New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
British Golfer
Turns In ifie
Score Of 882
Miss Leitcll Easily Leads
the Field in Qualifying
Round for BerthIlyn Cup

Special Correspondence of Ths Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IL Cecil
Leitch, Briton's wonder golfer. en-
thralled the galleries which followed
her in the qualifying round Of the an
nual golf classic for the Berthellyn Cup
by taking down the medal with an 81. It
was bur stroke worse than the woman's
record set for the long and hazardous
Huntington Valley course last year
by Alexa Stirling.
Miss Leitch actually played the
course in the record number of strokes
/ but for a penalty on the long twelfth.
where, in crashing into the ball with a
! brassle, her ball brought up in the
creek which few women can reach in
/ two shots She had 10 drop out for
the loss Of a stroke
MISS Leltch was out in 43. the same as
Mrs. a. a Gavin, Relleclair. her part
ner, but coming home the British.
French and Canadian champion cut
! loose and had q 80, which was the hest
score made on the incoming nine holes.
Mrs. Gavin finished with an IS with
4 shot out of bounds.
Mrs. c. II. Nanderbeck, national semi
hnallst was out in a remarkable 80
but had no luck on the last three holes
coming home. on all Of which she
trimmed the cup without going down.
She was second in the medal scoring.
with an 81.
Miss Cummings Does Well
Miss Edith Cummings. Chicago, was
next with 43-43-86. She PLAYED with
the heroine of the last national. Mrs F
G. Let's, Chicago, who qualified we'll
up with o. She had the same score
a Miss Glenna Collett, The medalist
at the national Miss Collett went ont
well in ~ but had her troubles on the
back nine for q snappy so
MISS Mildred Caverly, Philadelphia
Cricket Club, was the only one aside
from those mentioned above who
broke 90. She was 44-44-SS.
Miss AleNa Stirling telegraphed at
the last minute that she was "too
tired to play in another tournament. y
out the field was SO large and fast her
absence took little interest out of the
play.
Mrs. David Gaut. Southern champion.
and Mrs. Thurston Wright, PITTSBURGH.
1aIled to qualify, and two forrne
nationai champions. Miss Margaret
curtis Essex County, and Miss Frances
Griscom, Merton, had 10 PLAY of to
enter the first sixteen.
huge gallery took out Miss Leitch
and Mrs. Gavin. They played even fol
eleven holes. but then the tide svyl5no
around TO Miss Leitch Miss Jeitch
took three puts on two greens and
tour on the tenth. She reached the
edge Of 20syard hole with an iron
and 275-yard hole with her drive.
She was on the 565-yard sixteenth
with TWO woods and high mashie
Size sank 4 thirty-foot putt on the
nome green, and then Mrs. Gavin rar
: down one from the same distance
he New York star had ball out ot
oounds at the fifth, three puts on tbs
fouTth and tenth, and got into al
manner of trouble on the twelfth.
she got IN the creek. tried to plav
out dropped for a stroke and fnaIly
too an s.
To Meet Miss Leitch
Her birdie on the eighteenth was
2eautltully played. She meets Miss
Edith Leltch in the first round to-
morrow The latter had q 95 TODAY
Cecil Ieitch plays Glenna Collett in
the big match Tomorrow
The leading scores follow;
Miss Cecil Leitch England.
2p' !" .......s ''..,.....5 80 g..
MIS- c. II. Vanderbeck. Phnadelphia.
IN IN ..........5 s5-as-s. s-as
,r.ss r,.,..,. c....-...- out. IN TT
Mss " CaYerly. Philadelphia q "A 4.
Miss II. Curtis Boston .. ~ A. q.
Mss g Bishop. Brooklawn.... - q a
Mrs T. c. Let's. Chicago. $500. A. 81 g.
Miss 9. Collett. proridence ~ "a T..
Ms Alex srnfth. NV york - sg y,
Miss Edith Leltch England . - Sc a.