The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
Playing BeautiM Go Mrs Gau, Champion Eliminates Jack
YOUTHFUL STARS HOLD s DIXIE TOURNEY STAGE
Birmingham Women Win Majority Of Matches.
 Mrs Geismer Emerges Victor

a CHATTANOOGA, May 20.--(By the Associated Press. 1.-The younger players of the southern women's golf tournament today came into their own as finished golfers. Foremost among them was Miss Priscilla Rogers of Gal z weston, Texas, who won her match in the championship flight with Mrs. F. F. Tach of Birmingham, 8 up and 6 to play. Miss Rogers was steady and strong in her drives, reliable on the greens and her work on the fairway and in approaching, bordered on the sensa- tional.
 Another young golfer who scored q decisive victory on the links today was Miss Rosaiie Mayer, city champion of Atlanta, who. won from Miss Douglas Paine of her home city, and 1. Aiss Paine started strong, however, and on the outgoing round twice had Miss Mayer 2 down.
 Still another Atlantan and also one { of the younger entrants in the tourna- ment, former holder of the very title for which she is playing, was Mrs. Do - zier Lowndes, who eliminated Mrs. c. w. Strickler, likewise of Atlanta, to l.
 Mrs. David Gaut of Memphis, pres sent champion and favorite in this years tourney, played beautiful golf today and true to prophecy, won out over Mrs. j. w. Armstrong of Jackson, Miss, 6 up and to go.
 ' Mrs. H. s. Geismer, Birmingham crack golfer, had the honors in a match with Mrs. Alfred Luckett, Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Geismer won and 5.
 Today's flight in the championship ,o1 4ko al Taun faNYt peting for the southern women's crown, to 16. The 16 winners of today will play tomorrow to eliminate eight and in the same manner will leave four on Friday for the semi-finals and two for Saturday, the final match and the championship.
 The defeated 18 of today formed a first flight to play a consolation flight ocomposed of those eliminated by the qualifying found. 4a. Wins Driving Contest
 A driving contest held today was won by Mrs. Dozier Lowndes of At lanta, from the first flight players with a 193-yard drive and by Miss Jimmie Pattillo of Atlanta, of the second flight with drive of 15S yards. Cups were awarded. Mrs. Lowndes also won the approaching and putting contest of the first flight with total of eight strokes flor three balls 1U0 yards from the hole Mrs. Edward Oates of Knoxville won the second flight contest with total of 13 strokes.
 3 Mrs. Lowndes' performance Tn win ming the approaching and putting match drew applause and comment. tier feat raised her chances for the champion ship again, according to the golf ex' perts who say that she seems to have accustomed herself to the hard dry greens and fairway.
 This section recently has had little gain and as result the course, par dcularly the greens, is very fast. The two days, Ms. LoWnds has experienced her greatest difficulty on the greens.
 No BirsIies To Date
 So far in the championship flighi there have been no birtiies shot. Ii the qualifying round | single birdie ; two was made by Chattanooga won an, who did not even qualify.
 The winners for today and the or der in which they play Wednesday ir Sthe second round of the championship flight, follow:
 ! Mfs. David Gaut, Memphis, vs. Mrs B. E. Loyeman, Chattanooga; Mrs Dozier Lowndes, Atlanta, vs. Mrs. Carl Leibold, Birmingham; Miss Pricilla Rogers, Galveston, vs. Mrs. T. T. Will Hams, Atlanta; Mrs. J. M. Taylor New Orleans, vs. Mrs. Frank Dooley Memphis; Mrs. H. s.. Geismer, Bir mingham, vs. Mrs. E. M. Kilby, Bir mingham; Mrs. c. l.. Bradley, At lanta, vs. Mrs. Thomas B. Paine, At