The sun., 1900-08-31
BOSTON GIRLS GOOD GOLF.
MISS CURTIS MAKES BEST SCORE YES
TERDAY ~ WOMEN'S CHAM MPIONS SHIP.
Semi. Final stage Reached IN the .Compc tition
at Shinnecock Hills-hiss BestriS Hoyt
Narrowly Escapes Defeat Miss GrisCom
and Miss Terry Win Their Matches.

SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 20 Our women golfers
reached the semi-nnal rounds In the fifth an
nual tournament Of the [ / ted States Golf
Association for the Cox trophy and the cham
pioi ship of the country. on the links of the
Slinnrcock Hills Gof club to-day The play
brstled with happenings momentous 10 those
who follow the game. Tho first holder Of the
women~ metropolitan championship Miss
Gencyicve Hecker. va out out, and Miss
BeatriA Iloyt. the national champion Of 1885,
1891 and lsgS. only ESCAPED defeat by winning
the home hole In par I.
Mrs Rogers. who beat the title holder. Miss
Ruth Underhill yesterday was forced outside
the ishting line by Miss Ciriscom, while to
end the notable happenings Miss Margaret
Curtis, the Boston school girl. won from Miss
Keyes ol Concord very easily and made score
that was by far the best Of the day. She meets
Miss Hoyt Tomorrow and on their games Of
to-day the school girl should be the only Cne
in it. But II is hard 10 foretell what day at
golf will bring forth The Miss Terry and
Miss Griscom match, the other contest on for
tomorrow, promises 10 bo a very close one.
Both know the game in every phase and they
have the best Of styles. on their records at
champio onships Miss tiriscom should win She
is the same age as Miss BeatriS lloyt and their
golfng careers began as school girls in tie
championship OF 1890 AT Morris county Miss
Griscorr was second tO Miss HDyt IN the score
round last year, Just she was on Tuesday
Miss Eunice Terry did not quality last year.
but month later qualified IN the first set at
the Baltusrol tournament scoring ia while
Miss tirisoorn, with lis, was IN the second set
Miss Terry won the first and Miss Griscom
the second cup. Tomorrow will be the first
time they have met in a match. at least IN public
tpeuing with mist that seemed to mean
rain the morning afterward became fine one.
the day turning out TO be perfect Tor golf. cool.
bright and braCing The roads leading to the
links we're crowded very early with Nehlcirs
conveying the players and their admirers 10
the clubhouse, while many more came Dy ttah
from points eIst ana west. AmaGdnsett, Ntlu-
scott, East hampton, Quogue, Speohk. ut
Chogue and many other long lsltud Nllla+es
with odd Indian names hau their represent
attyes AT the play.
The uoyt-FoK match carried "A gallery"
about co. eiroLg. but the other matches had
0niy a elm group Of watchers, one point
about the Smunecock course 10 that Ils proc
noted from different hillocks and each Of these
coigns Of vantage held a gathering, many
having field glasses ior long I1is 'ahGe 0D'terHa
her on the first green. was decidedly nervous
| for spell but after the siXthNhole, where Mrs;
Fox possibly threw away TIE match, she braced
up Mrs. FOI ever since she beat Miss hoyt 10
last years Chalnl ioushp has been somewhat
Of bogey In The former CHAMPIONS dreams,
thing Is to get her ratified and Nery lew
women have had this distinction az goh After
the drives the eallery set out a'er Ino. matGh
there was no roIe and consequently NO en-
tangement Of committeeman IN le euort
10 Keep the links clear. Mrs Fox had the honor
and sent of a long drive with slight slice,
but Miss Hoyt did nearly as well. she bad
to play the odd ho"eyer AND was Ps4rE FS1 ESa 90 ths
stro ng second drive. IL overcarrled the green
twenty feet into rough grass Taxing a inid-
Iron for the odd dsad 9y Mule Miss oyt
Sad TO asT get ddId Down and Mrs Fox had tie hole
WrStched tops marked the work from the
SECOND tee and both were bunkered. Mrs;
Fox was out in onel but Miss Mis-, h9{t ngeedcd gS1
took three more TO get TO the green, while Sli's
moyt was there in two. Mrs; Fox now began
some son 6o TrGS@d fIam Rses re IN ana 70 Neither from
l., third no. fourth tees did Miss hoyt succeed
/ in clearing the tailroad uaeh S.e t, scored
orS't GOOD oa 'gh GRish followed ndiiefent tee work
on tho fifth, hole, here Miss aoyt ran down
the bunker, getting a half In T. by plucky
put Of yard. Drives and bTasseys were equal
from the SiH% hu s Mrs f Fo, Mss Sde % Il. edsc ~
the green Her opponent did little better
on the odd and Mrs. Fox seemed 70 haye the
the approach nut however, she oveTap down
10 Miss Hoyt in To I. A buhEled long game
Miss aoyi Nigh, have made in II she had
tried The eighth hole was not played
brilliantly by sIcr the p"ff fswest ri msaEss
SP sPa butt %iP Miss oyt made the score even at the
playing her nashle approach Until the seven
te"nth hole Mss Hoyt had the lead. and the
hearts OF he shnneGoek INN h1s ho. we're {nrSoSns N
Fox took 70 make the green, and also the
eleventh in a par Mrs E2E liftinS when in tho
SriVe SrNSM Mrs rs Fox nearly rimined On tho second
Tor the twelfth FG.. and (; a. Miis Hoyss M ap; |
RGGsfn Ros sis 10 % Mss Moyt tvs Was on tie sP rb s
si%'n ga: S'9 ,.,.s sS.s sssz.aa
sa tSs S.t f oS % o PsR sRs SnsSrG6 ns% TO
win the fourteenth. but had To be content with
hall n neither heTds making Ss ess Ss 5Srss 9yvIs Ms
overpiayinS the approach put in a desperate
Mrs Fox iost a chance to even up the SCORE b.;
m ssinc foot put for 5. the hole being halved
In p The fcvsntsenth W., was Eiayeh sd,I in superb
90 the odd. while Mrs. Fox hole1 out In 3 Mrs.
Fox ioet a chance through b the green 20 the homo
atoS' This ended the match. which had been
Interesting in every foot of Its prosress. In her
i'""S '""Sot bad nni.h on Miss Hoyt'. home llpks.''
was Mrs FoI's only comment The cards.
Mls Mis- fss fHSy'..,.:,ss .....:::s tssss 50
MIS- Sis Fo1 FEs ','',,.s ,',.'..sr1 1S -Si-ioS
'Approximatod.
Miss Terry took two holes straight from
Niss HeCker at the start, but she had poor luck
from the toe on the ne II two. 50 that they were
ull square al the fourth. A par 3 on the NTH
won The lead again for the Ardsley girl which
she never afterward relinquished. Miss Hecker
played the better long game, but the fast green's
Ind her on In putting. She missed a yard
nut 10 half the seventeenth, which was but
one instance Miss Hecker made the 2eo yards
siIteenth green, with a drive and a mashie
n sample Of her long game. Miss Terry scored
by splendid direction from the toes. although
she had usually To play the odd. She was
very brilliant on the short game and In putting
Miss Terry won by up and 20 play, The
cards.
Miss Terry ..".s eS7ss5s ~
Miss Hecl;,r ..."S 7 = As "a
.Bye hole not played
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