The evening world., 1919-09-29
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Seventy-TWo Prominent Women
Golfers Meet To-Day in 49,
Hole Qualifying Test for Ma
tionaI Championship.
By William Abbott.

THlS weeks golf will be mostly
all for the ladies. Starting To-
day at Shawnee, fine cham
plonship course in the heart OF Penn
sylvania's scenic wonders, a field of
scventy-two prominent women golf
crs meet in an tS-hoc test for the
national championship, which is be-
ing resumed for the first time sinoa
1916 when Miss AlcXa Sterling. a
southern miss from Atlanta. tri-
umphcd over Miss Mildred Caverly
OF Philadelphia in the hnals.
Miss sterling, recently released
from war work, will be on hand az
shawnee to defend her title And a
strong defense will be essential, for
the competing field is one OF the
strongest that ever entered for the
premier trophy. Miss Marion Hol-
lns metropolitan champion, and
Mrs. Perry Fisk, Western title
holder, will be contestants to-day
as well as many former national and
sectional champions.
Tho Shawnee course measures
nearly 6,4cO yards Every hole is
| distinctive, especially the sixteenth.
which requires n carry Of fully lOO
yards over "A rushing stream, a men
! tal hazard calculated TO unnerve the
stcadiest OF golfers. Any feminine
star breaking 30 on any round dur
ing the six days Of competition Will
nave material for lots Of Conscrva-
ton when she returns to hor home
circle
In practice last week Mrs. WIN.
! iam Gavin former metropolitan
| champion, established new record
| Tor shawnee with an 81
Willie Scott, for some time con.
-ected with the Rlritan Sountry
| club, Will soon cease his activities
as club professional for a sin,ila-
position with the Baltimore CountrS
club. -
No, there isn't a jcwclry stri,se n.
! u.iy-Only "A tournament OF the lew
e!ers' Metropolitan Colf Association.
which will take many prominent
| members or the trade IN 10 the
! Wykagyl links to-day TO compete f1r
| come OF the handsomcst prizes ever
| offered IN a tournament meet. IL
| VIII be the associations fourth tour
nament. Following duings on the
links tho jewelers. will have a ban
| qOct and vaudeville entertainment. ia
INC clubhouse. Secretary Hodges 10
! 80 N''' ~ " 'AA' HlAfilIs
Standardizing golf balls is n radi .
cHl move that has met with hut IIt.le
encouragement in this country. Oyer
| IN England Just now they are re .
viving the agitation 10 standardi2 i2s
| dlls. Probably some EnCiisn an
I 'horltieS sense tho need of taking
| precautionary measures FOR future
international matches after reading
I . NsaN Il NVst.a
by BOBBY Jones, Bob Gardner, wal
ter Hagen, Bob Mcdonald and other
American long hitters
| To insist that all entrants in a
championship use certain standard
.2od ball is simply placing q penalty
IN golf ability. n a player has so per-
fcctcd his game that he can get both
distance and direction no is iusth
entitled to that advantage II tho
development Of balls Is passing tifo
development or links-which is not
the case as proven by scores made
IN tournaments on both sides OF tho
| Atlantic this scaSon-this could
easily be rcctincd by making thC
| fairways narrower and moro dincuh
In other words, make II impossible
for the one who tops his drive n
earn fair results by the ball gcttiue
an undcscrved long run. ..
Both from manufacturing aur
playing standpoint standard izatidr
Of balls would not be feasible and
rot practical in It's enforcement
Compulsory regulations arc not en
J1yable in any sport the character Of
golf.
one Of the big factors in the pros.
cnt popularity of the old Scotch game
IN the United States was the modern
high-speed ball that gave the aver
age player better chance to max.
fair score. To standardize balls v
to take this incentive away iron
thousands OF ambitious club ewing.
ers.