Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-08
MAY LOSE GOLF TITLE
American Chances Believed to
Have DWindIed.
WOMEN IN CLOSE CONTEST
Miss Campbell of Scotland Wins in
Semi-Finals.
DECIDING GAME TOMORROW
Mrs. Barlow to Meet Scottish Cham
pion-Great Interest in
the Game.
DECIDING GAME TOMORROW

Philadelphia, October S.-The chances of
the women's national golf championship
title going to Great Britain were greatly
increased today when Miss Dorothy
Campbell of North Berwick. Scotland.
the British champion. defeated Mrs.
Caleb Fox of Philadelphia, in the semi
final round of the tournament on the
links of the Marion Cricket Club at
Haverford.
The Scotch champion won by up and
to play in as great an exhibition of golf
as has been seen hereabouts in a long
phia won her match from Miss Margery
Phelps Of Boston. Mrs. Barlow, on whom
now devolves the responsibility of keep
ing the American title on this side of the
Atlantic, had an easy time Of it, winning
the match by the one sided score Of 8
up and to play.
The final round between Miss Campbell
and Mrs. Barlow for the championship
will be played tomorrow. Interest in the
two matches was intense among lovers
of the game, and the largest gallery of
the week was out to see the contests.
Attracts Great Interest.
The match between Miss Campbell and
Mrs. Fox attracted the greater interest,
largely. because of the Scotch woman
reputation as player and the well known
ability of her Philadelphia opponent to
put up spirited contest. Miss Campbell
has played consistently throughout the
tournament and Mrs. Fox also has been
playing gilt edge golf during the week.
Miss Phelps and Mrs. Barlow reached
they had a more difficult time winning
their matches than Miss Campbell or
Mrs. Fox.
Another ideal day favored the players
and this fact, coupled with the importance
Of the matches. brought out one Of the
largest galleries Of the week.
Scores Made.
Mrs. Fox took the eighth in DOGGY,
TO S. and the ninth in DOGGY. to 5, max
ing the match square at turn. Card first
half, including approximations:
Miss Campbell-Out.. 746555-45
Mrs. Fox-Out......... 8 1877 6o7 4 AS
her ball on her second striking on the
bridge and bounding over the brook,
while Mrs. Fox's went into the brook and
abandoned the hole. Hole DOGGY, g. APP
Miss Campbell won the eleventh in bo-
gey to g. Mrs. Fox clubbing her second
and then being short. on her third. Miss
Campbell also won the twelfth in DOGGY,
D TO D. bOtn were IN Dunker8, but out
we'll. The thirteenth was halved in 4 to
DOGGY 3. The fourteenth was also halved
in DOGGY without incident. The fifteenth
was another half in to DOGGY 5.
The sixteen was halved in DOGGY 3,
which gave the British champion the
match. Mrs. Fox's ball got bump on
the third, while Miss Campbell was dead
to the cup on the like. but. through ner-
vousness. lost a short putt, and SO was
only able to make it half. The cards
on the return journey follow:
Miss Campbell, in..........5 5 s 4 4 4 8
MIS-. FOX, IN. % b D
Beginning Of Success.
Miss Campbell. won the first hole, TAX
ing DOGGY 4 to 5, but Mrs. Fox took the
second. to DOGGY 5, thanks to a fine
second. which cleared the bunker and
gave her the green. She also got the
third hole, which was not played out.
Miss Campbell had an unplayable lie in
the brick drain in the road, and sur
rendered. The fourth hole. DOGGY 5. was
halved in Z. Miss Campbell won the
fifth DOGGY to 5, because Mrs. Fox
missed her putt by six inches Miss
Campbell won the sixth. 6 to T. against
DOGGY 3, and the seventh. DOGGY 5, to 5.