The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-14
MRS. F0X'S UPHILL GOLF.
SuE WINS FROM MISS OLIVER, VINO
WAS DORMIE FOUR.

WAS DOhMIE FOUR.
Miss Ruth UndsrhiIl Wins Her NJ atch IN tire
Semi-Finais of the women's Cham pion-
ship Hamilton Makes n Record at
Nassau Country --Morosini Cup To-Day.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 13-SIrs. Caleb +. Fox.
OF the Huntington Valley Club. Philadelphia
Golf League. and Miss Ruth Underhill. OF the
Nassau Country Club. Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation. will meet In tho final round OF the
women's golf championship tomorrow at the
Philadelphia Country Club. The latter earned
the right to play by beating to-day Miss Elsie
Cassatt. OF the Merton Cricket Club. the cham
pon OF the Women's PHILADELPHIA Golf League.
by 5 up and 4 to play. while Mrs. Fox defeated
Miss Marion Oliver by l up in nineteen holes.
after the latter had been dormie four. Each
match was Of unusual interest.
Who will VIM" was the question heard on
every side in the afternoon during the progress
Of the annual mixed foursome, between the
championship entrants aud their partners.
Neither Miss Underhill nor Mrs. Fox took
mart in this competition. for they wisely
reserved their strength for tomorrow.
Nlrs. Fox. as the runner-up TO Miss Cassatt
IN the Philadelphia championship of ~.
and tho winner OF countless matches
Tor the Huntingdon Valley team this season
and last on the local links. would naturally DO
ths choice OF the Philadelphians. even il she
had not enhanced her laureis this week by de-
seating both Miss Beatri1 Hoyt and Miss Anna
Sands
That Mrs Fox has both nerve and skin was
fOrcihly IMPRESSED on all who saw her seize
to.day's match from tho FIRE The fourteenth
hole was haved in 3. forcing upon Mrs Fox
the alternative OF winning each OF the
four holes to be PLAYED to halve the
match. for Miss Oliver was in tho
prtp bio thnt she had only tn
q half on one Of the greens to have the honors
won Not a bit dismayed. Mrs. Fox forced her
long game as she had throughout fairly hold
ing her own in this respect with the phenom-
rnal long game of Miss Oliver. and. like flash.
Mrs Fox rcCained the approaching and put
ting skill that marked her match with Miss
Hoyt. on which to this point she had been weak.
she needed only one put on each OF the four
green's although one try was at fifteen and the
other at ten feet and won the four holes in the
Mrs. Fox scored 4. 4. 3. 4. seventeen in all,
hole, Mrs Fox won again, this time in a par
Miss Undcrhl too. did some extraordinary
golflnR, for she went out in -. the best score
oi the tournament tor these holes Then she
was UP on M NJ. Gassatt, who was quite dis-
did not show her true game.
She has not been h S,, pgshed in any Of her
pnck at a stages OF contest has been proven
n he ras,. At Ardsgy. in the Championship
st y"9p she Nv was 4oyn to Mss MADELINE
s"n Mss G adc6 GH docs not oeT ot ESn' rs9
away from her home links but at Lakewood
in the thrce.day oren tournament for women
at the golf club last May. she won the cup from
The style Of Mrs Fox and Miss Upderhlll dif
fera vastly. Mis- nGerhlll. iE driving. swings
sf H@ The S h na nfsby btonehes her
sam" d"grec. some think That her back swing
s,too Lo.g. hut When all GOES well Miss Under
al Mrs Fox are made with an easy three-quar-
She follows through very we'll is very steady.
Always accurate. and. for a woman. gets a hali
over the average distance rather than under.
Miss Underhll tor the latter nuts hack handed.
Both are deadly putters at their best. and, un
however. Mrs Fox seems to be the better
' TSer. wa. another large attendance of golf
pE enthusiasts , and persons Of fashion at the
Airs Fox, AMI Miss Oliver match. When the
rye Iett the fifteenth tee. with Mrs. Fox down
siu sec ming beaten the Assem- 6lage went
as though rehearsing for a funeral march.
nnt with each winning hole the crowd bright;
ut tn" climax on the nineteenth green, the
crowd was Wild with delight
ne women waved han ikerchiefs an clapped
war dance Atterward there was cheer for
Mss Oliver.
As to the details OF play. Miss Oliver
won, her lead at the start by de-
cided superiority in driving and with
the brassey over Mrs. Fox. but the
Albany girl does not use her irons to advan-
tage and she is poor putter. On both the
twelfth and thirteenth greens Miss Oliver
missed puts OF a foot to win. On the third hole
IN RI" match against Miss Caasatt. when the
latter IN her third after put that hit the cup
and r-toMnden to within few inches OF the
brink. Miss Cnderhill. on the like. sent
twenty-foot nut and the ball caromed from
Miss Cassatts into the hole. Otherwise the
~ going out was we'll earned. The scores