Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-03
GOLF TOURNEY
AT DEL MONTE
EXTENDS ONE WEEK FROM
AUGUST 81
DOG SHOW ALSO ANNOUNCED
FOR THREE DAYS
Annual Tennis Tournament Arranged
to Begin September and Con-
tinue Twelve Days-Locsl
Players to Attend


Hardly had the final games of the
twenty-fourth annual lawn tennis
tournament for the championships OF
Southern California been. played or
before the formal announcement or
the annual Del Monte lawn tennis
tournament had been distributed
among tennis followers in California.
In addition to the tennis tournament
there will be an extensive golf tour
nament and a three-day dog show.
The dog show will begin August 26
and continue through August 28. and
the golf tournament will begin August
81 and continue to September 5. The
tennis tournament will wind up the
sport; beginning September and con-
tinuing until September 10.
The golf tournament will consist of
a handicap match play competition for
the Del Monte cup for men and the
Del Monte cup for women, with tro-
phies for the runners-up; also mixed
foursomes and consolation handicaps
for men and women. The cups and tro-
phies are presented by the Hotel Del
Monte. Any amateur golfer may en-
ter the competitors, and the conso-
lation events will be open to all play
ers who return scores in the qualify
ing rounds but fail to reach the final
rounds OF the cup competition. En-
tries for any of the events may be
made with the manager of the tour
nament or at the desk of the Hotel
Del Monte or by writing name on the
bulletin board In the lobby up to
o'clock of the day preceding the events.
Entrance fees for the tournament are
$3.50 for men and 81 for women.
Qualify from Scratch
Qualifying rounds will be played
from scratch over thirty-six holes,
medal play, by the men, and over
eighteen holes, medal play, by the
women, the contestants being paired by
lot. The sixteen men and eight women
who make the best scores will qualify
for the first match round. In case of
a tie for last play in the qualifying
round the players who tie shall con-
tinue playing until one shall have
gained a lead by strokes, the hole or
holes to be played out.
In the match play those who qualify
in the manner above stated will be
paired on the basis of their standing
in the qualifying rounds, and will play
off in successive rounds according to
the schedule until only one is left. All
matches will be over eighteen holes,
except the final match for the Del
Monte cup for men, which will be over
thirty-six holes Ties will be decided
over three additional holes, the handi-
cap being taken where 1t falls.
In match play the strokes allowed
must be taken on the holes designated
in the schedule of handicaps. Match
play handicaps will be three-fourths
medal play and halves counting for
the next high number. When players
not having the same handicaps are
competing the difference between their
handicaps will be taken, the player
who has the larger handicap receiving
strokes on the basis of the difference.
All the competitions will be under
the rules of golf as revised by the
Royal Ancient club Of st. Andrews in
1891, with rulings and interpretations
OF the executive committee of the
United States Golf association. A golf
committee chosen from the players will
assign the handicaps and decide any
points that may arise. Five of the lead
ing golf and country clubs on the coast
will be represented on the committee
by men who have consented to act and
are familiar with the form of the play
ers. The decision of this committee
shall be final.
The schedule of golf is as follows:
Monday, August 31.-Beginning at |
$3.50 o'clock, play will start for the Del
Monte cup for men, qualifying rounds |
best sixteen scores to qualify, first |
eighteen holes. At 2:S0 o'clock, play
for second eighteen holes will begin. |
Tuesday, September 1.-At $3.50 |
o'clock, play will begin for the Del
Monte cup for men. First match round,
over eighteen holes, with handicap. At |
2:15 o'clock the second match round
for the Del Monte cup for men, over
eighteen holes, with handicap, will be
played. AT 2:30 O'Clock, play for the
Del Monte cup for women will begin |
and will be the qualifying round over
eighteen holes medal play, best eight |
scores to qualify.
Wednesday, September AT $3.50 |
o'clock, the semi-fnal match round, |
over eighteen holes. with handicap, for
the Del Monte cup for men. At 10
o'clock, the first match round, over
eighteen holes, with handicap, for the
Del Monte cup for women.
Thursday, September Sat $3.50 |
o'clock, the final round, first eighteen
holes. with handicap, for the Del Monte |
cup for men. AT 10 o'clock, the SEMI |
final match round, over eighteen holes, |
with handicap, for the Del Monte cup
for women. At 2:S0 o'clock, the first |
round, second eighteen holes, with |
for the Del Monte cup for |
men.
Friday, September AIT 10 o'clock, |
the final round, over eighteen holess |
match play, with handicap, for the Del |
Monte cup for women. AT 2:S0 o'clock. |
play for the handicap mixed foursomes, |
over eighteen holes, medal play.
Saturday, September Sat $3.50 |
o'clock, consolation event for men who |
failed to reach the final round of the |
cup competition, handicap, over thirty
six holes, medal play, first eighteen |
holes. At 10 o'clock, consolation event !
for women who failed to reach the final |
round of the cup competition, handi- |
cap, over eighteen holes, medal play. |
At 2:30 o'clock, the second eighteen |
holes of the consolation event for men.
Ties in either eighteen holes consola-
ton event to be settled over eighteen |
holes on Sunday, September 6. or
September z, as the compete
tors may agree.
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