The sun., 1916-10-01
THIRTEEN FAIR
GOLFERS HAVE
WORN CROW N
Tourney at Belmont Spring
May Add Fourteenth
Name to List.
NATIONAL TITLE PLAY
FOR SCORE OF YEARS

When the women golfers of this coun-
.ry. and there were only bakers dozen
- them at the time. decided that they
wanted to have national championship
hey stepped up and asked the United
states Gl,f Association FOR it--and got
. Whether or not they were surprised
as the readiness with which their plea
cas- granted history does not record. but
he fact remains that they obtained their
wish AZ once, and the L. $. @. a. has
Yep, right on holding women's cham
p5nships to this day. The 1915 tour
rey will begin tomorrow on the links
Q. the Belmont Spring Country Club at
Wa, er!y, Mass, near Boston.
II was back In 1895. the year after
lie irsi amateur championship for the
golfers OF the sterner sex had been held
,y the L. S q. A., that the women had
heir 6rst chance to play for the national
',le under the auspices Of the organl-
sat!on that controls the royal and
ancient game on this side OF the Allan
&c. The year before a medal play
lampionship had been held for women
a. Meadow Brook. which was won by
Vrs Charles 5. Brown OF Shinnecock
lills. but that was unofficial and really
shouldn't count.
Robert Coz Presents Cup.
As soon as II became known that there
vas TO ne a womens national champion
ship Robert Cox. a member OF Parlia-
nert from Edinburgh. announced that
- would present a cup to be played for
zach year by the feminine golfers. He
l';ached one condition. however, but Il
g..NA
hat the first tourney must be held at
Morris { unity. a club organized 10y
women. where he had played an enjoy
asle round the previous summer.
50 to Morris County The women so'fers
'oirneyed in 1886. and the first holder
= he national crown proved to be Miss
Beatriy HOyt of Shinnecock Hills. The
champion had been playing golf for only
90 year. but she was lmmeasurably bet
ter than the rest Of the field and her
srorr Of 80. which won the medal In the
Tying round was seven strokes bet
'pr than that OF her nearest competitor.
u the final she met and defeated with
CT much difficulty Mrs. A. Turnuye, also
q Shinnecock Hills.
When the second championship was
Played at Essex County in 1897 Miss
hoy' was on hand 10 defend her title.
hHI again was triumphant She cap
'lred the medal tust rs she had dove
ne year before. and beat Miss Nina c.
Sargent Of the home club In the final
found
Miss How, gained her third success We
Clamp onsh'p In 1895, when the tour
rey was played at Ards'ey beginning
BY winning the medal with a 80 and end.
7s BY defeating Mss Maud h Wet
more OF Newport n the final by 8 up
z n nj 4,
'nlare AZ the tenth. but the champion
,h,n cut loose and captured the next
Nv In 4 row
Miss Hoyt's Reign Ends.
The reign of Mss Hoyt ended In 1899,
sAtn the tourney was played at the
n ade'pha Country Club. Although
he began well enough by winning the
medal with 81. the champion was
minated IN the first round by Mrs.
'llto I Fox Of Huntingdon Valley. who
VIII be one Of the competitors In the
1alnp onship at Belmont Spring this
'r"N Mrs Fox went through 10 the
.a+ winning two extra hole matches
ne way but d'd not gain the title. for
Mss Ru'h Cnderh'll Of Nassau won the
e match by ? up and l TO play.
Just one year was the extent Of Miss
.nItr.illIs tenure for at Shinnecoek
f'is IN 1900 she was beaten by Mrs.
r. Rogers OF Hillside In tho first
oInd. Miss Hoyt won the medal at
N nneo"ck His her home course, but
Ae' defeat In the seml-fnal round at the
anus or MISS Margaret Curtis Of Bos-
on golfer who was destined TO win n
sh place for herself In American go'f.
NO winner OF the title was Miss
,Ahces G Griscom OF Ph'ladeiph a.
,Ao t''umphed over Miss Curtis IN the
ma by he rather one sided margin OF
VI and to play
Miss Heck-r Comes to Fore.
'a''usrol was the scene Of the cham
nShp III 1901 and the qualifying
.4Nd resulted In a four cornered tie AT
IN which the participants were Mss
--.F Heron OF Cincinnati Miss Mar
S"e' curt Of Boston. Mrs. E. A. Man
~ l.enoS and Mss Mary B. Adams
boston II was not one OF the four
''' Won the title however. for a new
"a' Tsen In the armament Of
'."' so'' Mss Ge,cy'eve Hecker
@.Ss"A county. who had qualified with
me- ~ !"l captured the title by
.,"'IR Mss lierron by ! up and to
.'y 'h ine rnal round By many CONNIE
jI.srS MISS Hecker. who later be-
- ''ut, I. regarded as
30 '"'' woman golfer produced on IN g
! the Atlantic up TO the present
VS. Hecber and Mss Hoyt stand
10 TIE story Of the game in the
.'r't S'a'rs. '''0
."1s' the 1902 tourney was p,syed
-. '' .iuc N the centre Of the Ros-
-.r'r' whioh even then contained
'''"@d We more than 'ts share Of
s'"l women golfers. Miss H~cker
''1Nant again The duaiifv'ng
'.' once more resulted in tie, Miss
't'. curtis and Mss Louisa 4.
'.'H II S1ston mahing the round
." frs, time 40 had been beaten.
''.N"r dr!f'el through the field
'H'ous eHse once the match pay
''. t'd ~ the tnhi round encoun-
..H 7'1 defeated Miss Wells by 4 up
". Do uey.
o." ''HiE"v was sent West for the
''n" IN 1903. when II was played
" course Of the Chcaro Gn,f Club
.'f'"n. ~, hut the champion did
it'"nd o"r t't'c. A h'g field turned
Mrs Fox leading In the medal
With ~ BY the tine the SENT
"hS roarhed two Westerncrs ana
,,. l''N'"rnerS ware left. and the two
"rs won their matches and wen,
'' '1' nnal which was won by Miss
Anthony Of Glen View, who bea,