The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-02
LOW SCORE IN QUALIFYING ROUND OF TOURNEY TURNED
 IN BY MISS ALEXA STIRLING
Mrs. David Gaut Fails To
 Qualify In National Wom- i, ems Championship Tourney

1l RYE, N. Y, Oct. In a gale that made play doubly difficult the quali- flying round for the women's national championship over the Westchester- Biltmore Country club course today developed an unexpected contest fol D the 32 places of honor.
 10 Miss Alexa Stirling of New York & native Georgian, and three time c title winner was the medalist witt an 84 and the other 31 qualifiers needed scores of 95 or better. Nu- merous professionals had predicted at the start of the round that cards of 100 would get in. Miss Glenna Collett of Providence, the youthful tsdefending champion, was among the low medalists with an 89.
 i7e Among the stars who failed to qualify were the Curtis sisters, Mar garet and Harriet, of Boston, title holders in other days; Mrs. David Gaut of Memphis, the southern cham pion and Miss Clare KraLter of Youngstown, one of the leading oOhioans.
 "e There were more than 120 players, but many picked up when they found themselves too far behind. One of these was Mrs. Caleb Fox of Phila- delphia, the veteran of them all, who in the last 25 years has qualified in been her twenty fifth but she broke a toe several days ago and could not walk.
 Miss Strings card of S4. a 44-4o, was a remarkable performance In the face of the elements. She was accompanied on her round by Miss Edith Leitch England's sole repre- fsentative in the tournament. The ,English girl, accustomed to the gales ithat blow across the links of the British Isle from the seas, gave Miss Stirling a few lessons in wind cheat ing, and the southern girl soon did not fail to observe them.
 On the last four holes of the out ward trip and all along the incom- ing nine, Miss Stirling had the wind defeated, consequently the card of Is4.
 Miss Collett as usual was excellent off the tee and on the green but her irons were poor. Her chip shots, es- pecially, were weak.
 Miss Edith Cummings attribt ted her s9 to the dainty race horse shoe carried in her golf bag. At the out set of the round, Joe Horgan, the old eaddie with the sun wrinkled face' turned Miss Cummings golf bag on end to get balls and out came the horseshoe. Horgan suggested that a clover leaf or perhaps rapbit 1oot would ease the load but Miss Cum mings persisted in the horseshoe ana qualified with an S9.
 As a result of the draw, Miss Stir ling tomorrow will meet Miss Mar jerie Anabel of Montreal. Other pair ings In the first round follow:
 Miss Bernice Wall, Oshkosh. Wis vs. Miss Miriam Burns, Kansas City
 Mrs, Ronald H. Barlow, Merlon Pa, vs. Miss Marie Jenney, Hemp stead, N. Y.
 Miss k. German. Parkersburg, w. Va
 Mrs H. C. Piifpps, New York, vs Miss Georgiana Bishop, Bridgeport Conn.
 Miss Elizabeth Goss, Baltrusol N. J., ys. Miss Virginia Holzderber, Rye, N. r.
 Mrs. J. L. Anderson. Cherry Valley N. Y.. vs. Mrs. Norman K. Toerge, New York.
 Miss Bessie Tenn, Poland Springs, Me, vs. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Merion, Pa. play Mrs. Fred c. Let's, Chicago.
 Mrs. c. H. vanderbeck, Philadel- phia, vs. Miss Maureen Orcutt, New
 Miss Rosamund Sherwood. New York, vs. Mrs. Jack Renwick. Bed
 Miss Dorothy Higbe, Chicago, vs Mrs. Lee Mida, Chicago.
 Miss Edith Leitch, England, vs. Mrs. J. J. Thompson. New York.
 Miss Florence Halloran, Salt Lake Clty, NS. MfS. H. oAuihSAeH"A' -'S'' York.
 Miss Edith Cummins, Chicago vs' Mrs. Quentin Feitner, New York.
 Mis- Louise Fordyce, Youngstown, O., vs. Miss Audrey Faust. St. Louis
 The qualifiers and their scores follow: ~.
 Miss Alexa stirling, New York, s4; Mrs. Vanderbeck, Philadelphia, S7; Mrs. J. l.. Anderson. Cherry Valley, N. r., ss; Miss Edith Cummings, Chicago, s9; Mrs. R. H. Barlow, Merton, Pa., s9; Miss Glenna Collett, Providence, S9; Mrs. H. c. Phipps, New York, 90: Miss Marian Burns, Kansas City, 91 Miss Edith Leitch. England, 91; Miss Louise Fordyce, Youngstown, 91; Miss Bessie Fenn. Poland Springs. Maine. 91; Miss Rosa ,mund Sherwood, 91; Miss Dorothy iHigbe, Chicago; 92; Mrs. Melvin ,Jones, Chicago, 92: Miss Elizabeth iGoss, Balthusol, N. J., .2; Miss Flor tence Halloran, Salt Lake City. 93; Miss Maureen Orcutt, New York, 93; Miss Marjorie Anabel, Montreal. 93; Miss Marie Jenny, Hampstead, N r.. e4; Mrs. Quentin Feitner, New York, s4; Mrs. Fred c. Lettes. Chicago, 94: Mrs. Norman =. Toerge, New York, s4; Mrs. Jack Renwisk. Bendford, Pa. e6 Miss Audrey Faust. St. Louis, 95; Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Merion, Pa, 95; Miss K. German. Parkers- burg, w. Va. 94: Miss Bernice Wall. Oshkosh, Wis, 95; Mrs. J. J. Thon1p- son, New York, 'h; Miss Georgia a Bishop. Bridgeport, 95; Mrs. Lee Mida, Chicago, 96; Mrs. H. Blumen- thai. New York. 95; Mi Virginia