The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-16
new WOMAN GOLF CHAMPION.
MISS BISHOP WINS FROM mrs.
SANFORD AT MERTON.
Eoth Ftnaiists Members Of metropolitan
Association d1nbs-Wtnner Best on
Lonx Game, but weak on tho Greens
Petition 10 Bar Professional Caddies


petition 10 Bar Professional Caddies
pyiIapxLpHIA. Oct ib.--The maid beat
The matron In the final OF the womep's ma
tiohal golf championship to-day on the Merton
Iinka, for Mise Oeorgisnna Bishop Of the
RrnokIswn Country Club, Bridgeport. beat
Mrs. z. r. Sanford OF the Essex County
onn,rv CIub. Orange. by up and 3
70 play. The Anal was at eighteen hoies'
tile same as the earlier match play rounds.
and II was followed by a large crowd OF en-
th,sinsts, @ In spite OF the rival attractions
near by OF a big football match and the annual
raoe meeting OF the Rose Tree Hunt.
A party Of twenty women and men. friends
Of the San!ords. came over from orange
10 cheer her on. There was also nei0sa-
ton all the way from Connecticut to en-
courage Miss Bishop. The applause was very
fairly divided, however. between the Two.
althou eh as T. oden Horstman. who 10 JUST
back from st. Andrews and Sandwich. said.
open display OF sympathy Is bad form AZ
golf match. ... 90.
: The Merton Cricket Club COMMITTEES which
has handled the tournament very success
'fpfiy and the United States Golf Association
x,saofals made guard to keep back tho crowd
vfaeniit pressed too closely on the hnslists'
ma ofhcials on hand were President win;
dsler and Messfs Heebner. Morgan sno
Larkm.
Mrs. W. Fellowee Morgan, the former
president Of the Women's Metropolitan Goii
Association was tho caddie for Miss blshop'
and Dave Hunter carried Mrs sanfords
clubs. He 10 the Essex County professional
and volunteered as caddie 30 earnestly that
Mrs sanford waived for once her principles
regarding the custom. By the way. peti.
zion got I'D by Miss Iouisa A, Wells ara
signed by nnnny OF the women Is to be pre-
ssnfed to the U. s. G. A. ash ina that the
committee bar professional caddies ana tne
employment Of male caddies over 10 years
Ct age at the women's chan plonshipe. me
latter clause il a shot at too zealous male
relatives.
1t is a coincidence that a single girl and
married won a. were the fnalists on the
only other occasion when the womens cham"
pionship was held on a Philadelphia course.
The event then was at Bala. and Miss Ruth
Underhiu won from Mrs. {. F. Fox.
TWAS Mrs sanford 8 eeoond championship.
for she icet In the rst round at Brook line
10 Miss Genevieve hecker MISS BISHOP
had heen In the match play on four other
occasions. At Bill Miss Marian Oliver beat
her in the fir Z round: at Baltufrol Miss Gene
we've Hecker onlv beat her In the third round
on ii e nineteenth hole, while Mrs. Fox beat
n. iss Bishop at Brookline and Miss j. Anna
CARPENTER last year at heaton. Miss Bishop
was in blue and very rolfy with sweater
III
IN White and, AS usual. wthol, any head
The match was always ips.restlng. al Il
though the golf was not so brilliant as III
'0 Ms. sI.A FSSRSs q sh4 's gold medal
and the brooklawn cub WI nave t,e poss, rs
S,snford's prizc is a similar II Q LII OF silver.
esie Was not trat the mutch was mediocre;
i DS o but the worst Of ring
r,,e very u, xt stroke. or else in puttinR the
he ones that she will regr. most in looking
backward. wtrr made on the greens. WINE
besidcs most eIss2'I ing N sreu, s hGe
Was not going at the ball with the vim q
Ltr prect ding matches and twice missed
puts Of foot or so when the hole oepenoeu
Nitar Of the two ran aswn a. VERY "nseI lon 1S
u.Ilas 1 Under the drying wind and strong
sun. for the day before they were still moist
1 Getting tins to the first green in three. while
Won il IN S. TO the far side OF the second %Ina
ssnD had TG To- p, sFhafss ses WITH the
who had heeled her drive; only saved Ine
s.t ~ b set ,hrd V Rss also h half hi, time h
6. after Miss Bishop had missed PUT OF
some FIVE set for the h9 9sey haVed IN
% they he We're We're Both on The fifth green: Of 800
yards with drive and an Tsn o 5sre m Sn.
and Miss Bishop won in =. making her
VA After Mrs. Sanford had made up. for a sliced
a lad 1 81 sn Sss
third Mrs a m hole ns.
approach left her too much too do. MIS-
Sanford won irSto6 ,.u,. although
neither Of the two cav the humoT OF y To-
day. The di'tanee is $50 yards enly, 6ns the
carried y by a long tiere. Both used : MD MD,
irons I.h9P s,t int rs the ne srip
T 1i her drive S wa. in the same trap OF
the ons fnGSp T ssncra 'as 1sse
sssa Iss H'aifssIy 'l now 'oos
M Ss,T ,, ssT OFT The OF latter atne oven
S'iss Tt,h"p had teen in trout lie from ~, the
t aS NJ assr ST x 70 have pa
viz. She p"ttei badly. too. bnt me sinpins
smd smpy rees SSrsd q s TWIN wha to Ia the
-eason il was a half in g..
'FTrrrin- fcr home 2np tiss rishcn gained
Ss S scs S s :" ' sen neS % IT the sV
vI.Ai- a va~d ~ the hole ahe r0issed by a
tIise for and thew halved II in ;.
Nrs sarford nrlled her drive for the
thirt eerth nut ~ hcund.. but she GAINED the
sren- IN 4. ard Miss Bishop. who had tho
ION o~-t drivn ~ the match hero ard srreamer
II r-os maAs the green in 8. he was
TaSoly IN putting again and they halFed in
Tbev drorred long drives side by side on
the faurtcenth ard on In two moro they halr"l
IN The half left Miss Bishop dorm,e
tcnr and II was WHISPERED shout in the gal
Jew "a they stn,ncd on thu fifteenth tee:
rhnt the Conn nctic,it Girl had won each Of
her four matches By four No, The con.,im.
nation was not 20 be-. az IL hafeh. for MISS
BIlhn1 pulled inin the dry ditch ard Mrs
;arfori after 4 grand drive. seemed deetn ed
10 be fhs winner OF the hole. But she did not
get under the second very ably ard ~ Miss
twas Tile as they lie" for 4 on the green
HIRE Nrs. arfcrd missed foot NUT and
stss Pishop had the hole and match in 8 TO Z
The card. ,-
", y.ss g s. .S,sgS "a g 1865 IS
Mrs.. Ssudford......s 9 S &-s
The afternoon feature was mixed four
eome
The Qualifying round. eight 20 gain eliri
briIty for a cup presented by W; {. Edmistel
With borev handicap. were tue cent
We st~riry at the Eastern Parkway Coli Club
Brookly.. Tho summary! .'.
'Fdr lister Crp--J. r. Ross, %. i5.-7s:A. r. rsck
srrrr. 100, 1873; George Cr,.rr, o. 4-ss; Charlie
q. T. ge--R A !