The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-25
EAST JERSEY TEAM SCHEDULE.
GOLF MATCHES on REGULAR
DATES FROM MAYTO OCTOBER.


Ciub-New Pro From 1t. Andrews.
f. II. Thompson, secretary OF the East
Jersey Golf Association. sailed for England
Yesterday. to return in May. lie will be
back In time for the first match in the annual
team championship of the league and gave
out the schedule before sailing. The league
will consist for its fourth season Of the Canoe
Brook Country Club OF Summit. Morristown
Field Club. South Orange Field Club, Colonia
Country Club OF Railway. Forest Hill Field
Club of Newark and the Town and Country
Club OF Elizabeth. The teams must be made
up Of not less than Ave or more than sew en-
men each side. The special rule 10 made
that in case the home team does not play at
least five men the game shall be forfeited to
the visiting team. providing the visiting team
has at least four men ready TO play. This
Is new rule on team matches. In the Met
ropolitan Golf Association at least. and a
very sensible one. whether in regard TO q
single match or one of series. Only the
percentage OF matches played shall count
in deciding the award OF the team trophy.
The Nassau. or one-point, system will be
used In scoring. No team may play a man
VIII o has not been a regular member OF the
club at least ten weeks before the match.
II team is not ready to play by $50 o'clock
on the afternoon scheduled the opposing team
must claim the match. and to give still more
weight to the schedule the weather shall not
be sufficient cause for postponipg a match
unless both teams are on the ground pre-
pared to play and mutually decide TO post
pone the play. The schedule follows
TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB. ELIZABETH.
AZ Home-May TO- South Orange: July H. Canoe
Brook: Sept q. Morristown; Sept. 10. colonia;
Abroad. May .. Fores, Hill: May 70. Canoe Brook:
June x Morris'own July 49, colonia; Sept H.
SOUTH ORANGE FIELD cLus.
town: Sept, q. Elizabeth; Sept. %. Foie:, Nm;
A Hfn1 June S''s e. ess IL s.1s r.
MoRRIsrows FIELD CLUE.
. AT Home-June IS. Elizabeth; Sept. 70. Canoe
Brook; Sept 10. South Orange; Oct s. Forest Hin:
IA, Aoroad.yune 9, Canoe Brook; June 20, Pores,
X June q. South ORANGE July II. coonis; Sept
coLosA COUNTRY CLUE. RAILWAY.
Al Home-June g. Forest Hl June 20. South
0rsnge. July T. Morrtstown; July IS. Elizabeth:
AhIosd-sepi; u. Forest HIN; sept 10. Elizabeth:
Sept, "a. Canoe Brook: Oct g. South ORANGE Oct 10.
4, u ,ostsT HILL COL, sIys. s.xA.., .
Orange June 40 Morristown; Sept. II. Colonis;
sept. 10 Canoe Brook;
South ofanss oe Hs Sssos os
CANOE BROOK COUNTRY CLUB. SUMMIT.
A. Home-May 0. South Orange: Nay, a. Eliza
Sept. 20, Colonia.
Abroad 10, South Orange: July II, Eliza
beth; July u.s. Colona; Sept ~, Morrstown Sept 10.
Forest Hill.
:. The Marine and Field Club will open It's |
links for, competitive play the first week In |
April and the intention Is to hold prize event |
Of one sort or another each week until the |
late fail. Wadsworth Baylor has presented |
the prize for the first contest on April l. |
The hrst of the monthly handicaps will be |
played on April II; a select score handicap
Tor prizes presented by F. J. Havens on April |
IS. and the same donor gives the prize for an |
eighteen-hole handicap on April IS. II, NJ
Gavans. the clubs new professional, is from
81. Andrews. Scotland. and he has been for
the last three years with his brother at st.
Davids Golf Club. Radnor. Pa.
The Virginia Beach Golf Club is in very |
good condition this spring. for only two years
ago the fair green was covered with pine |
trees and the putting greens are sixty feet |
square. The course l. 2.9)) yards and was |
aid out by John Harrison two years ago,
With the assistance OF two Of the members, |
DR. Harris and I. ID. Green. The club will |
iold a tournament during April.
James Laing. one Of the earliest OF the |
st. Andrews players to come to this country |
md who was at the Crescent A. . from 1897 J
% 1901. and last year at the Shelter Island |
Heights Club. was engaged yesterday for |
he season by the Eastern Parkway Golf |
Club. The course opened last spring |
md the club has one of the largest member |
ships Of the six having links in Brooklyn
borough.