Britain's CURTIS CUP Lead
DETAILS OF THE
FOURSOMES.
MISS ANDER SON'S GRAND PUTTING
(By AIR MAIL)
Manchester (Massachusetts), September 7. Britain's team of women golfers made a great start in the Curtis Cup match against the United States on the Essex Country Club course here to- day, winning two of the foursomes and halving the other.
They lead by 21⁄2 be played to-morrow. Cup for the first time. United States have won
points to a half, with six singles matches to It looks as though they are going to win the Of the three previous biennial contests, the
two and the other resulted in a tie.
To-day's results were (Britain first):-
Mrs. A. H. Holm and Miss C. Tiernan beat Mrs. J. Page and Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews by two holes.
Miss Jessie Anderson and Miss E. Corlett beat Mrs. E. H. Vare and Miss P. Berg, one hole.
Mrs. J. B. Walker and Miss P. Wade halved with Miss M. Miley and Miss K. Hemphill.
DRAW FOR SINGLES
The draw for to-morrow's singles matches has been made as follows:
Mrs. Holm (Great Britain) v. Mrs. Page (U.S.A.)
Miss Anderson (Great Britain) v. Miss Berg (U.S.A.). ·
Miss Corlett (Great Britain) v. Miss Miley (U.S.A.)
Mrs. Walker (Great Britain) Mrs. Vare (U.S.A.)
v,
Miss Tiernan (Great Britain) v. Mrs. Orcutt Crews (U.S.A.)
Miss Baird (Great Britain) v. Miss Glutting (U.S.A).
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four of the first five holes. Miss Anderson, who was playing in blue shorts, holed a 10-foot putt which put her side two up at the third, and the Americans automatically lost the fourth when Mrs. Vore grounded her club in a bunker. The British pair had a birdie 8 here, and also a birdie 4 at the next to become four up. The next four holes were halved, the ninth in a birdie 4. Figures out:-
Great Britain 5 4-5 3-4 4 4 5 4±38 United States 6 4 6 4 5 4 4 5 4:42 After the turn Miss Anderson and Miss Corlett had to fight their hardest to win by one, hole, The Americans took the tenth, lost the short eleventh, and then won three holes in a row în par. figures, to be only one down. They squared at the seventeenth, but the British pair. won the eighteenth for the match, Miss Anderson holing an 8 feet putt for a birdie 4. Figures in
Great Britain 5:3 45 4 6 6 5 4—41 United States 4-4 4 4 3 4 5 45—37
MRS. WALKER AND MISS WADE
Mrs. Walker and Miss Wade lost the first hole, where Mrs. Walker missed
All games were over eighteen holes. a four-feet putt, but they squared at time Intermittent showers made condi- the second, Mrs. Walker this
The tions dismal. When Mrs. Holm and holing her putt of four feet. Miss Tiernan, the top British pair, Americans were outdriving the British Mrs. pair, but Mrs. Walker and Miss Wade teed up against Mrs. Page and
The British pair won the Orcutt Crews it was raining slightly. held on.
third and seventh, and America the fourth and eighth, but a birdie 4 at the ninth enabled Mrs. Walker and Miss Wade to turn one up. Figures out:--
to
MRS. HOLM AND MISS TIERNAN
Mrs. Holm and Miss Tiernan proved They be a strong `combination. outdrove Mrs. Page and Mrs. Orcutt Crews at the first three holes, which they did in par 5 4 5, against 6 5 5, to become 2 up, but the Americans got a Miss hole back at the sixth. Tiernan's drive of 220 yards finished in the rough, and Mrs. Holm's second shot over the green. Mrs. Orcutt Crews approached almost dead, and Mrs. Page had only to hole a putt of 18 inches for a par 4 against a 5,
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ck of. Fid-themselves of- lets, with bowler,
Sir P. Warner's Test Criticisms
dinary games, and which they tend carefully for use once
four years. Over-preparation. really
should stop." (Continued from Page 19).
you cannot finish, a Test in five days you ought not to be allowed to finish
every
-A GROUNDSMAN'S VIEW One of the best-known groundsmen in the country said:
"There is another side of the picture "Over-preparation of wickets is bein these complaints about the so-called coming intolerable."
over-preparation of wickets, and 1, for one, flatly deny that, wickets are over-
IN ABSOLUTE AGREEMENT - Mr. A. H. H. Gilligan, one of the prepared.
"The crux of the matter is that the not famous cricketing: brothers, said, am absolutely in agreement with every-modern cricketer simply will thing Sir Pelham said about 'timeless' dream of batting on a pitch that is not flawless, because he is afraid of get- Tests and over-prepared wickets. ..
ting hurt.
Great Britain 6 5 4 5 5 5. 3 6 4431it at all. United States 4.6 6.3 5 5 455–43 Mrs. Walker and Miss Wade
soon lost the lead, and were one down at the eleventh. They squared at the twelfth, where the Americans got into serious troubles, but fell behind again, and at The the fifteenth were two down. British got a hole back at the seven- Mrs. Holm's tee shot to the short teenth, where Miss Wade sank seventh was bunkered on the left, and awkward putt, but were lucky at the a eighteenth, The Americans put three Miss Tiernan played although beautiful recovery to within a foot of successive shots into the rough. Miss down Miley eventually had to play from a the hole, the Americans were
under in a bridie 2-one
parto burn, and was on the green in 8. They square. The British women played conceded the hole and halved the
Figures:- the next two holes in brilliant style, match. and won both "in bridie da to turn two up. At the eighth Mrs. Holm's spoon shot finished ten feet from the pin, and Miss Tiernan holed the putt, while at the ninth Mrs. Holm had an- other good approach, leaving her part- ner only a yard putt.
Figures out:
Great Britain 5.4 5 4 5 5 34489 United States 6 5 5454
The American quickly, squ
match. At the tenth?
drove out of bounds, while Mhaz
tee shot was: bunkéred
the
the
eleventh, and she missed my putti Mise Tiernan holing a four yarde British won the thirteenth for lead once more. They because two up again at the short fourteenth, lost the fifteenth, but, after two halves, won the eighteenth for the match by two holes.
Figures in:
Great Britain 6 4 5 United States 5.3
MISS ANDERSON.
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"The Oval has rather poor sub- soil, and needs a certain amount of top dressing. But its Test wicket is really notorious. No county side at the Oval is ever asked to bat much less bowl-on a wicket such as that, on which the Tests are played;
"The Test wicket has a special pre- Great Britain 6 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 5 40 paration. Groundsmen have their Test United States 4 3 5 4 3 3 5 5 10-421 wickets, which are never used for or
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"If the state of the pitch allow few balls to rise unexpectedly, that a a great outery. If anyone são injured by a bumping ball the man's job is in danger. Now the groundsman to do?
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WOULD DWINDLE "I have a contract to go giving advice on the preparation of pitches to about 80 clubs in London the provinces. If those clubs did
wickets, as neat perfect their fixt
HATSMEN IN FAVOUR
players. They like well- ickets. There are more than bowlers, and the batsmen "over-preparation." So long Djority As for 'it the grounds- does what he is told.
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