New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-08
Mrs. Barlow
Leads Women
For Golf Title
Eastern Champion Tops
Mrs. Gavin by Two
Strokes With Card Of 81
By Ray Mccarthy


PHILADELPHIA, June Mrs. Rom
aid n. Barlow. Of the Merton Cricket
Club, the present title-holder, led the
held OF mora than seventy-ave players
over the course Of che Philadelphia
Cricket Club to-day in the first round
OF the Women's Eastern Championship
Golf Tournament. She turned in 4
card Of 46-42-s7, which waA two
strokes better than that Of Mrs. VIII
liam a. Gavin, Of the Belleclaire course
OF Bayside, L. l., aud Miss Elizabeth
Gordon, the Metaeomet Club player.
Each Of the latter two turned in the
same score, 46-43-Se.
Philadslphians ara confident Mrs.
Barlow will retain her laurels. New
Workers. are just as certain that the
sturdy little Mrs. Gavin will come
through in brilliant manner tomorrow.
New England adherents are not saying
much, but they have limited that they
would not be at all surprised to see
Miss Gordon. the Providence star,
usurp Mrs. Barlow's place as champion.
warm and the COURSE in wonderful
shape, a prevailing high wind aided in
producing = general run Of high scores
With the exception Of the three lead
ers, the remainder of those who are
figured to have any chance at all are
we'll grouped with scores ranging from
90 to SO. Six or eight (if the Curtis
sisters, who are playing from the Es-
sex County Country Club are to be
counted in) New York women are
among the twenty leaders in the first
days play. Most Of the others are
members Of Philadelphia clubs.
ingdon Valley Club, is one Of Philadel-
phia's best, and It would not greatly sur
prise her many admirers IL she got ever
tomorrow. She finished with q card of
47-45-S2; avs strokes back Of Mrs
Barlow.
Mrs. Knight May Surprise
Then there 10 Mrs. Charles knight,
who came to this country . short time
ago from England, and who is now a
member Of the Garden City Country
Club. She has been playing excellent
golf this spring, and her round Of IS
to-day puts her within striking dis
lance il she should get going properly
tomorrow.
Miss May Bell. who won the Phila-
delphia title last week. had a IS, as
did Mrs. c. r. Fox, Of huntington Val
ley, flrst rate golfer, and Mrs. Walter
Page, Of Wilmington.
among the Arst twenty, besides Nh.
Gavin and Mrs. knight, were Miss
Daisy Airey, Of Garden City. who had
90; Mrs. Francis e. Dubois, Of Baltus-
roll; Mrs. H. A. Jackson, Of Greenwich,
former national champion, and Mrs Jo-
seph E. Davis, Of Piping Rock
The appearance Of the two Curtis SIS
ters, who have won national honorS
attracted considerable interest. How
ever, it 10 not expected that either will
do much in this tourney. Miss Harriet
had score Of 49--47--96, while her
100.
New Workers ara especially eneour-
aged over the chances Of Mrs. Gavin,
because when it is considered that she
has played over this course but twice
before, once in a gale, her score Of 30
looms up better. After she had An
ished this afternoon, Mrs Gavin took
her sticks and played over q few Of
the holes on which she experienced the
most trouble
Close to Par Figures
On the outward journey this morn
ing Mrs. Gavin kept right close to
par figures until she struck the eighth
hole. Here, following a good drive.
she played the ball from a hanging
lie into trap. After extricating her
self from this spot, she played from
the fairway to another bunker and
then took three puts to get down. She
finished going out with q IS. Coming
in Mrs. Gavin got going along smooth
ly again until she came to the six
teenth. Here she experienced even
more trouble, and did not land on the
green until after she had played six
shots.
Mrs. Barlow's worst score was made
on the tenth hole. where she took
7. She was somewhat of in her
putting, but played her iron shots
we'll and also drove fairly we'll. Mrs.
Gavin experienced most Of her trouble
in driving.
1t is singular that the three leaders
found difficulty on the tenth and six
teenth holes, both Of which are quite
long, whereas Miss Gleuna Collect, the