Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-11
woMEN.s GOLF COMPETITION.
On the Links of the Philadelphia
Country Club.

The. annual women's championship golf
competition began yesterday on the links OF
the Philadelphia Country Club, at Bala, a
suburb of Philadelphia, under the auspices
of the United States Golf Association. The
conditions were perfect for outdoor sport.
and the links could not have been improved
upon.
The conditions of the tournament were
eighteen holes medal play, the best sixteen
scores to qualify for the championship
round. The distance Of the eighteen-hole
course is 5,42O yards.
The greatest interest was centered in the
playing of Miss Beatrix Hoyt Of SHINE
cock Hills Golf Club, Southampton. l.. l.,
who has three times won the championship.
Miss Hoyt was paired with Mrs. Charles
f. Farnum of the Merton Cricket Club of
Haverford. For time these players were
even up, but Miss Hoyt soon drew away
from Mrs. Farnum. Miss Hoyt got bad
start, the second hole especially proving
very troublesome to her. She, however,
made the first part Of the course In 81. and
the other half in 40, giving her total Tor
the eighteen holes of 81, which Is four
points above the record Of the course. held
by Mrs. J. Franklin McFadden of the
Philadelphia Country CLUB.
Next to Miss Hoyt the best showing was
made by Miss Frances G. Grtscom of the
Merton Cricket Club. who went over the
course in 100 strokes. Good scores were
also made by Mrs. A. Dewitt Cochrane.
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, Miss Anna Sands. Miss
Elsie Cassatt and Mrs. Edward A. Manice.
The latter made the course In Jos. which
would have qualified her for the champion
ship round, but she was disqualified for
taking advice from her fore caddie. Mrs.
Manice made the best score on the outward
course and there was much disappoint-
Tent at her disqualification. Following are
the sixteen who qualified for the cham
pionshp round, which begins today, with
their respective scores: u.
Miss Beatrix Hoyt. 81; Miss Frances s.
Girls
Caleb F. Fox, 1O3: Miss Elsie Cassatt 103;
Mrs. A. Dewitt Coehrafie. 103; Miss Paul
inc Mackay, 1O4; Miss GAlice L. Day, 1Oo;
Miss Genevieve Hecker, 1O5: Miss Ruth
Underhill. 1O5; Miss, Geefgianna M Bishop,
106: Miss Jane H. Swords. 1885, Miss Marion
Oliver. 1O7: Miss Florence McNeely 107:
Miss May Barron, x1o7; Mrs. ]. Franklin
McFadden. 107. >
The consolation round 'will also be played
today. Sixteen players who failed to quail
fy for the championship, but who made
ITO and under, will start In this round
These include Mrs. + F. Greiner. Baltimore
Country Club, 1Os. and Miss Fanny X. Nc
Lane. B. c. c.. no..
Games With Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A.
A schedule of indoor base ball and volley
ball matches has been adopted by the West
Branch Of the Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A. and
the association of this city. Four games
of base ball are to be played at intervals of
two weeks-two games In each city-and
tue 1lTSt Is sdlu TO De pldyeu III the SyINna-
sium of the local association the last Sat-
urday of this month. The volley ball
matches are to follow the base ball games.
Philadelphia Cricketers Beaten.
The Philadelphia cricketers resumed play
yesterday at Mannheim against Prince Ran
iitsinhii's English team of cricketers. who
had made 1853 runs in their first innings.
The local eleven made IS Monday, and had
followed on in their second innings for
81 runs, with loss OF two wiclets, with
BIZ own and Graves at the bat, their respec-
tive scores being 6 and Z. Yesterday the
LEGAL team was put out for total Of lat,
or total of 232 for two innings, SO the
Englishmen won by an inning and 131 runs.
The Englishmen left last night for To-
ronto, where they will begin q match with
the Canadians tomorrow.