The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

N CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May B. lE(By the Associated Press. 1-Mrs. 1 IDozier Eowndes of Atlanta, former { iholders of the title of southern woman sfhampion, played remarkable golf to- day and won "a. decisive victory over Miss Pricilla Rogers, Galveston, Tex, , in the semi-fipals of the thirteenth an- nua1 tournament of the Southern jyVomen's Golf association. Mrs. .iLowndes and Miss Rogers ended their tnatch on the thirteenth green with the zfcore ( up and to play in favor of 2 khe Georgian.
 Miss Rosalie Mayer, also of Atlanta, <tame through on the eighteenth green < Hfwith a fifteen foot putt for par three !nnd the victory over Mrs. H, $. Geis- *Amer of Birmingham. Miss Mayer was Two down at the turn, but, after halv- &kng the tenth, won the eleventh with a bar four, then halved the twelfth and fwon the thirteenth with a par three. The next two holes were halved, the Sixteenth went to Mrs. Geismer, the seventeenth to, Miss Mayer and the ! Eighteenth was left to tell the tale. | Miss Mayer meets Mrs. Lowndes in the finals Saturday.
 Was Not Unexpected
 Miss Rogers defeat today by Mrs. sowndes was not unexpected but the difference in the playing of the two twas quite surprise. The Texas girl had been playingsa consistently steady #And reliable game with remarkably low ;cores and was doped as one of the last to lose. Mrs. Lowndes had been more pr less off her game and the experts Had prophesied a very even match to- May. .
 Miss Rogers started beautifully get ling a pretty drive and a second with In 20 yards of the green and chipping bnto the green to hole for a birdie 5 gainst Mrs. Lowndes' 5. On the sec bnd, Miss Rogers made a beautiful llrive apparently but it dropped sud- ilenly. hit the top of a bunker and Dropped back into the sand pit. Miss Rogers, after two futile attempts, seem Id to become disheartened and careless br nervous. She finally holed out in IT while Mrs, Lowndes played careful 5 to win. On three, after beautiful lriyes by both players, Mrs. Lowndes laid her second within a few feet of the cup and barely missing a birdie 3 thot a to win. Four went to Mrs. sowndes with and Miss Rogers Eontinued her cratic playing. Five Fas the second birdie for Mrs. Lown- aies, she making 2 as Miss Rogers tloundered in the rough. Miss Rogers missed a short putt to halve the sixth ind Mrs. Lowndes took it with par 4. pn both the sixth. and seventh, Miss Rogers got godo drives but Mrs. Lown- Hes hDled a 15 foot putt for on the Eleventh green. Again on the eighth both drove long and straight but the Eexas girls second was hooked into trouble enabling Mrs. Lowndes 5 to iyin. The ninth was won by Miss 3ogers got good drives but Mrs. Lown- Eexas girls second was hooked into lver clipped the green while Miss .owndes was 6 up at the turn.
 Birdie On Thirteenth
 The tenth was won By Miss Rogers an s. Mrs. Lowndes had grazed a bunker and missed putt. On the Eleventh Mrs. Lowndes had 2 beautiful lrive near the grene but Miss Rogers opped hers off the @side though she ecovered the edge of the green on her hext. Mrs, Lowndes, however, holed
 birdie thirteenth on wonderful putt. Mrs. Lowndes again drove splendidly Fhile Miss Rogers barely grazed the iop ofiher ball enough to. roll 50 yards nto the rought. Mrs. Lowndes sliced Into the under growth near the green Nut made pretty out for win with
 5. The thirteenth was the fihal ole and Mrs. Lowndes played a per feet par 3, driving to the green and loling in two, while Miss Rogers top led her drive and was trapped with t4n ,.o-t ovd orarehof har third