Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-25
LOUISE POUND IS
STATE MEDALIST
Lincoln Woman Breaks Field
Club Record and Easily Leads
in State Tournament.
FORTY PLAYERS TAKE PART

Miss Louise Pound OF Lincoln is
the medalist in the first Nebraska
Women's golf championship tourna-
ment, which opened yesterday at the
Omaha Field club.
Miss Pound turned in a neat 90 for
her qualifying round, and was five
strokes lower than her nearest COM
petitor, Mrs. "Dick" Stewart, of the
Omaha Country Club.
As a result of her performance she
is strong favorite to win the tour.
nament. Mrs. E. H. Sprague, who
has hitherto won almost every honor
in the local feminine golf world is
considered her most formidable rival
Mrs. Sprague turned in l0l for the
qualifying round, but was somewhat
off her usual game, and is expected
to play much better golf in her
matches.
Sinks Long Putt
The golf displayed in the qualifying
round was of high standard, and
better than that shown in any previ-
Gus local women's tournament. Miss
Pounds 90 is a feminine record for
the Field club course, and is better
score than many masculine perform
ers of long experience register on the
Field Club links. Her golf was steady
rather than spectacular, although she
wound up her round by sinking
fifty foot putt from the extreme cor
ner of the eighteenth green. '''.
Miss Pound, in addition to being
a good golfer, is the best womaen ten
mis- player in Nebraska, and played
well into the final rounds of the state
tournament at Lincoln last year
against masculine competitors. She
is all instructor in the state university,
and has played in several big golf
and tennis tournaments.
Other Low Scores
Mrs. Walter G. Silver, runner-up to
Mrs. Sprague in the state tournament
last year. Mrs. Dick" Stewart, Mrs.
John w. Allison and Mrs. H. L.
Arnold, all of whom turned in low
scores yesterday, are considered
championship possibilities, but odds
are that either Mrs. Sprague or Miss
Pound will win in the finals.
The tournament is the largest in
point of entries Of any ever staged by
Nebraska women golfers. A state
association is to be organized this
week, and an attempt will be made to
interest women from all over the state
in the annual tournament. 1t is sug-
gested that the tournament be held at
the same time as the state mems tour
nament, when the state event comes
to Omaha, the women playing upon
some other course than that taken by
the men.
Following the the scores of qualifi-
ers for the championship flight:
Miss Louise Pound, Lincoln Coun-
try club, co.
Mrs. John T. Stewart, End, Omaha
Country club, IS.
Mrs. John Tillson, Omaha Field
club, 81. ,.
Mrs. Walter Silver, Happy Hollow
club, l00
Mrs. H. L, Arnold, Omaha Filed
club 100
Mrs. E, H. Sprasue, Country club,
l0l
Mrs. Karl A. Lininger, Omaha
Field club, l07.
Mrs. Howard Goodrich, Happy
Hollow, 100
Mrs. B. O. Brusington, Council
Bluffs Rowing association, Ill.
! Miss Mable Melcher, Seymour
Lake, l06.
Mrs. c. J. Ziebarth, Prittiest Mile
106.
Mrs. F. ]. Despecher, Council
Bluffs Rowing association, lis.
Mrs. c. M. Johnson, Fremont, lis
Mrs. L. S. Wernher, Omaha Field
, club, lis.
The drawings for the match play
are as follows:
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT.
| Miss Louise Pound plays Mrs. Karl Lin
Mrs. p. j. Despechler plays Mrs. W. O.
Miss Mabel Melcher plays Mrs. W II
Mrs. e. o. Brusinston plays Mrs. j. W
| fillson.
Mrs. G. N. Johnson plays Mrs. Ii. Ia
| Arnold
Mrs. Leila Wernher plays Mrs e. n
| Sprague.
Mrs Allen Farmer plays Mrs 9. Il. Young
Mrs. J. r. Stewart plays Mrs. Howard
Goodrich.
SECOND FLIGHT.
Mrs. ]. d. Ringer plays Mrs, A. M. Smith
Mrs. c. J. Merriam plays Mrs. J. II. Par
| rott.
Mrs John Bekins plays Mrs. C. M. John
ston.
Mrs. F. A. Saffron play. Mrs. Frank Rus.
| sell
Rainbolt,
Mrs. C. II. Ashton plays Mrs A. s. MID,
land
Mrs Ernest Sweet plays Mrs. W. B. Tagg
Mrs. u. d. Branch plays Mrs. j. J. Nc.
THIRD FLIGHT.
Mas Alice MoKenzie plays Mrs W. H.
Overslrns.
Mrs. W. II. Walker plays Mrs. l.. M. Lord
Mrs. Charles Dreshler plays Mrs. q. W
Smith.
Mrs. A. #. Mullen plays Mrs, c. P. g.
Tobin.
Mrs. s. e. MAthson plays Mrs. W. d,
Clark.
Mrs. Charles Grandsn plays Mrs. 70. A.
Rose.
Mrs. Fred Crane plays Mrs. C. H. Marley.
Mrs. C. b. ziebarth plays Mrs. W. b,