New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
HONOR ROLL IN womEN's GOLF
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Philadelphia oct Miss Dorothy Campbell. the
champion Of Great Britain robbed the United
States Of its golf title here to-day by defeating
Mrs. r. H BARLOW by up and to play in the
hnal round Of the women's national championship
tournament over the links of the Merton Cricket
Club The rosy checked Scotch girl travelled across
the 10 invade the links here in quest Of n sec
ond title and not only succeeded. but made ii pos
sible for Great Britain square accounts for the
loss of the amateur championship to Walter J
Travis in 1904 II IS the first time that foreign
player has the tfle here and the first time that
any woman player has earned she double crown.
II cannot be said. however. that Miss Campbell
earned her laurels easily without hard
struggle. She down to Mrs. Barlow for more
than half the Journey. and the hopes Of the big gal
lery that followed the match high that the title
would be saved this country. Miss Campbell,
who has done her best playing the inward holes
throughout the tournament settled down however.
and would he denied.
The plucky visitor continued along. accepting the
bitter with the sweet with that same good nature
which has made such a faVoTite here this week
Generally outdriven Miss Campbell save on rare
OCCASIONS succeeded in ofsetting Mrs Barows
advantage OF the tee by better direction with the
irons. Further than that. the English girl al
Ways deadly putter. allowed few opportunities
when noth she and Mrs Barlow missed puts de-
cidedy the short side hut II must be rernem-
bened that the greens were tricky. the strain was
great and the heat intense
In justice 10 Mrs Barlow it is not too much
80 say that could have made a more
pluckv determined stand. Although fully reaz-
ing the exceptional ability Of her redoubtahe op-
ponent, the Merton woman played as she had never
played before in championship company. This ap-
plies The outward Journey. for toward
end She 4l-sDr Grn
when il hurt the most. Miss Campbell had
then struck = gait that made the slightest mis-
iake Of her opponent fatal
Starting out. both women drove good balls from
the first and halvea I'm 4. The uncertainties of
the game were strildngly illustrated the next
hole, where Miss Campbell. after Indifferent
drive n the rough. second shot that lodged on
the side Of the bunker and third still short Of the
green. stole a halve I'm = despite the fact that
Mrs Barlow GOT within putting distance with TWO
beautiful wooden shots. Anyhow. Miss Campbell
laid her fourth well mp and got down the put.
while Mrs Barlow missed her try for :
Strangely enough the only hole Of the match
which Miss Campbell really made a hash Of was
the short third. It Is only 10 yards Just half
iron shot for woman, hat Immediately before the
green is a trap. while 70 the left and the far
side winds maCadam road.
The foreign golfer has played the hole ndiffer-
cntlv in an her rounds. and to-day proved no OK
Cepton. Both too strong their tee shots
but Miss Campbell failed dismally i'm two attempts
n get over the terraCeke formation. and when
Mrs Barlow laid her second shot dead tho other
picked up-
Dame Fortune came to the rescue of Miss camp
he'll or the fourth green Their third shots left
Mrs Rarlow's ball a yard from the cup while Miss
l'aupbelIs was some twelve feet away and almost
in line Playing the odd. Miss Campbell did not
allow quite enough, and her ball carromed of the
other as il passed. but then turned in sufficiently
70 lay Mrs Barlow dead stymf. AIlef that Il
was 4 case of halve i'm =
Three puts cost Miss Campbell The next mole. 50
that she became . down. much 70 the JOY II the
Philadelphia contingent. which was, of course.
pulling" hard FOR their former champion There
IS trouble galore on the Haverford course, and 1t
Is bound 10 CONG to one sooner or later Mrs
Barlow had her first taste Of trap when her drive
from the sixth tee trfe pulled. tricked into the
Dit She failed completely TO get out on her hrst
attempt and after that Miss Campbell had the
hole 'fn her pocket 10 speak. Had il been
necessary. she could probably have saved stroke.
but. as it was she won in 10 s
After halves in ordinary figures Al the next two
holes the unexpected happened at the ninth. Miss
Campbell began by pulling her drive Of bounds.
and her second effort from the left her close
10 the embankment that II with difficulty she
got a stance for the shot IN the mean time Mrs.
Barlow the result Of two fine shots, laid her
ball nicely on the green not than fifteen feet
from the pin. From her awkward position Miss
Campbell reached the green ceverly on her third,
although she stl away Playing two more
Miss Csmpbells ball missed the cup by a hairs
breadth and trickIed six feet beyond. Mrs Bar
low laid her third practically dead, and then her
opponent holed the siX-fOoter for a . 1t looked
like a sure hole for the Merton woman, but the
gallery gasped when the put hung the lip
OF the cup
That made big difference as II left Miss Camp
bell only down al the turn instead of p and
then one could help recalling the stymie the
fourth green Facts are facts. however. conse-
quenty they turned for home with only the differ
ence Of single hole between them the strokes
reading z5 ~ i'm favor Mrs Barlow.
After hslving the tenth I'm a par 1 Miss Campbell
squared accounts at the eleventh where her op-
ponent supplemented sliced drive 10 the rough by
dropping into the pit The next II was then easy
for the Scotch girl win the hole in , 10 Z A fine
recovery after being trapped enabled Mrs. Barlow
10 snatch q haIye in AT the twelfth but the be