Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
LOCAL TALENT IN
WOMEN'S GOLF
ssven Pi,iladeIphians Entered
in Championship Events
Starting Next Wesk
MRS. BARLOW A FAv0RITE

THE classic event in mems solf--the
i cpen and the amateur tournaments
4. history. and tho crowns rost respec-
,;relv on tho heads Of Gcn" SnraHen and
Iessc Sv cctscr.
The womon's national championship
row cdccr INTO tho limciicht. and on
ncyt Monday tho fajr PLAYERS will tcst
zach other, mcttlc over IT." tairMn,s ~
,hc C;rccnbricr Golf Club at White
sulphrr Springs. Va.
One hundred and twenty-five players.
rsnrcscnting every district in the United
States, viii tee oH IN the qualifying
rourd. tlf that number. seven are
rhiladerhians. Three more hail from
Mrs. Ronald Barlow. Mrs. j.. r.
Filler. Mise Mary Starr Iriscomb and
Mrs, I. Diiworth Bcgcs. Of Merton &.
Mrs, Caleb Fox and the Countess Won
Holstein. nr Huntingdon Nnl'r,. and
Mrs, r. G.. Betz. Of the rhilad"lphin
Country club. a,e thc ladies who will
carry Philadelphia ia's rolor4 in this
event.
They IRE facing the hardest sort ~
competition. Marion l1ollins, last
years champion, is back 70 defend her
crown. Miss Alexa Sterling. several
fines holder Of the title; Mrs. Gavin,
The Englishwomnn who deNated he,
INST week for the Canadian chamnion =
,hip; brilliant Glenna Collett. Edith
Cummings, Dorothy Campbell Herd
and Edith Leitch are among the favor
ttss, and they ell play steady game.
PhiIadelphia's Strength
Our village has always been well
represented in the women : title play,
though our only two champions wore
Mrs. Clarence Nauderheck. who took
the crown in 1915. and Miss +. Girls
com, who was the winner in 1900. Mrs.
Barlow has been runner-Up vice. Mrs
Yox once and Miss Caveriv once.
In 1914 Mrs. Barlow and Mrs. Van.
d.,beck won to the semi fnsl round
where both were defeated. Last yeai
Miss Mildred Caverlv. Mrs. Fox and
Mrs. N'anderbeck qualified. Miss
Carerly was beaten in tho SECOND round
and 50 uaS Mr.. Fox. Who succumbei
70 the magnificent play of Alcya
Sterling.
Mrs. Vanderbeck fought her way into
the scmi-f final round. where she. too
was eliminated by Miss Sterling.
So. it can be seen that our rocord is
bright. Its uutnrnishcd finish shouG
remain spotless this yoar with tho fin,
representation that will 60 to White
Sulphur Springs.
Several Ladies Absent
Mrs. Nandcrbeck will be- sadly missed
In tho driv" for tho championship as
will Miss taverll. but tho former
health will not permit her TO compete
and the latter has not entered fo,
reasons best known 10 herself.
Mrs. Ronald Bar'ow. five time,
Eastern champion. will head the dele
CATION. and 1t is on her sturdy playint
that PhiIadelphia' principle hopes vii
r"st though Mrs. Fox is an experienced
and polished links woman. and vii
give convincing account of herself
The other leaders have been playin:
very fine golf in this section. and sine,
the ancient and honorable game t. s,Icl
an upsetter of preCnnceived dcnS ono ~
Them may do the surprising ihin,:
Mrs. Let's did last year, for instance
when She defeated the inromparab bl,
Cecil Lcitch.
1t was rather hoped that some %
the younger generation. like Doroth,
Doyle. to mention one of them, woul,
enter the national championship. How
ever. it will probably not be very lon,
before these girls who are doing 80 wei
on local links. will appear in the rlassi
Miss Strings Fine Work
10 uphold the record that such stars n
Mrs. Barlow and Mrs. Nandorberk an,
Mrs. Fox have sct.
AlcXa Sterling. who vas dcthronco
lEst wear by Marion IIollns. who is ON,
OF the longest women drivers in tn,
Norld, is still q very dangerous con
lender. In the Buffalo Invitation Mis-
stirling shot a very fine 50 agains
Miss Mackenzie. the star Canadian
though she lost TO Miss Cummings
who will also appear in the tournamen
White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Gavin. the Englishwoman, ais,
detent"d Miss Sterling in the final roun,
ct the Canadian championships. hu
our alcNn has every coniidcnrc in lin,
World that she can reverse those dc
teats If she is drawn against those on
ponents next week
IN spite Of her youth she has becn ,
contender in the women's classes fo
years and has three major titles To- nc