Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

Needing out process favorites are bene
brushed aside right and left in the WON
ems national golf tournament resumed
today on the links of the Nassau Country
Club The meeting Of Mrs Ronald II
Barlow. tho Philadelphia title holder. and
Miss Lillian u. HYDE, the Metropolitan
champion from the South Shore Field
club. in the third round today. furnished
the centre Of attraction for the gallery.
for prior to tho start OF this week both
were regarded as almost equal rayorites.
phladell lhans regretted the fact that
Mrs. G. H. Nandcrbeck Of the rhiladel-
rhia Cricket club and Miss Ethel Camp
bell, OF Overbrook were bratkcted to-
gcther ara they also had misstvnss as
70 the probable outcome OF the clash be-
tween Miss Florence McNecly, of Merton.
and Miss Elaine Rosenthal. the Western
girl who So dc"tsvely defeated Miss
Georgianna NJ Bishop on the second
round
Massachusetts, one remaining hope con-
sisted in Mrs. II. Arnold Jackson, tine
oakley woman. who won the Eastern
title Ht Greenwich, last June. She had
for an opponent Miss Caroline Fainter
plucky player from Midlothian
When Mrs. Barlow and Miss Hyde. who
Ucrc tho last to be called appc 1red at
the first toe, both wore light coats
Mrs. Barlow also had gloves on. but
the other as sho always does, played
with bare hands. Mrs Barlow had the
honor and drove fine straight bail.
Miss Hyde got few Yards further but
to the left almost to the rough After
the Philadelphia woman had approached
TO within 10 feet OF tho pin Miss Hyde
only reached the green's edge on the like,
but she managed TO got a half in four.
Mrs. Barlow was bothered in her try for
a by half stmie.
To the long second hole Miss Hyde was
fortunate in winning. considering that
she got into two bunkers. She was i'm
the sand off her drive and again on her
third shot, but Mrs Barlow, after two
long balls pulled her approach to a tran
and after barely getting out supple
mentcd that by taking puts, so Miss
Hyde won in to : That made the South
Shore player I up
From the third tee Miss Hyde got away
ono of her best drives the ball coming
TO rest only n fcw yards short Of the
bunker Although out-driven many
yards. Mrs. Barlow laid UP a rare APP
proach practically dead and winning the
hole in to 4 squared the match. Miss
Hyde pulled her drive to the rough 60
ing to No. A. but her second landed her
hole in to 5. when the Philadelphia
champion took 3 puts. Miss Hyde was
therefore ono up again.
1t was Mrs. Rarlow's turn tu do some.
thing at the fifth. which she won, to 6.
her opponent starting badly by pulling a
drive out of bounds. Mrs. Barlow failed
to get home on her second. but laid the
approach dead.
Mrs. Barlow did not dare attempt the
AifRcult carry on her second shot to the
40 T-FF, ~,
sfi1I6St made the green with a cleek and
won the hole, 10 6 She was then one
uD again
Failing to get hold Of her drive prop
erly, Mrs. Barlow was again compelled
10 play short Of the bunker on her ap-
proach to No. :. Miss Hyde hit A $50
yarder. but dubbed her approach and
both made the green on their third shots
They halvei in ;, 50 that Miss HYDE
maintained her slim advantage OF one up,
going to the short eighth.
Miss HYDE had a fine chance To win
the eighth hole when her opponent fell
short from the toe. but the South Shore
girl took puts and they halved in (.
To the ninth Miss Hyde pulled her
drive to the gully across the road but
clever recovery got her nicely on the
green in and they halved in T. That
left Miss HYDE up at the turn She
went out in 42 to the others a.
Neither made the Circus or tenth
green IN their tee shots and they halvcd
in (. From the next tee Miss Hyde sliced
10 the sand trap ana had TO play out
short, whereas Mrs. Barlow got home
nicely with drive and a ceek on her
third Miss Hyde pitched TO within Y
feet of the cup and she got lucky half
in when Mrs Barlow took 8 puts
That left Miss HYDE still ] up.
Going up the hill 10 No. u Miss Hyde
sN,,I
won in to 6, her opponent having sliced
her second to the rough Miss HYDE be-
came up as a result and she also won
the thirteenth in when Mrs. Barlow
pulled a drive out Of bounds.
Miss HYDE pulled her drive TO tho pit
at the litn, whereas Mrs. Barlow drove 70
the green, matter Of ls0 yards. 4 Won
d-rful recover" out of the sand left Miss
HYDE putt OF a clubs length for a g.
She was closer TO the pin than Mrs Bar
low after the latter had made her ap-
'proach putt. but Miss Hyde missed so II
was Mrs, Barlow's hole in 9 10 4 The
Philadelphia woman was then down
When Miss Hyde fell short OF the green
with her second AZ the 18th, Mrs, Barlow
won in 10 5, which left the last named
tonly one down
Miss Hyde then proceeded to throw
away the 18th after her second shot had
luckily hit tho top OF the bunker and
bounded 10 the edge Of the green. Mrs.
Barlow's second found the sand and she
only Just got clear on her third but Miss
Hyde amazed her friends by taking four
puts. That squared the match.
This made three straight holes that
Mrs. Barlow had won and she gratihed
her admirers by reaching the 4O5-y ard
seventeenth Srecn with a drive and a
brassie. Miss Hyde hubbed her second
but laid the next on the green about
twenty feet from the pin. She then
drew a sigh NJ relief from her supporters
BY bringing of the putt FOR a four II
looked like A haived hole until Mrs Bar
low ran down her putt or eighteen feet
for three That made Mrs Barlow one
up.
Tt looked as il the tenacious hanging
on by Mrs. Barlow had got on the nerves
of the younger PLAYER, who. after a great
drive from the eighteenth tee again dug
deeply with her iron, the ball falling
short OF the tran. that she was no
better on than Mrs. Barlow who had
tpurposely plaved short. Both made the
green on their mashie shots and Miss
HYDE then failed BY a turn Of the BAN
20 bring on a twenty-footer for four
Mrs. Barlow got her five, good enough
10 halve the hole and win the match by
one up. Mrs Barlow, who went round
iu q fine So, was congratulated on all