The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
GOLF THE GAME
ON MANY LINKS

WV HE tie between II. B. Goodwin and R.
II. Gaylord in the eignteen-hole han
dicap against DOGGY" played on
the 4th inst, was played off on election
day on the Preside links. In the first
round in the morning r. II. Gaylord beat
his opponent l up. In the second round
his play fell off and he succeeded in
halving only two holes. H. B. Goodwin
won up and to play; or on the two
rounds up and to play.
This afternoon the ladies will give a
donation tea" at the club house, to
which each guest will bring some article
of furniture or ornament for the rooms
1t is intended to devote the northwesterly
room entirely to the ladies. Invitations
nave been issued for the tea, which will
be from till o'clock, and will be the
first entertainment in which the members
OF both sexes have shared at the club
mouse. Ii the weather and condition of
the links permit there will be a ladies
handlc&p tournament, eighteen holes,
medal play, for which three prizes are
oIered The lady taking the first prize
VII W Ia also e, carry of the Winslow medal,
month, and will become the property of
the lady who first wins it three times
1,I n: q: Goodwin, on behalf of the San
vice-captain of the Oakland Golf Club,
nave drawn up the conditions for the Sc
RES OF home-and- home matches to be
Two clubs The first match viii be
played on the links of the San Francisco
cup on January lS and on the Adams
Point course January 90 The second
match will be played April 7 at Oakland
and April IA at the Preside. Should each
cIuD WIN, one match to tie will be played
on on May u on neutral links, if
the use of them can be obtained. The
teams Will consist of eight men from each
club, and the matches will be played ac-
cording to the rules of the United States
Association he I'D
rules.
Last Sunday D. Stephenson, the profess
sional of the San Francisco Golf Club, in
playing with K. p. Schwerin, made the
nine holes in "a. which is considerably bet
ter than DOGGY, his score by holes being
., 4, A. 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3. 1t is likely that this
sldlo links for some time.
In the tournament held on the links of
the San Rafael Golf Club on election day
nine ladies played in the eighteen-hole
handicap for ladies who had a DOGGY score
of 90. Mrs r. G.: Brown, Miss Alice Hoff-
man and Mrs. j; j. Crooks tied with
played off on Thursday but the rain
caused the play-off to be deferred In the
men eighteen-hole handicap against bo-
gey 900 the following scores were made:
X. G. Brown (handicap y, 1 up; c. P.
Pomeroy 90, l up; r. A. Parker (20), 3
up; A. A Curtis GU, 3 down; w. G.. Cur
down; G: Heazleton 90, s down; J. J.
Crooks Cd, 10 down; E. L. Griffith QS),
and S. f. Johnson go, no returns
The tie between r. G.. Brown and c. P
Pomercy will be played off when oppor-
tunity offers. There were also competi-
lions in driving and in approaching for
men and for women. The details of these
were given in Wednesdays Call.
To-day, If the weather permits, there
will be a ladies' competition for a prize
offered by Mrs. r. Gilman Brown.
The members of the Oakland Golf Club
have set aside their schedule for the time
being, until they shall have become accus-
toned to the new ideas introduced into
their methods of play by coaches Ander-
son and Rawlins. Advantage has been
taken of the rain to SOW grass seeds over
certain portions of the course An addi-
ton will also be built to the clubhouse
Secretary H. NJ. A. Miller has received
letter from Chicago stating that in Jan
uary twelve Of the best amateur golfers
will come in private car to California,
and will be the guests of the Oakland
club for few days. The club will get nm
some tournaments for their benefit. and
will invite them to dinners in the club
house and to drives round Oakland and
the neighborhood Later the visitors will
go to Los Angeles, Pasadena Santa Gaia
lima and other towns in Southern CaIifor-
MIA where there are good golf courses
Everything possible will be done to nro
mote friendly feeling between the golf
clubs of the West, and to establish the
conviction that any person in good stand