Evening journal., 1913-10-14
MISS CURTIS,
TITLE HOLDER,
LOSES TODAY
American Champion Golfer
Beaten One Down by Miss
Painter, Chicago
CHANGES In FINALS
FAVOR THE BRITlSHERS

There was an increasing gallery /
this morning when the first round OF /
match play began in the Worlds Ma
tlonal Golf Championship at the Will
mington Country Club. The wind
blew to bothersome degree this
morning and the mercury was too
low for comfort.
With six foreign visitors who quail
ihed-three British and three Cana
dian-the tournament Is certain to
prove the greatest international con-
test in golf ever arranged by Amer
lean women.
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, low score
qualifying medal winner yesterday
and former British champion; Miss
Muriel Dodd, British and Canadian
title holder; Miss Mabel Harrison.
Irish champion, and Miss Florence
Harvey, former Canadian title holder,
are ali strong enough 10 win, al
though the latter qualified yeserday
only on the play-out.
There is another comparatively un-
known but exceedingly promising
figure from the Dominion in Miss
Violet Pooley, from far-away British
Columbia
Unquestionably the american de-
Tense has been weakened by the fail
,ure Of Mrs. r, H. Barlow. of Phila-
delphia, to qualify yesterday. mas
much as she has been for ten years
one OF the most consistent Of per-
formers and has twice since 1909
proved runner-up. In that year
SHE opposed the then Miss Dorothy
Campbell in the final. and last year
lost to Miss Margaret Curtis in the
last stage.
Miss Margaret Curtis disavows tho
reports of weakness IN her practice
which have been current herenbouts and
in Boston. although she admits size has
been spending more time at tennis than
at golf While she was in better form
yesterday than on Saturday, IL is appar-
ent she is not in such condition NJ she |
was for the past JWo or three seasons.
Miss Kate Harley AM Miss Fannie
Osgood, both Of Boston, both former title |
holders, did relatively good work yes
terday but there Is nothing 90 indictte /
with certainty that either win b. able |
TO step into the gap should Miss Mar
garet Curtis fail in the earlier rounds /
Miss Osgood is particularly a medal
player rather than a match playing eN-
pert, and Miss Harley white brilliant in
streaks has not been going steadily tbs
year.
/ As tho draw came today. Miss Ravens
croft and Miss Dodd are i'm the lower
half which puts an end 10 all possibl-
ity to them playing in the hail-, as
many Americans had been afraid they
might do
The lower nalf. by the way, is lecl-
edly stronger than the upper. inciuding
as it does both of the principal British
b candidates, Miss Pooley Miss l.iiitn
p Hyde and Miss Georgianna rishun nf
New York; Miss Osgood, Miss Myfa
] Helmer Of Chicago, and Miss Mildred
Caverly and Mrs. c. H. VanderpssS. both
J of Philadelphia.
However. the upper half is reason
ably satisfactory, including Miss Har-
rison, Irish championf Miss Marion
Hollins. OF New York. Miss Florence
Harvey. former Canadian champion;
Miss Harley. Misses Margaret and
Harriott Curtis. of Boston.
II is impossible that more than two
J Dominion players will reach the secs
ond round. because the draw brought
Miss Harvey against Miss Florence
Scott, olso of Canada.
The gallery this morning was fair
" well divided between most of the
matches, and swung from out to the
other In addition 10 an outpouring
Of Wilmington society TO see the play
there are scores of visitors from Phil
adelphia, New York and other cities.
The championship has taken on
great social aspect, and many dinner
parties we're given in honor Of the
golfers, particularly the visitors. at
fhe Country Club. in private homes,
and az the Hotel DUPONT. last night
The greatest number of spectators
followed the play of Miss Pooley and
Miss Hyde today.
Many Wilmingtonians, true to a
home player. found interest in follow
ing the play Of Miss Edith Noblitt. of
the Wilmington Country Club. and
Miss Murill Dodd.
Not so many followed the match
between Miss Ravenscroft and Miss
Frances Griscom, OF Philadelphia, as
would have been the case had II not
been expected it would prove rather
one-sided.
Miss Marion Hollins. the school
girl, who won the Metropolitan cham
pionship. defeated Mrs. Frank H.
Elder. OF Overbrook, today. up and
5 TO go Miss Hollins was out in A.
to 81 for her opponent, and had lead
! of Ave at the end OF the first half
There was a genuine sensation
when Miss Margaret Curtis. the pres
: ent titleholder was beaten one down.
= by Miss Carolina Painter. Midlothian
I Club, Chicago. The latter held the
) western title in 1912 and 1911.
= The cards in the match between Miss
, Painter and Miss Curtis were:
Miss Painter
/ out - 657657 1871 $50
/. In ... - 55 3 8 6 5 4-50-lO0
out. Is ) G 6 8 64T 5--5l
2 Out .. g 6 6 9 5-49-lOQ
> Miss Blanche Harvey, Canada, beat
J Miss Frances Scott, Canada, up 60
> Miss A. l.. Calm New York, beat Miss
! Bertha Stratton, Crawford, y j., up
4 Mrs. T.. II. Fitler, Philadelphia, beat
! Miss Louise Elkins. Pittsburgh, . up
= 10 90.
Mrs. H. r. stockton. Plainfeld, n. J.
!. beat Miss Kate Harley, Fall River, up
= Miss Mabel Harrison, Great Britain
? beat Mrs William Hirsh, Pittsburgh, {
. up I TO 90.
. Mrs. +. = Colburn. Chicago. beat Mrs
/. IL. X. Belstein, Baa, 3 up TO go.
= Mrs. c. II. Nanderheck. Philadelphia
! heat Mrs. A. ;. Lossin, New York, 3 M
. to 90.
Miss Violet Pooley. British Columbia
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