New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-08
Miss Hollins Succumbs to
Mrs. Barlow Because
of Poor Putting.
FIVE TITLE HOLDERS
WIN THEIR MATCHES
Miss Sterling. 17-Year.Old Cham.
pion from South, Wins at
Nineteenth Hole.
IBy Telegraph 10 The T10uns.l

tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribunal
Lake Forest. H., Sept. Five title
holders won their matches in the first
round OF the womens national golf
championship tournament over the
links Of the Onwentsia Golf Club to-
day. They were Miss Lillian B. Hyde,
of South Shore, the metropolitan
leader: Mrs. c. II. Vanderbeck. winner
of the Women's Eastern Golf Associa-
tion tournament this summer: Mrs. r.
II. Barlow, Of Merton. the Philadelphia
champion; Miss Elaine Rosenthal, re-
cent winner in the Western Golf Asso-
citation meeting. and Miss Alera Ster-
ling. the seventeen-year-old Southern
title holder from Atlanta.
Although all these fsvorites came
through the first match play test. the
day was not without its heartburnings.
especially from a New York point of
view. In one of the matches the play
ers were Mrs. Barlow and Miss Marion
Hollns, Of Westbrook. Always longer
of the tee, Miss Hollins had a decided
advantage with her wood that would
have brought victory her way had she
not discounted the long drives with
poor direction. Even so, the Long ISL
and player forced Mrs. Barlow to the
home green.
A sample Of Miss Hollins's fine long
game was given at the second hole.
where she drove the green a matter of
2l8 yards. The feat availed nothing,
| however, as three gentle puts on her
part enabled Mrs. Barlow. who had
fallen FAR short on her drive, to get a
half in 4.
Several times Miss Hollins made fine
recoveries, one in particular being at
the fourteenth hole, where a long iron
shot out of a trap landed her ball on
the green and enabled her to get half
in 5. It looked as If the match might
end all even on the home green, but
Miss Hollns missed a yard putt at the
seventeenth, so that Mrs. Barlow, win
ming there with 5, stood dormie.
Good nerve on the part of the Phila-
delphia woman enabled her to settle
further doubts. Miss Hollins had
reached home nicely with drive and a
msshie, whereas the other fell trihe
short. Mrs. Barlow, however, laid her
third with a mashie stone dead, the
| ball coming to rest not more than six
inches from the cup. Miss Hollins
could not get her 3. though she missed
/ the try by only a hairs breadth. The
winner went round in 80. to 81 for
Miss Hollins. as follows:
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out .............5 tssso sE
In ..............5 5eo5 t-H 90
In ..............T 5e45 t-B OF
Probably on account of her excep-
tional long game Miss Hyde was at
tended by big gallery in her match
with Mrs A. Liveright, of the Philmont
Club. Because her ball brought up to
an unplayable lie in the bunker going
to the first hole, Miss Hyde had to lift.
That cost her the hole, though she
played 1t out anyway, and counting
the penalty strokes had 8. She prac-
tically had Al going out, the best re-
corded during the day. At the turn
the Metropolitan champion stood up
and only four more holes were neces-
sary. No attempt was made TO play the
bye holes.
A player that will bear watching is
Mrs. J. V. Hurd, Of Pittsburgh, who.
n number Of years ago, as Miss Dorothy
Campbell came over from Scotland and
won the national title twice in sue
cession. To-day Mrs. Hurd was
matched with Mrs. L. w. Mida, Jack
son Park golfer, who has been playing
we'll of late. Mrs. Hurd went out in
43, a pace altogether too fast for her
onponent. Those who had seen Mrs.
Hurd on her first appearance IN Amer
lea noticed that the length Of her
swing had been increased. 1t appar-
emily gave her an additional length.
She putted steadily to-day, which was
her weak spot in the qualifying round.
Nervousness. rather than inability
to play the shots, was mainly response
BILE for Miss Stirling having to go to
an extra hole in order to defeat Mrs.
II. G.. Hammond. of indianapolis. Miss
Stirling, although most deliberate,
plays in fine form. her style reminding
one of a professional. In Mrs. Ham
mond. however, the Southern girl
found an opponent that could outdrive
her. Mrs. Hammond. after being 3
down early in the round, squared the
match on the home green when her OPP
ponent fell short on the approach. 10
the extra hole Mrs. Hammond sliced
second shot out of bounds, and the
stroke lost there cost her the match.
The winner had "a to So for the
other.
That Mrs. Vanderbeck's winning
score in the qualifying round was no
accident was shown TO the satisfaction
OF all to-day, when the Eastern cham
MON went out in 40 against towns.
woman. Miss Eleanor Chandler. OF
Huntington Valley. Miss Chandler was
not nearly so accurate on the APP
proaches as her opponent, and only car
ried the match TO the twelfth green.
Miss Rosenthal, who suddenly found
her game, went out in ~ and never
gave Miss f. Chatfeld, OF Sycamore, a
chance. Miss L. Kaiser defeated Miss
Grace Semple, of st. Louis, the Mis-
souri, champion. As Miss Kaiser was de-
feated BY Miss Semple for the Missouri
title recently they squared differences
to-day.
Chief interest is centred in the sec
ond round meeting between Miss Hyde
and Mrs. Barlow tomorrow. A year
ago. in the national at Nassau. Mrs.
Barlow won, but Miss Hyde IS the IA
vorite this time.
The pairings follow: Mrs. Gavin VS..
Nrs Eox. Mrs Hurd Va Miss Eleanor