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WATSONIANS DEFEATED
BY WOOLLER
MAGNIFICENT
DISPLAY
(By ROWE HARDING) Cardiff 12 pts. Watsonians .3
DONALD BUDGE APOLOGISES
For Poor Form Against Von Cramm
Sydney, December 29. London, December 29. Donald Budge to-night issued an Cardiff-or, rather, Wooller apology for not taking the match with a little assistance from his colleagues-beat the Watsonians at Cardiff by a penalty goal and three tries to a try.
try,
doubles that
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8,- 1938.
WOMEN GOLFERS WELCOME THIS YEAR'S NEW COMPETITION
+
RANGE AND SCORING SYSTEM APPROVED
ADVICE TO DISTRICT FINALISTS
(By "ELEANOR HELME")
LONDON, DECEMBER 21.
THE PREDILECTION OF WOMEN GOLFERS FOR SCORE: PLAY IS PROVERBIAL. ACCORDING TO THE POINT OF VIEW, IT IS A VIRTUE OR A VICE. WHICH IT MAY BE, NEED NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS MOMENT; WHAT MATTERS IS THAT THE PASSION PERSISTS.
against Von Cramm as seriously as the occasion demanded. He has of- fered to make amends by playing a match against Jack Crawford, Wooller scored all the points which is fixed for to-morrow. He for Cardiff, and seemed to be the has promised to play to the best of only player on the field capable his ability in all remaining games of raising a real gallop. This is in Australia.. no disparagement of the others, Von Cramm, broadcasting. to- So the recent announcement of the gigantic tournament for most of whom were playing their night, described Jack Crawford as women golfers to be organised by "The Daily Telegraph" and second or third game in
three the greatest stylist lawn tennis has "Morning Post" next spring and summer has brought the delight of days. Wooller had not played for produced and as the perfect model anticipation to thousands of players. Thousands is a sober esti- a fortnight, as he had been rest-for youngsters. Because of his skill mate, since every club in England and Wales affiliated to the Ladies' ing an injured thigh muscle. and perfect court manner Crawford Golf Union can hold a competition for all its members with handi-
His scoring feats would suggest is always welcomed throughout caps of whatever size.
If it goes without saying that open events outside their own club will that he had quite recovered from Europe, said Von Cramm. his injury, but I noticed that he The critics agree after to-day's no competition for women golfers figure in the District Finals, To such
as to the smaller clubs, may a word of- pulled up lame after his last
a A. K. Quist and J. on so large scale has ever advice be permitted, since score play it on strange courses is apt to be a slight- and the chances are that he will not Bromwich, who beat, in the inter- been held before, equally turn out in the final trial on Satur-national contest, Von Cramm and must be allowed that size need ly disconcerting experience? CONCENTRATE! day. In fact, I think he will be very H. Henkel, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 8–6, pe no criterion either of merit or
The first word, and it may well be the are unquestionably the best doubles popularity. Those qualities rest last too, is concentrate. unwise if he does.
Expunge from respectively with the clubs and mind the exciting notion that success The game for the most part was pair for the Davis Cup in 1938.
the players.
in this club competition will mean a a good-natured scramble, punctuated
SIMPLE CONDITIONS OF PLAY"
place in the district final, with, possi- WYATT INJURED AGAIN by occasional stoppages caused us-
The conditions of play are simple bly, the right to go to Wentworth in ually by shortage of wind. A more
only the Royal and Ancient rules for July. Buenos Aires, December 24. serious accident occurred at the very R. E. S.
score play, and the local rules of the to be hit and the shot to be played, form Fix mind, as well as eye, on the balf Wyatt, former England club, concerned. end of the game when two Watcricket captain, has
If a word of advice, the old adage is in no connection træer. strained might be given to the smaller clubs, than when translated into golf: take sonians, who could not be identified knee tendon, and had to retire in where members are less used to com- care of the thots, and the round will in the mist, came into violent colli- the match between Sir Theodore petition play, it would be that heart take care of itself. sion and had to be assisted from Brinckman's team and Northern burnings and disappointments will be If a bad hole seems disastrous, forget:
avoided if the more important of those it; one eight is no more fatal Suburbs, which began here yester- rules are brought to the attention of three sixes, probably less so, since it day.
players before they start. STRONG SCOTTISH PACK
Wyatt
betokens only one mad minute of mis- must be one of
A glaring notice, for example, retakes, not a morning of general in- the un-
minding competitors that they may not luckiest of touring cricketers. He
eptitude. The tourists can be well pleased fractured his jaw in the West In-hole within reach before starting their practice on any green or play at any with their performance against the dies in 1934-35, and broke his left round, will save one common cause of strongest Welsh club side. They
arm when touring Australia with disqualification of the ignorant. failed to stop Wooller once he got G. O. Allen's team-an injury into full stride, but they kept the which kept him out of the team for other Cardiff backs in check very half the tour, successfully and the forwards both- ered Cardiff considerably with their cross-dribbling and their backing-
the field.
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CLEAR STATEMENT
RELAX MUSCLES
than
Take the club which will reach the far Relax your muscles, brace your mind.
side of the green rather than the near- est, because in the anxiety of competi-
tion play you are unlikely to hit your very best shot, and, therefore, need a margin for safety.
Make desperate efforts to put the short, approaches somewhere near the hole, as you would at the 19th hole in
A clear statement Whether balls may be wiped or not on the green, or of the rescinding
of and temporary local rule such as permitting a player to tee up on certain fairways under reconstruc tion-these are the sort of details to which a thoughtful club committee up of passing movements in the seems to have lost some of the dash gives attention on the eve of a com- a match, rather than anywhere on the loose.
he showed last year, due, no doubt, petition where not only the prize of the green in fashion, all too common - in medal play by long handicap players: One particularly good movement, to the fact that he has only just re-moment is involved, but qualification to the subsequent putting is made infin-
play in wider fields. in which several forwards took part, covered from a serious injury. How-
Nor will a careful greenkeeper omit itely easier thereby. carried play from half-way to the ever, he ran very well to score his to see that L.G.U tee boxes and L.G.U. Cardiff line and would have ended side's only try late in the game.dics tally on the all important day, so that no question can subsequently, arise in a score if the last forward to Wooller scored his first try in the over the exact spot from which any receive the ball had passed out to first half with a cut-through and winner did or did not play. Dryden.
a devastating burst of speed that LOST. SOME DASH
left the opposition far behind. In Hunter, stocky, sturdy, resour-the second half he kicked a penalty ceful and quite fast, was the best goal and scored two more tries in of the Watsonian backs. Dryden exactly the same way as the first.
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