Evening journal., 1913-10-16

Sunny skies. rising temperature and
lessening wind. this morning we're
believed to give the American con-
testants in the women's national golf
championship over the links of the
Wilmington Country Club, a some
what better chance against the Brit
ish stars. Yet the latter appeared TO
be invincible.
In steadiness there is no one here
to compare with Miss Muriel Dodd
and Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, and If
the former continues to reel out balls
as she did yesterday at the thirteenth,
she may have walkover in the last
three rounds, for few men golfers
could hold her at the pace she Is now
going.
The gallery increased this morn
ing with better weather, yet II was
smaller than the international clash
warranted. Miss Dodd was brought
against Mrs. c. H. vanderbeck Of the
Phnadelphia Cricket Club, and Miss
Ravenscroft against Miss Fanny Os-
good. of Boston, In the lower half
while in the upper II is Miss Marion
/ Hollins. of New York. VS.. Mrs. +. II
/ Filter, of Philadelphia. and Miss Har'
riot Curtis. of Boston, VS.. Miss Mabe
I Harrison, OF Ireland. The outcome
| I'm the top section seems so uncertain
that wagers could not be secured.
Only one New Yorker remains t'
two each from Boston and Philadel
phia against the three British cracks
/ The last of the contestants west o
the Alleghenies and north Of thu
Dominion line went down yesterdal
] like a row of bricks, one after thu
other.
Miss Murial Dodd. British and Ca
madam champion. took another stel
toward winning the women's nationa
by defeating Mrs. c. II. Vanderbeck
of Philadelphia, 8 up to TO 80 in tn
second round of match play. Mis-
Dodd played her usual steady game
The cards:
Miss Dodd
out 1895 e46 64-4l
In .......4 3 3 4
Mrs. vanderbeck
out ..64 46456 s 8 s 81
In .......5 s
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, England
defeated Miss Fannie Osgood, OF Bos
ton, up and 2 to play. Miss Marion
! Hollins, OF New York. beat Mrs. E n
Filter, Philadelphia, 2 up. Miss Har'
riet Curtis Boston, won over Miss
Mabel Harrison, Ireland, 4 up and 3
10 play.
dicted for tomorrow. when the pair
inRs for the semi-finals we're an
nounced. Miss Dodd and Miss Raw
enscroft, the English players, who
have shown such great form, we're
paired. and will fight II out for the
honor of playing the final. Miss Hol-
Inns, OF New York, will meet Miss Cur
tbs, Of Boston.
The English players have attracted
the greatest attention In the matches
and either Of them will be made the
favorite over the American to win
out tomorrow for the finals. Miss
Ravenscrofts card today follows;
Miss Ravenscroft out; 447. 357
| 455-44.
Miss osgood. 1856, SGT, S64-47.
Miss Ravenscroft, in, 545, 454, s.
Miss Osgood, 644, 465. Z.
Miss Osgood misses the first hole
hopelessly losing II Z 70 her partne
half 4. but won the second I'm a su
perb par. 3 to A. Miss Ravenscrof
being short croft her third, (par 8
IN TO s. but stole a birdie at the par
4. In 3 TO s spelling matters a sec
ond time. The fifth went to the Eng
lishwoman In to against par 4
by superior all around work. The
sixth (par 81 was a non descript half
in seven. Miss Osgood won the
seventh with a perfect three to four
souaring things a third time. The
eighth was Miss Ravenscrofts IN par
5 to 6, through Miss Osgood losing
putt The ninth squared them
fourth time, Miss Osgood taking par
4 to the Britisher's 5. following a
short approach.
Miss Osgood lost the tenth by over
playing the cup. The eleventh hole
was fairly we'll halved, fifteen foot
putt giving Miss Osgood the Twelfth
par. 4 TO 5.
The thirteenth was a fine half. A
twelve foot put for a regulation to S
gave Miss Ravenscroft the fourteenth
Miss Osgood. worried, lost the tf'
teenth, 10 par by Indifferent play
ing She lost the match by playing
backward out of the bunker on thu
D sixteenth ball, which cost her
s stroke. She was not under the edg
= Of the bunker. and so could hav
r escaped forward. On her next strok