New Britain herald., 1930-02-22
MRS. CALEB F. FOX SHOT
 v IN GOLF AT AGE OF s
Grand Old Lady of Golf Defeated Genna Colet in 1923 Qualified 23 Times for the Women's National Tournament - Won Practically Every Amateur Title in the East During Her Career-Competed in Last Match Play in 1925-Her 12-Year Record.
BY .JIGGEE

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 shooting at mems part figures and | getting their names in the h, ad d-
 lines Of newspapers, a search of old | SoitlnG records reveals a woman ! who. for @4 years, was d familiar ! figure in every womon's golf touSna-
 mcnt in this country. Mrs. Caleb F. Fox.
 She became known as the grand
 old lady Of golf" and not without reason. In 1&95 she played in the ! first national Womcns tournament
 to be staged in this country, as one
 Of tho 13 original entries. Thirty two years later. Mrs. Fox scored a
 victory in her last tourney.
 In the report of the executive committee of the United States Golf
 association in 1921, she received
 honorable. mention. although she
 had not been fortunate enough 10
 win the national womon's cham
 pionship.
 Over q span of years longer than
 most male golfers could retain
 enough golf kccnncss to enable
 them to make q good showing in the
 |. <. amateur, Mrs. Fox qualified 23
 times for the womcn's national tournament. In 1899, she went to the finals where Miss Ruth Under
 hill beat her, and 1. at the Phila- dolphia Country club. At Chicago In 1903. Mrs. Fox was the mcdalist.
 With the exception of this cham pionship event. Mrs. Fox won prac tlcally every amateur title and in Nltation tournament in the cast. during the course of her career on the links. The greatest feat of her declining years was achieved in the Be!leair Heights. Florida. tourna- ment in 1923. when she scored q = and won her match with Miss Glcnna Collett. and 1. Mrs. Fox had then reached the age of C$ and her young rival had won tho wom- ea's championship for the first time the previous year.
 Four years later. the veteran woman golfer finished her tourna- mcnt play by q victory at White. marsh Valley. with Mrs. Stetson as her pal tner in the foursomc tourney for the Catherine Hallahan Gill cup. In 1925 she completed in her last national tournament suffering her worst defeat, when Miss Collett eliminated her in the first round, and G.
 Reviewing the last 12 years Of Mrs. FoN's play in the national wom- ems championship tournaments, unique record is displayed. In minor events, she could beat other women stars, but the big event always proved a hoodoo. X jinX followed her quest for the championship title. If she had been as supcrstitious as Miss Glcnna Collc;t just confessed to being. Mrs. Fox might have con- sldered that being one of the or lslnal 13 daughters of American golf championship contendcrs had proven to her career.
 In the national tournaments for which she qualified from 1908 to 1925, Mrs. Fox was defeated five lmes by tho eventual winner and three times by the runncr-up. Es- ualIy she went down to defeat by a small margin. Twice she carried her more youthful opponents be- yond the home green.
 Only once during those years was her qualifying score over 100. Three 1 times she broke go and her average was g. Her best meal score in the first days play was made in 1909. when she shot SC. In her last cham l tournament. at the age of | 50, Mrs. Fox qualified with SS, beat ns Miss Virginia Van Wic's score | by four strokes.
 Mrs. foN's 12-ycar record in the | "omen's championship: 1908 defeat 2d in semi finals, 1 up by Miss liar cy, winner; 1909 defeated in semi tnals, and ? by Miss Campbell. | winner; 1910, defeated in second i 'ound. 5 and by Miss Harvey: 1912 defeated in second round. 1 up 19 loles by Miss Curtiss. winner: 1914, defeated in first round, up 20 holes oy Mrs. Stockton; 1915. defeated in second round 3 and ,. by Mrs. iavin, tlnalist; 1916. defeated in hird round. and 1, by Miss Cav 'rly, finalist: 1919. defeated in first 'ound, 3 and l, by Miss Stirling, 1920, defeated in second 'ound, 1 and 2, by Mrs. Gaut: 1921. defeated in second round. , and 1. " Miss Stirling, iinalist; 1922. de- e&tcd in first round, ? and 1. by irs. Alenadcr: 1925. defeated in first 'ound, [ and ,. by Miss Collctt,