Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-07
WOMEN'S GOLF TITLE
MAY co TO ENGLAND
Miss Campbell and Miss
Teacher Pressing Ameri-
cans for HOn0rS.

PHILADELPHIA, October 7.-Develop-
ments yesterday in the women's annual
golf championship had a distinctly Brit
ish cast. and many observers at the links
Of the Merton Cricket Club are beginning
to think that the title will be carried
abroad.
Two Of the four British women who
qualified Monday for the title were put
out yesterday in the second round Of
match play. but the most skillful and
prominent of the visiting delegation, Miss
Dorothy Campbell and Miss Frances
half Of the draw. should both win today,
they must meet in the semi-finals, so the
spectacle will be spared of two foreign
players contending against each other in
the final for the championship of the
United States.
Mrs. Charles T. Stout OF New York, ex-
national and metropolitan champion, held
herself in reserve yesterday in beating
Miss Frances Griscom Of Philadelphia,
another former title holder, feeling in ad-
vance that she must meet the British
champion today. Miss Campbell had a
much harder task to defeat Mrs. K. II.
Filter of Philadelphia, who never played
so we'll before.
Case Of Nerves.
Miss Teacher showed the best quality of
the invaders" to date by handily beat
ing Miss Vida Llewellyn, western cham
pion. although luck was rather on the
Chicagoan's side. Mrs. Caleb Fox Of
Philadelphia won on the home hole from
Miss Mary Adams of Boston, eastern
champion. after an amusing round, in
which both took practically three puts at
hnI Of
ton had to play out the home hole to win
from Miss Temple Of England, but man
aged to keep her nerve at the crucial
point The only extra hole match was
that in which Miss Isabella Smith of Chi
cago beat Miss Elizabeth Porter of Bos-
ton on the nineteenth with high scoring.
Miss Jane Spence Of England pushed
Mrs. Ronald Barlow, former Philadelphia
district champion, the full round for a
decision, an unexpected development, as
this is Mrs. BarlOws home course. Miss
NobHt of Wilmington had the easiest
match of the day. The afternoon was
devoted to the driving and approaching
and putting contests, both of which went
to the Britishers: Miss Dorothy Camp
bell, Scotland, title holder of Great Brit
ain, led In driving, her tota, being 541
yards . feet at three tries, divided as fol-
lows: 175 yards. 100 yards, 176 yards 2
feet. Miss Isabella Smith, Chicago, was
second with 512 yards IL inches, divided
y
IL inches Third came Miss Frances Girls
com. Philadelphia, at 5O1 yards 1 foot.
divided thus: $50 yards 1 foot, 100 yards
feet. 1s1 yards 1 foot. Miss Temple of
England was best in the approaching and
putting at 8 points. making 9, 3 and 4.
respectively. Miss Florence McNeely,
Philadelphia. second at ten points con-
sisting of A. and B. Miss Mary Adams,
Boston. third at IL points. made up of 8,
and ). Miss Louisa Wells, Boston,
fourth at IL points. consisting of 8,
and ).
The summary of yesterdays play fol-
lows:
Mrs. c. T. Stout. New York. beat Miss
Frances Griscom. Philadelphia, I'D and
to go; Miss Dorothy Campbell. Scotland,
beat Mrs. e. H. Filter, Philadelphia ?
up and 1 to go; Miss Frances Teacher,
Scotland. beat Miss Vida Llewellyn, Chi
cago. up and 1 to go: Mrs. Caleb Fox,
Philadelphia. beat Miss Mary Adams,
Boston. l up; Miss Margery Phelps. Bos-
ton. beat Miss S. Temple. England, / up;
Miss Noblit Wilmington, beat Mrs. c. ii.
Vanderbeck, Philadelphia, up and 2 to
go: Miss Isabella Smith. Chicago, beat
hoies); Mrs. r. H. Barlow, Philadelphia,
Leaf Miss Jane Spencer, England. 9 up.