The New York herald., 1922-03-26
STARS SURVIVE IN
WOMEN'S GOLF MEET.
Miss Collett, Miss Cummings
and Mrs. Barlow Among
Winners at Pinehurst.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PrNEHuRsT, N. c.. March 25.--Four
Pinehurst courses We're crowded to-day
with players and If a rolcali of we'll
known golfers had been called many
would have responded. The first round
Of the women's North and South cham
pionship was the main attraction, but
with a number of the professionals and
amateurs here for the open and amateur
championships the town is golfng
capital.
w. c. Fownes, Jr.. of Oakmont, former
national amateur champion and captain
of the American international team, ar
rived. to-day to warm up for the two
big championships. Harold Weber of
Toledo and l.. G.. Conley Of Siwanoy,
'ormer Mississippi champion. were
mong the additions to the amateur
group.
Walter Hagen. the p. G. A. and West
ern champion Willie Ogg. winner of the
shawnee open: Pat Doyle OF Deal,
Charles Hoffner John Golden, Cyril
Walker, Gil Nichols and many other
professionals as well known as these
are here A full delegation OF Florida
golfers will arrive tomorrow to partici-
pate in the championships as well as the
team match on Thursday next, when an
all-F'lorida team will play Pinehurst.
The hardest match played in the
woman's championship to-day found
Miss Harriette Shepard of Hartford bat
ting against Mrs. Ronald III. Barlow OF
the Merton Cricket Club Miss Shepard
is one of the most promising OF the
younger generation of American women
golfers She has not had a great deal
of tournament play, but she made a
most commendable showing against a
more experienced golfer.
Mrs. Barlow Plays Fine Game.
Mrs Barlow won, and /, but
had a match all the way and her card
of 81 was good enough, to win nine OF
ten matches.
Miss Glenna Collett of Metacomet and
Miss Edith Cummings of Onwentsia,
who are the favorites, and Mrs NJ. !.
Scammell of Oakmont and member OF
the Fownes family OF Pittsburgh. player
fine golf and won their matches easily.
Miss Collett and Mrs. Scammeil each
had rounds of 81. Miss Collett defeated
Mrs. II. E. Foreman of Chicago. and
I. and Mrs Scammell won from MISS
Louise Fordyce. Youngstown, and I.
Miss Fordyce was among the women
wSc qualified for the National at Holy
wood and is capable OF playing line
golf. but Mrs. Scammeil hit very fast
pace.
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Collett and
Walter Hagen will play an exhibition
with Miss Cummings and Pat Doyle,
Miss Cummings has faith in Pats teach
ing ability, for he gave Mrs. FRED u
Let's, Jr. lesson the day before Mrs.
Let's defeated Miss Cecil. Leitch IN tne
National.
Joe Klrkwood, former Australian
champion, is expected early next Week.
as also Jesse Guilford the national anna
tour champion. Hamilton Kerr and
Henry Topping have been. here a NUM-
ber or DAYS and A. l.. Walker Jr., WIN
ner of the last two Pinehurst tourna-
ments will be back the first or next
week to get back the touch OF the saho
green's. -.
Mrs. r. ]. DOYLE of Torresdale hit
tree with her second shot at the second
hole and the ball rebounded. striking
her in the neck and running inside her
blouse. Mrs. Doyle lost that .hole TO
Mrs. William West of Huntington Iai-
ley and the latter tookt~the match
and /. Tt at. ~
The Summary.
ct, ,MPIoNsHIP DIvIsIoN-Mrs. g J, r.
r;ebelacker, Areola. defeated Mrs; z; ~
roope, Braeburn, 2 and :; sa Mrs; Wrliialn Mr. "
West. Huntington Valley, deiea,so NIB ~
J poyle Torresdale. and Mrs. X: -:
BARLOW. Merton, defeated Miss Harriette
Shepard. Hartford. 2 and | Miss Miss G,enna E
C,oI,etf Metacomet, defeated Mrs. u. y.
Isoreman. Chicago, s and q Miss sarah
rownes. oakmont. defeated Mrs A. NJ
see,ey, Essex. ) and 3; Mrs. NJ j. seam
nell ,oakmont defeated Miss Louise For
dyce. homegrown. 0 and 4; Miss Edith
CUMMINGS chieagO defsased aGa Mrs Miss sonh M
Walfc' Sunningdale. defeated Miss
norotbv Dotger, Charlotte. 9 and 8.
FIRST EIGHT-Miss Kate Bomann, Plain
s,aId defeated Mrs. J. II. Wright 81.
~. q and 3; Miss Louise Eltins. Pitts
burah. defeated Mrs. II. II. Rackham. De-