THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 23, 1989.
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Jack M'Lean's Golf Triumph
SPARK SUCCEEDS HALIBURTON
AT PRESTWICK
W. Spark, the Lanark Golf Club professional, has been appointed as professional to the Prestwick St. Nicholas Club, in succession to Tom Haliburton, who was recently appointed assistant to Henry Cot- ton at Ashridge.
A native of Montrose, Spark is a former boy internationalist. He turned professional in 1932 and went to Balmore, subsequently tak ing up his, present post with the Lanark Club, Spark, who is in his 32nd year, was runner-up in the Scottish professional champion ship in 1933, and has played on several occasions for the Scottish professionals' team against the other home countries.
R.A.0.B. "A" LEAD H.B. DARTS- LEAGUE
Latest Results
The following are the latest results
in the "H.B" Darts League:- Imperial "A" ↑ M.T.B. "A"
12 And 11 Victory In Glasgow P.G.A. Final
FIRST ROUND OF 69!
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JACK M'LEAN'S DISPLAY IN DEFEATING GEORGE NEILL, OF WINDYHILL, BY 12 AND 11 IN THE GLASGOW P.G.A. MATCH-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL OVER KILLERMONT COURSE, NEAR GLASGOW, WAS ONE OF THE FINEST HE HAS EVER GIVEN.
He had covered the first eigh- teen holes in 69, by virtue of superlative driving and truly wonderful pitching. It is doubt-] ful if any professional in Scot- land could have withstood the flow of figures M'Lean shot at Neill. The Windyhill profes- sional was beaten practically from the start, and he found himself eleven in arrears at the end of the morning circuit.
Whitehouse
2 Mitchell
Taylor
2
Smith
Gribble
2
Keenan
Pearson
2 Moore
Howe
0 Wilkie
8
Point
4 Points
Highest score. Taylor 90,
R.Ä.O.B. (G.C.)
"A"
V M.T.B. "B"
Curd
1
Moore
Little
1
Stonnell
Redman
2 Prest
Hansell
2 Bassan
Funnell
2 King
8
Points
3 Points
Highest score.
M.T.B. “A”
Mitchell
Keenan
Hannell 124.
▾ Imperial "A"
2 Howe
1 Gribble
0 Pearson
0 Taylor
2 Whitehouse'.
1
1
1
On this exhibition it can be said of M'Lean that he has not only re- ogained his former .coolness
and
2 judgment, but is now capable of
producing match-winning
5
NAI COONN
2
WATONNN
shots
over
with assurance and confidence. As he said at the finish, he needed only the stimulant of his victory Mark Seymour to restore the belief in himself he had when an amateur.
His figures were:—
MORNING
Out-3 4 4 2 5 5 3 4 4-34
In-4 3 5 4 3 5 3 4 4=35=69
AFTERNOON
Out-3 4 4 4 4 5 4
NEXT OBJECTIVE
M'Lean's next objective will be
2 the Northern Open Championship 0 at Nairn on April 26-27. He has mastered a recalcitrant putter that: proved his undoing for so long, al- though yesterday it was not
80
much his putting skill as his pitch-
Moore
Smith
Wilkie
5
7
Points
2 Points
3
Highest score,
Keenan 125.
M.T.B. "A"
v Imperial "B"
Dyer
1 Cheek
2
Smith
2
Marshall
ing that enabled him to crush his
0
Callagan
2
Wells
Blake
0
Black
2
Dodd
7
3 Points
Clare
Points
NON
Highest score. Clare 107.
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE
i courageous opponent.
NO-NO
2 He was 6 up at the turn, and the
0 sixth gave an example of his new- found confidence. Here he made
5
P. W. L. Pts.
R.A.O.B. (G.C.)' “A”-.
..8 22 18 22
Imperial "A"
.6 21 9 21
M.T.B. "B"
M.T.B. "B"
Imperial "B"
R.A.Q.B. (G.C.) “B”
Embassy
.8 21 19 21-
.7 17 18 17
.7 14 21 14
.6 11 19 11
.4 9 11 9
46 115 115 115
Highest finishes:-Funnel 104, Lum-
his one approach slip, It might have unsteadied him, but instead he sank the four yards putt with ap-| parent ease.
GRAND PITCH
Try as he might, Neill could do
nothing to hold him, and they went
John Arnold, the Hampshire County cricketer and Fulham out- side-left, was married on February 26 at Pear Tree Church, Sout- hampton, to Miss Gladys Collins, They left the church after the eeremony under a most unusual archway of cricket bats and football boots, held by his team mates. Photo shows-A kiss for the bride.
-(Copyright, Fox).
17 NATIONS MAY COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON
TOURNAMENT
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IR George Thomas made an interesting statement recently when he revealed that a Badminton tournament, run on similar lines to that of the Davis Cup contest in lawn tennis, will be considered at a meeting of the International Federation in London in June.
This proposal has been mooted on several occasions during the past year or two, but has generally been held to be impracticable on various grounds.
BRADFORD CITY BEAT CREWE
London To-day. - Playing at home in the Northern. Section of the Third Division, Bradford City defeated Crewe by 4 goals to 1.- Reuter.
in for lunch with M'Lean 11 up. SAINTS BEAT
M'Lean holed a pitch from Just off
the green for a "birdie" 3 at the EUROPEAN “Y” Highest scores: Little 135, Davis versary won in the forenoon AT BADMINTON
by 100, Hoare 91, Little 88.
fourteenth. The only hole his ad-
was
195, King 182, Poole 181, Waterworth the eighth, the reward of a grand 128, Prest 127, Keenan 125, Hansell pitch against the pin which gave
124.
LIGHT BLUES INTER VARSITY GOLF VICTORY
London, To-day. Playing over the Sandwich course yesterday. Cambridge University beat Oxford University in the In ter-Varsity Golf contest by 9 mat ches to 8, with 3 halved,.....
Cambridge, who won Tuesday's foursomes by B matches to 1 with I halved, won yesterday's singles by 6 matches to 2 with halved. Reuter.
him his 8 against M'Lean's 4.
Weill And Kew Win All Three Matches
One cannot but praise the Windy- hill professional for the gallant way he set off in the afternoon. European Y.M.C.A. entertained a With M'Lean a yard from the flag fairly representative team from St. in 2, Nelll rolled in a ten yards putt Andrew's Club last night in a for a half in 8. Then he got down friendly badminton match and were from seven yards to annex the defeated by 5 matches to 4. no avail, for after executing a per- the outstanding performance of the twentieth in a 3 to a 4. It was of M. Weill and H. Kew provided fect drive at the third, he whipped evening, winning all three of their a spoon shot into a bunker and lost matches fairly comfortably, while the hole. He made another thrust conceding only one point to R. at the next, chipping stone dead Johnston and E. Curtis. from twenty yards off the “green and taking the hole in 8 8 to a 4, Fres Lantes, and J. Lamb, were the A. L. Fisher, formerly of the but against that he surrendered the most successful home pair, winning next two holes, and a half at the two of their three encounters seventh finished the match.
Scores were:
With 17 national bodies affiliat- ed to the Federation, however, and badminton_gaining a surėr footing in nearly every country, the scheme, may yet be deemed to be as feasible as it is desirable. There is certainly much to com- mend the idea, and further details will be awaited with interest.
LONG TOUR
It has also become known that the Badminton Association propose sending a team of four men and two- women to tour Australia, New Zea land, the Malay Straits, Americs," and Canada-an innovation on in- teresting lines.
No announcement has yet been made as to the constitution of the team. The statement, however, has had the sequel in the news that R. C. F. Nichols may postpone his intended retirement in view of a possible tour as a member of the British team.
best A. S. Bliss and F. A.
A. L. Fisher and J. Lamb (Y.M.C.A.).
Broadbridge beat W. Knox and Lavery 21-3
lost to M. Well and H. Kew
R. Johnston E. Curtle (Y.M.C./ beat Knox and Avery lost to Welll and Kaw lost to Bilas and Broadbridge,