Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-02
PLAYING GOOD GOLF
Absence Of Gallery Inspires
Women Players.
ON BROOKLINE LINKS
BETTER WEATHER IMPROVES
THE GROUNDS TODAY.
Some Close Contests in the Matches
Between the Sixteen Sur
vivors.
ON BROOKLINE LINKS

BROOKLINE, Mass, October AL
though the storm Of yesterday had appar-
emily departed, the prospects for good golf
Ing weather were not altogether bright
when the sixteen pl ayers remaining In the
national womens championship came out
at the Country Club today for the second
round Of match play. The sky was still
overcast and the turf. after almost ten days
Of wetting, was like sponge.
The unfortunate weather, while partfcu-
larly trying to the contestants. has caused
great disappointment to hundreds of fol-
lowers of golf in this vicinity. Following
the matches has been particularly disagree
able, and at no time has there been large
number Of spectators on the course.
The absence of a gallery has been great
relief to many Of the players, and may have
contributed in some degree to the excellent
scores. and the few who have seen the play
thus far have seen better golf than was
ever played before by women in this coun-
try. With few exceptions each player has
shown unusual care in making her strokes.
The women as a rule also have used rare
judgment in not daring drives or brilliant
long shots for the green when a surer but
less spectacular way was open.
First Pair to Start.
The first pair to start in the match play
was Miss Marjorie W. Phelps and Miss S.
-.
line, and they were followed by Miss Mary
B. Adams of Wollaston and Miss Louisa A.
Wells of the Country Club. The next pair
was Miss Margaret Curtis of the Essex
County Club of Manchester and Miss Paul
inc Mackay of the Oakley Cub of Water
The fourth pair, and the one which at
tracted most attention and the largest gal
lery, was Genevieve Hacker of the Apa-
wants Golf Club, Rye, N. Y, the present
ID I'D. nf tha Noo
sau Country Club of Glen Cove. L. l. All
the contestants In the second round had
started by IL o'clock and were followed
shortly afterward by many players In
who are not in the match play. The weather
cleared as the matches progressed and the
soggy links soon began to dry and promised
to be in fine shape by this afternoon.
Miss Curtis Beats Miss Mackay.
The first match finished was that be-
tween Miss Curtis and Miss Mackay, In
which the former won without difficulty, s
up and to play. Miss Hecker defeated
Miss Underhill, but was obliged to play the
fifteenth hole. winning up to play.
Miss Bessie Anthony then came In with
4 up 3 to play victory over Mrs. N. Pen
dleton Rogers of the Baltusrol Golf Club.
The closest match of the morning was that
between the two country club players, MISS
Osgood and Miss Phelps. Miss Phelps was
u
lead, but Miss Osgood played a brilliant
uphill game and tied the match on the last
green. Two extra holes were required be-
fore Miss Osgood won. l up GO holes).
The next contest to be decided was be-
tween Miss Adams and Miss Wells. Miss
Adams led almost from the start, Miss
Wells being l down on the tenth hole. Miss
Adams won the next two in succession. and
the next two were halved making the score
3 up to play. Miss Wells then made a
magnificent brace and took the next four in
succession, winning the match on the last
green up.
Miss Caleb F: Fox of the Huntingdon
Valley Club beat Miss Georgianna Bishop
of the BroOklawn Golf Club In welf-fought
match. Miss F. Louise Vanderhoef of the
Ardsley Country Club defeated Mrs. VIM.
Shipper of the Morris County Country
Club, up, to play.
The last match OF the day to be finished
was that between Mrs. Walter M. Gorham
of the Huntington Valley Club and Miss
Brownell of the Agawam Hunt Club, Prov
idence, r. L., which was not decided until
the last green. Mrs. Gorham winning up.