The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
vISSUyDERHILL'S VICTORY.
,ur gIYS THE WoMEN'S GOLF
rHtMPIONSHTP At BALl, IA.

v,, Caleb r. Fox, Her Opponent, Succumbs
Amer a High Scoring Match, Being De-
,sn,rd by Up and to Piay-Bronze
N,dals q to Miss Cassatt and Miss Oliver.
,plIrHtA, Oct. 14.-Once moro the
-,msn' b. goIf cham ponshlp goes to New York
', oos. to another Long Island mem Der OF the
II q. A., Tor the precious Cox trophy has only
a. h. transferred from the Shinnecock Hills
Coy Club to the Nassau Country Club. This
.,a,, Of FAIRS IL due to the success In the anal
,orrd today at the Philadelphia Country Club
.,uiss Ruth Underhil Of the Nassau Country
clnb VINO beat Mrs Caleb F. Fox OF the Hunt
,ny5on Valley Country Club by up and to
90 After the dropping out Of hisa Beatrtx
,,oyt ant Mss Anna Sands the odds seemed
.I,c,;pst this contamination. but Miss Under
hil has forged clevery to tho front.
Nr. Fox made fighting finish. Altar being
down a, the tenth she forced the match until
when two hoes remained to be played Mrs.
roy WAS hut down.
rho match was settled on the next hole. the
..yep,eenth Mrs. Fox. who had been doing
cha b.t:er driving OF the match. topped her
,ss shot aui ouy ran on some sixty yards.
While Miss ndcrhill drove a straight ball that
.ovsred about 40 yards OF turf. On the odd
y,s Fox did not get her brassey shot away
xsuend the bail only went about yard past
,no ,no, where Mss Underhill's ball was rest
Ing
a., GOOD hrassey would have carried the
,rs.n and there were no Intervening hazards.
su,, aha to,z ed the attempt and only gained
twenty Yards Favored by an uphangfnR lie.
Mr.. Fox sent her ball from the brassey on the
,IksDearly o the geographically on 1t. for
,b.psed the putter next. Then Miss Under
hnlsot IN a long brassey for her third. but IL
VA, pulled and went far to the left OF the
green Playing the odd. she made the green
with the ofter and was about six Yards past
the cup Mrs Fox on the like was short on
,heapproach put and only little nearer the
hols than Mss Cnderhill.
On the green during the match the Nassau
County girl usually had the better OF 1t and this
instance was to be no exception to the rule.
Paying the odd for Eve. Miss Undsrhill was
within loot OF the hoe. while on the like
Mrs Fox was again short and a yard from 1t.
she taed to get the put down. although rim
ming. but In her turn Miss Underhill's back
handed put was as IDEALLY as usual and she
~ had Inc no idea would win. said Miss IN
dehilI to her frienns a'terward. ~ is really
Ter heartily ter the match and the two. " tn
Jous l. ddle, who had caddisd for Miss I'm
derhlll, chattrd l0-eiher until the winners
friends suooped down on her In congratula-
Mrs Fox had won out 1t would have been
u't.r the hard ST series OF matches ever played
IN the history OF the women's championship in
this country.
Mrs. Fox seemed rather glad that the match
away from her husband and four children
NOR. than she thought II wonl
Nervous al u. begnning.,"' said ono OF Mrs.
fOx's IT ends, Miss Unde hill's procrastinat-
!ng style made her still more nervous, aud hiR
cut fgu q in her defeat" However this may
N-,, there was very little applause from the
gallery. though 1t was the largest in numbers
q the week.
livery Hrok~. however, was watched with
was at he request OF Mrs. Fox. who said that
the han capping disconcert-d her.
MINES, however, a. when Mis-. Underhill
could not be quel'ed This hole was halved In
four as Mrs. Fox ran down h-r one long put
ot!he match, alter oyert[unnng the approach
he holes hti been helvsd. after Mrs Fox had
had the better Of the long game on each. She
shots nv Alter the tsSrtS hoIs M.s
won TWO straight in nv,s. Mrs. Fox failing to
ha,I %! by a PET short game again. good hall
Laiy rayed by both, was won by Miss Under
M Tb IN ,d to = who , wa, 3Mp al the turn;
q Mrs Fox mssrnr a cSanc. ia t approaehins.
halve in $. Then Mrs Fox showed a trace 81
next they halved In seven. after Mrs Fox had
made ne green in three to Miss Underhil's
TS Mrs t6I m'ss svsd Go' put hex. to Yin
play in the deciding hole has been told The
cards follow:
NJ NJ FF1nsasFhill".7 sss:s az
NJ. TnasFhilI' : : : ! ! ! 5 3 :-So-,ol
bye not played '-io1
The winner made her first appearance in golf
a. he w9men's championship Of 1897 wnen
ing IS Made line Boardman in the flrst round
was pat out in the second by Miss F. c. Girls
Last spring Miss Underhil won the women,
nptn tournament at the Lakewood Golf Cub,
Son sne Ess not played much except on her
ne los and ssst in arn Mss Jane sns
Kay, Oakley Country, and Misc Elsie Cassatt.
u, n; s receives golf medal with the title
e, woman golf champion and the Nassau
E "Sary E Gun VII have the possession Of tho
Toner COX trophy for he year. Mrs. Fox wins
N silver media and the bronze trophies 20 10
''' ,I LtIs Ia,satt ald to Miss Marion Oliver.
lhr scoring in the finals for the Consolation
, u,oRphy Presented by, the Women's Col League
o. rn,ad.Iphta was better Than IN the cham
ssfs,r ltwa- Won by His. LUCY Heron Of th.
oo,Isss.h,ati bolt Club from Miss Eunlce Terry.
chs Hg Hr hey SWn , BY up Ardsey last
Nnner The cards were:
~" Heron lib e q 5 o 60
y. Terry ....s 3 Il 7-64
MIS-. leF'y......,5 3 . e-41-1oi
Inc management OF the cham pion ship on
Wv. ,e Gatt o. the Philadelphia Country Club
r r hpt have ben eXcelied. Favored with
P|.ecl indian summer weather. the week will
tss,snemhere with pleasure by every partici-
lantand onooker
n" iTle smith. the present open champion Of
Ma zen States and professional at the
antn z an GO club, Chicago desires to max Q
s,WMaa,Eh tytween himself and Willie Dunn for
SStyO aside. The match 10 to be played within
MY Jays from Oct. Is: 80 holes 10 be played
me htd othiNn Coll Club. Chicago, and SO
; ,h.en az any other club named by Willie Dunn.
Nv Nv " T'htner 70 he the one who gets the MAJOR
.Irereft turf and ideal weather made the play
iu,.%SlHr al the new course OF the Staten Is
seo I.tHket and Baseball Club yesterday. The
"pn.@"nd County. Staten Island Cricket. a
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OIL WWpp"ytr .''...... i. 1. Rich ards. Jr......
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WWeI eItNart.,....... W. &. Jewstt.............
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