The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-21
GOLFERS TO
CONTEST FOR
A FINE CUP
Offered by George
Croker.
GAMES AT DEL MONTE LINKS
EVENTS HAVE ATTRACTED
MUCH ATTENTION.
Effort Being Made to Arrange Con-
test Between Eastern Tennis
Cracks and California
Men.
GAMES AT DEL MONTE LINKS
EVENTS HAVE ATTRACTED
MUCH ATTENTION.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DEL MONTE, Aug. 2O-The next event
in the series of sports at this resort will
be the ladies' golf contest. Speculation is
rife as to the probable winner Of the
George Crocker cup. Among the ladies
Mrs. w P. Fuller, Mrs. Winslow and
Miss Maud Mullens show the best
form, and the general opinion is that
Miss MuIlens will probably be the victor.
The contest viii begin tomorrow morn
ing with a qualifying round OF eighteen
holes, medal play, for the George Crocker
cup, and win continue through Tuesday,
with final competition at eighteen holes,
match play.
Among the men golfers who have been
playing here during the week In prepara-
ion for the contest that opens on
Wednesday are c f. Lescher OF New
York. Winslow Roos J. A Folger. G;
Z Wordeu of San Francisco A +. Lord
of Paris and Mr.. Hammond of Oakland.
The mems contest opens on w e "a, Jay
with a qualifying round OF eighteen
holes medal play. Sixteen competitors
making the lowest scores in the qualify
ing round will be eligible for the hna ll
competition at thirty-siX holes, match
play which will take place on the 24th
and 25th the winner OF which Will pc
entitled 10 the Del Monte cup. The
three contests-the two mentioned and
the team match, south VS.. north, SIX
men to q team, which viii be a compe-
ttion at thirty-siX holes, match play,
of the best golf ever seen in the State, 1t
is believed.
The complete list of entries in the
ladies handicap golf contest for me
George Croker cup is as follows: Miss
N /. Rowe, Miss Jarecki, Miss Caro-
Ian Mrs. W. P Fuller, Miss caro- crock
EFT, Mrs c. r. Winslow Miss Alice Dun,
Mrs. +, y. Silent, Miss Edith McBean,
Mrs Mary Scott, Miss MhOOn, Mrs w.
w. Lovett, Miss Ethel B. Patton, Mrs.
Charles Monroe, Miss Maud Mullens. Mrs.
Cunningham, Miss c. CarOlan, Mrs. II.
r. Scott, Miss Lille O'Connor, Miss Tay-
PLAY begins at $50 a m. with qualify
ing rounds Of eighteen holes, medal play
from the result Of which handicaps for
the final contest viii be arranged.
Two impromptu contests were held 10
day. one tennis and the other a pigeon
shoot The former VS. played by teams
made up Of players who remained mere
during the day with the addition OF
George Whitney and /. 3. Cornell, who
arrived here last night; but the game
was not completed because most of the
men had to leave on the 2. m. train
Drawing resulted as follows; james
Code and DR. Root VS.. l. b. Cornell and
/. L. ArguellO. Grant Smith and George
Whitney vs.. Phillips and Jones. The
first team in both sets won out after
some particularly good work all round
The tennis feature of the sporting car
uival closed with game of exhibition
singles between George Whitney, Pacific
Coast singles champion and Code. Code
was in excellent form. but could not
stand against the superb work Of his OPP
pOnent.
The annual tournament for the Doug
las championship of the Pacific Coast, to
open September 7, will be notable for the
presence Of NJ. D. Whitman of Massachu-
sets United States single champion;
Beels Wright Of Boston, and Ward and
Davis, United States doubles cham
piOus An effort is being made to ar
range a contest between these four East
ern men and four of the best California
players, the contest to Immediately fol-
low the championship tournament.
The pigeon shoot to-day was at 200
birds for purse made UP by the com
petitors, who are members of the Country
Club and Burlingame, and who shot In
yesterdays contest. Pool shooting In
three events was the order of the day
the winners Of first, second and third, re-
spectively, being f. r. Webster, c. A
Haight and A H. Whitney,