New-York tribune., 1920-04-28
Miss Caverly
Has Chance.
Says Duncan
Man Who Taught Woman
Golfer Her Game Hopeful
Over English Tourney
By Raw McCartbx

There is one person who believes the
American women golfers, Miss Marion
Hollins, Mrs. Clarence Vanderbeck and
Miss Mildred Caverly, who recently
sailed for England, have chance in
the British ladies' championships tour
nament, which will be held May %.
He is Alec Duncan, brother of the
famous George, the star golfer of the
British Isles. 1t was Alec Duncan who
taught Miss Caverly her game, and
naturally he would feel his protega had
a good chance in any competition.
But Duncan has good reason for be-
llevlng the Philadel lphian Will do we'll
abroad, for she is one of the best of
women golfers in this country and has
shown enough ability to warrant the
assumption she will capture national
title before many more seasons pass.
In 1916 Miss Cavery played splendid
iy IN the national women's champion
snip, and was barely beaten out by
Miss Alexa Stirling by and L. Since
then she has, OF course. improved con-
slder&by. and, as Duncan says, "All
she needs now is a bit of confidence" :"
=, AS soon as She gets this" declares
Alec, "she will be a champion. Of
mat am IS sure as am of anything
Miss Caverly has everything needed to
become star. and viii get the conf
laence IN due time, when she gets more
experience"
"i'ersonally, think. Miss Caverly
has the best chance of the three, all
though Mrs. Nanderbeck may play
''-er sAN-s ard Miss Hollins may have
more endurance. Her came is sound
- a oetl Ell ghe way. She uses her
head ven and has rood temperament
IT behind, she is never disconnected,
but always continues to give her best
efforts. Her driving is excellent for a
woman. she plays iron shots astonish-
ingiy well and is a consistently good
putter. Mrs Vanderbeck and Miss Hol-
Inns are also capable and between the
three there ought to be some surprises
/ abroad"
And then again there is the other
side of this international match. ].
/ Douglas Edgar, the English golfer, who
IS located at the Atlanta, Ga, club and
who, incidentally, is looking after the
destinies of the three youngsters
Bobby Jones, Perry Adair and Miss
Stirlng-cant see how any one is
going to beat out Miss Cecil Leitch.
u do not think Miss Stirling could
beat her oyer there" ]. Douglas stated
Il never say any woman play golf
so much like a man as does Miss Leitch
she IS a big, strapping Englishwoman.
who does not know what fatigue is
/ She hits the longest wooden shots ]
nave ever seen a woman make, and her
i game throughout is we'll nigh faultless."
Speaking Of Miss Sterlings game
Edgar said: 81 expect she will reach
the same heights this summer as Miss
Leitch, and then we shall see what we
shall see next year. It is Edgar's
intention to pilot this trio of young
sters abroad next year and clean up.
1t was announced yesterday that
/ Francis Ouimet would again meet his
former victims, Harry Vardon and Ted
Ray. this summer. The match. it is
reported, will take place at the Bel
mont Spring Country Club at Waver-
~. Mass, and Will be a four-ba ex-
/ hibition. Jesse Guilford will be
Ouimets partner against the two
British stars The date of the match
has not yet been fixed. but it will be
between July 20 and August /.
The Union County Golf Club, OF
Crawford, N. j., is planning busy
season this year and at present is en-
gagged in lining up new members to
fiji its limit. The course of the Union
County club is said to be one of the
best around New York and will be
ready for play within the next two
weeks.
The Knollwood Country Club an
nounces that its course will be open
for play beginning Saturday. May l.