The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
AMERICAN GOLF GIRLS ABROAD.
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LONDON. June 22.--Tho thirteenth lndie''
golf championship of Great britain a,
Cromer the first week of June afcrne'l
an interesting and profitable Lesson IN go'i
10 the nine Am erican players who crosse"
the ocenn to play The most notlceabi'
difference between the Rriti'h ana A'nnrl-
can women was In the short shots ms
was commented upon and acknowledged
by every one, onlookers and players alike
and the difference was clearly IN favor OF w"
Britishers In the long game we heln our
own, but in putting and approaonlnS
they we're almost invariably more acc"rf'e
and certain.
We were struck by the h'isinoHslike way
in which they 90 about GOT. ana ny ane
number of rounds they easil" lay IN one
day. The long twilight makes il po"slolc
to play TIL o'clock, and they would oi Yen
play two rounds OF eighteen holes IN the
afternoon after having done one rouna t
in the morning The speed with wh men
they walk and the absence Of conversation
save timo and breath. We had to he CON
stantly prodding ourselves to keep pace
with them in their long strides.
The final result of the tournament was
surprise, for Miss Bertha Thompson AZ
though tried and experienced player VINO
has often done we'll in the champl9nshlp
meetings, was not one of those VINO mao oe 't
commonly named in the early part OF the
week as a probable champion. Her two
| victories on Thurs lay, however-over Miss
Margaret Curtis IN the morning, IN II hineIeen
hole match, and Miss Steel in thH, afternoon.
at the twentieth hole-moe'" all observers
| hard to. defeat. She is a slight dellcate
looking woman. whose, phy,iJie gives
| little evidence OF strength or endurance;
Miss Thompson has very easy mode
rately full swing; plays straight ior 'ne
direction flag and il unusually accurate ~
the short game. But in brilliance, length
and powerfuness her playing, does not by
any means create the impression maze ny
Miss Dorothy Campbell Nus flor Tie'
Hcalet, Miss Glover; Miss Neville 20, or Ms.
Hezlet were both somewhat Of! their games es
and did not do themselves Justice MIS-
Dorothy Campbell. who comes from North
Berwick gave perhaps the best eNhihi'ion
of golf, and her defeat by Miss stuart IN me
semi-flnal was a surprise 10 many her
! fine scores of 81 which won the scratch
medal competition, end so and ~ N me
| international team matches give su'ficieat
proof of her caiber as golfer H.,
Miss Florence Hezlet, ralleJ Jarky. hai
pethor. Her short skirts and her hair
still down her back made her long drives
! and her knowledge OF the game the more
surprising She ia a very neat, wei butt
! little person. who uses her long CLUBS CON
! fidently and gets tremendously long ball.
| 4 brilliant PLAYER whose matches always
attracted gallery" was Miss Glover eX-
| champion Of Scotland. She has an almost
exaggeratedly long swing, full OF force and
| power. but not nearly so gracctni 70 "a!ch
as Miss Campbell's or Miss He,let - ,u MiIS
! Glover is an exception to most of'the British
players, in that she takes great deal oil
! time aud studies her shots carefully. es-
pecially her putting. which is the weak
part Of her game. ,,.
| Among our pley Miss Bishop, Miss
| .at I'ir 10
! the best showing. Miss Bishop especially
| commanded respect by her steadiness and
general excellence. She twice ,nade the
! first nine hoes.n &c. a score which was not
| eoualed by any one else. and her game al
WAYS elected favorable comment. Her
defeat by Miss Lloyd Roberts was a great
| disappointment to U.s. the more so because
/ it was evident that our champion was not
playing up { O her best form. Miss Margaret
Curtis. who is one Of the longest drivers
of our American golfers. lived up to her
reputation while at Cromer, Her career
| in the CHAMPIONSHIPS was very much to
her credit. She won four matches. and when
she was defeated it was In a glorious wav-
Miss Adams was the last American to be
defeated and was followed by the others
| in an enthusiastic body. She has an un-
usual style. especially in putting, and Is
exceedingly deliberate. ,,
OF course we were disappointed that
none OF our players reached the final or
semi final, but, all things considered. We
are satisfied with the result OF our first
venture. We realize now the great strain
it was to play two matches day against
unknown opponents. Of whose strong points
or fgilings we were alike ignorant. Taken
as a whole the British women have simpler,
more natural swings than VIC have, and
play with more assurance and cert inty.
Cromer was far from being a specimen
| Of the best English links. and the turf and
green's were especially disappointing. owing
| to a great need Of rain