The sun., 1916-10-03
MRS.. HURD TAKES
MEDAL IN WOMEN'S
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Former Champion Leads Field
in Qualifying Round for
National Title.
TENAS PLAYER GIVES
BEST EA RLY EXHIBITION

Country 'luo To-Day. Mft. john '. turu
o, rit,sburg. who before her marriage
had placed the name OF Doro-
Thy Campbell first In women's golf
or both sides OF the Atlantic. won
the media, this morning with a hne ~.
IN, Only score Of the entire lot that was
better than 30.
Mrs. Hurd held the British. Canadian
and American titles in 1909. successfully
defended her American crown In 1910
and won tie British championship again
In 1911. with that record behind tier.
the round which she played to-day was
o., hard To- understand.
Tied or second place at 30 were three
pererering aspirants. Miss Gcorgisnns
A.. Biehop Of Brooklawn. national cham
pion In 1905: Mrs. William A.. Gavin OF
Tsconic. the present Eastern champion,
AMI Mrs. Joh II. Lapham OF San An
tonic. Tex. Mrs. Lapham threw con-
s~.erna,ion into the hearts Of the favor
ties by coming here unhera!ded and GO.
Inc out In II this morning. the low .
score 1T the day for the first nine 10 es.
Whether or not her ~ coming home was
relapse to her normal form only her
progress In the match play q tell.
strong Players Tied.
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, once unner up for
enc national championship. was NTH with
Q 81. and then came a pair OF good
golfers tied at o.. Miss Alexa W. Stirling
Of Atlanta. the Southern champion. and
Miss Elaine Roscnthal OF Ravi.loe. gen
orally regarded as the Vests foremost
entry. although she no longer holds the
Western championship.
Among the others who mnde the cham
rlonshY division were Mrs. L. &. Stock
tor. Somerviilc. % Miss Mildred Cav
e-ly. Philadelphia. champion, also 80
Miss Marion Hoilins. Westbrook. - Miss
T T.. Forrest. Knollwood. &c: Mrs. s. A.
Esrzcg. Fairview. ?s Mrs. c. q. Auch!n-
Gloss. Pipin.c Rock. 90 Miss Louise @.
Witherbce. Port Henry. 9s. and Mrs. T.
Fuclna'i. Forest Hills. 90. Each OF these
IL well known In the metropolitan DIS
trci
In winning the medal this morning
Mrs. Hurd blazed a trail FOR the others
IN more ways than one, for she and her
partner were tho first pair out and her
score was the second one posted on the
N- scorehosid. The Sc was in It's place
a. 'llc top early and stayed there until
'ae last score was IT.. seeming 20 grow
greater every minute. II was the ability
70 Aeep straight that won for Mrs. Hurd.
She seldom strayed from the middle OF
The fairway. and once when she did get
On the line luck caine TO her rescue. her
bail hitting a stone wall and bounding
carefully Jack into the course.
Misses Pstt for 2.
She began the round with q good Ave,
but on the second hole. which Is short.
hooked her drive into the rough and took
smother 20 get on the green. a fine iron
shot on the third made a Tour easy. and
on the 500 yard fourth she made the par
y The NTH Is another short one. and she
made a bold try for a . from about NJ
teen feet away. the ball hitting the cup,
but staying outside.
Then anne real trouble on two sue
cees!ve holes. on the sixth she drove
into a trap and OF the seventh she sliced
out OF bounds. A s went down on he-
card In each case. She played the mex,
two we'll and reached the turn In ~, a
total excelled only by Mrs. Lapham's
unexpected ~.
The incoming Journey was begun In.
susItciously. Mrs. Hurd was in a tray
on the tenth. her second and las. such
mishap OF the day. and then after get.
ting on the green with her fourth she
missed an easy putt for a s. She made
up for II In a Measure on the twelfth by
Fett!ng down her longest putt OF the
round for a 4. but played poorly on the
fourteenth and fifteenth, taking six or
each.
There was nothing the matter with tn.
way she played the 11t yard sixteenth
however. for her iron shot from the tee
dropped sQuarely on the green and came
10 rest about two yards from tho cup
She holed the putt for a ., and a 5 or
each OF the last two holes brought heI
home IN ~. Her card
Mrs. J. ". Hurd. Pittsburs-
sSsS',"': ::t::s 49,,
Miss stirii.s Weak OF Tee.
When play began this morning Mis-,
Uirling, Mrs. Gavin and Mss Holiina
we're the favorites for the medal. An
hsd been making the round in IS OF
osster In practice. so q word or two
ABOUT what happened to them to-day
may not be amiss.
Miss Stirling developed Q bad hab!,
o. si'cing her tee shots and a. q result,
sad to spend much Of her time gettins
pack into the middle OF the fa,rway,
ner putting too was ragged. especially
on the incoming Journey and q Is, IC-
" was the best she could do. Now and
men, however. she showed flashes Of
ue game e '.ich has won for her so h!Eh
4 place.
Mrs. Gavin eemed nervous and began
.eT troubles by getting into n trap or
We second hole. She too found tho nut.
uAg hard. and after going out In A
came home In 46 for her 30. Miss Hoi.
.Ns would have done much better but FOR
'"o So, which marred her ca I'd, the frs,
TEEN on the fourth where she shanked
a. approach shot into IA bunker. and ths
second on the seventh where sle drnys
mo the road and banged away at tho
pan n couple Of times without mov!nt
" She was out in 80. but n good !,
eoT.ng nome put her well up on the list
Miss Pearce FaiIs.
Only one golfer OF national prominenc,
!al'ed TO qualify. She was Miss t.rncs,
.AH Pearcc OF Skokie, who was a semi,
hha!!ht IN the national championship a
year ago, Her score OF i05 was oni,
,hre" strokes too high. Miss Constanc,
.0oersou Of knollwood missed the cham
''9nship division by a single stroke.
,Thr draw for the match play put Mrs
!lt'd In the upper half. her LEADING
f't1, being Mrs, Fred c. Let's Of On
''hiaN, tho Western champion, wht
,.''t a - Mis- Caverly and Mrs. Fox
~ Inc FIRST round Tomorrow Mrs. IIurt
W nay Mrs, Thomas IIucinall Of For
It Iiil
j. Tao lower half Of the draw ar.
- Stirling. Mrs. ';svin. Mrs. IIollins
~ : Bishop, Miss Rrscutlal. Mrs. Lap
"i ana Mrs. S,JcN,ou. Some OF III,
go" mat hes that al, on the prOgramni,
tomorrow are Mis- ~IIol.ins ys. Mrs
: 'N'JH, MISC Bishop vs.. Mrs. Gavin
AHd I'ss itoson,hai ~. Miss Fanny Os,
-'l y i%ioston. Mas stirling play.
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