The sun., 1914-09-13
NO FOREIGN PLAYERS
ENTER WOMEN'S GOLF
War 1ntcrfcres with Plans of
Aspirants From Canada
and England.
MRS. JACKSON WILL PLAY
Western Contingent Sends Few
Players-Misses HOllins
and Hyde Enter.

The absence Of any British or Canadian
entrants for the women's national golf
championship which begins tomorrow at
the Nassau Country Club. Glen Cove. l.. l..
VIII take away some OF the interest In the
tourney. Ever since 1909 when Miss Dor
othy Campbell came over from England
and won the American title. foreign golf
ers have played an important part in the
womens championship.
Playing from Hamilton Canada Miss
Campbell won again in 1910. In fact the
hnal was an all-British affair. Mrs q. NJ.
Martin. another English woman. being the
runner up. At Bsltusrol in 1911 Miss
Campbell tried again. but was beaten in
the semi-ilnal by Miss Margaret Curtis,
VINO went on and won the ttlc.
There was cessation In the foreign
attack In the following year. when tho
American women monopoized the hOnors
at Essex county In Massachusetts,, the
home club OF Miss Margaret Curtis. who
won her third championship. hut last year
two British girls came over and one Of
them. Miss GLADYS Ravcnscroft. carried
the title home with her The other. Miss
Muriel Dodd. then the British champion.
reached the sem-final round. I'm which she
was bt'hlN b'tl'll bN ItT NOlIIdlflOls
At the annual meeting Of the United
States Golf Association last winter H. G.
Watson. the president, assured tho dele.
gates that Miss Ravenscroft had promised
TO return to defend her title hut the
promise. II II was made, has not been
kept II was rumored recently that Miss
Cecilia Lcitch. the new British champion,
was coming over. but the outbreak OF the
European war seems 10 have put an end
, to whatever plans she and Miss tt1Nens
croft may have been making for another
invasion.
So the championship which will be de-.
cided at Nassau this week is sure to go
to an America woman golfer. and the big
Robert Cox cup viii return 10 the United
states.
The arrival of tn" Cox cup at the
Nassau Country Club ycste rday ended a
period of anxiety for the officials of the
United States Golf Association When
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft won the womens
national championship at Wilmington last
wear the Bronborough Golf Club. from
which She played. became entitled TO the
custody Of the trophy. and she took u
back TO England with her.
\ few weeks ago when the time for the
women's national championship Of this
year began to draw near. and at the
same time England became involved In
war. the t. :. q. 4. officials began
10 NoirN ABOUT Inc ON cup. HtN
wrote to Miss Ravcnscroft, but owing 20
the unsettled conditions ot the mail SER
vice no reply waS received. and only IA
day or two ago letter was received by
the Nassau Country Club from John Reid.
.Ir. secretary of the United States Golf
Association. saying that nothing had been
heard from Miss Ravenscroft, and that
tho champ onship probably would have tn
be played without the customary display
of the trophy.
when tho cup reached tho club yestcr-
day h Was put In the place OF honor IN
the clubhouse and viii remain ther"
throughout the week.
On the list Of ninety three entrants for
the title are the names Of most o' tho
more prominent women golfers ~ tho
East. The Curtis sisters, Margaret and
Harriet. and Mrs II \rnold Jackson
all former national champions and
Miss Fanny G. Osgood. runuer-up for
the Eastern title this spring. will be the
leading representatives Of TN" Boston dis
trct. and there will be several others from
tina; city who may do great things.
Two girls. neither of whom has won tho
natloua! title. hut who are hkely 10 he
tho favoritcs this year. will carry tn.
hopes Of the women golfers Of the Metro
pulitan district. ono is Miss Lillian y.
Hyde. the present metropoli'Hn champion.
and the other Is Miss Marion IIollins. who
year. These two so FAR nuiclnss tho
other me- ropoltau women golfers. with
the possible exception o' Miss Georgianna
Bishon, national tltlr holder i'm i9oi TINT
no other New York woman is regarded o.,
having much Of a chance for victory,
Both Miss Hyde and Miss Hullins lave
been runners m IN the national chaupion-
shin. Miss HYDE In 1911. when her
wre,ched short game beat her and Miss
Nollins last wear. when Miss RaVenscroft
was playing altogether too fast game
for The American girl
~, pbt,,J J.,nbt, will coma Mrs II ~
. 80" a, ~ =, ,-.t-,,,- -,
fhfl"W anu MTs' - IL N''!''T"'NN' "o'"
~ whom have an outside chance TO VIII
Mrs BARLOW has the advantage Of a
,,e,1tb ~ tourna mont cNuerience and Mry
N'''' -, - No., ,i,,ia i,,,,n,, ho,nrc
N"ucrpe'N, VINO "''' "'r, N''"'
last year. has p'as"d some 'N'"'hncN
good golf
For some uncxpainabe reason the
, ,,,. ,,h{..,t,., ,,,,,ting.r, has nat
usual StI'IlN '"""N" wv VIZ ln'' ''''