Evening star., 1903-10-15
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Criticism of Women Golfers
From New York.
SPORT SPIRIT LACKING
CRACK FOOT BALL TEAMS SUR
PRIsED BY THEIR OPPONENTS.
Jockey and Valuable Horse Killed at
Brighton-Good Boxing Bouts
Harness Races.
SPORT SPIRIT LACKING
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK. October IA, 1903.
A great deal of bad feeling has been en-
gendered by the introduction of profess
sfonal players as coaches at the women 8
championship in Wheaton and at the Girls
com tournament in Philadelphia. and some
action in the matter is likely to follow
sooner or later.
The trouble started when R. Thompson,
professional of the Merton Club accompan-
led Mrs r. H. Barlow Of that organization
to Wheaton. An article bitterly denounc-
ing the practice appeared in one Of the
Philadelphia papers almost before the
championship began. This article, wrongly
or rightly, was attributed to Miss Frances
Griscom who is a member Of the same
club as Mrs. Barlow.
At the Griscom tournament Mrs. Chas.
7. Hout was accompanied from first to
last by John Harrison, a well-known In
structor, while Thompson caddied and ad-
vised Mrs. Barlow and others. including
Miss A. McNeely Of the Merton Club, who
won from widely known player by only
one up. 1t is declared that such services
were indirectly. If not directly, paid for
and that they offend the spirit II not the
letter of amateur sport.
A. T. Austin of Toronto. who for years
has handled teams Of women golfers and
is perhaps the best posted man In that line
in the dominion, said this week that ne
was more than surprised at the introduce
ton of such assistance, and that had ne
dreamed of such a thing being done he
would have brought along several profes.
sionals for the assistance of members OF
his party.
There was another fly in the ointment at
the Merton links. The finals of Saturday
brought out a gallery of nearly 800 Wo-
men wanted to see Mrs. Stout. the former
United States champion. win, and made no
effort to conceal their desires. When Mrs.
Stout's ball bounded over the brook on the
seventeenth hole they shouted 1or Joy, anu
even capered on the green. although it was
merely a piece Of luck. To make the mat
ter worse, Miss Rhona Adair had driven
her ball clearly over the hazard without
suggestion of applause During iuncheon
at the club house the incident was discussed
by nearly every one, and the dlScoufteSy
thus paid to Miss Adair. the chief guest
and Mrs Clement A. Griscom, her enter
tainer was almost universally denounced.
at seems Incredible said one man. that
gentlewomen should fall into such an un-
spOrtsmanlike act. .,o
Mr. Austin brought the dominion delega-
ton at Mrs Griscoms request, more III tile
wish to further the interests OF the spoIl
than in hope of carrying back prizes: MS
PLAYERS he declares. were at decioeu oisdu
vantage in such environment ana not at hii
used to such damp soil.
Nayt season Mrs Griscom has promised
to take a car load of the best players In the
states across the Canadian line to repay
the visit. n.
Miss Adair, as she herself declared. did
NOT begin to show her usual golf form last
week 1t was her first trip across the
wafer She has never travelled much. ana
II was only after months of urging that
her father consented to the scheme. she
was decidedly upset by her tresome Jour-
new and expects to make very much pet
ter record over the Merton links before she
sails for home, about December 1.
Mr. Austin, who Is an excellent judge or
petticoated golf1ng. declares that Miss ANITA
Phipps who last week won the second cup
at Merton, defeating the champion of Can
ada Is one of the coming players or thlS
country Miss Phipps is seventeen years
old. 1.-THE and athletic She Is the daughter
of Col. Phipps, commander of the United
States armory at Springfield, Mass. and
registered from the Brookline (Mass) Club.
She Is now attending private school on
the Hudson.
There is no telling yet how much damage
the tremendous rain of last week did the
golf links around New York. but 1t will foSt
well UP into the thousands. The Tuxedo
Club which this week was to have had
tourney suffered the worst. The course
lies on both sides of the Ramapo river,
which went on an unprecedented rampage.
Both wooden bridges belonging to the CLUB
were carried away, which is not strange,
considering that iron structures over the
same stream were destroyed. Two old
houses We're washed down stream and de-
posted on the green's, also hen coops. dog
kennels and debris that it will take weeks
to cart away. The course Is not likely to
be in playing shape again before spring.