The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-19


 wouldn't even go so far as to say that I was cherishing hope"
 Knickers
 She wasn't dressed in knicker- lockers, like a great many of the players from the other southern states-though she does wear them on the field.
 There were two things she said her husband forbade her doing when she went in for golf.
 'tOne was bobbing my hair and the other was wearing knickers," she re- lated. But later he consented to the knickers. though I never have any pictures made in themi
 The question now agitating women golfers is knickers or no knickers. Now, while northern and eastern women have unbiasedly adopted them on the field, southern women are slow to wear the trousers. However, I am personally strong for the knickers if women affect them only at the Country club and wear them properly. They are certainly not fit for the street or for hotel Hobbies and dining rooms, and they certainly should be worn with a coat on. proper shoes and hat. When ono affects with them lace ruffles, feathers or ribbons on the hat, and high heel shoes. knickers arc horrid and out of place.
 There's no doubt women can play better golf if they do wear them. On Q windy day a skirt interferes hor- ribly with putting"
 In this respect tho probable cham pion was warm In her praise of the fOnr- Taxaa pir1q mho tr &ha fnr,r- nament. She had a Joke to tell about ''Uncle Bob" Thach.
 The Texas Girls
 We were out on the terrace watch ing these Texas girls coming in. Suddenly our eyes popped wide at a whale of a ball struck by one of them. We screeched with enthusiasm. We leaned forward. We held our breath till they got in. Then we nearly died. As they got closer we discovered that. instead of fur Texas girls. 1t was only three, and we were getting ready to fall on the shoulder of Uncle Bob" Thach. who had hit the ball. Gee, but we were fright ened. because we saw 8 possible woman champion fin that strokem
 A Good Teacher
 u sCtinS that Ln0 ALldntanS, WnO are bound now to get the champion ship. have been getting up with the sun, planning to put over some big stuff at this tournament. They were fortunate enough to capture as their teacher Stewart Maiden, who trained Alexa Sterling and Bobby Jones.
 What the Atlanta women have done here we owe all to him. We have simply monopolized his time but he didn't waste any moments telling us how good we were. We didn't know how we stood on golf. He Is the most modest man in the world, and such a wonderful player. He didn't know we were around him. think 1t made us better players. because we had to sort of rush our plays upon him to show him we were there at all."
 A Characteristic
 Mrs. Lowndes insisted that her main characteristic was: T haven't anything positive about me-"
 At this, Mir. Lyford. who was her partner for the afternoon, was dry in his remark:
 "No. we all know that nobody with red hair has anything positive in their make up."
 ATtiSt EnOCn WlilidmS gOI a CloSo- up sketch of the possible champion. her friends saw 1t they would think she had changed somewhat since she came to the tournament.
 No Homefolks
 She's expecting that awfully nice husband of hers to drop down for the weekend. but thank heavens that none of her family were going to be her to follow her around the course. since they were always SO interested you can't do your best"
 A Black Eye
 Mrs. Lowndes explained that out side of . sty and black eye. she Is having . wonderful time in Bir- mingham. She was not hit by a veloped with the excitement-the black eye being the result, the doc- tor says, of local hemorhage.
 I'm afraid it's gotten mo a lot of undeserving sympathy" she ex- plained.
 Onlookers
 Mrs. Lowndes presided at the as- sociation meeting here for Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben. having been president of the association last year. How attractive were long lines of watchers who crowded the porches of the Country club. sat in large chairs upon the terrace and upon the cement curbing tbat overlooked tho eighteenth golf hole.
 A gala group was composed of Miss Priscilla Rogers of Galveston. Texas, Miss William Green Sterett of Dallas, Texas. and Mrs. Carl Leibold of Charleston. w. Va.
 The latter had word to say:
 T may not be going homo with any trophies in my hands-,but I'm going back with a handful of blist- CTS all right.
 Mrs. Leibold was greeting groups of friends all day. formerly having lived in Birmingham.
 Miss Sterett explained that she and Miss Rogers were at that moment in a state of nervous suspension, watching our partners get over the ditch." Miss Rogers. who Is being pointed out as that very wealthy young woman from Texas" claims the distinction of being the granda daughter of Col. Robert Lowe, Scotchman of the old school, and founder of the Dallas Galveston News, now one of the greatest pa- .pers of the south.
 Foursomes
 Men and women were playing foursomes all afternoon. and over the plays, the trio held animated dis cussion.
 we haven't got 8 chance to win," said Miss Sterett some people al- ready have a handicap of 5o."
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