The sun., 1919-10-08
PIPING ROCK GOLF
DRAWS FINE FIELD
Champion Heron and "Chick"
Evans Promise to Compete
in Tournament.
ny INNS brown.

BY INNS BROWN.
There is possibility that the invi-
tation tournament which begins to-mor-
row on the course of the Piping Rock
CLUB may take an aspect of wide gen-
eral interest in goling circles. Such pos
sioility centres chiefly in the fact that
two of the notabes of the game. to wit,
,. davidson Heron, the present ANA
teur- champion, and Charles (Chick)
Evans, whom the former succeeded as
3 the amateur king, have slgnfled their
intention of playing In this tournament.
Should these two stars show up on
the tee at the Locust Valley course to-
morrow their appearance will mean a
match between the two. provided some
other aspiring entry doesn't surprise by
overthrowing one Of the two before they
come into hand b hand combat. Such
match would most surely give the
Piping Rock tournament an interest
more keen than that which has attended
any other invitation tournament here
about all season long.
If there was any consideration Lack
ing In making the triumph of Heron at
Oakmont one grand. resplendent success
Il was the fact that he failed to subdue
either Evans or ouimet in his successive
sklrmishes leading to the title. In fact
one of the very peculiar angles of the
tournament was the turn of things by
which Heron welked through to ulti-
mate victory without being called on to
meet one OF that pair, though drawn
In the lower half of the bracket with
the two. II the Piping Rock tourna-
ment develops a meeting between Her
ron and Evans 1t will have staged q
match second in interest to few IL any
possible in the field Of golhng possi-
bllities.
Fine Field to Enter.
ReRardlaSs of whether or not the pair
play in thettournament. however, a good
strong field is assured. Gardiner White
and ], n. Stearns. Jr., of Nassau; Sam
j. Graham. Greenwich. and several other
good ones are assured as entries while
many others are likely starters Smp.
son Dean. Richard Woolworth and How
ard Maxwell, Jr., Princeton. golfers, are
among the likely entrants.
While many OF the local stars are dis
playing their wares at Piping Rock an
other invitation will be In progress at
Shawnee. The Shawnee Country Club
is staging its annual fall tournament,
with prospects of drawing an excellent
field. including players from this dis
trict, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
The impressive victory of Miss Alexa
Stirling In the womcn's championship at
Shawnee has properly enough drawn
lions share of the praise and eulogy
poured out over the event to the Atlanta
girl However, at least one other en-
trant de-arves to have a few bouquets
tossed he way. Reference is made TO
Miss Irene Peacock, the little lady who
battled through some very stern oppo-
sition to a place In the semi-nnals.
This was Miss Peacocks first appear
,nce in the national championship. On
Monday II Is doubtful whether any of
the wise ones who follow the fortunes
Of women golfers gave her so much as
would hardly have drawn q single nomi-
nation from the outsiders 10 even
qualify, much less win three rounds OF
match play. But she did Just that.
Has Competitive Temperament.
Her game isn't anything phenomenal
She gets good distance on her tee shots
and through the falrways plays her
approaches well and puts with a beau
tiful STROKE But over and above these
she is A cool. collected match player with
an abundance of that element politely
referred to as competitive temperament.
She is due to improve and future tour
nsments are likely to find her quite an
important figure.
field OF some forty women golfers
took part In the one day tournament ats
the Engineers County Club yesterday
and after a turn OF the course most OIL
them were ready to concur in the opinion
that it is one of the stlffest courses
around New York Mrs. F. = Dubois of
Raritan Valley topped the field with 81.
This captures the low gross prize, and
! l,a,. Of olS tnu hut tla
went to Mrs. A. NJ Nowak of Great
Neck, who showed 112-15. 81. Miss
Julia Bredt. Essex County. had I09-
8, 1O1 ana Mrs. Sidney Wilde. Fairview.
110-7, 103.
In the putting contest first place went
TO Mrs. Elbert Mcdonald of Cherry
Valley, with Mrs. A. l.. Hill. Great Neck,
second Mrs. Ralph Hammer of Flush
ing took first honors in the driving con-
test
Pennsylvania will draw the next three
cornered fght for the Lesley Cup. At
present it appears almost certainty
that Othe Pine Valley course OF the Phlla-
delphia district will be the scene of COM
bat The decision depends oil whether or
not the newly constructed holes on that
course are far enough along for play,
In case they are ready the matches will
doubtless be carried to the Sunnybrook
course. w. c. Fownes, Jr., Of Pittsburg,
captain of the Quaker team, is sure
PHILADELPHIA will get the matches.
Atlantic City Tournament.
The Country Club of Atlantic City
has announced October 1875 as the
dates for the clubs annual fall invita-
ton tournament. Entrants will qualify
on Thursday and the four rounds OF
match play will be decided on Friday
and Saturday. all matches being at
eighteen holes. Secretary Frederick C,
Robbins has charge OF entries and the