New-York tribune., 1909-10-05
TRIPLE TIE AT GOLF
KEEN PLAY TO QUALIFY.
Champion of Great Britain One
Stroke Behind Leaders.
rBv telegraph to Tre tribune.

Philadelphia oct "A triple tie for low score
honors furnished zegt to the qualifying round of
the fifteenth annual woman's national golf cham
plonship tournament the links of the Merton
Cricket Club to-day The leaders were Miss Mar
garet Curtis. OF Boston a former title holder Miss
Anita Phpps, Of Springfield. and Mrs. Caleb F.
Fox the Huntingdon Valley woman who sprang
into prominence ten years ago by putting out Miss
Beatrix Hoyt. when the latter champion
They returned scores of Sc each This only
stroke better than the total credited TO Miss Dor
othy Campbell the champion of Great Britain.
mere were sXty-seven starters out of total of
seventy entries. and the field unquestonably
the strongest ever gathered together in this coun-
Try Besides Miss Campbell. three other players
from Great Britain-Miss Frances Teacher. Miss S
Ienple and Miss Bane Spense-qualifed Among
me nome players the most prominent finish. out
Side Inc first thirty-two were Miss Louisa =. Wells
OF Brookline and Miss FelIowes Morgan of
baitusrol the former falling only after pay-off.
"hth the national championship tournament
laS1 pa3ed here s. as the low score, while every
'uihs up TO lO4 qualified The course now, how
ever, rs much stiTer. as with one exception the
men tees are being used In actual playing
lehEIh the course covers a tri1e less than 5.7O0
HaIoS' ana there are many holes where the long
driver has a distnci advantage
When Mrs. Fox returned her SIS early in the dav
the general impression was that II wouId not no
peateh but an hour later Miss Curtis gave the
huntington Valley woman a care Miss Curtis
nau a t"elVe-foot put on the home green for an S.
'''i' liHnk On the ZIP OF the It
mained for Miss Phipps however ~ ,,s1a +b.
spectacular finish. She holed out an approach shot
LOT 9. pretty fair. considering that the hole is
450 yards
ne only stroke to match this was the holng Of
d Aidlfoh shot for a d the tenth nv Mrs p7ov
1er partner, Miss Teacher drove baau+if,11,, hut
"i'si selLhE badly bunkered twice found il i'm
posSlple 10 get better than 9s Mrs Charles T
alo''' me former champion from Richmond Coun-
~ 9Ioled her chances a low score l,v toDuiue,
several drives at the start Toward the end she
9elleo doWn and got 20. A couple of bad holes
coming nome prevented Miss Kate Harley of Fall
N.tI' tle ute holder, from getting better than "a
MISS Mary b Adams. champion OF the Women &
Eastern Golf Association. putted ndieerertI,, I'd
needed g. while Mrs r. H. Barlow of the home
club' hnIshed NTH with a capital 50 Mrs : 2
1eIeTls OF EnSlewood, had distinction of lead
ing the metropolitan district entrants with an
90
Those in the sallery, which included Walter ]
travis captain Of the successful METROPOLITAN team
~ ~ me Lesley cup match Saturday, admired
Miss 'ampben's game. The Scotch girl takes ou,v
three-quarter swing, but her direction is excel
lent She also has d way OF laying up the short
approach shots that would do credit TO Travis him
SELF
ne LUCK oI the draw was most unknd, major
--S 81 me iaNorites getting into the upper half
A particularly hard first round match is promised
ihough the hracketing of Miss Harley and Miss
ADAMS The former defeated Miss Adams IN tba
.o.I'Ndl championship tournament at Chevy Chase
. al o1l MISS Adams got her revenge in the
follows: - VI "a"
MISS ITiscom vs. Mrs. Roome, Miss Pbipps u
VI Nis. stout. Mrs Filter vs.. Miss Sempe; Mrs Nc
helNey VS. Miss Campbell: Miss Teacher vs. MISS
w. mss bishop vs. Miss Llewellyu. Miss IIar-
icy VS. MISS Adams. Mrs. Fox VS. Miss Narrara+
ouIIS' MISS Temple Mrs Lefferts: Mrs Co
D-iH D-iH VS. Miss Phelps. Mrs. West VS. Miss Nobut
Miss McCallum vs.. Mrs. Vanderbeek; Miss
ril-''l Ns. Miss McNeeey; Miss Porter VS. Miss
Harriet Curtis. Miss Dallett vs. Mrs r,arlorr ~;
Mccain Us. Miss Spence
-.. summary ol lha auaI.E..ne ro..na ..-.o---.