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ent possessors OF eleven open titles for
~ hse match on two neutral links.
Duncan insists that the play shall be
| at foursome-again we interject that
this is not (ourball play-and II there
are any two golfers in America who
would caro- to secure backing for 500
OF even 400 pounds they will be ac-
commodated at any time.
Primarily the challenge Is aimed at
any two golfers In England for the
honor Of Scottish golf In years gone
by Duncan has been a challenger and
teamed with Charles Mayo played ~
hole contest against Vardon and Braid
for $500 a side. The old timers not only
won but they walloped the others we'll
to the tune OF and 8. This was In
1905. Two years later. playing against
Tom Vardon and Edward Ray. Duncan
and Mayo were successful. This match
was for $1,000 a side.
! Then the younger pair challenged
| Braid and Taylor and were beaten
and 7. In spite of these former reverses
Duncan and his partner believe that
they can withstand the challenge OF any
other pair and the money is now wait
ing to be covered. Inasmuch as a direc;
challenge has been made and the Eng
lishmen Taylor and vardon mentioned.
1t would seem as II contest of i'm
portance must come to pass.
Miss Leitch's Golf.
About the most interesting bit OF news
which has been received the last few
days concerns the play for the ladies'
championship title OF England. The con-
test was over the St. Annes links. q
thorough test of golt with many sand
dunes rising to great heights. but per-
| feet putting greens. An entry around
! the nifty mark promised good competi-
ton and the names OF Miss Cecil Leitch
Mrs, Dobell. who as Miss Gladys Ravens
croft won the American title some years
ago; Miss Helme and Miss Edith
Leitch further emphasized this fact.
| In the qualifying round there was an
inkling of what was to follow. for in a
half gale OF wind Miss Leitch showed
that she perhaps is strokes better than
1 any other woman In the world by lead
| ing the strong field by a margin OF fif-
teen strokes. She went round In an 81
with 1os qualifying for the last place
In the first sixteen.
An instance OF her power at driving
may be gained by the disclosure that
| or three holes she passed the 255 yard
mark; that at one $50 yard hole she
drove $50 yards played a mashie to the
gleen and holed out In a 3. and that the
grand average Of drive holes Melted her
a distance OF $50 yards. Naturally Miss
Leitch was the favorlte from the start
but IL was expected that Mrs. Dobel
wouli give her a good match in the fina
round.
But the former Miss RaveKscrof
was as helpless with the putter AZ Harry
Warden at his worst and not a single
hole did she win in the morning, al.
though her score of 90 was not incon'
s!stent golf for the course. But Miss
Leitch with but n single 8 scored an s;
and was s up. In the afternoon she in.
creased her lead and won 10 and s
At the thirteenth hole Miss Leitch drove
2sS yards.
Praise for this superwoman golfer has
been resounding throughout the British
press ever since her victory, mainly be
cause Of her professional form and tn,
grand power of her strokes. combined
with a very fine touch on the putting
green. She has been put at equal tC
the scratch man abroad. which mean:
that she is surpassed in playing ability
In this country only by about a coupl,
thousand golfers and that she is a bet
ter player than han a million.