Caroline Fraser Manice

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Caroline Fraser Manice
New York City, New York
, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1929(1929-01-11) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMrs. E. A. Manice
Occupationgolfer
Years active1898–1909

Caroline Fraser Manice (June 10, 1871 – January 11, 1929) was an American golfer.

Early life

Caroline Fraser was born in New York City, the daughter of William Andrew Fraser and Lena Appleton Fraser.[1]

Career

White woman outdoors in 1901, wearing long white dress, swinging golf club.
Caroline Fraser Manice in action, from a 1901 publication

Manice, a member of the

U.S. Women's Amateur; in 1899 she was disqualified for taking advice from a caddie; in 1900 she was described as a "dark horse".[3] In 1901, she lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion, Genevieve Hecker.[4][5] She lost at the Nationals again in 1902.[6] She won the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association Championship at the Apawamis Club for three straight years, from 1902[7][8] to 1904.[9][10][11] In 1902 she also won a championship in Florida.[12] In 1904 she was president of the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association.[13]

Manice was also an amateur swimmer, sailor, and tennis player.[14] "'Sportswoman' is a term that does not appeal to me," she told a newspaper in 1904, "but it seems inevitable in these days, to describe the women to find health and rational enjoyment in open-air games."[15] In 1905, Manice experienced health problems described as "extreme nervousness,” attributed to her golfing. She sailed to Europe for rest and recovery, and announced that she would never play golf again.[16] However, she played again in 1906[17] and in inter-city competition in 1909.[18]

Personal life

Caroline Fraser married stockbroker Edward Augustus Manice in 1891. Their daughter, Dorothy Jean, was born in 1892.[19] In December 1905, Caroline Manice was injured in a fatal automobile accident in Flushing, New York.[20][21]

Caroline Fraser Manice was widowed in 1925[22] and died at 57 in 1929.[23] In 1937, her daughter, Dorothy J. Manice,[24] founded the Titleholders Championship, one of the early tournaments for women professional golfers in the United States.[25][26]

References

  1. ^ Biographical Record of the Class of Fifty-eight, Yale College. The Class. 1897. p. 158.
  2. ^ Patten, William (1901). The book of sport. J. F. Taylor. pp. 34, 38. Manice.
  3. ^ "Champion Women Golfers". The New York Times. August 19, 1900. p. 15 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "The American Women's Championship". Golf Illustrated. 10: 87–88. November 1, 1901.
  5. ^ "Women Play Close Golf". The New York Times. October 11, 1901. p. 7 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "Women Golf in the Rain". The New York Times. October 2, 1902. p. 6 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "Mrs. Manice is Champion". The New York Times. June 15, 1902. p. 7 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ "Mrs. Manice is Champion". The New York Times. June 19, 1904. p. 9 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ "Tee Shots". Golf Illustrated. 17: 24. July 10, 1903.
  10. ^ "Sporting Records: Golf". Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac: 190. 1905.
  11. ^ "Golf". Collier's Self-Indexing Annual. 1905. p. 676. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Mrs. E. A. Manice Wins Florida Golf Honors". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 5, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Past Presidents". Women's Metropolitan Golf Association. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  14. ^ "Untitled new item". Brooklyn Life. February 7, 1903. p. 18. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Mrs. Manice Gives View of Golf". The Berkshire Eagle. May 9, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Mrs. Manice, Victim of Golf". The York Daily. September 9, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Untitled news item". Brooklyn Life. September 1, 1906. p. 22. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "New York Golfers Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 12, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Leonard, John William (1911). Who's who in Finance, Banking and Insurance: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated. p. 630.
  20. ^ "Several Receive Injuries". Hanford Kings County Sentinel. December 28, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Killed in Auto Crash". The Morning News. December 25, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "E. A. Manice, Once Resident Here, Dies South". The Berkshire Eagle. July 28, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Mrs. E. A. Manice Dies in New York". The Berkshire Eagle. January 12, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Titleholders Set to Celebrate 21st Birthday". The Tennessean. March 6, 1960. p. 51. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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  26. ^ Orcutt, Maureen (March 23, 1947). "Women in Sports". The New York Times. p. S10 – via ProQuest.
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