New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-12
S0GCY LINKS FOR GOLF
Champions Hold Their Own in
Play for National Title.
MISS CAMPBELL IN FORM
Mrs. Barlow and Miss Hyde Also
Work Their Way to the
Third Round.

Names long familiar in golf circles con-
tinued TO be conspicuous in the list Of sur
vvors In the national golf tournament for
women. continued over the links OF the Bal
tusrol Golf Club yesterday. The three title
holders. Miss Dorothy Campbell, of can
ada, Miss Lillian b. Hyde. OF tho South
Shore Field Club and Mrs r. II. Barlow,
Of Philadelphia. We're included among the
eight 10 come through 10 the third round.
Numerically the advantage easily rests
with Massac husetts. for that state has no
less than FIVE players remaining. Miss
Hyde is the lone hope OF the New York dis
trici. and the same may be said Of Mrs.
Barlow. for Philadelphia. and Miss Camp
bell. for the Dominion The five Massachu-
setts representatives are Miss Kate G.. Har-
ley Of Fall River; Miss r, ". Allen. OF
Oakley, Miss Anita Phipps, Of Springfield;
Miss Margaret curtis Of Essex County,
and Miss Z. : Porter. NJ Brookline
The resourcefulness of golfers. whether
men or women. received another illustration
yesterday. In place Of the ideal weather of
Monday and Tuesday came drilling rain
that made the turf through the fsirway
pestv and the putting green's as slow as
molasses
In the matter ~ adapting her play m me
existing conditions. Miss Campbell was as
much marvel as she il I'm winning cham
pionships, IN fact. that is ono Of the res-
sons she wins 80 many tournaments. She
not only solved Tho problem Of how n get
the necessary distance on the soggy fair
greens. but also putted as Z she had been
used ~ the same conditions all her life. II
was This faculty for overcoming decidedly
adverse conditions that enabled her not
only ~ win her match. but actually N
make her hest score ~ the week
She required only forty six strokes ~
roach tho turn. even With an and :. tne
latter AT a hole which she ordinarily would
do i'm Her fine play did not cease by
snv means with the outward round. Inc
FIRST four holes coming home all that was
necessary n end the match she did m sev-
enteen strokes This. with nor - ont. meant
that she was two strokes better than even
IS for thirteen holes At that pace she un-
questionable could have finished the round
under a. and perhaps have eduallsd the -
NJ Mrs Barlow I'm tho qualifying round.
Her puts on tho slow greens We're AZ times
phenomenal particularly so AZ the ninth
and tenth holes where she sank couple
that were upward OF twenty feet in length
Miss Sempe, her opponent. made 4 GOOD
fsbt for six holes BY the way she started
h. looked 4- n she meant 70 nave the va
for new champion She got long ball
from the first tee and was safely over the
bunker in @ something that had been
generally discussed around tho first toe
and considered practically impossible FOL
lowing this up with \ good third. she won
the first hole iu D.. She was ON even terms
AZ the nth green, but thereafter IL was all
Miss Campbell The cards We're as follows.
Ms Mss s .s%Pls oa aa' 8 : - ss
Ms Ms . s,,5l, n. .
Always long OF the tee Miss HYDE in
yarianv gained commanding advantage
over Miss Nesbit after every drive. The
metropolitan Champion approaches wer"
also better. bat with only three or four OK
eeptions she failed 10 get down in the
regulation two puts. After having a lead
Of up ar the seventh Miss HYDE made
hash Of the eighth 4 little later three
puts on the ninth green cost her that hole
sp that they were AN square a the turn
The strokes read 81 10 - In Miss NesDits
favor.
Miss Frances G.. Grtscom. OF Merton. tho
only Philadelphia woman 10 ever win the
national title. fell a victim 10 the steady
golf OF Miss Harley. Playing down the
centre Of the course with a steadiness thai
would have done credit 90 a Hilton. Miss
Harley was able Jo take advantage Of
every slip by the other. In this way she
turned for home up. going out in the
credlta0le score OF &.
There was a considerable element Of luck
attached TO the success OF the FAN River
girl al several Of the holes Going 20 the
tenth after d rather short drive, Miss
Harley cooIv took "a wooden club and
played boldly for the island green. Luck
u.s. for her. the ball fell short of the water,
with the result that she won the hole when
her opponent found the drink with an
iron shot that missed being good by the
uar-0west margin
After that Miss Harley. of course. won
the hole sliced drive from the twelfth
to tee caused Miss Harley 20 remark, Il
wonder if that's in the bunker The ball
came to rest yards short OF the trouble,
which prompted Miss Grscom 90 observe,
you don't know what a bunker looks
like"
Ou the fourteenth green Miss Griscom
failed TO bring of a yard put. and as the
rubber core trimmed the cup the Merton
player said 10 Miss Maude Wetmore. who
was standing near What do YOU think
OF missing put Ike that Why IL
looked familiar" quickly reioined The Bal
tusrol woman who doubtless had some OF
her own shortcomings Of the previous day
I'm mind Miss Harley defeated Miss Girls
com ON the fftoenth green hy and Q
margin.
lne closest match Of rho DAY resulted
from the meeting ~ Miss Allen and Miss
Florence McNeoloy. NJ Philadelphia When
Hiss Allen won the first four holes u
looked al + snc was going to make "a rum
away match of in. but Miss Medley drew
level later. and f. was still case Of all
eouaro going to the home hole This proved
"a comedy NJ errors. which dnally terminal
cd in both reaching the green In the same
number OF strokes The exact number may
as we'll ne forgotten. AZ any rate. Miss
Allen holod her long put tho hall hesi-
tatinE Tor second on the ftp ~ the cup
before going down. Her opponent was less
fortunate. as the try for a hslve failed
bv hairs breadth This loft Miss Allen
the winner by up.
Miss + $ Porter. always hard 20 beat
a, match play. proved roo much for Miss
Gcorgianna Bishop Getting ont Of difti-
riltias was Miss Porter forta and saved
hor on q number Of occasions.
Miss Margaret curtis was forced TO 20
20 rhe nome green in order 10 secure the
verdict over Mrs. p. ~. Fitl"r another OF
tho retiring Philadelphians
Perhaps 10 Mrs Barlow had had more
serious opposition from Mrs. v. Earle