The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-10
MISS ADAMS AT BALTUSROL
AGAIN CHAMPION OF WOMEN'S
EASTERN GOLF LEAGUE.
hut for Slipping on the Tenth Tee Mrs.
Fox Might Have Won or Miss
Kate Harley Puzzled by wet Greens
Boston Players Capture Handicap.

-BostOn Piayers Capture HANDICAP
A strict condition. not the stress Of
weather. left In only Miss Mary b. Adams,
Mrs. G. +. Fox and Miss Kate Harley for the
last eighteen holes Of the Women's Eastern
Golf Association championship yesterday
at the Baltusrol Coli Club. 1t had been
announced that those not within twelve
strokes Of the leader would not play In the
second round. Only Mrs. Fox at ninety-six
and Miss Harley at 100 came within the speci-
fed margin Of Miss hdsmsis ninety-one. 1t
had been tancied that the barrier would be
raised or fhis account. but the women would
not 60 back on their ~self-imposed condi-
ton. Then to prove they cared no more
for a wettlns than mermaids the barred
out women began play in a handicap.
easily maintained her lead and won the
title. which she had previously held In 1907.
with the total OF OF. 94--iSs. Mrs. Fox made
see onert wii 1oa e. o, OF s'n whIle NJ. P mafiey !
aggregate was 100, iol 2oi. There was
little roll TO the ball on the wet turf and the
RFa lfiIys shots rs had o ,S I ~, i trsi s st5snS Sls. ln aS. ,ns
recorded a six. She was bunkered on her
second con- for The next ,, but n ssv I'd the he w sns ed
laying her approach dead she had a three
or. the third hole. On the fourth Miss,
Adams was in the rough on her second and
s s{se !. .1ae eFss,, on s The h spP a pSt for maxim. q ioar oh, oh
the 800 yard hfth hole. but missed. and
jotted down a Ave. ont IN q. there was
gntIl The sixteenth. where she pulled her
drive into the rough near the woods, taking
saiEi ss ADAMS a. ha'f in o With i. s0 asr f rafS: brought
2 fS.'. " ... .......' sassf:s - o.
But for A slip on the high tenth tee
f 70 Mrs., 81 Fox you'd have %pr0'S SE
Miss Adams. The mishap spoiled the drive.
the ball going into long grass, and on her
Iron : sh1. MA f1s was 4 the eo Ts's wa suard1
often n q =. AS MTs. Fo.'s card?
2Y'.. AZ ..,"":.I t::sss - ..
There was a mishap on the tenth, tee
for the. national. champion too. but Miss
Harley's worst fault was poor putting. for
she has been playing on dry and fast greens,
Her card:
2H'." ........ :5a5:sts Ss-,ol
There. was a marvellous difference, in the
s,yle OF the trio r Mrsi sot da and Miss ss
petite that the long drives she gets amaze
the onlookers. She has a full swing and
is very safe with the wooden clubs. while
P PSstins' Miss Hrs'' hdams =; pu5 Is S%aekhssnd Hsi
the club head being pushed from her
the way swing = croauei mallet.
d9 the the v P,as 1877 az t tns sr' IN ie' sn Miss 1]dsmss
was in the game longer than any Of the
American cam. and In loos she was runnerup
S sS M Ne t = Sd e si : 's al ins 'fBs aaP' aisss
weeks ago beat Miss Harley. the national
Sah s.,ssSu:. ~ The 'o,f ana Ass ., .ae "0m Miss
Rhona Adair had an ~ at Bali usrol. but
Miss Adam.s 81 is regarded quite a. good a
s Ss% bal 1or ,ne mh GHu Mrs. + Fox %s ! =, e s,sesr it, os
follow through. She has been a nnalist
Il the nt tss's1D az. .;d,, a, ,s Ssssa1; in Chain. .ne
pionship OF 1906. Mrs. OK male. an 50.
4 full swing marks Miss Harley's long
game and her tee shots are often daSalins.
Miss Elizabeth hurry played with, Miss
. Aaf% H.. 4 y. s. E pO T; s, siih Nth Mn. f M,ss h fseis
were eighteen to return cards In the handi-
cap for Two prizes presented by the Baltus-
ToI Golf clS Sf,h I Ths y y'ens Noy wn1 AL, Ml's M, 6;
Roope tied for second prize. All were
from Boston. The summary:
NJ. G; l. Dane.n !. Boston. ,Ss; lG-Ss; Mis- c.
COUNTY, 100. o-ei%; Mrs; 4: T.l'h, WyEaiSii.
10 s-l ~, M Hs,,, EI'z S : po PsI.d sSslGn, ia Ia.
is los; Miss Brcdi, Essex County, i:a, 8-lU;
Mrs. r. II. Barlow. Phllsdeiphis. lol, o.ioi;
Filter. Philadelphia III. e-ios; Miss F. r. Duncan,
Boston, lis, iO-Io5; Miss h. Townsend, Phils-
delphia, Ia. l1-i07, Miss Julia II. Nil. Engie-
wood. ITO. :-ios; Miss F.. Hurry, Englewood,
lIa. los; Miss Pauline Firth. Boston, ~,
n ,q s. Nj, S q; d nGf fIsiip s,ttp' 81. l 10 I'm;
The first OF the int erci'y matches will he
played to-day between the Philadelphia
and New York teams, the winners to play
Tomorrow. The postponed approaching
and putting competition will also be decided.
Cornell University club golfers and they
gathered at the Apawamis club Yesterday
for the elev annual tournament. There
were fifteen players, There was one prize
won with 90. 90. The similar anair