Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
PH|LLY WOMEN IN
THICK OF TOURNEY
Four of Them Will Battle To-
day in Second Round of
Championship.

MANCHESTER, Mass, October $50
interesting and complex were the results
Of the first round Of match play for the
women's golf championship of the United
States at the Essex Country Club yes
terday that only the foolhardy and the
hazardous would attempt to prophesy
which of the contestants would play the
second round of matches today.
At the close Of the qualifying round
Monday the Women's Golf Association of
Boston had thirteen players in the match
play: the Metropolitan district and New
York state had six, the Philadelphia dis
trict also had six: Chicago, two: st.
Louis. one; Cleveland, one: San Fran
cisco, one; Washington, one, and Pitts
burgh. one.
But after the first round Of match play
yesterday the Women's Golf Association of
Boston had seven players still in the rum
ming, Philadelphia had four. New York.
three: st. Louis and Pittsburgh one each,
while Chicago. Cleveland, Washington
and San Francisco had passed out of the
tournament.
The four Philadelphia golfers who
play in the second round today because
Of their victories yesterday are Mrs. f.
H. Filter. Mrs. r. H. Barlow. Miss H. E..
Maule and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox. Yesterday
Miss F. c. Griscom was beaten by Miss
L. B. Hyde of New York. and 3.
Miss G. NJ Bishop of New York, who
won yesterdays match over Miss L. A.
Wells Of the Country Club, and 3. Mrs.
Barlow's opponent will be Miss r: G.
Osgood of the Country Club, who defeat
ed Mrs. r. NJ Gardiner, 3 and 1. yes
terday. Miss Maule is down to play
against Mrs Fox. Thus two of Phila-
delphia's four players will meet Boston
young women. and the other two Will
battle between themselves for the entry
other pairs are Mrs. Wheeler vs.. Miss
Hyde, Miss H. s. Curtis VS. Miss Semple.
Miss Mellus VS.. Miss Hollins; Miss Elkins
VS.. Miss Phelps and Mrs. Roope VS.. Miss
NJ. Curtis. :.
did so well in the women's western golf
championship, was defeated yesterday by
Mrs. Filter Of Philadelphia. whom Boston
used to own as Miss Grace Wirth, by
and g. Mrs. t.,ier was out in 40 and
was 1 up. She Outplayed her opponent
coming home. The cards:
M Mrs fti,sr; ;o. 49,. : as
Ms: Filter; ........'... .. ! : !
Mrs Fox. also of Philadelphia, de-
stroyed the last hope of Chicago by de-
feating Miss Myra Helmar by and 3.
The card Of the match:
Mrs Mrs: F Hs,m,r:::: sS5 e:s So So
Mrs Fo9...................-... s
Miss Helmar. .................
Miss Maule Of Philadelphia met Miss
E. Noblit Of Wilmington. Del. in the first
round and defeated her 4 and :.
Miss l.. B. Hyde of New York was more
than a match .or Miss Griscom of Phila-
delphia. and won by : and .. Miss Girls, CTS,
com playing far from the game OF which
she is capable. Miss Hyde will outdrive
Mrs. Wheeler in today's, match IN the
second round. but she will have to keep
straighter up the course than she did
yesterday to defeat the Miss Mollie B.
Adams of old.
Miss Bishop will meet Mrs Filter in the
second round, and Miss Osgood Will meet
Mrs. Barlow, the champion player of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Barlow in the first
round defeated Miss H. Alexander of
New York. by and 9. Mrs. Barlow Is
PLAYING her best golf
Miss H. S. Curtis played the first. nine
holes better than any player except her
sister. Miss Margaret Curtis. the cham
Mon. in her match with Miss Maud Wet
more. whom she defeated and = Miss
Margaret Curtis won her match from
Miss a. NJ Perkins very handily, and 8.