SOCCER STAR'S BAD LUCK
Hid Medals In Mine
For Safety, Lost All
(By AIR MAIL)
London, June `24.
"In a short tour of the Transvaal.
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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1988.
TORE UP
HER CARD
Disqualified All. Her Team
(By AIR MAIL) Somewhere down a gold-mine, in the was introduced to Mr. Gossland in the Mrs. Stewart, formerly Miss Transvaal is a parcel containing a town of Ermelo. He acted as secret-Lena Scroggie, the famous Scots number of medals, proud possessions ary for Rangers club from 1884 till
woman golfer, was playing in the of a Scottish football International 1890. away back in the nineties.
"He also played for the club as an Scottish Ladies' Team champion- How the medals got there is an outside left, although he tells me he ship at Nairn, recently. interesting story. It comes from Mr. has played in all positions forward. He According to the rules of the compe Alexander Gillespie, 66 Townhead, Kir- also played for Scotland against Ire-
tition every member of the team must kintilloch, who is spending a holiday land in 1884. at the moment în South Africa
"One incident in his football career return her score, or the whole team is whose present headquarters is Durban. stands out vividly in his memory. He disqualified.
Mrs. Stewart tore up her card dur- The central figure in the story is Mr. had just joined Rangers and was play- J. Gossland, who was both secretary ing his first game for them. The op-ing the game because she was dissatis and player with Rangers between 1884 posing team was Kinning Park, a clubfied with her play and automatically and 1800. Mr. Gossland, who is now that was going strong at that time and caused her three team mates to be 77, is a fine figure of a man.
hadn't been beaten all season up till disqualified. that time.
The other members of the team former were Miss Jessie Anderson, Scottish champion, Mrs, Turnbull, and Miss Nimmo. -
and
When the Boer War broke out Mr. Gossland hid his treasures down a mine but when it was con- sidered safe to return for them they could not be found. But let Mr. Gillespie tell the rest of the story:
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"But Rangers won on that occasion by two goals, both of which were scor- ed by Gossland. At the conclusion of the game Rangers' supporters broke into the field and carried him shoulder high.
HAVE AN H.B. AND THEN TRY”
Hongkong,
All are members of the team repre- senting the St. Rule Club, St. Andrews, the leading women's club in Scotland.
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British Girls Give
Nazi Salute
British girls marching through the streets of Hamburg on June 12 in "Strength Through Joy" procession gave the Nazi salute as they passed Dr They Leg, the Labour Front leader. were members of the National Council of Girls' Clubs part of the British
The wat- Guest Group attending the "Strength Through Joy" Convention. ching crowds greatly appreciated their action.
Miss Prunella Stack, at the head of 22 members of the Women's League of Health and Beauty, lowered the Union Jack she was carrying as she passed the German Labour leader.
There was £ fireworks display. aboard the "Strength Through "Joy" steamer, Wilhelm Gustave the same night.
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Scottish Ladies' Team Championship
Troon, whose team included: Mrs. A. M. Holm, the British champion, won the Scottish Ladies' Team Champion- ship. and Eglinton Quaich for the third year in succession with an aggregate score of 825, for four players at Nairn. Troon were represented by Miss J. McCulloch, 80; Mrs. A. M. Holm, 81; Mrs. W. Greenless, 81; Miss K. Chalk, F3 Gullane were second with 331, and Turnberry third with 846. Troon No. 2 and Murrayfield each Kad a total of 350, Nairn being next with 852. The handicap competition for the Grainger Cup was won by Nairn No. 2 with a net aggregate of 318.
Kilrain Wins Glasgow Bout
Jake Kilrain, of Bellshill, British wel- ter-weight champion, defeated Bob Moorcroft, Liverpool, In the eighth round of a 12 rounds bout in the Park head Arena, Glasgow, on June 6, The towel came in from Moorcroft's corner when he was taking considerable pun ishment.
Kilrain's form was somewhat disap pointing, and several times the Eng lishman, particularly in the second and sixth rounds, surprised the champion with his right hand swings to the jaw.
In the end, however, Kilrain's hea vier punching told, and he was very much on top in the seventh and eighth sessions.
170 Golfers Survive American “Open” Qualifying Trials
A galaxy of golfing stars is com peting for the 42nd American Open Golf Championship, which began at Denver, Colorado, on June 8.
The championship is being played over the picturesque Cherry Hills course. More than 1000 entries were received, but only 170 of those who played through the sectional · quâlifv- ing trials survived. Of this field,” 28 were exempt from the preliminary triala
Easily the biggest surprise of the qualifying rounds was the failure to get a place of Walter Hagen, former American and British Open Champlon. Another famous player to fall by the wayside was Craig Wood, who was third in the American Open în 1988.
Names that catch the eye in this year's event are Ralph Guldahl (last year's winner Sam Snead (runner: up). Bobby Cruickshank (Scottish- born American professional, who has been third in the competition for the nast four years), Johnny Revolta, Gene Sarazen, and Byron, Nelson.
A gold medal, the championship cup," and £500 goes to the winner (Ralph. Guldahl, the holder, retained the title with a net aggregate score of 286 for the_72 holes);"
Wolverhampton Wanderers made a net profit Inst season of £10,428,- is less than half the profit of the pre- vious year. The decrease is chiefly ac counted for by the reduction in re ceipts from transfer fees.