New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
Opening Title
Golf Meet " ON
BY Miss Parker
IL Year Old Girl Wins
Metropolitan Champion
ship on Englewood Links
By Ray McCarthv

Unless we are greatly mistaken two
young lassies who are going to make
this old golting world sit up and take
notice within few years are the
Misses Martha Parker, of the West
chester Hills Golf Club. and Maurnne
orcutt, of the White Beeches Golf Club
in New Jersey. These two in their
golting debut with several other young
ladies at the Englewood Country Club
yesterday made brilliant showing.
Miss Parker sweet seventeen, trim
and stylist la Vardon, had the honor
of winning the first girls Metropolitan
golf championship. However, Miss
Parker's triumph in winning the tour
nament is not nearly so great as the
score she turned in Her total was
102, and which was remarkable, to saw
the least, for a young girl playing in
her first competition.
Miss Parker played grand golf all
the way, alth hough she got into trouble
frequently. This little miss possesses
time and practice before she will Bios
som out star of first rate caliber.
A FlawIess Swing
The rhythm of her swing is favless.
She drives we'll. she plays iron shots
very capably and is an exceptionally
good putter. But Miss Orcutt. George
Kerrigan's young pupil, is the little
lady who is destined to become ore of
the best players ever developed in this
section. In fact, Miss Orcutt gives
promise of rivaling Miss Cecil Teitch,
England's great woman player
She is OnlV fourteen vporS old She
is big, strong girl, who possesses
a natural golf swing and the strength
and ability to play her shots like q
man. Her driving at present is tlTe
best part of her game. he gets 200
yards and more consistently on her
drives, plays iron shots with fine.
crisp stroke and puts very effectively.
She had a full tally of lie yesterday.
At the eighteenth hole of 40 yards
Miss Orcutt drove into the hedges that
line the top of the bank above the
green, a distance of nearly 200 yards.
1t was q well-hit ball but it did Miss
orcutt no good, as it was out-of
bounds. Before she finally got down
here she had taken eight strokes
Miss Knapp Plays Well
Miss RosaIie Knapp, daughter Of Mrs.
E. Knapp, star player of the Dunwoodie
country CIub, VINO played with the
New York team in the Griscom cup
matches last week, also made splendid
showing, finishing third with score
Of l18. Miss Knapp also is only four
teen years old
What the field lacked in quantity was
certainly made up in quality, All Of
the contestants were robust looking,
athletic girls. Miss Knapp, for in
stance, in addition to being good golf
er, is crack skater. Miss Marion
Loughman, of the Englewood Club, who
finished with a rather high score, did
well on some Of the holes and showed
quite little ability.
She is niece of Oswald Kirkby, for
mer metropolitan champion. Miss
Loughman was given the prize for the
best putting, although Miss Orcutt and
Miss Parker did we'll on the greens,
tying Miss Loughman with scores of
20 each
Miss Knapp won the driving contest
with a distance of 162 yards. Miss
Orcutt got off one drive that measured
ITO yards, but having won one prize she
was ineligible for the driving trophy.
Miss Emily lockwood, of Dunwoode; :;
Miss Virginia Cooke, of Plainfield; Miss
Mollie Otterson, of Plainfeld, and Miss
Katherine Lyon, of Glen Ridge, were
other participants VINO made a good
showing.