Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-22

MANY came, many saw, but few con-
lNI quered the east course at Merton
yesterday. Seventy feminine golfers
drove off the first tee with the hope Of
making a favorable showing over the
course that proved hope wrecker to all
Of the crack players Of the nation with
the exception Of Mr.. Evans last Septem-
Der For eighteen holes the feminine con-
tenders who were playing in the qualify
ing round Of the Philadelphia champion
ship plugged amid the cratelike traps and
running brooks and successfully piled up
scores Of pencil-wearing size. The medal
was captured by a score Of 95 and the
players who recorded lO7 or better landed
in the championship flight All of which
would Indicate that Merton is rather
difficult course for the average woman.
Miss Mildred Caverly surprised the field
by handing in the best score of the day on
Mrs Ronald II. Barlows home course with
Mrs Ronald H. Barlow playing in the event.
The Philadelphia champion was the only
player among the starters able to break the
hfties for out and i'm totals. Sevens blotted
her card on three holes and a quintet of
skies helped swell the medal winning round.
At that she had strokes to spare, as the two
former Quaker city champions Mrs Bar
place with cards that were three strokes
in the wake of Miss Caverly's.
Weather Not at Fault
The weather could not be held RESPONSE
BILE for the altitude of the scores, as the
day was perfect one for golf. When n
field of the best golfers in the district turn
out for the championship It is a safe propo-
sition that they are not all laboring under
the influence Of an off day, consequently
the only other object to blame Is the
course and il was blamed with zest by the
majority of the contestants. The fifth and
twelfth holes placed many promising card
into the did not qualify" list. Mrs. G.
Henry Stetson. the first mate Of the
Huntingdon Valley team, plugged away at
the fifth until she collected a modest II.
Mrs. Fox accumulated on the hard hole
Of the out journey and registered an s on
the twelfth Only one player out of the
big field managed to negotiate the fifth in
five. Miss Ethel Campbell, one of the semi
fnalists Of the event last year, managed
to drop her putt for the five and, chiefly
for this reason, she had the best score Of
the day for the first nine holes.
High-LOw Score
OF all the contrasting scores Of the day,
the card of Miss +. c. Earnshaw. unde-
feated captain Of the Riverton machine,
stands out like a bandaged thumb. The
Jersey golfer had only one rival for the
high score of the first nine holes in the
championship division one eight three
sevens and five skies made up the record of
her card for the out journey. At the turn
Miss Earnshaw firmly decided to do better
to forget it all and start anew, so she
breezed home in A., the best score of the
day for the second nine
one bad hole makes a lot of difference in
medal round. Had Mrs. Stetson restrain
ed herself on the fifth she would have given
the medalist tight race She managed
TO cut down the effects of the II sufficiently
to hold down fourth place and had II been
match play instead of medal she would have
been one down to Miss Caverly and two
up against Mrs. Barlow.