Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-14
MISSUNDERHILLW WINS
Defeats Mrs. Fox in Final Game,
Women's Golf Contest
SIZE is NOW THE CHAM PION
Scores Were: Winner Out So in
40; Loser, SIS in 48.
DETAILS OF THE GAMES

PHILADELPHIA, October 14-Miss In
derhill defeated Mrs. Fox in the final game
of the women's golf contest, and won the
championship of the United States. Score:
Miss Underhill, out 90, in 10; Mrs. Fox,
cut %, IN As.
This was the big day of the women's golf
tournament for the championship of the
United States, which has been in progress
this week on the links of the Philadelphia
Country Club, at Bala, here. The
feature of today's program is the final
round for the championship between Mrs.
Caleb F. Fox of the Huntingdon Valley
Country Club of Rydal, near here, and Ms
Ruth Underhill of the Nassau Golf Club,
Glen Cove, L. l. Both of them have proved
to be good golfers, and fine contest is
looked for. 1t is hard to choose the win
ner, but many of the experts fancy Mrs.
Fox. as she has had the hardest road to
travel in the qualifying rounds, having de-
feated Miss Hoyt, the three-times cham
pion, and several other acknowledged fine
players. Today's play is over the regular
eighteen-hOle course. The tournament has
been great success, and much good golf
has been played during the week
The other event on the cards for today
IS the final round in the consolation class
for the trophy of the Women's Golf AS
ISOLATION of Philadelphia. The pair that
will battle for this prize is composed of
Miss Euniee Terry of the ArdsIey Club, Ir-
vington, n. Y, and Miss Lucy Heron of
the Cincinnati, Ohio, Golf Club.
Ideal Weather for the Sport.
The usual large gallery followed the
contestants for the championship. A light
haze enveloped the links during the early
morning, but this soon lifted, and a warm
sun and light breeze put the course in ex-
cellent condition.
Play was started al 1905 am. Mrs. Fox
had the honor and her tee drive was a
beauty. Miss Underhill pulled her drive.
and the advantage at the start belonged to
Mrs. Fox. Miss Underhilrs second drive
was good one and Mrs. Fox landed in
the sand pit. Mrs. Fox overran the green
on her fifth shot and Miss Underhil also
overran it. Some good putting followed
and the hole was halved in seven.
Miss Underhill topped her tee drive for
the second hole into the sand pit, but Mrs
Fox got away better. Each then made a
bad stroke. Mrs. Fox reached the green in
and Miss Underhill in l. and the hole was
halVed in s. The playing SO far a lit
tie off color, no doubt caused by nervous
ness. Both made bad approaches and
reached the third green in ., and this hole
was halved in ).
Both Make Good Drives.
To the fourth hole both made good
topped their brassies. The approach was
bad and Miss Underhill missed a chance.
and the fourth hole was halved In 6. Miss
Underhill drove to the fifth green, but Mrs.
Fox's fell short. She approached well, how
ever, and another halve resulted in 4.
Miss Cnderhill's drive-On for the sixth
hole was trifle better than that of her
opponent, and maintained her advantage
by making a good braSsie shot, reaching
the green in 3 and Mrs. Fox in T. The spell
was broken and Miss Cnderhill got the frst
hole of the match, 5-6.
The tee drives for the seventh hole We're
fair On the second stroke they just es-
capped the sand pit. Both reached the
Miss UnderhiH got the hole in to g. This
made Miss Underhill two up. The drives
for the eighth hole evoked applause.
Both followed with good brassie strokes
and reached the green, three al1ke. Inc
putting of both was perfect and the hole
was haIved in fives.
Mrs. Fox sliced her drive for the ninth
hole and followed with two top brassies,
and in consequence reached the green in
two strokes more than Miss Underhlll. Inc
latter got the hole in to s. making her
three up for the outward course.
Drives for Twelfth Hole.
When the drives were made for the
twelfth hole there was nothing to choose
between the drives. but Miss Underhill was
away She topped her second badly and
was away in the bunker of her fourth and
| # took her two to get out. Mrs. Fox was
| short of the green with her third and was
! down in five to her opponents approXin1at-
| ed seven This was the first hole the Phila-
| delphian had won and the hopes or her
many admirers rose proportionately.
4 She cleared the bunker from the thir-
| teenth tee, but Miss Underhill was short
! and landed IN the hazard. She was out in
| one but Mrs. Fox the hole by run
ming down a splendid two-yard putt, this
making her but two down.
| For the thirteenth hole Mrs. Fox drove
| over the bunker and was well up in her
| second. holing a good three. Score: Miss
| Underhill, up, to play.
| For the fourteenth hole the players drove
| off well, but spurted the next strokes by
| topping the brassies. Miss Cnderhill over
| ran the green, but Mrs Fox was dead and
/ won the hole in to 7, making her only
one down.
| There was nothing brilliant about the
| playing for the fifteenth hole, the putting
| being wretched. The hole was halved in T.
was a little better, both aspirants for the
| championship making good drives and
braSSie shots.
The hole was halved In five Miss Under
| hill only needed the next hole, the seven
| teenth, to win the championship, and this
| she did by bad putting on the part of Mrs.
| Fox q to I. Miss Underhill the champion
of the United States, was roundly APP
| plauded.
The cards follow:
| Mrs. Fox:
out ..............7 8 8 4 6 6 8 e-51
In n, .:. i;,d.rsii,. s 8 . 7-is
In .................. s II 5 G9
! In the final round for the trophy of the
| NOmen's Golf Association of Philadelphia,
| Miss Lucy Heron won by l up.
|