The sun., 1919-10-09
MISS STIRLING'S
TITLE Is FLAWrESS
Atlanta Girl Stands Out Boldly
as Best in. Ranks Of
Women Golfers.

Women Golfers.
BY INNS BROWN. Y
In this, a season OF ultra-liyery solfng
activities no end OF queer kinks have
been Introduced to alter the old order of
things. among others the shifting of
titles. In some cases the new lineup
has It's several claims to supremacy sur
rounded by something OF q halo Of
dubiousness. There Is. however. one out
standing case about which there is no
room whatsoever for discussion. Abso
Iutely no ground is afforded for ques-
tioning the claim Of Miss Alexa Stirling
to the throne of women golfers
The brilliant nights which she made
In her climb from obscurity TO capturing
the championship three years ago and
the impressive manner In which she re-
peated At Shawnee on her first success
lend hope 20 an aspiration which she
harbcrs to set a record In the matter
Of extending her reign over a longer
period OF years than any other player
has ever been able TO do Exclusive OF
the two barren years In which no cham
pionship was set at issue because OF the
war, the Atlanta girl bids fair to go
on 10 a record of three, four and pos
sibly even more winning years.
Two players have already achieved
the distinction OF winning the women's
Championship on three different occa-
sions Miss Beatrice Hoyt was tho first
to do SO. Shs first won IN 1896. the
second time the tournament was held.
and then went on to repeat In the two
years following Miss Margaret Curtis
equalled this. record by winning the
crown IN 1907, and after a lapse of
three years came back to win in 1911
and 1919. This IL the mark at which
Miss Stirling will be shooting next year.
with possibilities Of other conouests on
before her.
Champion Has Fine Future.
Unless unexpected developments arise
to cause Miss Stirling to drop her golf
ing efforts, there are good grounds for
venturing tho assertion that she VIII 60
on for a new record In this respect. She
is champion in every sense OF the
word. In several Of her matches ut
Shawnee the issue appeared to be much
in doubt in more than one round. Yet
she was at all times we'll within her
game. Mrs. Vanderbeck gave her the
stiffest fight, but at that Il was also a
struggle on the part Of the Philadelphia
woman TO get back to an even footing
practically all the way along. Never
was she able to throw the champion on
the defensive
Among the spectators at the Shawnee
tournament were two we'll known profess
sionals. Aleck Smith and George Fother-
ingham. Quite naturally this pair OBJ
served rather keenly the technique Of
play displayed by the field. Both agreed
that in the manner OF playing her shots
from the tee straight through the fair
way to the green the Atlanta girl stood
out boldly In contrast with the rest OF
the field.
Said Fotheringham There is one
woman player who has the essential
grounding in the game Of golf Evety
shot she plays. whether with wood club
or iron. Is played In proper form. OF
course. ehe misses some now and then.
Everybody does. She may develop q
hook or q slice Mt times but you will
tho trouble and remedies II. Tho idea
10 che has q good sound basls on which
to work. and when she goes BABY shs
still has that bastB TO work boek to,
and II IL merely a matter OF her diagnos-
ing her trouble or having II pointed out
TO her to get back to her best.
Plays f-ens Well.
Few women players that have ever
seen here or on the other side played an
hon shot, whether short or long, AZ wen
as she does There Is crispness about
these shots that most women md Il
practically impossible to get Her driv-
Ing isn't anything marvellous. but she
hits the bali oleanly. and very rarely
misses q tee shot Her putting form IN
10 all AA a. I'LL 49, .Ia
like the best woman golfer I have seen
IN this country, and she ought to be the
champion for n good many years yet n
she wants to keep up the game"
Freak shots in golf are as plentiful al
pie hunters at a political counter, but
friends of Luther Price OF Glen Ridge
are telling ono for the book on him. IN
recent friendly match Price and his
companions approached the tee for the
short twelfth hole. which lies across a
brook some hundred and forty yards
away. A narrow bridge carries over
the brook to the edge Of the green. Ac-
cordinS to the story, Prices tee shot
lift limb high up In tree on the bank.
dropped on to this bridge. bounded UP
two or three times and finally settled in
orevice between two boarda Prioe
played from the bridge to the far edge
Of the green and holed forty foot putt
for his par .. Substantiating testimony
Is offered.
A considerable field OF players get
under way this morning In the qualify
Ing round Of the invitation tournament
Of the Piping Rock Club. Champion
Davy Heron and ex-Champion Chick
Evans. II WAS announced. had agDffied
their intention Of taking part In the
event The heid will include a number
OF local celebrities and competition for
a handsome list of prises should provs
very keen. Match play win be continued
through Friday and Saturday. with all
matches at eighteen hoiea A special
medal play handicap will be staged on
Saturday.