DUNCAN'S SUCCESS
AFTER TIE
ARMY GOLF TITLE FOR OLD OXFORD CAPTAIN
MAJOR AITKEN'S COLLAPSE
A. Duncan, a former
Oxford captain, yesterday won the Army Golf championship at
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Prince's, Sandwich, after a tie M. W. BUDD'S
with Lt. W. A. Stevenson at 154,
In the replay over 18 holes, EXTRAORDINARY
Dmean, with 74, beat: Stevenson
three shots.
Their total of 154 equals the lowest winning aggregate since the event has been played on a recognised championship course.
Duncan, who started his round
after
had just
a.m., brilliant homeward half of 36 for
AITKEN'S FOUR SIXES
a
PUTTING
Fully Extends Charles Stowe
SHANGHAI GOLFER FAILS IN END
300 ENGLISH TEAMS THIS SEASON
150 SCHOOL COMBINATIONS
London, April 26.
BASEBALL enthusiasts in this country are hard
at work for the new season trying to increase. the number of players in this country. So far their efforts have been remarkably successful. The National Baseball Association will open the new season with more than 300 clubs affiliated increase of nearly 50 per cent. on last year.
an
THEY HAVE BEEN SHREWDLY PUSHING THEIR CAM- PAIGN AMONG SCHOOLS AND AMONG ORGANISATIONS CATERING FOR BOYS WHO HAVE JUST LEFT SCHOOL. THE RESULT IS 150 BOYS' TEAMS READY FOR A NEW BASEBALL SESSION 83 OF THEM ARE IN THE LONDON AREA.
The baseball people insist that they are not out to crush cricket and that anything against cricket finds no place in their All the same if their progress is continued on the same lines, cricket is bound to feel the draught.
Professional
a total of 75, while Stevenson, after M. W. Budd, formerly of Shang-propaganda. taking three putts at the opening hai, had a remarkable string of one hole, settled down to a sound short
Games masters and those res- the London
League game and for the 18 holes had only putt greens when playing in the 29 putts.
opening round of the recent Eng-ponsible for the arrangement of [may be changed this year.
The proprietors of a stadium lish Amateur golf championship at recreative exercises for youth
are most impressed by the fact hitherto without any interest in Saunton. He had six putting aces in the first nine holes but ended one that baseball provides far more baseball, have been in negotiation ABSO- Major W. H. H. Aitken, who led down, and finally lost the match
action for the players than does with the National Baseball the field on Monday with 76, need- when
ciation. The position is that if there cricket. his putting" broke down
are withdrawals, and this is not. edá.77 to overhaul Duncan and at the 17th.
SUCCESS IN 1936
impossible, there will most likely Stevenson, and his chance." was
Professional baseball had a suc-be sufficient recruits at least to keep bright when he reached the turn in The following extract from the
cessful season here in 36 and started home with two 4's. Sporting Life of April⠀⠀~27
1936 but, up the strength of the London Lea- should
notwithstanding, the constitution of gue. interest- many local golfers:— Then he fell away and took 38 for
“Uncommonly good golf was pro- the last seven holes, including four vided by the opening round of the 6's. At the short 14th his tee shot English Amateur championship at drifted into a bunker and after an Saunton yesterday. None played over-strong recovery he was back better than the title holder, Harry in the same hazard with his third Bentley, and his most formidable shot: He holed out in six.
SHARED THIRD
challenger, Charles Stowe, of Penn, who was beaten by the Hesketh player in last year's semi-final.
REMARKABLE MATCH
Aitken finished with three sixes. He took two shots to recover from a topped drive at the 16th, lost a
"Stowe, who plays golf on the ball at the next, and then was in Midland course where Archie Comp two bunkers going to the last hole. ston learned the game, had a re- His score was 82, and with an ag-markable match with M. W. Budd, gregate of 158, he shared thir of Sandiway, before winning by 2 place with Lt. P. B. M. Wallace,
".
Lt. M. R. Gardner (RAS.C.). winner of the title for the last two years, started with three 4's but had a 7 at the 7th, where he lost a ball from the tee. He finished in 86 for an aggregate of 167.
Leading scores: 154 Lt. A. A Duncan (Welsh Gds.)}
79. 75; Lt. W. A. Stevenson (Cameron Highlanders). 80, 74.-
and 1.
"Budd, whose slow methodical
vigorous hitting of his rival, had play was in strong contrast to the six single putts in the first nine holes, and halved eight of them to be only one down at the turn. He had lost the second, where his caddie accidentally kicked his ball as it lay on the fairway.
"Twice on the homeward journey.
158-Mai. W. H. H. Aitken (R.E.) 76, Stowe became two up and twice he
82; LP. B. M. Wallace (R.. Tank was pulled back, but Budd's putting
Corps) 81, 77.
159—Capt. A. A. N. Malan (R. Tank)
Corps) 81, 78.
*
broke down at last on the 17th green, and Stowe, who had finished
161-May A. C. Giles (R. Warwicks) one under fours, won the hole and
8279..
162-Lt. T. F. B. Law (R,A.S.C,) - 82,
· 80; Capt, K. Mackensack (Seaforth Highlanders) 82; 80: Lt. W. B. J.
· Armstrong (R.E.) 83: 79; Lt. D. E. Dixon (Grenadier Gds.) 83, 79–4 163 Capt. A. W. A, -Malcolm (Welsh Gds.) 88. 80; Lt H. S. Mitchell (Green Howards). 83, 80, - 164-Lt. P. W. MarshamTM (Grenadier Gds): 80; 8€ L1⁄2 H‚ ̈E Scott" (R. West Kent Regt): 88, 81 185--LE R. Broughton (Scots) 85, 80: Cant. C. E. H. Dolphin (R. Warwicks) (86.480.:
the match.”
WORLD FLYWEIGHT.
TITLE
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