The New York herald., 1922-02-10
TENSION OF MATCH
RELIEVED BY TEARS
Nervous Strain Proves Too
Much for Fair Golfer in
Pinehurst Contest.

Special Dispatch I'd THE New York HERALD.
PINEEuRsr, N. c.. Feb. "a flood of
tears shed in the clubhouse by one of the
competitors was easily the feature of
the first round of match play in the
women's ST. Valentines golf tournament
to-day. The tears came following a
close and exciting match in one OF the
divisions composed of high handicap
players.
1t developed at the twelfth hole that
competitor drove close to the pond and
believing her ball was in the water hit
another temporary drive. When she ar
rived at the shore of the pond her ball
was found to be placed so that the COM
petitor drove 1t out of sight in the mud.
She then decided that after all and
everything considered it would be better
to play the provisional ball. Her op-
ponent. while confessing she was not
well versed in the rules, stated that she
thought the hole should be awarded to
her as she could not conceive that the
royal and ancient committee of st. An
drews would allow a player to select
one Of two balls with which to play a
hole. Upon reaching the clubhouse
Willie Wilson, one of the professionals,
was asked to decide and his decision was
against the use Of the second ball.
There was more discussion Of the
point. One Of the competitors stated
that the incident at the water hazard
had quite upset her calm and that the
effect had been ruinous to her game.
She retiredst to the grill room and wept
and there was much sympathy for her.
Four Favorites Win.
-Four favorites won their matches in
the first division. although Mrs Charles
Motherslee of Yountakah gave Miss Eliz-
abeth Gordon, the medalist and favorite,
a good matcN losing and l. They
were even at the turn with 40 each.
Miss Gordon won three of the first four
holes by playing them in par fours. Mrs.
Motherslee won the fourteenth and If
teenth and was but one down. She lost
the sixteenth to another par four by
Miss Gordon and the long seventeenth
to the woman'e bogey score Of 6, which
Miss Gordon obtained. Miss Gordon had
90 and her opponent 81.
The draw for the second round brings
Miss Gordon against Mrs. Parson and
Mrs Chapman against Mrs. Bydolk.
The summary:
First Eight-Mrs. Donald Parson. Younss-
town. defeated Mrs. M. w. Marr, Pine
hurst, and 8: Miss Elizabeth Gordon,
Metacomet, defeated Mrs. A. M. Mothers
lee, Yountakah, and ] sMrs. John ID.
Chapman, Greenwich, defeated Mrs. Her
man Ellis, Oakland, and 5; Mrs. Joseph
Bydolk, Buffalo. defeated Mrs. II. II.
Rackham, Detroit, and 4.
Second Eight-Miss Louise Patterson, Train-
field, defeated Miss Carolyn Bogert, Pine
hurst, up; Mrs. +. S. Danforth, North
Fork. defeated Mrs. j. II. Horner, Oak
mont. and 3: Mrs. G. A Magoon. Oak
mont, defeated Mrs. II. X. Eaton, Brae
Burn. and 8; Mrs. J. ID. Armstrong, Buff
falo, defeated Miss II. l.. Abernathy, Kan
sas City, 3 and ..
Third Eisht-Mrs. J. Fl. Cane. Arcola. de-
feated Mrs. DR.. NJ L. Canouse. st. Louis.
up: Mrs. F, II: Mahan. st: Davids. dc:
feated Mrs. r; w; Tener. oakmont. 8 and
2; Mrs. L.. +. Wanner, Hampstead, DE
feated Mrs. Z. G. Bliss. Pinehurst, and 3
Donald Herring. Princeton. 4 and Q.
Fourth Eight-Mrs. II. A. Wilkins, Southern
Pines, defeated Mrs. Hugh Kahler. Prince
ton. 3 and .: Mrs. C. w. Hoyt, Cherry
Valley, defeated Mrs. C. s. Waterhouse
Ardsley, 3 and .; Mrs. w. Bloodgood. Pine
hursts won from Mrs. w. G. Mudgett
Southern Pines, by default; Mrs. A. s
Gilman, Shaker Heights defeated Mrs. ii
NJ. Wanner. Cherry Valley, 3 and 1.
Fifth Eight-Mrs. A. s. Higgins, Yonkers
defeated Mrs. A. T. Roberts. Scotland, {
and 4: Mrs. w. Cullen, Canoe Brook. de-
feated Mrs. c. Lake. Pinehurst Q and 4
Mrs. E. r. Pearson, West Hampton, de-
feated Mrs r. Blackinson, North Attleboro
] up; Mrs. II. o. Murphy. Pittsburgh, de-
feated Mrs. II. Knight. Agawam, UP.