THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1959.
BRITAIN FIGHTS FOR GOLF'S TRIPLE CROWN
By DEREK JOHN
Next month's Walker Cup match at Muirfield, Scotland, should be the most keenly fought United States versus Great Britain amateur golf competition since the event was instituted in 1922.
Britain has only once won the biennial match-at St Andrews, 21 years ago. But it has prepared for this one more thoroughly than ever
before.
The selectors have spent two his amateur status for a year- years searching for fresh talent. E. Harvie Ward, of San Frun Fourteen players "unde con-chao, twice American champion sileration"
names last and 1952 British champion. Were November n fat they could get down to intensive training.
Special Reason
112 Art 13:14 simusly
amateurs,
In the international definition of the term, and
the donor of the trophy, the late Herbert Walker, intended it
be.
A
Ward is a fine golfer and pemalur player on both sides of i the Allante. But the fret re-. mains that he was suspended in 1857 by the U.S. Golf Assorla-, for byrause his employer palt is expenses for oversens chan instaljen.
Britain has a special reason for wanting a win this match, Victory would teen dat, for
He was restated a year ago, British golfers |
hold the three but even his Americum Iriends International trophies contested; have expressed doubts about his
States the qualißentions as an amateur. against the United Walker Cup. Ryder Cup and Curtis Cup.
PATTERSON,
LONDON SIGN
UP FOR
Reinstated Amateurs MAY 1 FIGHT
But a cloud bangs over the cagerly-awaited Walker Cup In athielles, football, manki battle. For the American team, many other sports, a reinstated metudes a golfer whe once lost | amateur cannot represent ht
Gulf! country as an amateur. seems to
exception to the rule.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Huckey
The Amerivaus have often played reinstated atmateurs internationals, and Britnen los dom su rave-in the case ex-professional John Llewellyn Morgan,
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world America's
heavy- weight champion, Floyd Patterson, and his British challenger, Brian London, today signed up to fight here for May 1.
Under the contract, Patter- Son will get something like
But many will argue that the; $75,000 or 00 per cent of the real ringside takings. He will also net a substantini purse from the televised rights of the right. The Briton will get $00,000 plus travel expenses and train ing costs,
PETER MAY'S
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Landon, May 24 More than 300 guests are ex- pected at the wedding of Fame land cricket captain Peter Alay Miss Virginia Gilligan at Cranleigh, Surity, today.
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INDIA, OPENS What's Best in Kowloon?
ENGLAND CRICKET TOUR
London, April 23.
Polly Umrigar, India's tail, powerfully built number three batsman, and Gamini Goonesena, the Cinghalese and former Nottinghamshire leg. spinner, shared the honours on the first day Indian of the
touring team's opening twelve-a- side match with the In- dinn Gymkhana Club at 10. Osterly, Middlesex, day.
In just over six hours of crlckel, the Indians made 200, of which Umrigar hit a stylist 97, and Goonesena took seven wickets for 04.
Ironical thought it may seem, the Indians main susceptibility seemed to be against the spinners-a department in which
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.
Nominations should be addressed to they themselves are almost
the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
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Mr Ray Ellis's Masham won the Greenham Stakes at Newbury last week und so maintained his
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Maslin took his place nearer lost than frst as NP.P.C. and Anthus set a folr pace. A mild scrimmage occurred three fur- longs out which did nat im- prove well-backed Rio Santo's chonce. Breasley had to him all the time.
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"I know that wouldn't do," Doug told me. If he went on hanging about, he was sure to get done. So I gave him a tap.
This hid an, trumediate effect, Masham darted forward to open up a gap of two lengths in the last 100 yards.
"I've only touched him with the whip once before," added Douglos. "The trouble Ex that when he goes to the front, he likes to take a look round."
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