The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-13
Miss Maxwell Beaten BY Miss Undsrhlll ID
Z Lively Contest.
MISS wETMoRE TOOK ALL HER GAME
osfsaisd Miss Kip By Score Of 1902 10 i05.
The PaIdnls for Tsdy's Play st Tho Morris
County Golf Club.

ana fresh westerly winds made IL
pleasant for everyone at the Morris
County Golf club yesterday, and the
second round of the women's golf
championship passed of without a
hitch. The greens had been freshly
rolled and were in faultless trim, The
committee saw to the comfort and
pleasure of the visitors with painstak-
Ing care and the competitors them
selves appeared unfatigued from the
matches OF the previous day.
Miss Hoyt was again the centre of
interest. She was paired with Mrs. w.
j. Berg of the Nutley Golf Club, who
held her own for the first half of the
match. Miss Hoyt halved the first two
holes In FIVE and four respectively,
but on the third she failed TO bring off
her approach. and Mrs. Berg won in
fve TO six. Matters were evened on the
next. which fell TO Miss Hoyt in similar
figures, but on the two following holes
Miss Hoyt was weak on her long game
and Mrs. Berg won both. Apparently
Miss Hoyt needed only the stimulus of
being forced 10 show her game. for on
the next three holes she was out in bo-
home with Miss Hoyt one up. From
this point on the ex-Champion had the
match we'll In hand and the final score
was three UP and two to play in her
favor. The cards were:
Miss HoNt .....5 s655 x-3s-s5
Mrs. Berg. 67s545 x-s2--91
AS indicating the advance made in
womens golf, II should be said that
N uta A. u.,s
spicuously in the contest. In general
style and skill she is still as clever as
OF old, but others have appeared who
can hold their own, and her victories
are not so easily won as they We're a
year or two ago. or the new players
who attracted attention yesterday Miss
Genevieve Hecker. OF the Wee Burn
fact. In her tee shots she was superior
10 Miss Hoyt. Miss Hecker was
paired with Miss Marion Shearron. who
entered from the Richmond County
Country Cub OF Staten Island, but
who IN perhaps better known as the
former champion OF the Onwensia Golf
Club OF Lake Forest. Illinois. Miss
Shearron was completely outplayed on
the greens. and after being down at
the ninth hole she lost by up and
three to play.
Miss Fargo may prove the uncertain
factor in the subsequent rounds. She
was pitted against Miss Marion Oliver.
who halls from Albany. but who has
joined the Baltusrol Golf Club. I'm order
TO appear IN Metropolitan tournaments.
and after a spirlted match Miss Fargo
won by up and to play. The cards
We're:
Miss Oliver. IS sS7 8 : IS e--5f-100
Miss Fargc....4 S6 4 8 s--5S-l0i
Miss Underhill. the present national
champion. took a well-earned victory
over her club mate. Miss Maxwell, OF
Nassau. She began by winning the
first hole in 10 8. The second was
halved in six and as Miss Maxwell was
bunkered from the third tee Miss I'm
derhll got that hole rather easily. A
topped drive was responsible for Miss
Maxwell's loss OF the next hole, but on
the fifth she played In steadler form.
and had no difficulty I'm winning at five
to six. The sixth was halved In five.
after which Miss Underhill maintained
a steady advantage until the end, win
ming by three up and two to play. Fol-
lowing are the cards:
Miss Underhill..5 6 x-ss- 81
Miss MAXWELL % S45 x-43-100
Miss wetmore and Miss Kip settled
their match on the last green, while
the former won by one up. Ii was one
OF the best fought contests of the day.
Miss Wetmore was one up at the turn.
bur IN spite OF a clever long game she
was unable to get any decided advan-
tage. At the 18th she was two up but
facing the home green the score was
dormie one. A fine approach enabled
her to halve the last hole I'm six and
this gave her the match. The cards:
Miss wetmore 76 765 s 6--55-102
Miss Kip.....4 sS65 Z 6-56-l05
Miss Hurbut OF the Morris County
Golf Club was paired with Miss Pear
sail OF Dyker Meadow, whom she de-
feated in a match without incident by
four UP and three 10 play. The cards:
Miss Hurlbut. .....s 66s5 x-S5-s2
Miss Pearsall....,. SO 8 x-Ss-?s
Dyker Meadow had its compensation,
however, In the victory OF Miss Made
line Chauncey over Miss G.. q. Willis,
who II reckoned as one OF the best OF
the Morris County clan. IL was "A bril-
liant little rally while IL lasted. Miss
Chauncey was one up at the turn and
only one up at the nnish as the fol-
lowing cords show:
Miss Chauncey5 So 7li456 s-55-io7
Miss willis. ..55s S565 s-55-li0
For today's round the pairing are
Miss Fargo and Miss Hoyt. Miss Wei
more and Miss Hecker. Miss Underhlll
and Mrs. w. Fellowes Morgan. and
Miss Hurlbut and Miss Chauncey. Sum-
maries:
Championship cup. FIRST round--Miss
Fargo. seabrIght beat Miss Marion
oliver. Baltusrol. By up and 90 play;
Miss Bestrix Hoyt, shlnnecook. beat
Mrs. w. j. Berg, Yonntaksp County
Club--Miss Maud X. Wetmore, Morris
County. beat Miss Kip. Morris County.
by up; Mise uenevieve Hecker, Wee
Burn, beat Miss Marion Shearron. Rich
mond County Club by mp and 10
play: Miss Ruth Underhill. Nassau
Country Grub. beat Miss Louise Max
wen, Nassau Country Club. by up
and 2 10 play; Mrs. w. Fellowes Nor
Rogers. Hiilsld> nv 4 up and 10 rlsy:
Miss Elsie Hurfbut heat Mfes Corpsfia