Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
ALEXA STIRLING
HAS LOW SCORE
American Golf Champion Has
Card Of 80 in Qualifying
Round at Deal
EDlTu FITCH TAKES or
EDITH LEITCH TAKES 95
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

Deal, n. j., Oct. By slamming
the tiny pill for an 50 in the eighteen
hole qualifying round in the opening Of
the annual national tournament today,
Miss Alexa Stirling, woman golf title
holder of the United States, came in
with the lowest score of the star en-
! trants. Miss Edith Leitch, represent
ing England, played with the American
champion, and finished with a 90.
Miss Stirling went out in 4G, while
Miss Leitch had 40. The formers s
| trip to the turn was made in three skies
as the result Of getting into traps, but
on the way home she played in two
under 5, including one birdie as the
result Of a twenty foot putt.
Miss Leitch demonstrated her ability
Ito make good recoveries with iron shots
~ the way out, but her card included
one Z, one 8 and six skies. The 8 on
the tenth hole was due to two iron shots
being dubbed in succession. The cards
Miss Stirling
}S G}s' ,t,,,: ~: ;,,;$.,S ,S,st ssi s-..s s--..ss-so
n Gs' 80: ::: 3 z 3 J ! ! SsSS-s,
Other early scoros included:
u Mrs; ir;:,, Melvin Jones' chIeaso. e2 Mis-.
Mrs +. plSmenthSl S NeW Nf1S5q York. ss Cnn Mrs. IT, l.
4. Wlmpfhemer, Hollywood, N. j., 90; Mrs
P'Yo Yoo Mss ssi ss Mss Rsnhd Ss BSS; SsS
real. 100; Miss Hazel Kennedy Montreal,
100; Mrs. Thurston Wright. Pittsburgh. 1o4
There were 17S starters, one of-the
largest entry lists for a women's ma
tional championship in any country
other former entries were unlike Cae-
sar. or whoever it was. They came
| -l
Officially. the course is said to meas
ure over 6100 yards. The testimony
of the fair sex is that it measures much
over" The best score made her'
to date that anybody admits was BY
Miss Marion Hollins. who has starred
in two British championships fol
America. Miss Hollins had an SO or
Thursday.
Mrs. Clarence II. Vanderbeck. Phil
adelphia's leading entry, has had ar
Sc and Miss Mildred Caverly. a fnaf
ist In this championship in 1916, has
had an so. Around the pro shop 1t II
SAID that none Of the four British en-
tries, including Miss Cecil Leitch
British. French and Canadian cham
pion. has broken 90. whatever ap
in the public print. Despite this, th'
| 'Ai''u' ''oiC ipuuN 10 thpSNNSN ~ -
around SO or SO.
Cecil Leitch, Alexa Stirling, MarioI
Hollins, Mrs. Vanderbeck and Glenn'
Collctt are expected to set the pace.
Mrs. Ware on Early
Mrs. Edwin II. Ware, of Philadel
phia, teed of in the first pair an,
proved there !. such an hour as Z :5(
A. NJ.
AleXa Stirling has been the golden
haired tornado" of the woman s nationa
championship of these many years
hack TO 1916. But they are legion who
figure this is the year the tornado
will tear at a steel bulwark in Mis-:
Lcitch or possibly Miss Hollins, o.
Mrs. Vanderbcck, who beat the Atlantis
girl in the East and West matches
Few will bet that Miss Stirling vii
win again. She had score of 10t
yesterday. but that doesn't mean any
thing.
Besides Mrs. Nanderbeck, the Amer
leans name which is on every one!
lips is that of Glenna Collett, tn,
eighteen year old Boston favorite. Sh,