The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-01
Opening Of The National Womsn'S Golf
Championship at BrooA|'ne, Mass.
Mid-Week Football Games to Be Played
To-day by Brown and Other Colleges.

tions which were decidedly adverse 10
good golf. the air being fog and mist
laden. and on links which were saturat-
ed, 80 of the best women golfers OF the
country began at the Country club yes
terday the qualifying round for the ma =
tional women's championship. The re-
suits. after three miles had been COW
cred and the last card handed I'm showed
that Miss Margaret Curtis OF the Essex
Country club of Manchester Mass, and
Miss Louise A. Wells OF the Home club
had tied at 50 each for first place Con-
sidering the conditions there were SPLEEN
did scores, but they were followed close
E by Miss Ruth Underhill OF the Nassau
Country club. Glen Coe. l.. l., and Miss
Ceorgianna Bishop OF the Brookawn
Golf club OF Bridgeport. Conn. also tied
for third place with scores of 80 each.
Miss Curtis and Miss Wells and the win
ner OF the tie between Miss Underhill
and Miss Bishop will receive individual
prizes given by the association Twenty
seven ,other players with scores ranging
up 10 l02 are also in the running for the
first round OF match play today. Two
more players. Mrs j, T.. Hubbard OF
the Harbor Hill club. Staten Island. and
Mrs. Alex McGregor OF the Oakley Coun-
try club, Whtertown. Mass. were tied
for the 32d position with scores of l03
the winner continued I'm the tournament
There were 4S other players who COM
pleted the course and handed I'm cards
with scores ranging from l04 10 1873 and
nine players withdrew.
The surprise of the play was the low
scores made. for no less than "a players
bettered 100. seven were better than 95
while Miss Curtis and Miss Wells ex
celled all others. The play of Miss Gene
We've Hecker. the champion Of last year.
and OF Mrs. II. A Manice. who won from
Miss Hecker this spring. was disappoint-
ing From the third hole Miss Curtis
and Miss Wells played without fault and
Miss Curtis holed out on n 25-yard ap-
preach shot. which enabled her TO tie
Miss Wells.
The play Of Miss Wells was remarka-
bly, certain. though not marked by bril-
liancy. Miss Bessie Anthony of the
Glenview Golf club Of Chicago. was at
one time in high favor. but she took 90
strokes TO come home though she went
out I'm 40 strokes. The real test OF the
tournament comes today. for according
20 the arrangements this year. two
rounds OF IS holes each will be played
The eight players to make the best
scores will be the best of the original
starters and the succeeding matches for
tomorrow. Friday and SATURDAY.. will be
awaited with keen interest The tour
nament is handled admirably by Presi-
dent Robertson. Secretary Ballou and
Treasurer Huebner. Those qualifying for
match play were:
Miss Margaret Curtis, Essex County
club. Manchester. Mass.-out A. in AZ
So
Miss Louisa A. Wells. Country club.
Brooklyn. Mass.-Out IS. In A-Ss.
Miss Ruth Underhill Nassau Golf
club. Glen Cove. n. Y.-Out As. in $50.
Miss Georgianna Bishop. Brooklawn
cln priH -
$50
Mrs r. A. Manice. Lenox Golf club.
Ienox. Mass.-Out 80. In 43-93.
Miss Fannie c. Osgood. Country club.
Brookline, Mass.-Out 30. in i3-93.
Miss Bessie Anthony Glenview Golf
club. Chicago. Ill.--Out i2. I'm 52-9i.
Miss J. Anna Carpenter. Westward Ho
Golf club. Chlcago-Out i5, In 50-95.
Miss r. ~ Lockwood. Lexington Golf
club. Lexington. Mass.-Out 81. In 1875.
Miss Mary r. Adams, wollaston Golf
club. Wollaston, Mass.--Out 81, In 45-96.
Miss Genevieve Hecker Apawamis club.
RIVE. N Y.-out 80. In i7-96.
Mrs Caleb F. FOX. Huntington Valley
club. Philadelphia. Pa.-Out 81. in 1856.
Miss Mollie Brownell, Aeawam Hunt.
Providence. r 1-Out ~. in 1896.
Miss Marjorie w. Phelps. Country club,
Brookline. Mass.-Out 80. in 4S-97.
Mrs. n. p. Rogers. Baltusrol Golf club,
Short Hills. N. J.--Out 81. in i697
Mrs William Shippen. Morris County
Country club Morristown-out ~. In 4S-
o.
Miss Anita Phipps. Country club.
Springfield. Mass.-Out is in 49-97.
Miss T. c. harrington. vesper Country
club. Lowell. Mass.-out 81. in f-9s.
Mrs r. @. Brown. San Francisco Golf
club. San Francisco Cal.-out ~. In +"
Miss Gertrude Fiske. Concord Golf
club. Concord Mass;-out 81. IN S19
Valley club. Philadelphia. Pa.-out 81.
Miss Maud wetmore Newport Golf
club. Newport, r. I.-Out 80. in ~ 20
Miss T. 8: Porter Oakley Country
Miss J. r. vanderhoef. Ardsley. n. Y.
Country club-Out 81 IN $50
Miss Pauline Mackay. Oaklev Country
Miss G. q wits Norris County CounI
try club. Morristown. n. J.-out So in 30
Mrs Edward Sanford Essex County
Country club, orange. y. J.-Out 80. In
Miss Miss Marion oliver. Albany Country
Miss Elsa fTuribert. Morris County
Country club Morristown. y. J.-out 81.
Mrs J. y Kinney Bni,lsroi eolf
Miss Ruth Milne Albanv Country club.
Albany. n Y.-Out So ir Y-i02
Mrs r J. Hubbard Harbor Hill Golf
club staten Island. n. Y.-Out %. I'm
Mrs Alex McGregory. oakley Country
club watertown. Mass.-Out 81, In 52-l03
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