The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20

ANNOUNCEMENT Oh 0ames Ak tno Morris
County acknowledgements and Mems Cham
pionshfp and Memorial Day Foursomes
Scores of Field Club Tournament. Base.
ball and Tennis Announcements Morris
and Essex League.
The season is now fairly opened at the
Morris County Golf Club and the course
is in almost constant use. The fair days
of the present week have brought out
nearly all the members, and especially
during the afternoon the links have been
well crowded. Instructor Weir has his
hands and hours well filled and all is
now going well. The lawns before the
club house and in the hollow are being
relaid and carefully rolled, completing a
much appreciated improvement.
Just now interest centers in active
preparations for the woman's and mems
championships for next Wednesday and
Friday and the mixed foursomes for
Memorial Day.
The following is a complete schedule
for these games, with rules as given out
by the Greens Committee:
Womsn's Championships.
Thursday, May &c. Eighteen hole
medal play. The winner to hold the
championship cup until the fall meeting
of 1898, and to receive silver medal.
Entries close $50 p. M. May 26. Con-
testants may start their round, on giving
notice, at any time between a. m, and
$50 p. m.
Mems Championship.
Saturday, May %. - Eighteen hole
medal play. Entries close 2.30 p. m.
Contestants may start their round, on
giving notice, at any time between 9
a. m. and $50 p. m.
Handicap Mixed Foursomes.
Monday, May 80. - Eighteen hole
medal play. Entries close p. m. Con-
testants may start their round, on giving
notice, at any time between a. m. and
3 p. m.
Field Club Golf. Baseball and Tennis
The mixed foursomes golf tournament
played last Saturday resulted as follows:
Miss Hurlbert and R. Granniss beat Miss
March and r. Duyckinck; Miss Bryce
and Walker beat Miss Slade and Ewing.
The winners have yet to play the finals.
The baseball team will play the Yale
1900 team tomorrow at our grounds and
a very close game is expected.
The first monthly handicap golf tour
nament will be played tomorrow after
noon.
A baseball game has been arranged
with the Elizabeth A. G. for July 4,
afternoon.
The tennis tournaments for the year
are as follows:
May $3.50 Bearded mems tournament,
June 24-25-Ladies singles.
July 2-4-Men's singles and doubles.
July 6-9-Junior tournament
July 7-S-9-Mixed doubles handicap.
July 10, September 1-Handicap tourna-
ments, mixed doubles.
September 35-Men's singles and doubles.
September 9-l0-Ladies singles
September 10-Men's singles championship
for the year, in which play winners of July
and September 5.
The golf tournaments for the kip
Cup" for associate members under 18
years of age, will be held June 9 and
September 81. Winner of the July 4
tournament cannot play in September 5
tournament.
Three clubs represent the Morris and
Essex Tennis League this years, viz:
South Orange F. c., Summit and Norris
town Field Club, each to play the others
twice. Schedule will be given later.
First match will be played in Norris
town about the third Saturday in June.
To the player of the winning club who has
represented said club the most times an
individual prize valued at not less than
$40 will be given.