The New York herald., 1922-05-24
Medal Play Star Eliminated in
First Round Of Met
Championship.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.


With the two former national title
holders, Mrs. II. Arnold jackson Of
Greenwich and Miss Alexa Stirling OF
North Hampstead. pinching into the
brackets the women's metropolitan golf
championship yesterday began to take
OH all the earmarks Of stern battle
for the honors. From the way both
now are playing one almost would be
justified In venturing the prediction
that they will meet in the final on the
Morris county links on Friday. Hope
ful perhaps best expresses the condition
Of mind of these two stars. Both realize
a title even as high as the Metropolitan.
and that. despite the fact that nowhere
In beween turks a player who has held
a title even as high as the metropolitan.
they are likely to have their work cut
out for them through every round.
Between Mrs. Jackson and the semi
final still stand Mrs. Walter MCGOWAN
of Glen Ridge. Miss Florence Loew Of
Piping Rock and Mrs. N. K Toerge of
Piping Rock. Those who bar the path
of Miss Stirling 10 that exalted station
are Mrs. +. Z. Du Bois of Baltusrol.
Mrs. Thomas Huclznall Of Morris County
and Mrs Irving Brown of knicker-
booker. And 1t is difficult to pick a
weak link anywhere.
Mrs. MCGOWAN in the opening match
round accomplished good days work
when she eliminated by 2 up and to
play Mrs. Q. N. Fowler. Jr.. of Baltus-
rol, inasmuch as the latter had enjoyed
a prominent place in the qualifying. In
the next match. the third on the pro-
gramme of the championship division.
\, al - xl.a 10. ..s.l
Miss Florence Loew defeating Mrs. Z.
c. Koemple so thoroughly that she did
not require to play the last seven holes.
In the eleven played the Long Island girl
amassed an advantage Of nine.
Piping Rock Players Meet.
To-day Miss Loew will have 1t out
with her club mate, Mrs. Toerge. who
appears to be playing in the form
which she showed year or two ago as
Miss Eleanor Gates Of Nassau. AS Miss
Loew played an 80 against Mrs.
Koemple and Mrs. Toerge flashed a 30
to win,. 4 and 3, from Miss Il. Mellon Of
the home club everything points to a
battle royal this morning.
Perhaps the outstanding result of the
lower half, as it was of the entire
round. was the defeat of Miss Eliza
DeIn f1dTQln or BdltuSrOl Dy MrS. lTV-
ing Brown of Knickerboclxer. Miss Har-
din tied for the medal on Monday with
Mrs. Jackson at Ss. Under the stress of
match play the former Vassar athletic
star showed only the shadow of tina.
game, playing almost half a stroke
a hole worse. This was not greatly
surprising, as Mrs. Brown was af-
ter her from start to finish. .At the
seventeenth the Knickerbocker represen-
tative forged to the front, to remain
there through mutual 6 on the home
hole. Having played herself into the
limelight Mrs. Brown is going TO remain
there through another round at least, for
she now draws Mrs Haskell. who yestcr-
day was responsible for the elimination.
by 4 and 3, Of one of last years semi
finalists. Mrs. Charles Dullea, formerly
Miss Molly Conroy Of Fox Hills. The
reward for the winner of the Brown
Hucknall match Is a setto with the
victor in the contest between Miss
Stirling and Mrs. Du Bois.
Mrs. Du Bois Plays Well.
While once again Miss Sterling enters
her match the favorite the odds would
not be overwhelming. judged by yes
terday's play. And this is simply be-
cause Mrs. Du Bots went around in q
score that equaled the low card made
in the qualifying round She was out
In A and back in the same figures
Miss Kate Boman of Plainfield was the
innocent victim OF the outburst. And
why she should be singled out as the
party OF the second part In such a match
she was at a loss to understand. She
declared that having observed what she
took 10 be a vacant place in the cham
pionship set she had climbed aboard the
band wagon rather meekly as betting a
card of 100 strokes and then had sat
through several anxious hours wonder
ing who was to come along and push
her out. No one did just then. but pres
emily came the match play and Mrs. Du
Bois with n card which showed an