The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-12
BEATRIX HOYT DEFEATED.
THE WoHEN'S GOLF CHAMPION sue
CUMBS TO MRS. FOX.

Overconfdent at the Start and hattled
Toward the Flash She Yields at the
sixteenth Hole, Being beaten By 3 Up
und 2to Play-Miss Anna Sands Winner.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11.-Golnng fortune
brought deisat to Mise Bsatrix Hoyt to-day In
tho nr,t match play round OF the women's
championship at the Philadelphia Country
Club The result was unexpected. and. like
Flndlay s. Douglass defeat by Herbert NJ.
Hartman at Onwentsia. was another illustra-
ton Of the changing luck Of tho links
To quote jingle. In at the palace door enc
day out Of the window the next" seems to be
this year the fate OF our golf champions. for q
new amateur. open and woman champion, have
dayned In two instances the honors have
lsen bestowed. but not the wisest OF the U. 3.
q A. officers may say AZ yet on whom the
romans prize will be bestowed. As turfmen
saw, with Miss Hoyt out 1t is a very open race.
The woman champion OF three seasons was
defeated by Mrs. Caleb +. Fox. OF the Hunting
don Valley Country Club. by 8 up and 2 to play.
In a team match fortnight ago Mrs. Fox beat
Miss Elsie Cassatt. the champion OF the
Womeu's Coll League OF Philadelphia, to whom
Mrs. Fox was the runner up in 'e7 for that title.
and. to the Huntingdon Valley set at least, her
victory to-day was due entirely to the better
playing.
The Huntn gdon Valley Country Club was
organized three years ago. and two years ago
il WAS elected to tho Coli League OF Philadsl-
phia. Ever since its team has won the League
cham plonship. but the members felt as proud
Mrs. Fo1's win az all other club successes
Jumped together.
Tia not only uncertain AZ TO who will win the
Cox trophy but also TO what city 1t will DO next
taken. Only one thing 10 sure-the Shinneeock
L.. -
tries again at least.
Eight claimants for the trophy and title are
left for the second round tomorrow the pair
ings being as follows: Mrs, Fox. Philadelphia.
and Miss Anna Sands. Newport; Miss Marion
Oliver. Albany, and Mrs. ]. 2. hcFadden. Phil
adephia; Miss Underhll. New York. and Miss
Mackay. Boston; Mrs. A. Dewitt Cochrane,
New York. and Miss Elsie Ctssatt. Philadel-
phia The Quaker City has the odds OF num-
bers.
W. b. Thomas, the Z. s. G. A. President. fol-
lowed the match between Miss Hoyt and Mrs.
Fox, and at Its end said that II It was destined
that Miss Hoyt should lose. he was glad 1t had
occurred so early in the competition, for 1t
would keep the interest up to the end, while.
in . general way. the result would slim ulate
the interest In the game. The principals
shook hands heartily after the match. no mere
periunetory finger touching. but the earnest
grip men give to each other at such moments.
Miss Hoyt had little to say to her friends
The burden OF IL was Mrs. Fox plays a good
game and it was her day. Mrs. Fox was as
taciturn and laughed of the congratulations OF
her friends with the remark. Better wait
while. you know"
There is no doubt that II was q grandy
played match and we'll earned victory. Mrs
Fox plays with strength and earnestness. and.
like every good match player. she 10 as serene
after bad hole as when down in par figures
She lacks the easy swing OF Miss Hoyt on the
tee. but she gets the ball away with the
strength behind 1t that characterizes Harri-
mans driving. and follows through nicely. In
the drst part OF the match she outdrove Miss
Hoyt on several holes. but after making mess
Of 1t on the twelfth tee. when the most excit-
Ing period Of the match began. Miss Hoyt
drove the longer ball. except on tho tee. where
the latter hali-topped.
They were about even on results achieved
from the tee, taking the match as whole, and
the same Is true OF the brassey work. On the
iron shots Mrs. Fox scored dseisively. making
but one laundering approach. while Miss Hoyt
was wild In this important department OF the
game.
The mashie. once Miss Hoyt's best played
",
the approaches from of tho green she most
often ran up with . cleek In putting again.
Mrs. Fox had the better Of 1t and her success.
was largely duo to tho fine performances on
the green. Miss Hoyt was In o wrstched put
ting streak. and. after general poor work on
the greens. she capped the climax. when a
down on the fourteenth green. by twice miss
Ing puts OF foot. either OF which would have
won the hole for her. half In six resulting.
For champion to need three puts when
within foot OF the cup Is q record for III for
tune on the green But this. be 1t remem bered.
was after the fateiul twelfth hole. Till then
Aiss Hoyt had been all confidence; after that
abe seemed in trepidation. This was because
only then did Miss Hoyt realize that she had to
play the best she know to win.
Barring Mrs. Fo1's putting there had been
nothing very remarkable In the first part OF the
match The first hole fell to her In to s BY
this means. but after two halved holes. Mrs.
FOX went TO pieces on tho short fourth hole
and Miss Hoyt evened the match By winning
followed. but Miss Hoyt was not disma S ns at
The next fell to her in 8 to 7. Mrs. Fox
the sh eighth. however. Miss Hoyt drove into the
f@nu w na,Gh ana; losing stroke there. Mrs.
The ninth went to Mrs Fox. in 8 to 3. Mas iss
hhoyt getting into the road on her second
ptmnssy shot ana losing distance.
me shot wi tn the dropped ball was stirnied
ny atree and another stroke was wasted in
naying from behind 1t, These misiortunes
rolled UP the eight strokes. A put from the
edge o. the green stole q half ON the tenth
green Tor Mrs, Fox. and with still bettor luck.
eleventh hole. va"
It is so seldom that a player wins out who
owes lead to such phenomenal putting that
MISS Hoyt was fully justified in retaining her
Easy ar OF confidence as they stepped on the
STelth tee. although she was now down.
Mts FOX was bound to make that lead 3 up
Pressed wee bit
Inc ball was hooked badly. at all events. and
~ a Tree some twenty yards from the tee an d
q ne Inc. rebounding into the bushes Miss
hoyts drive. although against side wind,
a"Sraght and OF the useful order. Wasting
as-tpke to get out on the fair green, Mrs Fox
new got away f1ne ball from tho brassey that
WEN well up toward the cop bunker
i'aying one of two. II would have been pru-
aaeht Tor Miss Hoyt to have used an iron to be
snort Of this obstacle and then make the green
uI her extra stroke. but she tried TO carry Il
MN KIN me orassey; The ball nearly cleared it,
nut not quite and dropped back into the haZ.
h.l flayinR her fourth Mrs. Fox carried to the
Etfeh ana Miss Hoyt. after getting out with the
H,ncK, could do no better on Mre Fox a like
ne result was half In ak when to win would
"SEr materially improved Miss Hoyt's chances.
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