Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-09-12 | Page 10 | Florence Halloran is Favorite in Today's Match Play

FiiOREnCE HAILOEM IS FAVORITE .- IH TODAY'S .MATCH PLAY' ! Rain-Soaked Links Force All Entries to Take Extra Strokes in Qualifying Round Mrs. H. C. Seay of Chicago Is Halloran's Opponent Oppo-nent in First Match; Missouri Golf Critic Figures Utah Woman to Get Into the Last Bracket ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12. Mis Florence Halloran of Salt Lake Cir was among the thirty-two women golf star to tee off in thV first match rounds of the Western women 'a golf tournament today, which began at the Olen Echo club yesterday. Ninety-eight playera started the qualifying round yesterday, but only thirty-eight ' survived th rigors of th first dajrg play. Mrs. P. H. 8eay of th Olen Oak Cotin-try Cotin-try club of Chicago waa matched wUar Mia Halloran, and th two players wefe imoni the flrnt off the tee thia morning", tn spite rrf the pfgylng" ability of the ChicAsro woman, the Watrner ) conceded con-ceded the better player and doped to come near the finale. Minn Halloran finished th qualifying round yesterday with a total of 98. add In a 4 for t h In com ing nine to her 49 for the outfTotne; nine. tthe started well on No. 1. but be ran to pick up extra strokes on the holes that followed. She made the part 4 No. 1 1n a birdie I. but came beck with a six for No. 2, par &. On No. 1 ahe went one over par for a I. Nos. 4 and I also were one over par, regi taring 7 and e respectively. re-spectively. No. 4 was nemesis for Mlsa Halloran, aa she required a 4 for the par S hole. Par 6 for No. 7 waa made in 4, while a 7 waa chalked up for the par 4. No. 4 hole ahe made par 4. No. t In 4. Her card for the first nine holes followa: t 4, 5, 7, 6. 4. 4. 7, S; total. 49. Miss Halloran mad Nos. 10, 11, 11 and? 11 In one over par, No. 17 In two over par and Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 18 In par. Bhe Is expected to get Into the championship fight, as most of the early scores turned In show a tendency for thoe under 100 to place. The heavy rains of Ka turd ay night and yeaterday bad soaked the fairway, fair-way, making It hard for .the ball to roll, while th heavy greens are proving a bit Slow. Virtually every entrant Is being forced to take a few more strokes than would be the case U the course was In the bent of condition. She still reigns as one of the favorites to get to the last brackets of the tourney. Her Incoming nine holes score follows: la 4, 4. 4. 4, , N7, 6 O.