The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
MARIN GOLFERS
SHOW ACTIVITY
THIS SEASON
Continuous Tournament Is
the Medium Which Draws
Many Men to the Links

\ past winters the San Rafael Golf
Club has usually manifested but little
activity. but this season Is an excep-
ton Contests are held frequently and
create much interest among the members.
a conunuous tournament among the
members and team match against the
-1en-o Park Golf Club have been played
me order IN which the members Of the
Fan Rafael Golf Club stand is as follows.
], A O. Harvey: 2 L. J. Hooper: 3. r.
Gilman Brown; Z. r. J. Davis: >. r p
Rorison; s, ". J. Casey; Z. Douglas H
Hardy; s. George Heazelton; g D. f.
skinner. 10, + H Green: Il. A. A. Cur
us L, T. T. Williams; 13 Vincent NeaIe.
Any player IN the foregoing list is priv
hegeo 10 challenge the player Just above
nm 10 match Of not less than eighteen
holes, match play. II he defeats him he
becomes entitled 10 the place occilpiei
IS him. Any member OF the club whose
name is not on the list may challenge
iae last man on the list ANY member
who does not play his match with a chal-
.enger within two weeks Of being chal-
lenged must forfeit his place TO the chal-
lenger
The following are the best scores for
nine holes made by the members of the
Sal Rafael Golf Club and the handicaps
for eighteen holes TO which they are al
present entitled: A g. Harvey. a. handi-
CAP plus 6; r. Gilman Brown IS. scratch: :
a Mcdonald, s., handicap &. r. J. Da-
Nis, 81 handicap 6; c. Curtis. 50. handi-
cap s; R. B. Rorison, 81, handicap s: d.
E skinner, -. handicap 8: Douglas
Hardy. So, handicap 10; NJ Casey. 50.
handicap l05 H. O. Hewitt. Sc. handicap
IS; A A. Curtis, 81. handicap Is: +. H.
Green, s.. handicap %: T. T. Williams 81
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On Tuesday next. beginning at $50
a. ni-, the ladies Of the san Francisco Golf
Club will hold a contest between two
teams over eighteen holes. match plav
A handsome little volume entitled
Hints 70 Golfers" by Niblick. has been
published for private distribution nv The
Salem Press Company OF Salem. Mass
7 nc author has evidently studied the
game under good masters, for his book
IL dedicated 10 Tom Morris and Andrew
kirksloy Of st. Andrews. 10 Willie Fer
Lie. Of Leeds and 10 Joseph LLOYD and
Inose other professionals in the United
Slates VINO nave tried TO explain to him
TIE secret Of success IN golf. The bool,
begins with a discussion OF polf bslIs
AID hints on their purchase The driver
the buiger, the brassy and the cleek are
tren discussed Chapter treats of driv-
Ing. the proper distance 10 stand from, ,h.
paIl. the position Of the feet the grin the
Waggle. the swing and the follow through
wiih many diagrams. Slicing. pulling ana
topping are explained and IL is shown how
wind may be utilized Full swing three
quarters swing, half swing. quarter swing
ana wrist swing are commented on also
sun-arm and bent-arm strokes IRE
flight of the bah under all these oondi-
uons Is shown by figures. Hints In psit
ting playing over stimies and on the
mental part Of golf bring the book. which
contains about 80 pages, 10 a conclusion
The author, besides playing the game
much has evidently devoted deep@thouent
10 consideration Of the principles in
Volved in il. He IS an enthusiast. but on
scientific grounds. He says that golf ;s
probably the most scientific OF al ont
door games, requiring as much accuracy
81 stroke as tennis and far more iudg-
ment than cricket or baseball. No man
eAceis at II, no matter how mechanically
correctly be may play, unless his personal
characteristics are part OF every stroke
Dc plays. No other game requires such
. variety Of physical and mental adjust
ments and no other game gives so COM
plcte measure Of the whole man The