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THE NEW YEAR OPENS (1929)

The Women's Golf Association of Philadelphia Prepares to
Honor Memory of the Late Mrs. Caleb F. Fox

Huntingdon Valley, with the late Mrs. Caleb F. Fox as captain, won the Philadelphia Cup last season, heading the parade of victory.  And Mrs. Fox, beloved veteran of the city's golf army, not only took intense interest in her own division's struggle but day after day she telephoned Mrs. Betz to get from her certified reports of friends on all teams in conflict.

Our own personal memory of Mrs. Fox, gathered beside the scoreboard, is the memory of friendly words of encouragement to the newcomer.  Valuable hints to the uncertain.  Constructive criticism to the careless.  Generous praise to the victor.  Cheerful sympathy to the loser.  And therefore no more fitting memorial to her could be devised than the tournament the Executive Committee is planning.

Circulars are being sent to all the clubs, asking each member to subscribe one dollar.  There will be an overwhelming response and a handsome cup will be bought and named the Margaret Crozier Fox Memorial Cup.  It will be a perpetual trophy and the woman who comes through the inter-club competition in the spring with the greatest number of matches and holes to her credit will have her name inscribed on it, and her club will hold it for the following year.

In addition, the Association will present a personal prize to the winner and as the entire force of teams will be competing, a tie may result, and this will be played off on handicap basis.  The idea is really inspired, for it will link Mrs. Fox with the inter-club programme forever.

At the Annual Meeting of the Association in December, Mrs. William S. Hilles, of the Wilmington Country Club, read the following tribute, which says exactly what every woman golfer feels about the pioneer of golf who has passed on:

"Just a few words as a tribute to Margaret Crozier Fox.

How all we women of this Association rejoiced last spring when, having recovered from the effects of a serious operation, Mrs. Fox came back from Florida and began again to play golf, and, like her old self, to play good golf.  How little any of us thought that so soon we would have her no more among us.

I do not believe that any player ever approached Mrs. Fox that she was not only met with in a kind way but was also sure of just dealing.  To us of this Association, she was always the synonym of the spirit of sport and fair play.  She radiated kindness, generosity and good nature.  

She had wide interests and it is well for us to know how broad were her sympathies and how much kindness and care and consideration she bestowed on those who were less fortunate in this world's affairs.  

In her death, the golfing world loses a rare good player and a character that has been an example to us all.

While we miss her and mourn her loss, we must also rejoice that we have been privileged to have had the association of so good a friend and the example of so elevated a character, and, in all senses of the word, so rare a sport."

by Mary E. Cornish - from "Philadelphia Golfer" - January 1929


2008 Fox Cup Winner
Terry Harbaugh, Plymouth Country Club, 33 points

DATE WINNER OF MARGARET CROZER FOX CUP POINTS

1929

Mrs. Cole Davis, Plymouth 36
1930 Mrs. E. G. Betz, Philadelphia Country 30
1931 Miss Frances Williams, Brookside 32
1932 Mrs. Frederick Langenberg, Riverton 35
1933 Mrs. Alfred Zantzinger, Gulph Mills 35
1934 Mrs. James K. Eisaman, Merion 37
1935 Mrs. Walter J. Teese, Penna. Golf 38
1936 Mrs. E. V. Lafferty, Roxborough 37
1937 Mrs. Thomas McAvoy, Phoenixville 37
1938 Miss Dorothy Downes, Tavistock 35
1939 Mrs. W. H. Davis, Llanerch 36
1940 Mrs. A. C. Deleplaine, Oak Terrace 33
1941 Mrs. Samuel R. King, Phoenixville 28
1942-1945 No Team Matches Played due to war
1946 Mrs. H. W. Hock, Phoenixville 39
1947 Mrs. Julius Bernhard, Trenton 42
1948 Mrs. F. C. Langenberg, Riverton 36
1949 Mrs. Leroy A. Goodwin, Jr., Tavistock 40
1950 Mrs. Miriam Phipps-Lyon, Plymouth 39
1951 Mrs. Mark A. Porter, Llanerch 39
1952 Mrs. William Goodman, Brandywine 37
1953 Mrs. Russell E. Freed, Spring-Ford 38
1954 Mrs. Harriet Specter, Meadowlands 39
1955 Mrs. Howard Hock, Aronimink 33
1956 Mrs. Russell E. Freed, Spring-Ford 39
1957 Mrs. Arthur Wilkie, Jr., Cedarbrook 36
1958 Mrs. Arthur Wilkie, Jr., Cedarbrook 33
1959 Mrs. John I. Reid, Jr., DuPont 33
1960 Mrs. Charles P. Lebow, Spring-Ford 38
1961 Mrs. Charles P. Lebow, Spring-Ford 33
1962 Mrs. Herbert Balick, Brandywine 33
1963 Mrs. Gene Genesio, Sandy Run 30
1964 Mrs. Paul F. Klinefelter, Jr., Manufacturers 33
1965 Mrs. Russell E. Freed, Brookside 32
1966 Mrs. Maurice D. Mosher, Hercules 35
1967 Mrs. Charles B. McKay, Cedarbrook 29
1968 Mrs. Theron U. Lyman, Trenton 31
1969 Mrs. Theron U. Lyman, Trenton 30
1970 Mrs. Eugene M Tigani, Concord 30
1971 *Mrs. Joseph E. Muller, Jr., Concord 31
1972 Mrs. Richard K. Kichline, Moorestown 32
1973 Mrs. Eric A. Corkhill, Jr., Waynesborough 33
1974 Mrs. John P. Bullock, Whitford 32
1975 Mrs. Norman L. Grant, Tavistock 32
1976 Mrs. Gregory A. Cardamone, Spring-Ford 40
1977 Miss Erma D. Keyes, Coatesville 40
1978 Mrs. Richard B. Owens, Waynesborough 31
1979 Charlotte Balick, Brandywine 30
1980 Charlotte Balick, Brandywine 30
1981 Charlotte N. Barnhard, Llanerch 29
1982 Patricia Giubilato, Overbrook 27
1983 Gertrude A. Dunn, Penn Oaks 33
1984 Erma D. Keyes, Coatesville 28
1985 Susan M. Thomas, Penn Oaks 33
1986 Gertrude A. Dunn, Penn Oaks 34
1987 *Erma D. Keyes, Coatesville 28
1988 Terry Perry, Kennett Square 35
1989 Sue Sullivan, Huntingdon Valley 26
1990 Maisie Barlow, Sunnybrook 28
1991 Carol L. Wlotko, Llanerch 35
1992 Nancy E. Pierce, Coatesville 37
1993 *Carolyn Forcina, Yardley 34
1994 Team Matches cancelled due to winter ice damage
1995 Judy Jaron, Green Valley 30
1996 Penny J. Olinick, Spring-Ford 40
1997 Pam Brown, Hercules 30
1998 Lisa G. McGill, Sunnybrook 21
1999 Sonja Stutchfield, Little Mill 35
2000 Susan M .Beausang, Philadelphia Cricket 29
2001 Carol L. Wlotko, Llanerch Country Club 32
2002 * Beverly Brennan, Spring-Ford 32
2003 Marjory Leidy, Indian Valley 29
2004 Diane Casacio, Lu Lu 29
2005 Barbara Matta, Medford Lakes 31
2006 Linda Kennedy, Commonwealth National, 34
2007 Terry Harbaugh, Plymouth 25
2008 Terry Harbaugh, Plymouth 33