Evening star., 1901-07-13

and Mrs. Lorenzo Daniels are the survivors
for the women's championship of the Innis
Arden Golf Club, near South Beach. Conn.
The final matches will be completed today,
and the victor will receive the cup given by
]. Kennedy Tod.
Willie Smith, the former open champion
Of the United States, has just equaled the
best record ever made over the Midlothian
links. Seventy-four strokes He held the
record himself but his score last week was
the first time in over a year that he
equaled it. He did it in a match with one
of the young players, Charles Counselman,
Jr.
A match between American-bred profess
sionals will be played on July Is on the
links of the Lake Geneva Country Club,
Wisconsin, between A. c. Tollifson of that
club and c. G. Horton Of the Evanston
Club, near Chicago. These men learned
their game in the west as caddies at Whea-
ton, and they are among the very few
native-bred professionals who have ac-
quired proficiency in the game The return
match will be played on July Is at Evans
ton.
A golf tournament of railroad men was
one of the interesting diversions during the
meeting of the Central Passenger Associa-
tion this week at Meadville, Pa. About
sixty of the members spent half day
before the conference on the links of the
Rider Golf Club. A prize was offered by
the Erie road through General Passenger
Agent D. w. Crooks and 1t was captured
Dy FRANK DOnn6ll CnlCdBO,
of the Central Passenger Association.
The Women's Golf Association of the
Cape May Golf Club has inaugurated Its
series of summer tournaments. and the
first one was held early this week. 1t was
an invit alton affair for prizes given by Mrs.
Joshua l.. Shoemaker of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Frank r. Shattuck, champion Of the club,
was the only scratch player. and she won
strokes. The net score winner was Miss E.
Jacoby of Philadelphia. Another match
will be played next week
Members of the La Grange Country Club.
near Chicago, have decreed against Sunday
golf. The club has never allowed playing
on Sunday, but many Of the business mem
bers brought up the question at special
meeting and introduced a resolution allow
ing golf on Sunday afternoons. provided no
caddtes were brought to the club. The
Sabbath observers rose In protest and voted
down the proposition by 45 to Is Now the
defeated members are talking OF seeding
and forming a new club where more lib
eral policy for Sunday sport may prevail.
]. G. Averell. who won the championship
of the New York Central Golf League in
its recent tournament at Elmira. Is Har-
ward student, and was runner-up to Percy
Pyne when the latter won the fntercolle-
giate championship at Garden City two
years ago. Averells home Is In ROCHESTER
and he is the leading golfer in the Roches-
ter Country Club. He will play in the ma
ticral championship in September at At
lantic City. His presence on the Roches-
championship of the league. Judge John
Mcdowell Of Elmira won the consolation
cup.
Base BAH Notes.
Senators made a good start yesterday.
Jack Farrell got seven out OF eight
chances at second.
With McGraw off the field, the Orioles
are like ship without a rudder.
Mercer and Foster were given their ten
days notice Of release yesterday by Man.
ager Manning.
Sammy DUNCAN again led the Senators at
| the bat. his three singles being Of the time
ly order.
Mike Grady rejoined the washingtons
west with the team.
Manager Hanlon of the Brooklyns yes
terday signed Charley Irwin to play third
base after a short conference in Cincinnati.
Gatins will be returned to Hartford.
Manager McGraw was coaxing Manning
| to play double headers in Baltimore this
series. but the chances are that they are
not wanted now.
Jimmy Burke recently released by the
Milwaukees. played his first game with
Chicago Wednesday. Hartman. the regular
Chicago third baseman. has been sus-
pended.
Catcher Robinson Is apparently playing
as good ball as he ever did He may be a
little shy on base hits. but he is as fast on
MS Ieet dS ever, Auu there are IeW Dase
runners who venture to pilfer a base while
he is back Of the plate.
Things are pretty even in the base rum
ming line between the National and Amer
lean leagues. The latest batch Of unofficial
statistics gives the former total of 627
stolen bases and the latter $40.
James Smith. the star short stop Of the
Virginia-North Carolina League, has ac-
cepted Connie Mack's terms to sign with
the Athletic club. Boston secures Pitcher
Morrissey, while Dannehower and Mullen,
pitchers. go to New Orleans.
Young Winters of the Boston American
League club has won seven straight victo-
ries. This young twirier is a wonder in a
way. His control OF a curved ball is won
derful and where he gets SO much speed
from such a small backing bewilders all
should prove good twirler for several
seasons.
Wednesdays National League game at
Pittsburg was one Of the most remarkabl
OF the season. Boston lost in the twelfth
inning by two wild throws the first by
Lowe. the other by Dineen. letting Wagner
score. Dineen pitched q magnificent game
sensational fielding. Pittsburg made one
run with only four hits, while Boston made
fifteen hits and no runs. The pitchers were
Chesbro for Pittsburg and Dineen for Bos
ton
Shiebeck. although q weak hitter gener-
ally. proved himself timely batter twice
during the week He won the afternoon
game on July with his bat, and he did
the same thing in the lucky fourth last
Tuesday Many groaned when he went to
bat in this inning. expecting to see forced
hit. but his three-bagger made him one of
the most popular men on the team.
Cincinnati 10 represented In the National