The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-30
GOLF CHANGES FOR WOMEN
ARE THIRTESIX.HOLEC HIMPIOEsHIP
ROUNDS BETOND THEIR STRENGTH?

ROUNDS BETO,D THEIR STRENGTH9
Chicago Player Holds an Affirmative
Niew-PlaHA for the Annual Open Tour
pament Mt tho Wcstchester Club-Games
To-day Rt Powelton and Morris County.
Aside from the talked OF movement OF the
women OF the NJ. q. A. clubs to form n league
in Imitation Of the women OF Philadelphia. in
order to arrange for a series Of team matches
and to manage a local annual cham pionship
the first topic Of the day with the golfers femi-
nine 10 tho changes under discussion regarding
tho L. s. q. A. women's cham pionship. In THE
SrS. on Oct. %. the changes IA suggestei were
that thirty-two should qualify at eighteen
holes medal play. instead OF sixteen. and that
the match play should be Mt thirty-six holes.
Also that tho side competitions. with the OK
cention Of the mixed foursomes. should Re
abandoned. One OF Il number OF opinions at
hand is the following
To TN Erl1on Of Tur srx .S,r. The suggestion
that the number I" qualify in the woman- cham.
riunship should hs Increased from siI.reuto thirty
hut doubt Il the id.. that Tie match play rounds
IN II should be thirty .iH holes would meet thu az
holes day /. All man can stand ami retain both
s sirens ski and nerve Ter sH daT. FAY,
inek q III. game, il /. possible to con,
S 1t, 5Ga, po ,.Go.dois Tl.{or might nn,"
and. favored by such poor play as he showed on tho
ntsi eighteen noles II that round the poor player
brace Douglas male after he wasp down and ~ to
sns 80 rom S mere p9yS Sn"%d n"
leaving the test to be one of stvie skill and
think t6irysE holes day Tor Six days "oHd put
CnIcAao, Oct a.. isHo, "srcoSp sNrrrS."
That the women did not regard thirty six
holes as tax on their strength at Bala seems
the morning match play rounds. and often tho
winners. always started in whatever. event was
some. Those who favor the change do 80 be-
cause they think twill strengthen the nerves
nress. which 10 the most pa rahe fault of their
game. Three or four down in an eighteen
in longer match they would keep on with
more eIuanlmity: feeling assured by the
III did 6r rHns IN he
OF the intercollegia ate cham pionship on Satur-
The v.ws OF Second Sixteen" on the change
ara timely. But it ia fair TO assume that Har-
rIman,s lead in The first round a. 0nwontsa
panS .sap IA o. 40 an aa av.TaSe
OF nre.. while Hartman did an ~; He would
De 4 Ipcxy second-eIas player. indeed who
would have been up against Douglass aver
age on that morning.
The third annual open tournament Of the
Westehsster Golf Club will be hold on Thurs
day. FRIDAY and saturday The qualifying
round vii he be- at eighteen h1 rs. with gold
will begin match play on Thursday afternoon
for the Bronx cup and the second sixteen
feature will be mixed foursoms handicap
eighteen holes. medal game. with two silver
cups for tho fl rSt prizes and two second prizes
and. besides the match play finals. there will
lie handicap for the Westchester cup on Sat-
urhay. There will be ruRnsr-up prizes in the
cur finals; Entries close with George Fox
Boulevard, on Wednesday evening.
To-day Gilman T. Tiffany and Joseph Chad
wick. Jr.. the holder. wi meet IN a thirty-six-
hole match at The Povelton Golf Club. fer the
County Coli Club Miss Marie q. Bryce and
Miss c. q. Willis will may in the finals for the
women's championship cup. and on to- morrow
the women who have scored l25 o., under in
the long course cup competitions will begin n
stries OF matches Tor gold club buttons. The
final cards to qualify FOR the Dyker Meadow
Col Club championship cup must be handed
in to-day,
presented BY c b, Van Brunt. Tor witch the
losers for the Presidents cup had tho right to
compete. began on saturday. The summary:
W. +. Richards defeated Charles Adams hy 2 up;
by M: S. T. yckers defeated Joseph c. Taylor 10y
up and to play; DR.. b. W. Bierbauer defeated 5.
p. Nickers by up.
dard yesterday won the woman's championship
ot the Agawam Hunt. She defeated Miss
Chapman at Rumford by S up to play. Miss
Goddard was las: years runnsr-up in the
event.
PoRTcHEsTER. Oct. 29.-At a team match
between the Rich m oad Hill Coli Club and the
Apawamis Club the scores were as follows:
ArAwANrs. RICHMoSp HILL.
Maturin Eallou {. NJ. q Connor......... o
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