New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Miss Stirling to Defend
Championship Against
Fine Field at Shawnee
By Fred Hawthorne

A splendid field of seventy-one, in
cluded in which are the most brilliant
women golfers in this country. will
start teeing off at 10 o'clock this morn
ing in the twenty third annual wom-
ems national championship tourna-
ment, on the links Of the Shawnee
Country Club at Shawnee on-D Delaware.
The opening day will be given over
entirely to the testing round. with
those who qualify to continue at match
play through the week.
Miss Alexa Stirling, the present
champion, will be on hand to defend
her title. and her task looks like a
mighty one when we consider the
quality of competition she will be
called upon to face Mrs. H. Arnold
jackson, of Chicago. and Mrs Car-
ence H. Nanderbeck, OF Philadelphia,
who have held the highest honors of
the links, will try again for the crown.
Right behind them come Mrs. w. A
Gavin. the wonderful little English
woman and former holder of the wom-
ems metropolitan and Eastern cham
pionships; Miss Marion Hollns, a for
mer runner-up for the national title,
and Mrs. Quentin Feitner, the former
Miss Lillian B. Hyde and one Of the
longest drivers among the women
stars.
These are only some of the very
highest ranking golfers, but among
the host who viii dispute the honors
are several who may work q startling
upset by dethroning one or more Of
the great.
All Sections Represented
All sections Of the country are
strongly represented. Philadelphia is
sending formidable entry, with Mrs
Vanderbeck, Mrs Ronald H. Barlow,
erly, Miss Eleanor Chandler and Mrs
Mrs. G. Fl. Stetson. Chicago comes
along with Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. F. c,
Latts and Miss Elaine Rosenthal head
ing the list. Boston will rely upon Miss
Fanny Osgood, Mrs Roger Babson and
Mrs. Harry i. Knox, and the South, be
sides Miss Stirring, the champion, will
have Mrs D. c. Gaut, Of Memphis, once
a holder Of the Southern championship.
Among the rest of the contendors are
many Of the ablest golfers from the
metropolitan district.
There has been no women's national
nrmpl0nship tournament since 1916
MS Sterling holding her title during
the Intern :saion, but the three years
lapse only makes 1t more certain that
the struggle for the honors this week
Will be all the keener
The picturesque Shawnee course,
fanked on one side by the Delaware,
is not a difficult nor particularly tricky
test. according to modern Standards,
and the distances arc not so great as
10 place too heavy a handicap Oh the
women. But there are plenty OF op-
portunities for finding trouble. one
of the holes Il believe it is the SIN
teenth) calling for perfectly played
maShie shot to the green over a tri b.
utary stream Of the Delaware.
1t is generally believed that Miss
ii Ring, # she comes to Shawnee with
ner shots working properly. stands
.ery good chance of repeating her vic
tory Of 1915. but there are many pit
falls in her path to the heights, and not
the least ormidable Of these is Mrs.
Gavin.
Getting fair length with the wood
Mrs. Gavin usually hews straight to
the line. and her play with the irons.
part cularly ON approach shots. is
deadly since there are no great car
rles demanded al shawnee from the
tee, II IS rot likely that the little Brit
.sh star viii encounter trouble in that
spect. Keep your eye OF this con-
tender
Local PLAYER Has Chance
Both Mrs. Vanderbeck and Mss Iol-
lins also loom up as strong possibilities
for the champ and either one is
quite capable Of cutting path to VIC
tory tins week, provided Fortune is i'm
partial with her smiles
hat abou. eAaausts the list Of the
Top fight conteuders for Miss ster-
l0g's crown. but the unlocked for may
come from the ranks. "Ior ways that
are dark and tricks that are devious"
golf IS at least runner-uD.
The first pair TO tee off this morning
VIII be Mrs. Perry risk. o. Kishwaukee,
ana Mrs. Thurston Wright, Of ALE
gheny. at 10 o'clock followed five min
utcs later b. Miss elena CoNette.
Of Mctacomet, and Mrs Ernest L. By
field, Of Ravisloe. The rest Of the fed
Will follow in pairs at five minute n
terVals up TO 1Z:55 o'clock Mrs. F. T.
Donohue, of Montclair, playing alone,
vii! be the last to leave the tee. start
ing a o'clock