THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1954.
The Most Remarkable ARSENAL TO REORGANISE
Game Of Golf Ever Played In Britain
PLAYER
Blucas
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The most remarkable game of golf ever played in Britain at Sandy Lodge Golf Course on August 7 when Wing-Commander "Laddies" Lucas, DSO, DFC, MP. went round blindfolded at every stroke.
His score was 87, only 15 above acratch. It included one magnificent birdie and seven bogeys. He lost one ball and his average drive was 230 yards.
his
Lucas, a brilliant left-hander and ex-Walker Cup
After captain, is 38.
the game he recorded impressions and said that "The blind can and should play golf. It's fun for them."
The picture at the top shows Wing-Commander Lucas at the eighth hole in his blindfold round. Number
key:
1
2
3
-Half-controlled iron.
-"Shank" into the bunker.
On to the green and then
4 and 5-Two putta,
The picture below shows the card recording his score. Picture at right shows Wing-Commander Lucas wearing the mask which blindfolded him when he played each stroke in his unique game.-Express Photos.
Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final Fixed For December 16-18
Melbourne, Aug. 16.
Sweden, the European, and the United States, the American Zone winners in the Davis Cup competition will meet on December 16, 17 and 18 in the Inter-Zone Final, the winners to challenge Australia for the trophy on December 27, 28 and 29.
LIGHT BLUES' PROGRAMME IN JAPAN
A later meeting of the Aus-,
Tennis Associa fralian Lawn tion will decide whether the will take Inter-Zone match place in Queensland, or, West Australia,
OUT 143 TOTAL 87 MANDICAP
NET
H.K. Schoolboys
Beat Two
Macao Teams
FRESH FACES, FRESH IDEAS FOR HIGHBURY
..
Watch out for a new-look, Continental style Arsenal. Last season was one of the worst in the club's history. A disastrous start-two points from eight games-was followed by an amazing recovery-twenty points in twelve games. But Arsenal finished 12th in the table.
Now, the Highbury glamour boys are out to recapturé former glory, with
fresh faces and new ideas-both closely guarded secrets.
them
Saya manager Tom Whittaker, ward dine piveting on him as the their pride and go back to the "You can expect us to go into defence does on the centre-half. ideas that have made the transfer market. Wo have But one thing is certain. If a household word the world some strengthening to do. ¡All] all the Innovations fall, Arsenal over. this has been carefully planhed.. will not be afraid to swallow But we must keep quiet.
"Wa log the chance of signing Jack Froggntt last season and that's a lesson for us to re- member. Arsenal have nover? hesitated to spend money when the need arose."
What of the new schemes? Adds the ha
thoughtful Me White taker "We have many new ideas. We don't know how all of thom will work
out, but they'll be fully discussed with the players. I can't say what they are be- Cause some may turn out to be
flops, Bul we've all brought
back ideas from the Continent.
WILL TRY, ANYTHING "Our first task is to see how they can be worked out on the field and whether they can be adapted to Football League conditions. Naturally, we don't want other clubs to know what we're trying to do but we're willing to try anything-whether the lens come from Moscow or Timbuctoo."
-London Express Service)
Turk Claims First
Channel
Crossing
Of The Year
Folkeatone, Aug. 16.
A French police officini dove into the squabblo over a 26-year-old Turkish engineer's unheralded France-to- England Channel swim tonight and said he personally and officially clocked the year's first crossing.
Rodolphe Lovergne, a police officer, spoke up for Istanbul swimmer Murat Guler against a swell of British doubts.
Guler, six-foot-two-inch en- verifying Channel swims, as in gineer who failed in two 1950 Britain. Channel attempts, set out from The ultra-official swimming This reorganisation at High-Calais early yesterday and was authority, the Federation Fran- bury is overdue-long overdue back today claiming to be the calse De Natation, organises They have been first successful Channel-crosser sporting events but does not say the critics. clamouring for it for YOUT
of the year,
consider Channel attempis 4 Although how much of their Guler said he managed the legitimate sport-United Press. pleading has been motivated by | 22 miles in 17 hours, landed at
St. jealousy is a debatable point.
Margaret's Bay English coast just before mid- But Tom Whittaker would night, and headed homeward have given Arsenal a new-look in a beat after falling to find
any
welcomers on the British
before now.
Only one thing has prevented him making a clean sweep with
new ideas and new men. That thing is sucLESS.
on
the
bench.
Guler's crossing was likely to go into the record books as the Icast-advertised in
of
years
NOT TOLD
London, Aug. 10. An official of the Channel Swimming Association here said today his organisations had not been told about the attempt of the Turkish swimmèr, Murat Channel. Guler. to swim the English
"We had no observers with and no claim has been
him"
noisy swimming publicity. There Ai Highbury a player's age not only wasn't a single photo- doesn't count for much. Nographer on shore awaiting him matter how old he is he keeps last night-there wasn't lodged with us," he said. his place until a younger man soul.
Critics have Omen scoffed at "the old men" of Highbury,
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