The San Francisco call., 1899-03-09
The "HOot Mons"
Under a Spell.
HOBNAIL SHOES 0STRACIzED
PRIVATE CADDIES CAUSE A
BLUE LAW.
A Lady Member Claims Her Son Is
Prosecuted and Makes Things
Interesting for Brief
Period.

Butcher Klein has been a hoodoo' 70
the San Rafael golf links-thefe can be no
doubt Of that. Ever since we had the
trouble with him over the pungent odor
emanating from his sausage factory
something or other has gone wrong. Inc
hoodoo' began with the ming OF an lIlloI
nation in the Federal courts against the
cI,h for the sale of liquor without Ii
| cense, gained full force with the strike OIL
the caddies, then manifested itself IN a
heated quarrel over the wearing OF hophail
shoes. and has now reached a stage where
d leading lady member declares her son
is prosecuted. There have been numerous
clashes. and the result will probably be
several designations. All of US are on
edge in expectation OF the next mahIIes-
tation of the 'hoodoO.
The speaker, a prominent member OF
the club in question, formed the center Oh
an interested group of auditors in the ro-
tunda of the Palace Hotel last evening
in response to inquiries for details he took
another puff at his cigar and resumed his
tale,
We'll YOU all know about the liquor
trouble and how it was settled It was
shortly after that that the caddies struck
because they were paid only 10 cents a
round Some of the members had been
in the habit of giving them a quarter
and sometimes more. Well, the little
devils knew the men who adhered TO the
rules and every time one OF them ap-
peared they all took 10 the brush, leaving
the boycotted players to wander around
all dav without caddes. The golf council
has lately settled that disturbance by de-
creeing that any member paying more
than 10 cents shall be nned not 70 exceed
so for the first OffenSe. In aQdlUoI, we
have had 10 place a badge on the caddles,
and they are obliged to serve in rotation
according to their numbers
There were a few of the players VINO
wore hobnail shoes, and these shoes were
injuring the floor of the new clubhouse
A rule was adopted and pasted up con-
spicuOusly requiring that hobnall ShoeS
be discarded. All respected the order put
one young fellow, whose mother IS the
leading member referred TO. he contln-
ued TO wear them and had TO be called
down by one of the directors. Then he
told his mother. and she raised a row on
the ground that the rule was aimed at
her son and nobody else. but the shoes
were discarded nevertheless.
Then came the private caddles, Some
of the more opulent members took 70
bringing boys not among the original
twenty and paying them as they liked.
This caused a threat of another strike,
and rule was adopted prescribing the
private caddie system. The same young
gentleman that made trouble over the
hObnail shoes came one day with private
caddy decked out in d manner that would
put a Highland caddie to shame. He was
gently but firmly told he would have TO
conform to the rule. He carried his
troubles home and then came the rumpus.
The lady brought her son up one day
with private caddie and set him to play
ing. One of the directors made chance
remark 10 the lady in question and she
berated him in unmeasured terms and de-
clared a scheme was on foot to persecute
her boy. She asserted that she had come
to witaess fair play and intended to have
Il. Her son and his private -caddte were
there to stay, and she would like to see
anybody put them off while she was
there. She was given a clear field
Now the council will hold a special
meeting TO consider the question, and |
a Constable or two will be kept on the
grounds to see that the rules are en-
forced. 1 think there will be several res
ignations before peace is restored