Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-29
English Star ShotUs Well in
Practice and Is Rated
First in Shd,Unee Tour
ney
l2QUAKERS WILL PLAY
BY SANDY McNIBLICK
staF Correspondent Of the Evening Public
Ledger

o"h SofTeSpondent OF the EVENING Fupic
Shawnee, Pa, Sept. 20.
MRS. W. A. GAVIN is the furious
Az and frantic favorite for the
women's golf championship Of the United
States,
When the former English star and
national runner up to Mrs. Vanderbeck
In 1915 socked bee liner down the alley
this morning off the first tee here, all
of the earnest tee toddlers in the game
took up the trails. They expected to
! see her bust open that "a she made the
other day for the women's record mark
at Shawnee in the medal and the quail
flying round today.
1t was gorgeous setting for a great
days work on the links, set down into
the towering mountains by the black
Delaware like a bright green jewel
sparkling with the dew.
There is no joy at Shawnee being
registered by the Philadelphia entries. no
tumult of confidence or smiling predic-
tions of victory. OF the even dozen
Quaker City entrants, Mrs. Caleb Fox
laid the pellet on the inclosure first.
Despite her experience, she was nerv-
ous. There was the grim desire to do or
die, and this was the attitude of all.
Star Field
The field is one of the fastest and
largest that ever competed. They are
here from every section of America.
The present champion, two former
champions, six finalists, including all
five Of those in the last five years. the
champion of every large district, in
cluding the east and west. north and
south state champions, and everything
else. All Of them have done something
at golf or they couldn't play.
On paper, the Philadelphia entry list
looked to have wonderful chance.
Up here in the rehearsals it hadn t
looked so good. Dark clouds began to
hover over fond hopes when Mrs. Ron
aid H. Barlow, Philadelphia champion,
eastern title holder and virtually unde-
feated star of Philadelphia, was beaten
yesterday by Mrs. Gavin in little
I friendly match.
Much Gloom
All Mrs. Gavin did was shoot an SS
with three balls out Of bounds. Break
ing into the sos for women is like men
breaking into the 7O's. Not only the
defeat of Mrs. Barlow, the Philadel-
phia leader, by Mrs. Gavin, the favor
ite, but the fact that none of the Phil
adelphians will admit to having broken
30 here so far in practice, is the thing
that is spreading the gloom.
The course lies equally distant from
New York and Philadelphia, but it is
the favorite. stamping ground of the
locals, who know all its ins and outs
and should be able to excel here. The
course has not been changed materially
according to Norton, the pro, all dur
ing the war.
The first hole. from being straight
away, diagonal hole across the road to
the ditch and to the bridge up there
by the barracks, now presents a gougC
of rough across the path with the fair
way just suited to nice long curving
hook shot. This Is for the reason that
the tee has been carried over to the
other side across the road. The ditch
now lies like deceiving trench at the
foot o2Ashe ride to the hole and many
nervous feminine star hinged one
plumb into said ditch this morning.
Miss Stirling is no longer the pro :