The sun., 1899-05-08

Whether tho Enollwood Country Club will
hold an open or invitational tournament this
spring or not is still in the balance. but the
Executive Committee will pirobqby soon issue
tee DECIDE cid to abandon the play for the Knoll
wood Challenge Cup it will break faith with
the ownership OF the trophy. Next to the
John Reid gold medal and the George Hum
ssr E3dd meda for dTeSspectiyeIy at
the Knoiwood trophy, has tho Oldest record
locally as an annual golHng event. 50 that there
the maintenance Of the comrettion under the
original conditions.
In the rush of new improvements and
changes at Van Cortlandt Park II seems to
have been overlooked that there is a competi-
tion hanging over, from last season which
should be continued If faith is to be kent with
the the nR Ths S G@ oSP %po
sented by G. 7. Morosni. to be competed for
at eighteen holes medal play, without handi-
cap. scmi-annually, until twice won by the
same, person, II is open to all amateurs who
use the Van ,CortIundt links whether they are
@ he s sprns GuS Wss Gr by
f. Brown: the last. on Oct. 81, by Paul O'Con-
,n,or, nor, The former matches having been held on
no vail reason why III. competition now due
should NOT be nayet az once without waiting 9
Tor the completion OF the eighteen n-hole links.
A league of the golf clubs about pltts-
burg is the latest outcome OF president
Thomas's speech at the annual L. S. g. A.
meeting. II will nclude the Allegheny Cour- :
Tdgewood, shields and Highland eoif clubs.
The formation Of these branch leagues is fos-
tered by the L.. S. q. A., which understands
never be a thoroughly representative one in
such a large country as the United States.
system OF minor champiors ships will be de-
yeioned on either geographiral lines or Lines me-;
meet in the national oven.
PHTLADELpKI.. May AT Wissahickon
Heights yesterday the match play in the first
annual spring championship OF tho University
OF Pennsylvania Golf Club was continued ].
for the best gross score in Tuesday qualify
ing tournament, me-: H. X Hill, The resul:
to finish first in the tourney but he fell down
badly. He was up at the turn. but failed TO
hold his adyantage age his % long gam being very
but Hill Won the next three holes. This lett
him in tho comfortable position Of dorme 3.
match by up and to play. The cards follow:
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j. j. h,nsHiavsr Il g; a IS Ss5- S-s5-,os SO
'Bye holes played out.
BAY SIDE. May w ]. Travis kept up his
good work to-day by defeating Hunter. the
clubs professional. by up in thirty-si hole
match after some OF the best goli seen on the
Oakland Golf Club links in many days. THERE
suit Of tho match was in doubt until theiIast
played on even terms. and Travis won seven of
the other thirteen Neither player kept cards.
and Hunter scored - twice. The bogie is 40.
and perfect figures were equalled on many OF
the holes and surpassed on a few. Cart Ar
thur Taylor has announced the clubs team for
the current year. The players are
WI. Travis, F. J j. DE Raismes. J. Gordon Doug.
lass Herbert l.. Rikcr. r. LittlejOhn, Cra.g Col
gate, r II f. Elliott Arthur Taylor. A. W. ROssitar
william q, Barnwel J D. Ireland. H. M Alexander,
Peck and H. NJ Popham,