Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-07
WOMAN GOLFERS PLAY
STRONGLY FOR TITLE
Mrs. Vanderbeck Wins Medal in Ma.
tional Tourney, Doing Bet
ter Than Par.

LAKE FOREST, ILL.,. September T.
Returning q score Of IS, which Tom
vardon declared only a stroke more
than the women's par for the links.
Mrs. c. H. vanderbeck Of the Phlladel-
phia Cricket Club won the medal In the
eighteen-hole qualifying round Of the
national golf championship tournament
at the Onwentsia Club yesterday.
Miss Lillian B. Hyde of the South
Shore Field Club Just failed on an
eight-foot putt for 8 on the homo
green and thereby missed a tie. As it
was. the metropolitan champion had
to be content with second place.
Both as to quantity and quality the
tournament must be ranked as one of
the best in the history Of the United
States Golf Association. Belated en-
tries swelled the total to 131. and OF
that number 100 started. the largest
field on record for the women's cham
pionship.
Mrs. W. A. Garvin of sherley Park,
England. and Mrs. ]. v. Hurd Of Pitts
burgh both qualified handily with
scores Of s6. Mrs. Garvin, who made
quite reputation as a golfer abroad,
Is the wife Of the man who was in New
Horn. the masked golfer.
4oung Girl Plays Well.
Only a little behind tho leaders was
Miss Alexa Stirling. the seventeen
year-old southern champion from At
lanta. Miss Stirling captivated the
gallery with her easy, graceful style.
She went out in IS and came back In
4e for 81. Miss Marion Hollins, of
Westbrook, started badly, but two 3s
coming back helped her get round in 90,
Mrs. Vanderbeck in getting her IS
made few mistakes. On the first green
the champion Of the Women's Eastern
Golf Association took three puts, and
she was also short on her approaches
to the eighth and ninth holes. Even 80,
she reached the turn in II.
Coming back. the Philadelphia Cricket
Club woman got badly bunkered at the
thirteenth hole. taking two shots to get
clear OF the sand. The hole cost her a
8. A twenty-foot putt on the SIX
teenth green gave her a 2.
The card follows:
Mrs. s. H. Vanderbeclx, Philadelphia.
Out .........6 4 s 44445 6-41
In ...........s s s 8 s 2 4-44-s5
Star OF Her Game.
Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Ravisloe,
the western champion. who was run
ner-up to Mrs. II. Arnold jackson in
the championship year ago, was on
her game. but qualified with 1o2.
In addition to Miss Stirling there
were two other young girls in this
tournament Miss Dorothy Higbis OF
Midlothian is only fourteen years of
age, while Miss Frances Gadheld of
Milwaukee is fifteen years. Miss Cad
field qualified. but Miss Higbie took
10S. starting with 10 for the first hole
The draw for the first match play
round today follows:
Mrs. Gavin VS.. Mrs Henneberry. Mrs
Fox VS.. Mrs Phillips, Mrs. Mita VS..
Mrs. Hurd. Mrs. Hearing VS.. Miss Flea
nor Allen, Miss Hyde VS.. Mrs. Liv-
eright, Miss Ho1lins We. Mrs. Barlow,
Mrs. Widney VS.. Miss Painter. Miss
Peace VS.. Mrs. Kunstadter, Miss Had
field VS.. Miss Edwards Miss Rosenthal
VS.. Miss Chatfield, Mrs. Hammond VS..
Miss Stirling. Miss Semple VS.. Miss
Kaiser, Miss Chandler VS.. Mrs. Van
derbeck, Miss Jones VS.. Miss Coldbain,
Mrs. Bleifield VS.. Miss Bridge and Miss
Dodd VS.. Miss Frances Allen.