THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1937.
GOLF ASSISTANT'S
Louis Stein, 78, was asked to assist New York's Mayor in open- ing the American Bowling Con- gress. The Mayor rolled the first ball for one pin and Stein, a ve- teran kegler khocked off the other nine for His Honour.
SPRINGBOKS PREPARE FOR AUSTRALIA
Sending Strongest Rugby Fifteen
WORLD'S FINEST
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BRILLIANT WIN
S.L. KING'S TWO RECORD ROUNDS
"DAILY MAIL'S" £2,000 TOURNAMENT
WONDERFUL PUTTING
(By GEORGE GREENWOOD)
BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 10.
JAPANESELLIN ATHLETES IN MAR NEW ZEALAND
Boat Will Succeed Jack Lovelock
TRAINING DIET CHANGES
Sydney, April 1.
The Japanese athletes, Murakoso and Togami, were very popular on their New Zealand tour. They proved great exponents in their
land Herald," interviewing them,
IT HAS FALLEN TO A YOUNG ASSISTANT, own specialities. They "New Zea- S. L. KING, AGED 26, OF KNOLE PARK, provides some very interesting im SEVENOAKS, TO WIN THE FIRST BIG pressions: TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON. WITH THE "We consider the Domain track SPLENDID TOTAL OF 283, INCLUDING TWO world," said the Japanese athletes, WONDERFUL LAST ROUNDS OF 67 A NEW Kohel Murakoso, distance runner,
in Auckland the finest in the
RECORD AND 69, HE WON THE "DAILY New Zealand Herald"
and Kenshi Togami, jumper, to the
"It is our MAIL" £2,000 TOURNAMENT ON THE LITTLE very sincere opinion,” they added, ASTON COURSE.
and as we have travelled in many KING MADE DOUBLY CERTAIN OF THE FIRST PRIZE OF Aucklanders and New Zealanders countries, including Finland, £500 WITH A GLORIOUS THREE AT THE LAST OF THE 72 can take our opinion as a great HOLES. FOLLOWING A TEARING DRIVE OF 260 YARDS, compliment. ALL UPHILL, HE PUT A NO. 4 IRON SHOT 2FT. FROM THE PIN, AND HOLED THE PUTT AMID GREAT CHEERING FROM THE SPECTATORS.
King was entitled to say to Cotton, Compston and Padgham, following in his wake, "Shoot against that, and if you can do better you are welcome." They shot in vain, and the biggest prize British golf was in King's pocket.
was really in the game, his great chip from behind a tan
velled alone," continued the Japs., "It is the first time we have tra-
gonal and "and the new experience of per- private contact with
people has greatly impressed
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us..
meals are, therefore, not heavy
ones."
"The principal food in Japan is milk and butter and we do not find (the change to the New Zealand diet One has often had cause to he decided to
9 apply the pressure
at all harmful. It has in no way wonder whether King's heart from the 14th onwards. deft
interfered with either our health or mound on the fondness
our form and we are enjoying our for rabbit-shooting left of the green to within 2ft of
food. having given the impression that the pin gave him a 4. At the long
NOT HEAVY MEALS golf was only a means to an end.15th, not within reach of two shots,
"We do not eat so much meat as He has been assistant at Knole he holed a putt of 15 yards for a 4. New Zealanders, but eat more fish, Park for nearly a dozen years, SPECTATORS TREAD ON BALL vegetables especially, and soup. and seems perfectly content to King's best effort, however, was
we practically live on fruit remain there. When the day's at the 16th, where his ball, a yard apples,
bananas, over he goes into the in the rough, was trodden on by oranges and in between meals we grapes, and work is adjoining woods with a gun un-the stampeding spectators. From a der his arm and a dog at his seemingly hopeless lie, King took a
are eating fruit all the time: Our
heels.
spoon and with a mighty blow lash- SECOND LAST YEAR'
ed the ball on to the green nearly King was second to Padgham in 200 yards away. He missed a putt Capetown, February. this tournament last year, and his of 8ft for a 3. He also missed a Any suggestion that the Spring-place in the Ryder Cup team to putt for a 3-at: the 17th, where a team to tour meet America in June is practically mashie-niblick shot placed him boks Rugby Union Australia and New Zealand shortly certain. Second place, with a prize 10ft from the hole. Then came the will not be eminently worthy of of £150, went to Cotton who, with crowning glory that magnificent upholding the wonderful prestige a total of 287, was 4 strokes behind. 3 at the 18th. of South African Rugger is utterly Success still eludes him. Charles ·BRILLIANT PUTTING discounted by good judges in Whitcombe and P. Mahon shared King is a dour, determined type
For his type of events Togami Africa,
third place with 289, each having of player rather than a genius at preferred cinders. He said that' The Rugby Union people in a 69 in the last round. Compston the game, but he has periods of grass was too soft for an effective South Africa are getting a very came next with 290.
brilliance during which, his golf take-off, especially in the hop, step early move-on.
There has never been a greater is of the magical kind. Inspiration and jump. In this event he sensed a feeling on grass that his heels represent South Africa at fighting finish than that of King's. came to him at a time when it was Rugby Union football is considered With the situation still in doubt, most needed, particularly in the were sinking.
most important department of all one of the greatest honours South Africa can give to its young man wing threequarters of the calibre-putting.
of Harold Horder, TOT centre hood. The standard has always been high since 1906, and nothing three-quarters of the brilliance of
To
The fact that King took only 28 putts for the round-a saving of
Murakoso said that he found the grass tracks in New Zealand very comfortable and ideal for long- distance races: Neither he
nor
Togami had seen grass tracks be- fore and they were most pleasing
..
to the eye. Cinder tracks were used in Japan.
has happened to lower the prestige/Dally Messenger, but I do strong 8 shots on the basis of 2 putts pepromising. He believed that some
WORLD'S BEST
of the Australia has
re-
SUCCESSOR TO LOVELOCK Regarding the best athletes he had met on tour to date, Murakoso said that V. P. Boot, the Canter bury half-miler, was far the most
day Boot was going to be the suc- cessar to Lovelock,
"We in Japan made a great fuss of Lovelock. We admire him not only as a most brilliant miler, but
attained during that red letter emphasise that they are very fine
cord round. There is no nonsense year in the history of South Afri- players, right up to international green-reveals the story of his
standard. can football
about King's method of putting,
THE GREAT BACKS ==
“Indeed, at full-back, the Spring-for he stands up to the ball and In reply to a recent criticism of boks can boast of the world's best hits it boldly to the hole. This is
also as a fine man."? the Springboks from a South Afri-player Gerald Brand, while at typical of King's golf in general, can source, a Rugby follower states: serum-half, Daniel Craven has been every shot being hit with decision
and courage.
LONGER RACES "It is absurd to state that the described as at present the finest
Murakoso suggested that Boot Springbok forwards have very in the world. I compare him with That he also uses his head as should go on training for longer few tricks, and that they are McKivatt, one
greatest well as his club-head was shown at distances, first the mile, and gr just steam-rollers. I would not serum-halves
pro- the dog-legged 12th, where it is of dually up to six miles. He him call them a pack of Frank Burges, duced.
the greatest importance to avoid self started at 440 yards and but undoubtedly each man can
dually worked up to longer dis handle like a three-quarter, and for of Springboks, at five-eighth, spoon, and with the same #club
tances. positional play and anticipation, where they are definitely under- lashed the second shot over a verit- they are magnificent. Apart from standard. The selectors are wor-able network of bunkers close to Next to Boot. Murakoso con-
sidered W. that, most of them can kick with ried about it, and it seems to me the pin. It was one of the
“runner. In the are excellent drop and place kicks. the position to a first-class centre an "eagle” 3 was thoroughly de- two miles race in Dunedin Pullar ""The writer's description of the three-quarter, possessing a good served. These two spoon shots held him for the first mile and he back play, can only politely be de- pair of hands, and who has a re-showed that King is a player of did not think anyone had done that
before. scribed as incorrect. There are no putation for nippiness.””
courage and of vision
Cowin find the real weakness hooking the tee shot. King took a
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