The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-12
ACTION BY WOMEN GOLFERS.
Tricity Matches and Eastern Championship
on Nassau Links.

on Nassau Links.
At the executive committee meeting OF
the Eastern Women's Golf Association yes
terday, in this city, the first annual champion
ship Of the organization and the women'e
tricity matches for the Griscom cup were
fixed for decision at the Nassau Country
Club. june S, o, 7 and s. On the first day the
Boston and Philadelphia teams will play,
the winners to meet the New York team,
holders of the trophy, on the second day.
The championship will be on June I and 8.
eighteen holes OF medal play to be decided
each day. The maker of the lowest score
on the two days of play will be the champion.
There will be fifteen on each team in the inter-
city matches.
Miss Wells announced that there were
sixty-one clubs in membership. Of which
the strongest representation now halls from
New England, which has thirty-fve clubs.
Twenty clubs represent the Metropolitan
Golf Association, while there are but four
members in Pennsylvania and two in Mary
land. Miss Griscom. in explanation Of the
small showing from Pennsylvania and the
yet held their spring meetings, at which the
work Of The yea, is planned. and that the
sentatlon from the Philadelphia clubs.
The committee decided that players not
T IN 1he t t%snis a'T pises OF OF The he 3 arst da snl D : ing
championship at Nassau shall drop out.
Those who do so .will be eligible for a medal
tie handicap will be on the %afterhoonle Of
THURSDAY and Friday, June 2 and 8. The
Committee made up some side competitions
for the mornings, an approaching and putting
competition for the morning, Of June I and
a driving contest the next day. An Essex
gift on condition that his. anonymity be
s q Sc Eastern ssSsi %$o@sSs dSI!t 4, $1hsseSiasti !Sp! z
ship and to be held for the year by the win
ner',s club. The winner will receive, a gold
s SILVER medal. The Nassau County GGlu6
be the handicap trophy.
Women's Western Golf Association to play
a team match at the Brae Burn Country Club
dpE Rn!,o the so TIfsms snd f %EaflS9a pr SsHi5%DIo n i5.
desires not TO have his name printed. has
Of gift states that this trophy shall be in play
for five years. when the association having
scored the most wins may do what i pIeases
with the cup, that is. keep II or allow it TO
Fe! Mrsi tc'alEe6 F. Fox announced an open
during the week following The championship
and tT no T,s m = gun az y Sa SIsS an Pay a1y0t wsii
Keep on OF IN sets of eight. Mrs, Fox said. that
be more than enough for each eight tina
return cards and for sce all the minor Mn 6S sontestg
R Rftfua a Vote Of thanks and they Viii suggest
with the many competitions already booked.
There was a vote Of thanks also 20 the Gar.
d len CITY q s, S6lf m SI1R' N wR,Sh th has se5 asi sfli o Be
open 70 the members OF the Eastern Women :
Golf Association. Homage Russell. the presi;
Monday Of each month. or BY SPECIAL arrange;
rnent certain THURSDAYS and Fridays will
Be SET aside ff2fTr.!t their Z Tot use; ~ The head a6d GItba o. q
grant the use Of their course 10 the women on
one day in each month.
WASHINGTON. April ll.-Aleck Ross. pro-
f~essional, Of the Rlnehurst and Brae Burn
somes among a field Of sixteen pairs Of pro.
fessionals and amateurs competing in the
s GoI} r d11SyI,s P 6pen mere toH Imam nj the R oesum and
Wood dlstanced all their opponents by a full
ten strokes and better with a score that was
Ave under par on the morning round and four
below par in the afternoon. First prize
called for So. Mr.. Wood to receive his snare
:" The work Of both winners was superb. each
frequently alternating in playing the best
ball. Ross was first on the green oftenes'
close second to him all through both round:
and gave Ross the best OF support by play
Ing S e n @afpins Of fo the A %6od n m par he IL 0e senil
en00c1em mp The ithirteenth and eis&teentf
The long green's and fine puts. Their woTi
in the afternoon round was almost an exac
di 4 PPRc !s2ns Of 6pm Thet5 Fl oF' str TSSnd' a. soi and 2 pe.
ouiring an extra stroke 10 make the home
ward Journey. 80.
Utica. =. T., and Donald, Ball, PhIlade lphi /,
Country Club. profesiion2aII, and l: A. Aa y Il
1 N-f.kzns upllN-uoOA liOlf Club both tied 10
second place with totals Of l47. emitting then
to divide the remaiHiag two pFls 5H , Sde red
PLAYING for his team, making several excep
~tionaily long puts and fine plays. and viii
sstona, snffRReeFts summary mGH14 e ioiiSws hav' nn'SNe'
p5 A,s'S & Re ss-E RF9ff baasId b aff y, * SSHe' G Hf e
=. ,7S@rE Bsinsrd Nichols Hgilywo0ds pro
Lee L Harlan, Columbia e. 771I5o: Isaac MsSkis
Is1sn aus s. pT Ts@iSi: bon nld f Ros. hS osSieS, P HotSa
FIN E.IS,5 5o Gs}d5 s5Ri,nE s. RSoif:''q Sa1iid az 6si p; W prs :
tessionsl,. and Allan Lard, Columbia, 50, 5sTl%
B BsT33,o %at e6i ai6 eSlam q. sJg~ TGt5ss' james f Dous i. s
cSevy Chase, protession1l, and o Me6snmoI
G. Ghecy g, p GRass: sGi fia and T Ssq7q Rli Hco'q. Bsi' 'imoI
8 81 sS1i9s; 4sok k,! Jolly w H5I,9SLo9' \ ! -T PSS
I |, Z 7Wns E5disSdii Vermont, I, ssSI@S ": $ksiiII3
winning q -. ~. DIbltustpHuis anu - o. -
ColumhIa, 20, s5-l67: Cleve Harrison, Chevy Chas,
and &. f. Morse, Rutland G. O., IS. s3-lSs; j. |
de kioss, Green Lake G. c., and G. a. Weave
Columbia. 81, Ss-l7e.
Prizes offered for competition at the ope
tournament Of the Country Club Of Lakewoo
next week are for the best score by a teal
Of four from one club and a low score gol
medal in the qualifying round; the Countr
Club, .MetedeSonk. Carasaljo and Nanett
siIteens, runner-up ups for each sixtee
-. and a net score cup and gross score gold
medal in Saturday e handicap, which wi
be at eighteen holes, Entire close on Wec
nesday night, except for the handicap, an
play begins at s 30 A. NJ, Thursday, April 10.
Princet ono Cornell Football Game at Pol
! Grounds on Oct. ~.
A big football game which New Yor
= will have next fall Will be between Princeto
and Cornell. According to agreement the:
two are to play here this year, and II is likel
7 that their game will take place on the Pc
{ Grounds. The date set for the game
4 october 81, and Graduate Manager MurTa
Of Princeton has called on Secretary Knowl,
: OF the New York National League Baseba
| Club with a view OF getting the Polo GrounC
for that day. He was told that the grounc
could be had. Heretofore the Princeton
Cornell games have been alternating betwee
, Princeton and Ithaca,