THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1939.
Barnton Pro's Achievement
Watt Heads Scottish Qualifiers In £2000 Golf Tournament
TWO STROKES LEAD AT. PRESTWICK
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Hugh Watt, the twenty-four-year-old Royal Burgess profes- sional, and an "unknown" so far as events in the West of Scotland are concerned, achieved what must be not only the most meritorious feat of his career in leading the £2000 Tournament qualifiers at Prestwick St. Nicholas, but also the most outstanding performance In Scottish professional golf for some years.
Watt, "who was assistant with J. Adams at Hoylake and Rom- ford for four years, and took up the appointment with the Royal Burgess Club last May, finished at the head of a list which included; most of the foremost professionals in this country, with a lead of two-strokes from W. Davis, of Dumfries.
Furthermore, he showed that
he has not only the proper tem- perament for big competitive golf, but the skill as well. Though he had moments of indecision on the outward half in the after- noon, his resource and coolness on the inward journey demon-
strated beyond all doubt his it is interesting to note that T. Hali- great promise.
R. M. N. TISDALL NOT A PROFESSIONAL
Johannesburg (By Air Mail).— R. M. N. Tisdall, the former Cam- bridge athlete, who won the 400. metres hurdles in the 1932 Olympic games for Ireland, is not a profes- sional, according to an announce- ment by Mr. I. G. Emery, secretary to the South African Olympic and British Empire Games Association.
Tisdall relinquished his amateur
status in order to open a gymna« sium and teach physical culture, Mr. Emery stated that he had dis- cussed the matter with Count Hen. ri de Baillet-Latour, president of the International Olympic Commit- tee, who is in South Africa, and he sald that Tisdall could compete as f an active athlete if he so desired, and that the only competition for which he would not be eligiblo wan^ the Olympic Games.
K.C. FYFE RETURNS TO SALE XV
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K. C. Fyfe, the Scotland Rugby wing three-quarter, is to play for Sale, his old club, for the rest of the season. Previously, he has been playing for the London Scot- tish, and played for Scotland ·· against Ireland.
Fyfe came home, at the begin- ning of this season, on leave from ^|India. He took up a permanent appointment in England, first ́ ́in. London, and then in Birmingham. He continued to play for the Lon- don Scottish, but has now been ap-
BRITAIN AND 1940 ponted to Manchester, and so will
OLYMPIAD
Sum of £8,000 Required
for
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Plans for raising money
in the burton, who leaves Prestwick St. Ni. Britain's participation cholas to take up his appointment as Olympic Games in Finland next PRECISE APPROACH WORK
Henry Cotton's first assistant, at Ash-year were discussed at the This, his first success of importance, ridge, returned the same figures fornual meeting of the British Olym was gained by virtue of his long, ac-the last seven holes as Watt. curate driving and precise approach;, A 74 in the morning did not please pic Association in London recent- work. It was his economy in his. play Haliburton, who holds the course record ly.
to the flag that enabled him to secure of 66, but he made full atonement with
6
an-
stated that £8000 or
resume playing for Sale, for whom he played for some years.
Fyfe, educated at Oundle, won This Blue at Cambridge, and his first "cap" for Scotland in 1989. He has now ten "caps" to his credit.
LOUIS-GALENTO TITLE FIGHT FIXED
Air
Miami (Florida), (By his figures without recourse to heroics an almost unblemished 70 in the after- It was
Mail).The statement by Joe with his putter. His worth has, of noon. He was out in 38 and back in £9000 would be required, and Louis's manager, John Roxbor- course, been recognised in the East 36 in the morning, having run up a since coming to Barnton, for he has at the seventh where he failed to get Lord Portal, the president; Lord ough, that Louis will defend his and world title against "Two Ton" triumphed in four of the seven East his spoon shot away as he intended- Burghley, Lord Aberdare, of Scotland Alliance tournaments in and a 5 at the home hole, where he Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett were Tony Galento in a 15-round con which he has taken part.
took four from the edge of the green. among those who made sugges- test some time in June has been
It was a determined Haliburton who
His details were:-
- First Round
Out-4 3 3 4 4 4 4 45=35
In 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4=36-71
Second Round
Ont463 5 4 5 5 43-38
In 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3=32=70 Though he took three putts at the ninth and tenth in the morning, and also missed the green with his second at the eleventh, he seldom faltered, as his figures show. He was only once: off the line, and this judgment he car- ried to its completion.
Out-4 4 5 3.5 4 5 5 338*
left the first tee for his second circuit, tions as to the best method of confirmed by promoter Mike Ja-
cobs. which he covered in the following launching an appeal.
Mike Jacobs made his formal an- figures:-
Lord Portal referred to the fact nouncement about the fight to D In- 36 38 4 4 4 3 3-32=70 that Britain's application to have gathering of sports writers at his His 32 home threw his brilliance the 1944 Games in this country Miami hotel. He said that the into rolief.. But for taking three putts at the eleventh, he would have would be considered at the next venue of the fight had not yet been returned in the extraordinary figures meeting of the International Olym-decided, but it would be held in of five below 48. Like Watt, he pic Federation Congress in London, New York, Philadelphia, or Chi- played the long thirteenth- in an on June 5-8. "eagle" 3, sinking a three yards putt** after an excellent No. 2 iron.
H.
seven
cago...
"There is no question' that the. It is possible that Philadelphia excelled this putting effort by sink Games can be held in London in the will be the venue finally chosen, ing a seven-yarder on the teenth, and at the home hole he playway that they were intended to be since Hermann Taylor, the Phila- ed his tee shot into the teeth of-the organised as a really fine sport-delphia promoter, has a contract wind, and saw it finish four yards ing show," Lord Portal said. He with Galento, and he is kem to from the flag, the only contender te added that although it was to be have the fight there. do so, here.
on the expected that expenditure 1944 Games,
HALIBURTON'S FINE FINISH There was a threat of a collapse in the afternoon when with seven holes covered, he stood three over 4s. This was due to finding the whins at the second, where he dropped two strokes; taking three putts at the sixth, and. being caught in a bunker at the W. Davis, who has applied for th seventh. He also squandered another Prestwick St. Nicholas post vacated by stroke at the short tenth, the upshot Haliburton, advertised his ability by of a faulty tee shot. But from the finishing runner-up, two strokes behind twelfth he marched on gathering par Watt. His 70 of the morning, was com and better than par with an assurance piled as follows:-
that presaged success. His "eagle" ? Out-5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4:36 at the thirteenth, the result of a prodi- In 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 3=34-70 gious drive and the placing of a No. 3 More than once, he found his luc iron a yard from the pin, was the high-out on the greens, otherwise he must Light,
have improved on his 70 which, how ever, enabled him to lead at the end of the first round. He again impresse by his consistency on-going out a sec
REMAINING FOOTBALL
FIXTURES
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SATURDAY, 8TH APRIL, 1939 Senior Shield Final
Bouth China "A" v Police
(Club, 4 p.m.)
Referee: Omar,
Lineamen:-Goss and Ip.
Middlesex
Junior Shield. Final
(v. Royal Scots
(Club, 2.15 p.m.)
Referee:-Stedman.
Linesmen:-Clarke and Hinchliffè,
Royal Scots
First Division
Kowloon.
(Sookunpoo,.480p.m.)- Referee:-Adlam, eve
Linesmen:--Barretto and Somerville,
MONDAY, 10TH APRIL, 1989 Sunday Herald Charity Cup Competition
Portugal
♥-- China or England
(Sookunpoo. 4 p.m).)
Referee:-Hoðper, :
Linesmen:----Mellgrew and Dove.
if held in London, would be balanced by receipts, it was necessary to raise a large sum. of money as a guarantee.
R. SLEIGH
ond time, but his 37 to the turn and 3 TO ASSIST home was not quite good enough tr QUEEN'S PARK
overtake Watt, de
SEYMOUR QUALIFIES
Nothing would go right for J. Brash of Prestonfield. The luck was agains* him, and his 83 in the first round blast
[ed his hopes,
R. Sleigh, the Edinburgh.. City centre forward, will assist Queen's Park in their endeavours to avoid relegation from the First Division of the Scottish League.
BRITISH GIRL WINS GOLD BADGE
Miss D. Birnie Wins
Downhill Race
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St. Moritz For the first time in history a golden badge the highest award in the classic series for the "White ribbon of St. Moritz Mark Seymour, fit again, secured the last qualifying place with W. Ander.
was gained by a British competi- son, of Murcar. Although not entirely Sleigh, who previously assisted tor, Miss Duthie Birnie. satisfied with his aggregate of 151 Seymour demonstrated that he is queen's Park, has found fine form. After the Slalom section of the in recent weeks, and has played a race, which is one of the most im- steadily regaining his former polse,
The tournament proper will be debig part in Edinburgh City's run of portant ski-ing events in Eastern cided at Bournemouth on March 29-81 success. He is strong, with a fine Switzerland, Miss Beatrice Carroll^
Results:
QUALIFIERS
Hogh Watt, Royal
Burgess
recovery,
shot.
71 70-141
- Davis, Dumfries and Countree.... 70 73-148
T Haliburtini Prent-
wick St. Nicholas.. 74 70—144 W. Orr. Gourock............. 77, 73≈150 W. Anderson, Murcar 78 78=151
Mark Seymour, unat-
(tack
77 74–151
and a powerful, quick another British competitor was Leading, but by an excellent, per-
It may not please the followers of formance in the Downhill raco Miss. the East Pilton side that their club Birnie scored sufficient points for the should again be used as a recruit- combined, result
to
ing ground by the Hampden officiala from Miss Carroll, but there is a very strong bond of time over the three mil friendship between these two ama pre ice was 7min
| teur Langne clubs.