The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
PRIZE To MISS GRISC()N
WINS FINAL IN WoMAN.s GOLF
OVER MISS CURTIS BY
SIX Up
INTEREST KEPT UP TO END
Gallery of the Four Hundred That
Followed the Fair Contestants
Well Repaid for Its
Pains.

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., Sept 1.-The
women's annual championship tourna-
ment, under the auspices of the United
States Golf association, was brought to Il
close today at thu Shinnecock Hills Golf
club course, by Miss Frances Griscom,
Merton Cricket club, Philadelphia, win
ming the championship by defeating Miss
Margaret Curtis. Essex County Golf club,
Manchester Mass, in the final round by
six up and four to play.
There was an immense throng of golf
enthusiasts ON hand to witness the con-
test, which was made up largely from
the society people who are summering at
Southampton and the various resorts for
many miles east and west 1t was an
excellent display of golf, many of the
holes being made in DOGGY and par golf,
which is creditable work for men to ac.
compltsh, and exceptionally clever work
for women. Those who followed the
match over the links were we'll repaid for
their long journey, even though the match
was not as close and as intensely eXcit-
ing as the semi-finaIs had been on Fri
day, notwithstanding the fact that the
two ladies competing were victors on that
memorable occasion
When the match started the crowd was
eager to see the contest, and from the
manner that Miss Curtis pressed from
the very start is was easily to be seen
that it was purely a case of being over
anxious to annihilate her opponent.
Miss GriScem won the honor and OPEN
ed the match with a long drive straight
down the course, while Miss Curtis sliced
off into the long grass near the stable
sheds. Miss Griscom made no mistakes
in playing the hole which she won in
Of 1y.xr@
over the bunker, playing the second hole,
and in trying to outdriye1 her Miss Curtis
topped her ball and got into the rough
grass short of the bunker. She got out
in one but landed in the bunker guard
ing the green on her third, which cost
her the hole, as Miss sGriscom won it in
six. They both played excellent golf on
the third hole, which was halved in five.
Miss Curtis got in one Of her famous long
drives at the fourth hole. which she Won
in the DOGGY of four. She also won the
bastion hole in five, Miss Griscom driving
into the bunker, and taking seven for the
hole.
Honors were now even, and it looked as
If Miss Curtis had struck her gait, and
had a good chance, but such was not the
case, as Miss Griscom was playing the
course in DOGGY figures. Miss Griscom, in
fact, won the next four holes in rapid
succession, the sixth and next holes in
one stroke over DOGGY, the eighth BAL
yard, in the par golf of four, and the
ninth in the DOGGY of six. This gave her
the lead by four up at the turn.
The tenth hole was halved in SIX one
stroke over DOGGY, and the eleventh was
won by Miss Griscom In the DOGGY Of
four, which gave her the lead by five up.
Miss Curtis got in another screaming
drive at the twelfth hole, which. she, Won
in the par golf Of three, the hogey fof
the hole being four. The thirteenth hole,
knoll 36S yards, waslwon by Miss Griseom,
which made her dormie9five. 1t was easy
work from this out for the Philadelphia
girl, as she only had to halve one hole to
win the match, but she did even better,
as she won the hole in the begey of five,
which gave her -tfls match, by six up and
four to play, and made her the. proud
champion of the United States.
Their cards follows ss 4tis
Miss Francis GriscoTn, Merton Cricket
Out .,.......5 s. 8eS 90 Z E 81
In Miss Margaret i,;5 curtis s Essex, county:
Out r-.'.:f.-r,:7 - 81 s27Ls2
The tie in the woman's foursome COM
petition was played off between Mrs.
Edward Mannice and Miss {. Barnes,
Lenox, and Misses NJ. B. Conrick and
Genevieve Hecker, Weeburn, and was
won by the former by three strokes.
Their cards We're
Mrs Mannice and Miss Barnes, LenoX:
Out :. .....,..5 SIS
Miss Cornrick and Miss Hecker Wee
Out 5u1n' :. ~.s 5s77sss 3s-1o,