The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-22

CHATTANOOGA Tenn.., May 21 tBy Associated Press. )r-W With only eight scontenders left in the champion ship flight of the Southern Women's Golf association tournament being play ed here. five states are represented. They are: Georgia, with three, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas, with one each.
 The favorites continued to win today and there was only one upset in the pre- dicted results. Miss Regina Hahn of Chattanooga, golfer of only a few months, defeated Mrs. Dalton Raymond of Baton Rouge, state champion of Louisiana, one up at the eighteenth, Miss Hahn was three down going out but flashed birdie three on the eleventh and made the remainder coming in either in par or very near.
 Miss Hahn will play Miss Rosalie Mayer, city champion of Atlanta, in the fourth match of Thursdays round
 Mrs. David Gaut of Memphis, defend ! ing her title as southern woman cham pion, will meet Mrs. Dozier Lowndes of Atlanta, who formerly held the title, in the first of Thursdays matches Mrs. Gaut today played beautiful game, winning her match [ and 6, and is rated as the favorite. Mrs. Lowndes, however, is player of great ability and few care to predict the result of the match. She defeated her opponent 3 up and 1 to play today. Mrs. Lowndes is expected to do better Thurs. day than at any time so far during the tournament by virute of the inn proved condition of the course due to rain this morning. She had been in trouble number of times on the very fast greens.
 Young Texan Is Favored &
 Miss Priscilla Rogers, young Texan, meets Mrs. J. M. Taylor of New Orleans in the second match. Miss Rogers is not expected to have much difficulty in eliminating Mrs. Taylor, although the latter has played excellent golf. Miss Rogers, who won today and 2, is con sidered by many as next to Mrs. Gaut and Mrs. Lowndes and is talked of as the coming southern woman champion, even if not as a result of this tourna- ment.
 Mrs. H. S.. Geismer, who ended , and over her opponent and who is judged asa dangerous player to contest, meets Mrs. c. TA Bradley of Atlanta in the third match. Mrs. Geismer has three times been champion woman golfer of her home city, Birmingham. Mrs. Bradley is rated as one of the longest drivers among southern women golfers. The Alabama player is picked to win, however.
 Mrs. Gaut In Form
 Mrs. David Gaut, Memphis, took another grip on the championship title, which she now holds, when she de- feated Mrs. B. E. Loveman of Chat tanooga z and 6. Mrs. Gaut was play ing at her best.
 Scores by all players in the champion ship flight were lower Tuesday and the condition of the course as we'll as the temperature was more conducive to good playing. Rain during the night left the greens firm but not hard and the fafrway fresh and easy to play with a brasSie. The skies were overcast and the weather much cooler. se2ps ss8
 Probably the greatest upset and al the same time the feature match of the day was that in which Miss Regina Hahn of Chattanooga, won from q Mrs Dalton Reymond of Baton Rouge, La. one up at the eighteenth. Mrs. Key. mond is Louisiana state champion and Miss Hahn is virtually a beginner al the game. Miss Hahn scored a birdie z three in the 11th and made three other holes in par. On the round out she was three down but recovered and played wonderful golf coming in. A