The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-22
MISS HIGGINSs CLEVER WIN.
Captures Golf Title In Southern California
for Second Time

for second Tine,
Miss Mabel n. Higgins Of Chicago won on
! Monday the championship Of the Southern
! California Coli Association, played az the
Pasadena Country club. She won by up
and 5 TO play In the final. proof positive that
she was hitting them out" Miss Higgins
promptly telegrA phed the news Of her victory
to teorge Strath, at the Crescent A. &. links.
az she knew both he and Mrs. Strath would
be- reJoiCed at the announcement strain
taught Mis- Higgins her first golf, and. as
with Miss Geueyicve lleCkeT, another OF his
pupils, now Mrs stout. the long drives and
brassy shots are the most pronounced
feature Of her game. The winner enters
always from the Midlothian club Of Chicago.
which is her home. but she Is frequent
visitor in the East with her father, who travels
constantly for his health, or with her sister,
Mrs, ". W. Burton.
Miss Higgins also won the Southern Cali
fornia title In 1903. Last year she won the
women's championship OF south Florida at
Palm Beach. played annually In February,
but she returned TO the Pacific Coast for the
winter and allowed the title TO go by default
TO Mrs Edward Filter sd Of Philadelphia.
In January Miss Higgins had the bad luck
to spruin her ankle. aud IL was feared Tor
time that she would have TO toreRO ROll unlli
next summer. Her friends. few Of whom had
heard how well she was progressing, VIII De
agrceably surprised 10 hear OF her win at
Pasadena,
cham pionship OF treat Britain Ut lroon
last year the first American player TO start
~ thG great Compellti9Sn b4t she hsd tne hIrG
a good match, IN the first round. In the iau
Miss Higgins played IN the women's cham;
pionship Of the United states ayMerion, and
lost 10 Miss J. G.. Uriscom, by up and TO
play She has been the greatest globe
trotter for the last two years OF the feminine
golfers, and il is announced that Miss Higgins
will again try for the British title in May,
when the contest will be az Crom"r, a sea-
a.. ETrr ltak inns
will not have to face the field unsupported.
for there viii be several American players
Miss Borden OF Tall River are deemed TO
be- sure starters. with Miss GTtscom as pos
sibility
Professionals are busy now on every side.
Jack Jolly returned from a long trip through
tho South yes tcrday. where. ne says. there was
moro rolhng going on than ever before.
The Cedric brought in the Western profess
sionals Aleck and Bob Taylor and J. Skokie
nent matches on the Scotch links. Others
TO get back this week from their winter trip
vile Golf club. Dave Patrick, Mestheld Golf
club, and Peter Robinson, Buffalo Country
club. James Brand Of Carnoustie., the
Taylor in a tournament last year. arrived
on tho Columbia and will 90 TO the Allegheny
James Black Of St Andrews. profess onal
Of the Bcaconsneld Golf club. Montreal
At the annual meeting Of the Upper Mont
clair Golf club last night It was decided by
vote 20 Join the East Jersey Golf Association !
and 10 feature team matches, The board Of |
governors was increased 10 seven. by me |
election " Joseph A. Bardsley, A. c. Ietterolf,
Horny Moir. William Person and Franklin !
Fisher. The club has had a nine hole course |
for some seasons. and new tennis courts are !
to be added at once.
4 banner is 10 be won by the winning team
OF four making the best score In the thirty, |
six hole qualifying round Of the Lakewood /
]
A pril p. In these contests the custom has |
Crept In Of each club turning In the cards OF
as its team which is foreign TO the spirit Of !
the competition and damper on the sport |
OF four from duly accredited clubs" which !
is not definite enough. Accredited teams |
81 9 S ss be NAMED bn h Tod bS aa oh
lection 70 a club entering more than one |
team. SO say the golfers who are going 10 |
ments The entries OF teams in the qualify. |
ing round should be large, especially should |
the New Jersey Golf League clubs make !
Beginning on May -. the team = Of tho |
league will have weekly tests at match play. |
limiuary bout between them at medal play, |
such As the Lakewood o1er makes possible. |
pa R cb snd eep reSb The memory
the team match and besides there viii be |
medals for the in dividual players.
In the tournament proper there will be a /
gold medal for the best score IN the qualify |
ing round, and cups for three siEteens the |
Club Metedeconk and Carasslio cups with |
Tunner-up prizes. There will be two haudi- |
caps on SATURDAY,. each distinct. with net |
and gross score prizes.
shepherd X. de Forest, the secretary. |
states that the club will not oner its course |
for a one day tournament to the Women's |
NJ G. A.. at least not this spring, a. II is |
thought that 20 play in April would not suit |
the schedule the fair golfers have In prepare !
ton.
S. Aiure Ferguson. runner NJ 20 John Ball, !
JT., In the amateur championship Of 1894, |
has been elected captain Of the London stock ]
Exchange Coli Club. That FERGUSON stu |
retains his golf was demonstrated on March |
4 al old 81. Andrews, when In a three ball /
match with Robert Maxwell. amateur cham
piOn OF 1908, and Leslie Balfour- Melville /
lie made a IS This was eClpsed by phe-
nOmrual score Of 70 by Maxwell. This con-
stitutes record OF the old course outside
OF medal competitions, and when the round
j. at ordinary, every day length. Going out
he did the first nine holes in 81. a good but
not extraordinary performance IN first class
golf but coming back Maxwell quite eN-
Celed himself by taking the last nine in
32-3. 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4. Maxwell beat Fer
Russon by and and Balfour- Melville by
and 8. In the afternoon. doing II, Max
well also won both the matches. The pre-
Nious record at st, Andrews under similar
conditions was n. done BY both ". Herbert
Fowler and Willie AuChterlonie The OK
ford [ UlyeTsltN Golf club Las ODpned new