Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-26
PLANNED
Maj. Blunt Announces Program
for Arsenal Golf
Club.
TOURNAMENTS AND MATCHES
Report Made Upon Permanent I'm
provements Of Last
Season.


Arsenal Golf clubs season of 1908 is
out announcing the matches and
tournaments that will be held. As in
former seasons there will be mems
and women's championship tourna-
ments, mems and women's handicap
matches, with, prizes for each and for
the best scores made during the sew
eral events, as follows:
The mems championship tourna-
ment, for which four cups are offer
ed: The championship, class b. class
{, and consolation. The qualifying
round for this tournament will be
commenced Monday, Aug. II.
The women's championship tourna-
ment, for which two cups are offer
ed. the championship and consola-
ton. The qualifying round will be
played Tuesday, Sept. s.
For the mems handicap matches
one cup is offered, and one cup is Of
fered for the women's handicap
matches.
For the best 1S-hole scores made in
the mems and women's matches med
ais will be awarded.
Dates of Play
The dates of the matches and tour
naments, which are subject to change
of which due notice will be given,
are as follows:
Preliminary matches for mems
handicap cup on the following Sat
urdays: May and 30 June and 20.
July II. Aug. 1 and %, and Sept. -.
Preliminary matches for women's
handicap cup on the following Thurs
days: May IA and IS. June II and 25,
July Is, Aug. 6 and %, and Sept. II.
Mems championship: First prelim-
mary round, Monday, Aug. II; second
preliminary round and match play
rounds, on successive days following.
Women's championships: Prelimi-
nary round, Tuesday, Sept. s; match
play rounds, on successive days fol-
lowing.
Final mems handicap cup: First
semi-finals and finals, Sept. 30 and
Oct. 1.
Finals women's handicap cup: First
match play round. Tuesday. Sept. %;
semi-finals and finals, Sept. % and "a.
Financial Report Submitted.
Maj. S. f, Blunt, who is president of
the club, has submitted report to
the membership concerning the finan-
cial condition of the organization.
During last season there was eXpend-
ed in permanent improvements upon
the course the sum of $4.114.51. Dur
| ing the six years the club has been in
existence the total running expenses
have been S13,656.03, all betrayed by
! the dues of the members. Speaking
of last seasons improvements, Mai
| Blunt says:
1.-The proposed extension from nine
to Is holes of the golf course having
met the approval of the club, and my
appeal for the necessary funds being
generously answered, the course, as
you know, was last spring enlarged
as contemplated. Corresponding
changes were also made in the club
house, or more properly speaking, in
the locker rooms, and the club is now
provided with accommodations ample
for its membership, both in the house
and on the course, the total playing
length of the IS holes being 6.154
yards, furnishing, with the large
greens and properly disposed bunk
ers, course generally considered
well up to the standard of champion
ship courses throughout the coun
try"
Committees for the Season.
The vice presidents of the club this
season will be as formerly, Phil Nit
chell, of this city; Col. G. Watson
French, of Davenport, and w. J.. We
lie, of Moline. Capt. George Burr viii
be secretary in charge of the match
es Lieut.. f. ID. Bricker will continue
in charge of the course. Capt. Charles
II. Clark will be treasurer. and the
handicapping and rules committee
will be composed of Harry Ainsworth
Walter Chambers and Capt. Burr.