The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-03
WOMEN'S METROPOLITAN GOLF
STRAIGHT MATCH PLAY 4 St'C-
CESS IN AMY Al en- iMPIONSHIP.
FavOrites Generally Successful In First
Round Al Richmond COunty-Recori
Entr! for the New Jersey AssOciatI on
Miss AnthOny's PA, Ing on Crutch

Entr! for the New Jersey AssOciatI on
Miss AnthOn,'s a,inE on Crut ches.
! Straight-out match play for its individual
championship was taken up by the Women y
Metropolitan Golf Association to begin its
annual tournament yesterday at the Ricli-
nond County Country club. The plan
worked smoothly and the days work left in
sixteen to keep ON for the title this morning.
| and the beaten set for the consolation cup.
Match play divides the interest, while medal
play concentrates it on the first day of II
tournament. so that after the pairs were of
yesterday the starting tee Was deserted.
The gallery split up 10 follow half
dozen matches. and. as through the valley
and over the hills of the short course the
pairs were nearly always within hang dis
lance. a panoramic view would have dis
closed gay and pretty aspect, with the
sportswolneu in white or cool crash suits.
the active cnddirs in motley and the on
lockers, mostly women. following their
favorites,
The ninth green and the tenth tee how
ever. which IN the spirit Of prophecy had
been pree,npt-d for the score board were
constuntly surrounded with spectators. Ih.
clubs green committee WAS represent ed
by Otis l.. Williams, W. ", l.owery and
Charles T. Stout, the latter acting as caddin
for Mrs. Stout the national champion The
starting drives were all good. Mrs Ma
nice. Miss Ranlsdell. Miss Iundcrhon. the
Misses Travrrs. Mrs. Paterson and Mrs.
Stout. sending On unusually fine ones. There
was not one dubbed drive or ioohl- from tins
tee, proof that the women had their nerve
with chem i'll spite Of the onIoukars and the
picket line %! Photographers during tue
starting.
Tie finishes disclosed a reluctance TO give
out scores, smother difference from II quality
ing round day, The five pNirs drawn Tor
the preliminary round first had the tee. Mrs.
n. b. Ashmore OF BaltusrDl WHO had been
one oil the tuvoril"s. detnuli.G TO Miss !su
liuibG' and Mrs. 4 n, Harris also won by
:, default from Mis-, Wallace, This left but
three pars TO play. but All had good matches
Miss Gertrude lraves displayed great long
s ns t 81 . %"i = Il Bis. she M USp GSa
Miss Grace Jenkins, one OF the strongest of
the PYw-lton pet, by ?nnd |. snd Mrs I.enerts
ailsrn9ol,. for Mrs WiiHam shppsn ~ WHO
hnd bye, went On az once WIN Mrs, \ H.
Mrs w Manlcs. T iasi Year Year wit" Wtnncr and
Miss Bennett OF the nearby llarbor NH club
MuniCe's drive Kicked to The right on The
roll and her secoId was played from II poor
lie, yet she won the first hole in = to 7 There
after Mrs Manlce riIy'd an even. Well tsl-
anced game, without forcing herself at all
and going out In ~ she was up al III" t,rn
bye holes were played out. the cards being:
If: :$:;;: - &: 10, q
Bye holes
The course was paved az follows:
G:5 IS IS 50 81 :,3 s <: E. Z" q fs ss 70:
Mr- Charlie. r Stout, PLAYING for the
fr-t tim" III n tournament since She was
al IFpl uiI
Mrs " Fellowes Morgan Her driving
was a long a, ever. but she was often wild
ont OF trouble very cleverly Her long game
told against Mr.. Morgan who Was OF on her
drive In the few INSTANCES when hole
out they Il f The rs' Yin "0 IT,. Mon Nor"
ran lifted on the next. after Mrs Stout had
hoied GU, in :. On the third Mrs Stout drove
70 the edge OF the green with the iron, but
Mr. Morgan sliced into the wood and lost
her ball Mrs stout was D M AZ the turn.
ing the twelfth -h@ pulled INTO q rnvine
and succeeded in getting a hall in ) Mrs
stout was on thc thirteenth green IN q drive
and a mashie. WANING IT in > to g. aud the
The trio. from Ensl rwood made splendid
sh.w!ns in tn; , mornnr Mrs, l.ehertsss
MIS- NJ. D. Paterson and Miss Kirkby. The
former who played very well at the winter
Inks !" the S"S'h made the best score Of the
ST. ,Sss d% %a %s I'd, 'h
hiecEer By land !, he n cards were: ' '''''''
HIs: H A.ssf ! 8 : IS;
Miss Miss hcex.T ,.,,,. 9 5 . g
rye holes not played
Miss Harrison. Miss Pauline Ram,sdell and
rndsrhiii won by default from Miss Her Her-
%as h on er o he dss S M
She and Miss Pitcher, who used cleek from
the tees. were all SQUARE at the eighteenth,
twentieth Miss Kebbes bali bounded over
the bunker, but Miss Pitcher, topped and
only carried it on n her second Then Mis-.
and won the decisive hole In to ).
Preliminary koand Miss Elsa H'nlbul, Morris
SsSH sSS' h Worm H alco S:s M Ss
ssI oans sS s' ss s Sn5s f s
Mr. Nh: Ralph AM, E Hst. ,Sanii up %
Wallace. Nassau by default,
First Rognd-iM!ss hSr!ouI beat ,, Miss Worth,
h M Mars e. s., HsT' oss, NJ gaY Etnh M
Rsn%Gnd tou Ses T pes+ k0e Bal
conn t Up n he9 9'e sayesy
play: MISS y; 4; frayne H.rbor pm beat Mss
Blanche Taylor, HlcnmOhu county, up, ) 10 play,
Miss ruth rnderhll. Nassau. beat Miss Helen
Hernandez. Essex County, b, default; M,s. NJ, u
Engewood, beat Miss Mabel Scrymscr
Harbor Hin, up. 9 10 play Mrs; John Iiuuprrd
Harbor hill, beat MIS-. Homer $ Rsmsdel Powel,
Mrs. Gerard F. Brophy Richmond County UP
Mrs e. Fcilowes Morgan, Batusrol. up, i TO play.
Miss n. Kirkby. Engewood, beat Miss Louise !
Hecker, Apawsinls. up, 8 10 play: Miss ~. L.
Harrison. Baltusroi. beat Mss II. Luce. Harhor
Hlll 9 up. 5 TO play: Miss Pauline Ramsdel Powell
ton beat Miss k Travers, Nassau. s up. to play.
Miss +. Louise Nandcrhocf Ardlry. bcH, MISS !
Ruth Milne, powt lion. S IN. I to play
Winners play in the order named this morn
ing aud losers for cons olatlon cup. In
the afternoon there will be driving compe-
tition nd all approaching and puttinx matcI.
Mr. Anthony OF Chicago watched the play |
1t the Richmond County Club yesterday.
lie said that the Chicago Goii Club had a. /
ready begun to prepare for the entertain !
ment OF the players VINO would attend the |
women'S championship. Sept. 10 g. |
His daughter, Miss Bessie Anthony. who !
narrowly escaped death by being thrown I
rom II high cart by II runaway tandem team /!
en- days neo Mt 'ittsburg, where he IL visit /,
ng MI. and Mrs. o d, Thompson, is rccoy-
his month Miss Anthony has to Us.
rrut chcs, but this does not prevent her |
practising approach shots and putting. ,
The record entry Of i7s PLAYERS had been |