Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
Out of Ninety-nine Entries,
Ninety Starts Are Made in
Meeting at Glen Cove,
Long Island.
Prominent PhiladeIphians Play
inc in Contest for Highest
Honors-Society Out in Force
to Follow Play.

NASSAU COUNTRY CLUB, Glen Cove,
T, T., Sept. 14.-under skies that seemed
- Indicate that Old Sol is a very oblig
,,o chan SO far as the fair sex is con-
earned. for the day was all that could
ho desired, the annual tournament for
,he women's golf championship of the
,-rited states began today over the links
=, rho Nassau Country Club. There were
obout 90 starters out of 95 entries, the
largest field but one since the United
states Golf Association instituted this
classic.
outside of a rather slim representation
from the West there were plenty from
o,her sections of America. From the
metropolitan district there were such
n,svers as Miss Marion Hollins, of West
brook. last years runner-up; Miss Lillian
r. HYDE, of South Shore. the metropoli-
tan champion; Miss Georgianna NJ.
Rishop. of Brooklawn, former national
title holder.
From Philadelphia there were Miss
Ronald B. Barlow, the champion of that
section; Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, of Hunting
don Valley; Mrs. Il. II. Fitler, of Merton,
and Miss Frances c. Griscom, Of Merton,
the national champion in 1900. The Boston
experts included Misses Margaret and
Harriott Curtis, both former champions;
Mrs. II. Arnold Jackson, of Oakley: the
.rstyhlle Miss Kate C. Harley, another
former champion, and Mrs. Edwin w.
Daley. once the Sout' ern champion. There
were five former natioral champions to
tee up-the Curtis sisters. Mrs. Jackson,
Miss Bishop and Miss Griscom.
Robert c. Watson, president of the
United States Golf Association, was an
omnIpresent individual and had charge
Of the starting, while he was assisted
by Howard +. Whitney, of the Metro
politan Golf Association as well as the
local club.
Society was out in force as indicated
by the appearance as competitors of Mrs.
Howard T. Whitney and Mrs. Donald G.
Geddes of Nassau Mrs. Arthur Scott
Burden. Mrs c. NJ. Heckscher and Mrs.
II. c. Phipps. of Piping Rock, and Mrs.
c. z. Putnam, Of Shinnecock Hills.
Since Miss Hyde set a women's record
OF So here in the Metropolitan qualifying
IOunO last year many new traps HdNt
been installed and it is considered doubt
full whether or not it could be qualified
In this event. When Mrs. Barlow, al
ways a brilliant medal player, passed to
the tenth tee her score for the first nine
holes was Al, which indicated that If she
maintained that pace she would come
near to the record. Mrs. Barlow had Miss
Bishop as n partner. but the Brooklyn
golfer could not get going.
Miss RiShOD had bit of hard luCk M
the third hole. AS she putted the caddie
withdrew the bamboo flagpole, but the
iron pin in the bottom of the pole stuck
In the cup. coming out of the pole Miss
Bishops ball hit the iron pin and when
she submitted the question to President
Watson he decided she had nothing to do
but take an extra stroke, just as If it had
hit the pole itself.
Miss Bishop then requested that re-
pairs be made so that no other player
would encounter the same difficulty.
Miss Grlscom had the best of the early
scores going out In 80 and back in 46 for
81. She got into the pond at the short
hth also cost her because of the
hunkers
Her card:
Out ....,...,a 3 2 , SIS SIS
In .,.......... 6 G-i6-9i
Soon after Miss Griscom came in Miss
~ A, Irving Of Richmond County, re-
turned an IS. Her worst lapse came at
me second hole, where she took an s.
she also got into trouble at the l4th. Her
card:
p R%' ,...,... ,,,.s5 50 9G ( 3-,,ss
MlSS HYDE then cqualcd that mark, and
nad It not been for an Indifferent i At
,he nom" hole, sh" might have saved
,Wo strokes. As 1t was these two women
~, tu me early field. Miss Hyde's drive at
% ,ne INth was very long. and had the wind
penlnd It, hut she pulled a little and the
oa.i bounded into a deep trap. She made
me play out, but encountered another
pl guarding tho green. Then she over
s naseu the green. Her good approach
pU'' saved her from taking 7, Her card:
." rt. -. -. ...,.,5 8 4 5 e. IS
lhe early scores:
Mrs A 90 s, Out In I'll
Mis- r. summer Nassau. 40 ~ %
Cricke, ,. g, Grisrom, Merton
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