Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-08
INITIAL GOLF ROUND
IN W0MAN'S TOURNEY

CHICAGO, September Stew upsets
marked the first match round of the
women's national golf championship
meet yesterday, the better known
players defeating newcomers in sew
eral of the sixteen contests. while the
few struggles in which equally
famous golfers were paired usually
depended on shot or two for de-
cision. The sixteen remaining con-
tenders remained well scattered geo.
graphically. the representatives from
Great Britain, New England and the
south surviving along with three wom-
en- from Philadelphia and one each
from New York, Pittsburgh, Toledo
and Rock Island, but the emissaries
from Cincinnati, st. Louis, Sioux City
and Milwaukee were put out. Chicago
boosted only six. The closest match
of the day was that in which Miss
Alexa Steering of Atlanta, seventeen
years old. southern champion, defeated
Mrs. Harry d. Hammond Of lndianapo-
lis, last years western champion and
runner-up this year, in nineteen holes.
Miss Steering led all the way after the
sixth hole until Mrs. Hammond squared
in the struggle on the eighteenth
ing well and holing in four. while
Miss Sterling fubbed her approach and
took five.
Had Mrs. Caleb Fox of Philadelphia
started with less deliberation she
Phelps, Chicago. look-in. AS it was.
Mrs. Phelps won only two holes, but
halved six. Looking backward. 1t
seems as if there must have been some
curious mathematical formula by
which Miss Eleanor Chandler, Hunt
ingdon Valley, was forced to take
at each hole regardless OF her oppo-
nent's figures. Out of twelve holes
eix- a1x inc h01p
from Mrs. Clarence Vanderbeck, Phila-
delphia Cricket. was the limit of her
accomplishments. The deciding factor
was the three puts of Miss Holiins
teenth. Mrs. Barlow remained as
trapped throughout as Polar bear.
freezing out her adversary on the
same hole with putt so dead as to
tomb Their even balance can be seen
by the fact that they drew level Tor
the fourth time at the fifteenth
Card:
o Mrs. na' s 54s5 5-ss
Outs. se 5 6 5 $40 s-a7
In. 5 5 SIS 6 3 4-44-so
In. 5 6 4 5 4 3 5 1891
Miss Elaine Rosenthal, western
champion, easily disposed of Ethel
Chatfield of De Kalb. Ill, to 6, and
was still picked the best chance OF
the west to win the championship. sne
plays Marion Edwards of Chicago to-
day Mrs. Charles II. Vanderbeck OF
gold medalist in the quail
flying round with eighty-f1ve strokes,
kept up the pace and accounted tor
Eleanor Chandler of Philadelphia.
and 6.
Mrs. Gavin of England will play Mrs.
Fox of Philadelphia in the second
round, and Mrs. j. B. Hurd tDorotny
CampbelD of Pittsburgh will meet Miss
Allen of Boston. Another interesting
match will be between Miss Hyde of
New York and Mrs. Barlow of Phila-
delphia.
Chicago champion, while Miss Goldman =
of Toledo will play Mrs. Vanderbeck
of Philadelphia.
Results of yesterdays round in order
=, Mrs. EVA ". 4. Gavin. England defeated Mrs. c.
F. Henneherry: Chicago; 2 and j. NJ.
,, Mss P Gslsn t Geaso. sna a
Mrs. J. v. Hurd. Pittsburgh defeated Mrs. Lee
'' Eleanor Allen Boston. defeated Mrs A. A.
Lillian Hyde. New. York defeated Mrs. A.
Mrs. K. II. Barlow. phiIndeiphia. defeated
Marion Hollins, New York. w.
Nidnety. Chicago. 8 and 4.
Ernes.ine Pearce. chicago defeated Mrs. 8.
funstadter. CnicaEo q anu o.
Marjorie Edwards. Chicago. defeated Frances
iadfeId Milwaukee,. and =.
Elaine Rosenthal Chicago defeated Ethel
,hatfield. DE kalb, and 8.
Alexn Sterling, Atlanta. defeated Mrs. IL ID.
hammond. Indianapolis. 10 holes.
Laurie Kaiser, Chicago, defeated Grace Sem
lie. st. Louis, and !.
Mrs. Charles randerbeck. Philadelphia, de-
Gated Eleanor Chandler. Philadelphia. aud Q.
Winters Goldman Toledo defeated jennie
ones, Sioux City. up.
Mrs. T.. L. Beheld. Chicago, defeated Isabel
Bridge Chicago. and 4.
Elizabeth Allen. Rock Island, defeated Mar.
orie Dodge. Cincinnati, ups