The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-13
WOMEN PLAY GOLF
DESPITE DONNPOUR
Chicago Entries Are Eliminate
ed From Championship
Tourney

| PHILADELPHIA Pa, Oct. 12.-Un-
favorable weather conditions prevailed
/ today for the second days play in the
women's golf championship of the
/ United States on the links of the Me-
rion Cricket club at Haverford. Tor
rents of rain fell and cold wind blew
across the course, seriously impeding
| the playing of the contestants. Con-
/ sidering the weather, however. good
/ golf was witnessed by fair gallery.
AS a result of the days play, Chicago
| is eliminated from the contest, and the
/ championship now lies between New
/ York, Philadelphia and Boston. New
York has Miss Louis Vanderhoef, Mrs.
E. S. Sanford and Miss Georgeanna
| Bishop. Philadelphia's hopes lie in
Miss Frances c. Griscom and Miss F.
|. N. Ayres, while the Boston representa-
| tives are Miss Pauline Mackay, Miss
| Margaret Curtis and Miss K. c. Har-
| ley.
| Miss Griscom was responsible for the
defeat of Miss NJ. Higgins, of Chicago,
and her victory was due to her good
short game which landed her the cham
pionship a few years ago. She took
the lead at the first hole and held il
throughout, winning by UP and l to
play.
Extra Hole Match
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, of Huntington
| Valley, was defeated by Mrs Sanford
!! in the only extra hole match of the
| day. Mrs. Sanford played superb
uphill game and won mainly through
the poor putting of her opponent.
| Miss L. Vanderhoef and Miss J. A.
Carpenter, of Westward Ho, last
years runner-up, had as caddies two
of the best professionals in the country
and neither contestant lacked skilled
advice. Miss Vanderboef started poor
| ly, losing the first three holes. She
! failed to decrease the lead at the turn,
| but squared the match at the four
teenth hole and won out by up.
| Miss Mackay, in defeating Miss
Louisa A. Wells, of Brooklawn, display
ed the same form that gave her the
victory over the British champion yes
| terday. At the turn the pair We're all
| square, but Miss Mackay won by VI,
and to play.
The surprise of the day was the de-
feat of Miss F. c. Osgood, of Brook
| lawn, by Miss Harley. The Brooklawn
/, her sister, who eaddied for her, beg
| ged her not to play Miss Harley went
| out in a As and being dormie z, won
/ by up and to play. The summary
of the match play follows:
Championship. second round:
Miss Pauline Mackay. Oakley, beat Miss
| Louisa Wells, Brooklawn, up and to
Miss F. N. Ayres. Riverton. beat Miss
E. S. Porter, Brooklawn. up and 3 TO
Miss Louise vanderhoef. Ardsley, beat
Miss ]. A. Carpenter, Westward Ho, ?
Mrs. E. 8. Sanford. Orange, beat Mrs.
Caleb F. Fox, Huntingdon Valley, ] up,
Miss Margaret Curtis. Essex county,
beat Miss E. a. Lockwood, Lexington,
/ up and to play.
| Miss K c. Harley, Fall River, beat
Miss. F. osgood, Brooklawn, up and
Miss Georgeanna Bishop, Brooklawn,
beat Mrs F. N Batchelder. Weston, 4
| up and to play
| Miss F. C. Griscom, Merton. beat Miss
Mabel Higgins. Midlothian up and to
play
The pairings for tomorrow follow:
Miss Mackey VS.. Miss Ayres. Miss Van
| derhoof VS.. Mrs. Sanford; Miss Curtis VS..
Miss Harley, and Miss Bishop vs. Miss
! Griscom
Miss NJ Fownes. of Pittsburg, won the
prize offered by Clement A Griscom in
the 1S-hole handicap against bogie, with a
! handicap of z. Miss Charlotte bod, the
English champion, was placed on scratch
| and finished 13 down.