The San Francisco call., 1903-01-17
COUNCILS CUP
FOR WOMEN GOES
TO NEW WINNER
Robert tombstone, the San
Francisco Professional,
Defeats Coast Champion

~ OBERT TOMBSTONE, the profes-
sional of the San Francisco Golf
IN Club, has established his position as
the most skiIlful golfer resident on
the Pacific Coast. In 1901 he won
the open championship of the Pacific
Coast Golf Association aODel Monte. but
last year was beaten by F. J. Reilly, the
professional of the Burllngame Country
Club.
In order 10 settle the question of su-
premacy between these two players, one
of Scotch and the other of American
birth, it was decided to hold contest
over seventy-two holes, match play,
thirty-six on the Preside links and thirty
six over the BuTlingame course. The
members of each club being willing to
back their own representative, a purse os
$l2O was made up by equal contributions
from the Burlingame Country Club and
the San Francisco Golf Club
The first half of the contest took place
on Tuesday, the 9Th inst, on the Preside
links. At the thirty-secOnd hoh Robert
JOhnstone was up and 4 to play, but
F. j. Reilly took the next three holes,
and the last hole being halved JOhnstone
was / up on the first days play. AS
each professional has an advantage on
his home course and the second half re-
manned to be played on ReiIy's home
links things looked well for the Burlln-
game professional
On Sunday the 18th inst, Robert john
stone was in excellent form, playing the
best golf that has been seen on the Bur-
lingame course. Except that he hooked
his first drive so that the ball went into
an unplayable position in the Burlingame
stables. he made scarcely an error and
won the whole match up Z to play. The
winner made the second and third rounds
in 37-37. The first and last rounds were
incomplete. Both professionals had played
excellent golf at the Preside, Johnstone' s
score by rounds being SO. 80. 3s, 80, and
ReiIly's being 40, 40, SO, 81.
That the San Francisco Golf Club
stands I'm need of an extension of its
course is evident from the fact that to-
ward the close of last year the council
found it necessary to post notice to the
effect that the playing privileges of Wis
tiers or guests would not be honored on
Saturday, Sunday or holiday afternoons.
Members of the ladies' annex were also
requested to refrain from playing on the
afternoons of Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays.
1t is expected that the tournament COM
mittee of the Oakland Golf Club will
shortly issue a schedule of tournaments.
On Saturday, the 31st inst. on the Pre-
SOLO course LneTe Will De contest
against DOGGY" open to the members of
any club in the Northern California Golf
Associa ton.
AS the competition between teams of
amateurs representing Northern and
Southern California for trophy present
ed by J. w. Byrne, president of the Pa
cific Coast Golf Association. did not
take place at the Del Monte meet in Aug
ust of last year. the handicap silver tro-
ply a. present adorns the mantelpiece of
tie large room of the San Francisco Golr
Club house. 1t is possible arrangements
may be made to hold a contest for the
trophy.
The competition for the Councils cup for
women of the San Francisco Golf Club
was robbed of its keen interest by the alb
sence of Mrs. r. Gilman Brown, who has
given up playing for the present. An
other struggle was expected between Mrs
Brown and Miss Alice Hoffman, both of
whom have won two contests. A third
victory would decide the permanent pos
session of the trophy. But though a year
ago the absence of Mrs. Brown from the
list of competitors would have been re
earded as gift of the cup TO Miss Hoff-
man, in the recent contest the captain OF
Inc ladies' annex was beaten easily by
Miss Houghton. Thus the life of the tro.
ply has been preserved for time by the
introduction of a new name into the list
of winners.