to a win at the 20th. There are Mrs. Hurd...
...lleas et Mélisande, Auber's Fra Diavolo, Meyerbeer's Prophet, Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann. Entirely new stage sets have been built for several of these. Among the singers there will appear Mary Garden (of course), Louise Homer, Florence Macbeth, Edith Mason, Charles Hackett, Feodor Chaliapin...
...trooped back to finish the tournament. Miriam Burns, defending champion, took dangerous Dorothy Klotz in hand and shot the sodden first nine in 37. Coming in against a north wind, Miriam was 45. This round, the lowest of the meet, was keen enough to subjugate Dorothy, 3 and 2. Edith Cummings, whose third match had been a 5-and-3 win over well-seasoned Mrs. Dave Gaut, of Memphis, took the measure of Mrs. Lee Mida, another of golf's warhorses, and became the other finalist...
...finals, Miriam, griped (literally) beyond endurance by ptomaine poisoning, was no match for Edith, faded away before perfect golf...