Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-29
Y AMERICAN WOMEN C0LFISTS
ENTERED IN BRITISH TOURNEY
Six Of Entries Were Bonn In This Country While the
Seventh Has Figured In United States
Golf

New YORK, May 2S.-The frst OF
series of American. attacks upon IA
nous English sport championships will
be made tomorrow at Turnberry, Scot
land, whom seven players representing
the United States will compete in the
British Women's Golf championship.
Six of the seven players are native
born Americans while nv seventh, al
tho an Englishwoman by birth, has
long boon u factor in womcn's golf
circles in this country.
Entered and playing under the sane
tion and auspices of the United States
Golf association this septetto is the
most formidable combination Of women
golfers ever sent across the Atlantic
| in quest of foreign title. 1t is also
the predecessor of two other powerful
playing golf teams which will repre-
sent tho U. S. G. A.. in the English
Amateur and Open tournaments.
The team, which will face the most
finished players of England, Ireland
and Scotland, contains one u S. cham
pion and two iinalists in the national
Journeys Of recent years. Miss Alexa
Stirling. three time winner of tho Uni
ted States title and present holder of
the Canadian championship, is the
outstanding star of the combination but
will be- we'll supported by such cap
able players as the Misses Marion Hol-
Louise Elkins and Mrs. Ronald II. Bar
low and Mrs. Thruston Wright Rec
ords of their golfinE careers follow:
Miss AIexn Stirling
Miss AIcxa Stirling OF the Atlanta
Athletic club. three time winner of tho
Womcn's National title of tho United
States Golf association, which she now
holds, in addition to the Canadian
Women's championship which she won
at Hamilton. Ont. last year. was born
in Atlanta. Ga, 23 years ago. when
scarcely IL years old, Miss Stirling
learned to use her golf clubs while ac
companying her father, DIR. "A. w.
Stirling. over tho East Lake clubs links
right opposite her home at Atlanta.
Tho clubs professional. Stewart
Maiden. became interested in tho lit
tlo girls work over the course and she
soon developed into n player of prom
iso. Maiden's efforts to teach her the
fire points of tho game wcre amply re-
| warded as tho little pupil proved to
be unusually apt and faithfully fol-
lowed tho instructions of her teacher.
Miss Stirling attributes most of her
success In latcr years to tho earnest
and untiring efforts and interest in her
game shown by her golf tutor.
In 1911, Miss Stirling won the low
score prize for approaching and putting
Lake and n year later won tho South
crn honor at Nashville as we'll as tho
Blount trophy at Atlanta. In hcr first
attempt for National honors at Mas
sau, l.. l.. in 1914. Miss Stirling was
put out in tho first round by Miss
Bishop. a veteran player. but in the
following year she reached the semi
final stage and forced Mrs. g. II. Van
dcrbcck OF Philadelphia to play -
holes before her chance to be n final
list was lost.
with the confidence and determine
ton which marked her play in prcvi-
ous years. Miss Stirling went to Wav-
ercly. Mass. in October, 1916. and won
tho womcn's National Championship
from field OF IS starters. During the
next two years, owing TO the World
War Miss Stirling was not called
upon to defend her titlo but sho took
part in several exhibition matches Tor
the benefit Of tho Red Cross and helped
to raise several thousands of dollars
by her activities throughout tho East
and Middle West.
In 1919. at Shawnee, Pa. and again
last year at Cleveland. Mis-. Stirling
successfully defended hcr national
title. In winning the Canadian cham
pinnship last year at Hamilton. ont,
rhc broke tho course record with rs
and at Cleveland shc established
record OF so for tho links.
Miss Marion Uoi',rs
Miss Marion Hollins, OF WoStbrook,
l.. T.. will make another attempt 10
capture British golf championship
honors. when she appears on the links
at Turnhcrry. scotland. on May 20.
Last year at Newcastle Co. Down. Ire
land. Miss Holl,ns took rart in tho
British womcn's tournament and made
an excellent showing until she was dc
fcatcd in tho fourth round by Miss
Molly GrinithH, who subsequently was
tho runner m 10 Miss cecil Lcitch IN
tho nnal round.