New-York tribune., 1908-10-21
PHIPPS PUT OUT.
Mrs. F0p Scores We'll IN WOmen's
National Championship.
[Rv Telegraph to The Trlbune.1

Washington, Oct. 2J.--With two excep-
tiOns favorites their matches In the first
round match play in the women's national golf
championship tournament the Chevy Chase
links here to-day.
Among the more prominent survivors were Miss
Margaret Curtis of Boston, the national title
holder; Miss Georgiana Bishop of Brooklawn the
metropolitan champion; Miss Harriet Curtis cham
pion in 1906 and the gold medaIHst yesterday; Miss
Fanny c Osgood, of Brookline, the Eastern cham
plon' Miss Mary B. Adams, of Wollaston. Miss
FRANCES I. Griscom, former title holder; Mrs r
II. Barlow and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox. Of PhiIadelpbta
MISS Ossood survived at the expense of Miss
Grace Semple Of st. Louis. runner-up in the re-
cent Western championship. At present Massa
chusetts has seven survivors while tho pbt1o
oeipha SECTION has three, the metropolitan dis
trct two, Washington two. the West one. and
Maine one
because OF the peculiar nature of the draw II
was impossible for the day to pass without two or
three favorites being brushed aside For tnstanoa
Miss Anita Phipps the dashing Springfield D1aver
VINO Is regarded as one Of the strongest In the
country had to meet Miss Margaret Curtis
"he'her the former was trying too hard or lust
happened to be a little off her game Is a r,attar
OF opinion. At all events Miss Curtis after tba
hTst few holes always held the upper hand MIC
fhpps generally fell shy her approaches ana
TINS weakness gave the national title holder an ad
esi'"se "hich was not thrown away After being
uD at the turn, Miss Curtis won bv ? m ana
10 play. ~ anu
Miss Bishop always had the bettsr o. hou .,.
with Miss Dorothy Robinson of Rochester 7be
former went out in Al, then returned a strtn r
SIX 5s' which left her a winner by up and 2 to
play. Mrs Polhemus. the other METROPOLITAN dis
trict survivor, won her match handilv from Mrs
G. H. Converse. Of Brookline
The best scoring of the day was credited 70 NJ.
Caleb F. Fox, of Philadelphia who never ea,a
Miss Elizabeth Porter, one of the leading F,oston
players. a chance. From the first drive Il n
he wen
SO, and earned lead of ) up which she cell,
maintained. '-''
Hiss Griscom played high class golf against Miss
Mary Mccain, the Chevy Chase school girl go,pg
out IN A. and winning nine straight holes Miss
Griscom holed an approach shot of seventv-fve
yards at the seventh hole for four Miss crts-
com was handicapped by stymies on the fifth and
eighth greens. otherwise her card would bave
read 80.
The summary follows:
Nh Miss NJ W; Phelps. the Country Club Rroo,,,r.
i nS. James + Kinney Richmond County nm oi peat
ond9Td s5 M2g m Adams Ada wolason Miss Grace Keves
Ro6nson @ ssaoP eouRtS Rf33hagB eB
pb15s NaTfaTst r Essex Country beat Miss Anita
wost .sS Woo5r M@FSn Oliver Chevy Chase beat Mrs William
Msas Sgs MeT1 m ShTeye Brae Burn beat H. Ethel
Miss Ratherns II HarIsg 4PS Fa 70 pRf Rive heat ,.
Mrs Caleb F. Fox Huntington VaeS Va PiSS hsa, MI.
play Nihe q up and & 70
-, Mrs R H Barlow Merton. beat Miss Louisa Wells
me country club. Brookline, up to NAV ''
Mrs E T Perkins, Glen View heat r,o,,t,o
FlFth The Country Cub Brooklne, up and TO piay
Miss Frances c Griscom. Merton
Mccain, up and To play. ~ MISS mary
Mrs. Ormsby McCammon Chevy Chase ho.. AZ,
Eleanor Allen Oakley. . 10. o' '0a' MISS
Miss Fanny c. osgood. The Country Club Rroo.I,n.
beat Miss Grace Semple. St. Country Ciub 2 %
and play. l' O'uo' d up
ce@4ss Ms IT d6nv9rsa IL rqheas gs @ B526msna Mrs
Miss Harriet Curtis. Essex Country. Mrs N
Work, Huntington County. up and 3 to pIav - W
Mrs. II. St John smith, Portland Country C1ub boo.
Miss Ellen Hood Philadelphia Cricket club / nm 10