New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
GOLF.
MISS GRIsCOM WINS THE CUP IN BIG
BALTUSROL MEET.

Women predominated IN the gathering that
Watened the final matches at BaItusroI yesterday.
II mas been a womens tournament throughout
arranged BY women. played by women and watched
Dy women And in tribute to feminine pride It
must be owned that il has been one Of the most
gratfyingly successful contests ever held In this
country.
II those who made the draw had purposely ar
ranged the finals they could not have planned a
better climax. Miss Frances c. Griscom, the clever
little Philadelphia golfer looking as fresh as pink
IN spite Of her hard matches against Miss Hoyt
and Miss Curtis was Of the fnalists and Miss
Georgianna Bishop. Of the BrookIawn Country
Club Of Bridgeport, was the other. OF Miss
Bishop the onlookers knew little, except that she
had done nicely in the preceding rounds. Nobody
thought she would make an interesting opponent
TOT the champion except a few Of her immediate
friends. They knew that she was one of the best
women golfers in Connecticut. It q close
match, royalty fought and honorably won and lost
Miss Griscom finishing the victor by up
On the first hole Miss Bishop had the honor and
made the better drive, but neth5r was on the green
IN 8. Miss Griscom finally lost the hole by missing
six-inch putt. On the second hole Miss Griscor
was on the green with two brasseys and capital
Inashle approach, while her opponent the
far edge on the like From here the BrookIawn
player overran her putt, that Miss Griscom had
an easy for the hole
Both smashed into the bunker In going to the
third hole, rather weak exhibition, IN view OF
N-1S4A PtSFiOuH pay on the tees. The hole
finally halved in s. In going 20 the fourth both
used drivers from the tee, but Miss Grsconn chose
an iron for her second shot and landed in the
bunker. Miss Bishop had equally poor luck for
she fooled her second but she managed to reach
the green in 1. to Miss Grtscona's ). and running
down a nice putt, she got the hole Miss Bishop
got the fifth hole also. but on the next she topped
ner drive. the ball running through the opening
IN the bunker. Miss Griscom played her tee shot
into the road and failed to make the green on her
third. She missed long putt for 8. and Miss
Bishop won by to s. The champion was now up
On the seventh Miss Griscom won at 3 to G. Going
to the next her drive fell into the bunker. while
Miss Bishop, who had played safely to the side. was
nicely past This advantage was OF little help, for
she fooled her second, while Miss Crscom was
nicely out and SO both were on even terms Each
overpitched her approach. and had to pitch back,
frim which point Miss Bishop trimmed the cup for
Facing the ninth, Miss Bishop made the green in
2 while her opponent who, had pulled into the
doned the hole. This left Miss Bishop up al the
A grand drive. followed by good second, placed
the Bridgeport player the tenth green. where
Stroke STR Ell in plougRing into the ditch Now came
the eleventh hole up f the Ba9sTo M oa n
abandon the next hole She fell into the bunker
Griscom played short OF the bunker winning IN 0
situation. Going to the thirteenth both made the
edge Of the green on their iron shots. but MISS
was deal in the like. Miss Griscom ran, down her
fifteen foot putt clever style and Miss Bishop
missed the easy putt the champion took the hole.
On the fourteenth Miss Bishop went into the
ciseIy the same thing the Ike. The latter
played out nicely on her next shot, while Miss
Bishop took to reach the fair green With
this advantage the champion had no difficulty IN
winning 6 to S, making the score all even.
The fifteenth haIved in !, after mediocre
work on both sides. The sixteenth was also halyed
IN the same figure. though Miss Griscom had a
piece Of luck that aided her materially in breaking
even Just before the green is a trap bunker. Ihe
champion chopped IT, but the ball rolled through
and bounded out TO the turf again OtherEls,e
Miss Bishop had the best OF II. The seven teenth
was haIved Fl s. Coming to the home green MISS
Bishop carried the ditch. but topped her orassey,
fust escaping the stone quarry. Miss Grlscom was
on the green in 3, overruning the hole about
eight feet. Miss Bishop would have pitched Wen
past the cup, but had the good fortune 20 strike
the disk, ard the ball bounded back q few feet
from the hole Miss CSrscom ran down her put,
and as Miss Bishop failed TO halve the hole, the
match won by Miss Griscom BY up. Ihe