The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-22

and John q. Anderson. whose careers
and business affiliations he reviews In
considerable detail. As Chick Evans also
mas afrayed himself OF the same side
the T.. s. q. a. finds itself with outspoken
critics of prominence on its hands both
In the East M West.
Within the last fortnight two golfers
of prominence have died. both OF whom
held minor titles during their careers on
the links. On February Z Mrs. r. c.
Wheeler Of Boston. the former Molly
adams. died at Poland Springs, Me-.
and on Thursday last Charles Hitchcock.
Jr., intercollegiate champion In 1902,
died at his home in this city.
Hitchcock first came into prominence
as "A golfer In the late '?0s. when
he still was "a schoolboy. lie used to
spend his summers AT Narragansett Pier
n for several years he was the mon
arch OF the Point Judith Golf Club. lie
won about every competition the club
held season after season n also was
prominent In interscholastic golf.
His victory In the intercollegiate
championship Of 1902 was won on the
Garden city links. Hitchcock was then
a student at Yale, and In the thirty-six
hole final round. played on May 10. he
beat III. Il. Mcfarland Of the University
OF Pennsylvania by the more than COM
Portable margin of ~ up and IL to play.
In later years Hitchcock played moot
OF his golf at Apawamis n Richmond
County.
Mrs. Wheeler when she was Miss
Adams won the women's championship
Of Boston twice. In 1902 and 1909. and
was runnerup to Miss Harriet $. Curtis
in the national championship OF 1906.
She was Easter champion In 1907 and
1909. gaining the title on the former
occasion after one II the most remark.
ablc matches In the history of Ameri-
can golf.
TIL tourney was played at Alta ntic
city. AZ the end OF the stipulated
thir;y-slx holes of medal play Miss
Adams and Miss Fanny &. Osgood, the
defending champion. were tied at 1Se.
They played another eighteen hole
round TO break the tie. and again nm
lshed an even terms. A second extra
round also was fru,tles~. 70 they de-
cided to play on until one or the other
won a hole. Ou the second hole Miss
dams won, after seventy-four holes OF
play Ia all.
Only a few days before her death Mrs.
Wheeler was elected a member of the
executive committee Of the Women's
Golf Association Of Boston.
Philadelphia professional golfers have
decided t. try their skill at soccer and
their aims are so high that they are
trying to arrange a game with the Beth
lehem Field Club. holde of the national
championship. At last reports the golf
ers had not succeeded In getting together
IA complete eleven. but they had made a
good start. Those who agreed to play
were Dave Cuthbert. Huntingdon Valley 4:
Jack Campbell. Old York Road: Jim
Hackney. .Aronimlnk; Willie Hackney.
Bala George Sayres. Merton Jimmy
Philadelphia Country Club {:
Alec Duncan. Philadelphia Cricket Club.
and Duncan Cuthbert. All played soccer
on the other side and began playing the
game about the same time they started
swinging drivers and welding putters.
Duncan Cu;hbert. last year with the
Country Club at WATERFOWL. y. Y.
played with the West Philadelphia club
In the American League a year ago and
Tim Oman OF the Harrisburg Country
Club is at present playing with Wood
land in the United League.
II arranged the game will take place
after Bethlehem closes it's American
League season.
The Midi'e Atlantic Golf Association.
which at present includes In its menu
hership clubs in the plstric, OF Columbia,
Dell Maryland and Virginia. nay
admit some of the clubs about Philadel-
nhia. Tho matter was preached in
formally some time ago bv the Phtlahel-
phia CLUBS and nothing definite has been
done. although the matter may he dis
cuss.d AZ the annua meeting Of the
Middle Atlantic Association. which Is to
h. held AZ the New Willard in WASH
irgtou on March ..
The annual championship tournament
OF the Southern California Women's Golf
Association will bc PLAYED March Isis
on the links of the Mdw,ck Country
club near Los Angeles. The present
holder OF the title is Mrs. Henry Van
Dyke.