The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
OAKLAND GOLFERS
ARE BEING COACHED
FOR MATCH PLAY
Tournament for Professional
Golf Championship of Cali
fOrnid in Prospect,

The fourth fortnightly tournament OF
the San Rafael Golf Club, which was
postponed from the 21st inst. on account
of the rainy weather, viii take place to-
day. There Will be two principal events
a mems eighteen-hole handicap, medal
play, and a ladies nine-hole handicap
Next Saturday, November 4. the fifth OF
the fortnightly tournaments will take
place. Play for the ladies begins a 1C
a m. and for the men a 2:S0 p. m.
Last Saturday, despite the heavy rain
which had fallen on the previous day
and the occasional showers, four ladies
who had qualified for the ladies' cup tour
nament on the links Of the Oakland Golf
Club, played the first round of that con-
test. Mrs II. II. Sherwood played scratch.
Mrs. p. e Bowles received a handicap Of
8, while Mrs. W. 2. Johnson and Miss
Florence Dunham had handicaps of 9.
Mrs. II. H Sherwood defeated Mrs. John
son three up to two play and Miss Dun
ham beat Mrs. 2. r. Bowles three up to
two play. The final round was between
Mrs. Sherwood and Miss Durham.
c. p. Hubbard performed the unusual
and remarkable feat of making the sec
ond hOle-Gully-in a single stroke. The
hole IS 100 yards and though the actual
holing out in one is matter of luck it at
least requires d good and accurate drive.
" alter Cosby of the Los Angeles Country
Club has made one of the holes on the
Santa Catalina links in one stroke. but
there four holes out of the nine are under
200 yards, whereas on the Oakland links
only four out of eighteen are less than
200 yards in length. So, other things being
equal, the event is only half as likely to
happen on the Oakland course as on the
Santa Catalina links.
This afternoon there will be an open
scratch competition eighteen holes, medal
play, for silver trophies, on the Oakland
links. The Oakland golfers have now
plenty Of expert coaching available. for
last Monday Willie Anderson, the noted
professional, arrived at Oakland, in COM
pany with S. Rawlings, who has a high
reputation as a golf expert. Anderson and
rawlings are out constantly on the links
and Will shortly suggest some improve
ments in the course, with which both If
them are much pleased. There are so
many demands on the time of both the
wish 10 avail themselves OF the services
of either of them will find 1t necessary to
make engagements beforehand. After
polishing up their play by the instructions
OF these experts the Oaklanders hope to
be ready to hold their own in the home
and-home matches 20 be played against a
team or players from the San Francisco
Golf Club.
The Oakland Golf Club proposes to offer
a purse for professional golfers, of whom
there are now several in the State. David
Stephenson, San Francisco Golf Club: T
w. Tetley, San Rafael Golf Club; William
Robertson, who has been at Santa Monica
Nullll5 NAIC SuLlIltI ana Will spend the
winter at Riverside; Alexander Smith,
brother of the VIII Smith who recently
won the open championship of the West
at Glen view, near Chicago, who is at
Santa Catalina; and Watson, instructor
on the links Of the Hotel Green at Pasa-
dena. All these are available for pro-
tesslonal tournament. Possibly the pro
tessionals OF the WaVerly Golf Club at
Portland and Of the Tacoma Golf Club
might also be attracted by the event
Inc series OF home -and-home matches
10 be arranged between the San Francisco
and Oakland Golf Clubs will probably con-
slst OF nVe games two of which will be
played on the Oakland links and two ON
the San Francisco clubs course Prob
ably the total number Of holes scored nv
the teams Will be reckoned instead of
counting the matches, as was done last
season.
meeting was recently held at the
First National Bank, San Jose at which
twenty citizens of that town stated that
they were willing to become guarantee
members Of the golf club to be formed
and to pay $50 into the fund for its foun-
dation. Half of the sum named Is to he
paid as soon as certain articles prepared
by Judge Lewis have been signed Inv
twenty persons, and the remaining half
on or before April II, 1900 After twenty
subscribers have been secured the guar
antorS will hold a meeting, at which bv-
laws Will be adopted and a council of five
elected to manage the business of the
club. the name of which will be the Linda
Vista Golf Club of San Jose. Judge Lewis
Ralph HerSey and A. G. Kuhn were an
pointed a committee to frame bylaws
The entrance fees will probably be $40 for
men and So for women; dues for men 81
and for women so cents.