New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-23

81, ,,,npr1vs ANXIOUS TO FORM a LEAGUE
,uoxc sCuOOLROYs-TO OFFER ITS
OWN LINKS FOR TIE CHAM

Close upon the heels OF the announcements III re-
o1 IN tho visit os the two English professioha =
Braid and Vardon. comes the news 'i'"' Wv
Andrews club is also anxious to undertake anon
,nnovn,lun this season. The details oil 'hc P""
hn,,o no, been arranged. but It is Known that the
club desires 10 form n sChoolboy league "''''''H Wv
Younger golfers in this vicinity ana 70 nou al. al"
nusl championship for them on The Mount mop
Inks II Is thought that the organization VI S'"
. cague would result in an Increased interest 81
gof I'm tho academies and preparatory ScI'ooS, any
lac q means Of developing much Gooq mal'''"i
among the younger generation or payers '''
who are back OF the schem" are comment ''''
the healthy spirit Of rivalry thus create" "o"" 60
tabl,sh the game at many places where il n'S "o'
Yet gained n foothoid among the oiher a''''".
sports The scope Of the plan may be 81 b co,n
50 as to include sChoolhoys In all paris OF t 10
try This would mean an crganlzatl0r 'liH iai ~
that Of the present Interco ieGl9te 90 S,on
The present intention IL to hoId me III y ~
ship time in August, ana TO coht,hus VI" III
Cuiler Srhool in this city has already made he
initial move toward such pan by ~ iean
matches with other clubs IN the coming season me
officers chosen are as follows Ernest - ~ Ii By
pres dent. John a. Dix. secretary; George l. bi"-
kaw treasurer. and Cortlardt d. Parncs cap
tain The latter is Of the best Of The y99nnster
golfers who play metropoli on INKS: IN ire
open tournament at Lakewood last year he proved
oImda6 oPpon oI !" ea Wns sfer close match
He so prominent at ShinnccocR nF5 t sIn 1rsa
and his presence on h TI 6r lam WI" Who has won
number Of creditablc Victories on the links is also
10 be member Of the team
new eof club has just been organized at Cam
den n ]. a nne-hoe links has been laid out on
attractive piece of property at Colingswood'
suburb about four miles from the city. and club
house Is TO be erected before summer. The presi'
dent Of the club is Peter V. Voorhees,, and w.
Joyce Sewel is secretary and treasurer The Execu-
tive Committee Is composed or george berger. a;
II. Reeve. f. f. Reed jr.. w F. Reeve Edward
Chew and A. O. Dayton.
The Oakland Golf Club is planning to enlarge its
clubhouse to twice the present size, but as the
money is TO be raised By subscription and not by
Issuing bonds the improvements Will probably not
be made for some little time. TIE limit Of member
ship Is to remain at one hundred and seventy until
next fal. when the question OF extending the links
to eighteen holes VIII again be cons dered. If
creased TO two. hundred and fifty or three hundred
The club has decided that but-up tees are objec
as possible this spring They will be rep aced by
level sod butt twice the REGULAR width 50 that one
constant play. ''''' ''''' '''''' ''''
Golf at the Tuxedo Club this spring will be con-
fined to the old nine holes as the newer portion,
across tho Ramapo River will hardy he in a con-
dition FOR play before fall The full. circuit Of oiEh
the fqH are oPe be s 0r Of IN nc oeGEGr Tim
Of the play during the spring and summer.
George r. Armstrong and John r. Chadwick. two
OF the best golfers on Staten Island have arranged
match thir,y-aix- hole match play % take pace
on Saturday az the Staten Island Cricket Cubs
links.
The Committee OF the Sewanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club which has in charp" the work OF .nying
out the new gof course OF Centre Island. oyster
Bay, expects to have the line Of play mapped out
by the end of this week The course is to be a
nine no one.