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MCLEAN THE HERO OF GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Three Members Of American Cup Team Survive Walker Cup Team
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, May 31. Jack McLean, the young Glas- gow golfer, is, the hero of the Bri- tish Amateur Championship, which was continued heres to-day! writes 8 correspondent.
In the presence of an enormous and wildly excited crowd he de- feated Johnny Fischer, a young man about to enter Harvard. Unl- versity, and one of the most dan- gerous of the American players.
The Scotsman played superbly. and despite all the thrusts of his opponens, & polished and finished golfer, held on grimly to a slender lead of two holes until the seven- teenth, where his score was 6t...
McLean, who has now establish- ed himself is one of the strongest of the British defenders of the ittle, meets Jesse Guilford, a form- er American champion.
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Three members of the United States team still surviving George Dunlap, amateur cham ploh: Johnny Goodman. open
Lawson champion and
Little. Goodman, who is playing magni- Acently, defeated a couple of op- ponents in the easiest manner im aginable. One of them was John Burke, the famous Irish player who was as many as 5 down st the ninth, where Goodman's score was 34. The American is now & strong favourite for the champion- ship.
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was responsible
rific pace. for at the twelfth "he was in the rough with his drive, with his second was bunkered shot, and lost the hole to a 4. He was now 2 down with 5 to" play.
Fischer missed a great chance' at the fourteenth where he was left
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1934.
LAWN BOWLS
HIGH SEAS POWERS
Big Win By C.C.C. Britain Takes The Initiative
Rink
A team of four from the Craigen- gower C.C. consisting of A E Coates, G. L. Buchanan, A. Razack and W. V. Field administered a sound defeat at the Talkno Club yesterday on a rink comprising A. McKellar, J. F. Lunny, N. M. Carrie and W. Muskett. The game was played on a heavy green and the winners won by the big margin of 40 shots to 4.3
At Happy Valley on the Police Green, A. W. Grimmist playing in the open singles beat Fr J. Jones
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LEAGUE TENNIS U. S. BASEBALL
Graduates Win
Teams in the "B" division were engaged in their league games
yesterday when the University, on London, May 31. (3) The impossibility of renew their own ground, lost to the Club | On the initiative of the British ing the Washington-London trende Recreio by 3 sets to BJJ. Government, preliminary negotiate in their existing form with- Remedios and L A Carvalho did out the adhesion of France arid well for the winners by capturing tions are to begin shortly in pre-
all the three sets while Y. E. Ng paration for next year's Confer- Italy.
and P. P. So were the best pair ence on Naval Disarmament,
(4) The German naval renals- for the undergraduates, obtaining Last week Sir John Simon ap- sance and its possibilities as a dis-two out of three sets. proached the Japanese and Ameri- turbing factor in the balance of. - Bcores:— can Governments with the propower at sea. posal that:
with a putt of 3ft for the hole. convincingly by:22 shots to 6: lead-clarified, in advance by
McLean having pitched into a bunker in front of the green. To his obvious annoyance the Ameri-
can
McLean missed the putt. saved himself at the sixteenth, where his second shot, too strong was in a bunker at the back of the green. He chipped out and holed the putt for a half in 4.
Nothing that Fischer could do was of any avail. At the seven- teenin a long downhill putt for a
3 looked in at the hole and de- cided to stay out. That was the end, McLean having won by 2 and
1.
ing all the way, the
On the Civil Service ground G. Duncan accounted for C. B-Fast by 22 shots to 10. Up to the foury. teenth head Basto enjoyed a slight lead, but a four in the afteenth head by Duncan gave him a lead which he did not relinquish again. Duncan scored a single in the 18th head, and three more in the 17th and thus clinched matters when he had seven points in hand with two more to go. Basto however, press- ed him to six heads before suc- cumbing.
J. S. Logan of the Bowling Green "The crowd cheered each player
beat T. R. Hunter of the Folice impartially to a superb display of
R.C. by 22 shots to 17. It was a golf in
an atmosphere charged ding-dong match. At the 19th with excitement.
McLean now meets Jesse Gull-head Hunter was leading 17 to 16 but Logan scored in the next" four ford, the Boston "siege gun." a
heads, to wiIL player who as the years creep on telies more on his short game than mighty driving.
Another U.S. Reverse. Wethered carried on the good work by defeating Jack Westland. Chicago stockbroker, another U. S. member of the victorious Walker Cup team,
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Wethered one American casualty Jack Westland, who seemed lost in the wind. Wethered is now faced with a sterner task, his next opponent being Dunlap, who has already had two miraculous escapes.
Driving much better than has been the case for a considerable time, Wethered was out in 37 de- spite a 6 at the ninth, and two up. He became three up at the
.. Among the British players de-tenth, where Westland was, handi- feated are C. J. H. Toley, who tell capped in the matter of length in to a local shipyard worker: S. L a strong head wind. McKinlay. Eric McRuvie, and TA. of the all members Torrance, Walker Cup. team. Others are Stanley Lunt, the English cham- plon, and Rex Hartley.
Battle of Youth
"A crowd of 5.000 people, all in- tensely excited And, all dashing hither and thither in the search of vantage ports, saw one of the greatest matches in the long his- tory of the campionship.
It was between two young men, McLean, the idol of Scottish golf. and Fischer, a Versity student, of Cincinnati, so tall and thin that It would be imagined that a puff of wind would blow him
over.
This was not the Westland we saw at St. Andrews. Unable to make any impression: he was beat- en 3 and 2.
The defeat of Tolley was not un- Troon expected, at least by the artisans who know James Wallace as a sterling golier with no frills to his game.
A shipwright. 32 years of age, Wallace, for whom a friend acted as caddie, putted with devastating three efficiency. Out in 34 and up, Wallace holed a chip shot at the fifteenth for a 3 to win by and 3. "Wallace required three 42 for a score of 69.
The defeat of Eric McRuvie was a distinct loss to Britain's defen- For a man 24 years of age Fischer sive forces. He was beaten by whirlwind is the most serious golfer I have Lawson Little, whose "ever met.
He never smiles, nor golf swept his opponent off his
The American began 3, 3, 4 'does he ever exchange a word with feet.
the opponent. Indeed, Fischer 24, and was three up. McRuvie. plays every shot as if it were a however, was only one down at the
e and death business.
turn, but he lost the thirteenth Naturally, the spectators were where Little's approach. pitched frantic with delight when McLean into the crowd at the back of the won; firstly, because of pride in green. He pitched back agadh and At the their hero, and secondly, because holed the putt for a 4.
was recognised that Fischer was sixteenth. Little practically drove one of the most dangerous of the the green, and getting a 3, won -American players. I never hope by 3 and 2. to see a better and a more keenly fought match. The fact that Mc- Lean was one under s when it T. A. Torrance, the only British ended at the seventeenth is in player to win his singles in the dicative of the high standard of Walker Cup match, was beaten by the golf.
a young West of Scotland golfer Gowan B. Peters, of Ferene, Dear Glasgow.
Great Recovery Shot
Defeat of Torrance.
E. C. Fincher and R. P. Phillips had bad luck to be besten by W Simmond and 3. Deakin by 16 Fincher and his part- shots to 15.
ner led all the way. At the 18th head they were standing 14 to 13. In the 19th they conceded two
olats but drew level in the 20th again with a single. In the 21st head they gave their opponents, a single shot and victory.
Two, games in the Open Singles Lawn Bowlis Championship were played in Kowloon yesterday, J. C. Brown beating J. J. Gregory by 21
shots to 10 on the Club de Recreio Green, while at the Kowloon C.C. J. Watson accounted for L. de Rome by 21 shots to 14. --
THE RESULTS
Open Singles
G. Duncan beat C. H. Baston 22-10 J: 8. Logan beat T.R." Hunter 23-17 A W. Grimmitt beat, F. J
Jones ..........
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3 C. Brown beat J. J. Gregory 21-10 J. Watson beat L de Rome... 21-14 Open Pairs Simond and Deakin beat Fincher and Phillips
... 16-15 Open Rinks Coates, Buchanan, Razack
and Field beat McKellar Lunny, Currie and Mus- kett
40- $
Capt. G. A. Rusk, of the R. and chopping A, provided a useful block for the sprightly, little Ameri- can. Johny Goodman, who won the second hole in 2. Despite the shouting of a policeman to clear
the course, Goodman hit a magni- ficent drive down the middle of the fourth fairway, while the gai- lant captain. mortally afraid of slicing, hooked everything. Play- ing what seemed very much like a practice, round, Goodman was 4 up at the ninth
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Goodman's "Only Loss. The only hole he lost was the twelfth where, in giving the hills on the right a wide berth, overlia it and was bunkered on the left. Even so Goodman had an approxi- mate score of level 4's when the match finished at the fourteenth.
Lawson Little's effort against F. L. Rankin, of Sunningdale, was even more impressive. Little, the "Varsity student from San Fran-
has also a delicate putting touch. Indeed, Little the complete golfer.
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The task of this Naval Confer- ence should be, so far as possible, an ex- the change of views. between technical experts of the three High Spas, Powers
was em-
- Suchegotiations," it phasised by the Foreign Secretary, would be most suitably conducted between any two of the Powers Britain and America, America and | Japan, Japan and Britain--and should be strictly confined to the technical aspects of the problem
In other words, they should be confined to the, limitations to be placed on the tonnage and gun calibres of the various categories of war vessels (capital ships, cruisers, destroyers, etc.).
Political issues, it was contended by the British Government, should be kept out of the preliminary ne- gotiations and reserved to the full Conference.
This exclusion would probably cover the question of naval ratios and naval bases in the Pacific.
Yesterday a favourable reply was received from Washington, while the indications from Tokio also point to an early and satisfactory answer from that gaarter.
France and Italy Meanwhile, the other two parti- cipants in the London Naval Con- ference of 1930, France and Italy -have also been invited, to under- take, both with each other and with Britain, a similar study of the possibilities of preliminary agree- ments on technical points.
Neither
these of
European Powers it may be recalled. has ratified the 1930 Treaty, mainly on account of the dimerences which arose between them on the pro- blem af Franco-Italian naval parity.
At a later stage in the prelimin ary negotiations the five leading Naval Powers "will have to settle three important points of proce- dure. They are:
1) The opening date of the 1935 Conference; .
(1) The venue of the Con- ference; and
(1) What other Powers, in addition to themselves, should be invited to, the, Conference. Some difficulties may arise in connection with the last two points. Japan may consider that, as the 192 Conference was held in Washington, and that for, 1930 in London, next year's Conference should be held in Japan.
Indeed, this course Was tenta-
tively suggested during the 1930
Conference. But it may not prove
convenient at the present date for
several of the interested Powers,
owing to the absorption of their Governments by European dif- flculties.
Undoubtedly Germany, and pro- bably Soviet Russia, will be repre- sented at the Naval Conference, while Spain and the three big Republics are South American possibilities.
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The position » of
smaller Naval Powers, like Holland. the Scandinavians, Greece and Tur- key, is deemed more problematical
WHERE POWERS · DIFFER -- Having regard to the sharply conflicting views on naval limita- tlon held by the five Powers cop- cerned, a preliminary discussion is essential if next year's. Naval Conference is not to be foredoomed to fallure.
The Scotsman had evidently saved his best form for one of the vital matches of the champion- A stylish player, 25 years of age. ship. He started 3. 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, and Peters was three down at the turn. was only one up. Against any having lost four holes in a row. other opponent it is not "an un-Torrance; out in 35. had played reasonable supposition that Me- well, but his lead gradually dwind- of his Lean, would have been at least led against the pressure three up.
opponent. Peters holed a putt of 26 yards at the twelfth for a.4 and, having squared the mätab, ran down a putt of 5 yards for acisco, with the cannon ball drive,
at the nineteenth to win. Peters, a player of whom more should be heard, came home in 35. Torrance had the satisfaction of It must not be imagined that knowing that there was no dis- because the American drives un- No date for the Conference has grace in "being beaten by a man beard-of distances that be is con- been settled as yet, but the Br- who..completed nineteen holes instantly lacking a way out of the tish Government is understood to one over 4's.
rough, Nothing of the kind, "Only { favour its assembly with the least once in this match was ne off the possible delay, and the spring of line. This was at the ninth, but 1935 is mentioned unofficially, taking 3 deep-faced iron hr London being the likellest venue. crashed the ball on the green. The outstanding difficultles Little's power is so enormous that which confront the Conference he can tear the ball out of al-are: most any le
(1) Japan's demand for tonnage Out in 35 ́ including а self-equality. in principle, with the Imposed stymie, the American was British Empire and the S. and 2 up. Rankin had made a gallant her threatened repudiation of the fight of it but from this point he 5-5-3 ratio established at Wash- suffered a complete collapse. Hitington in 1921-22 and perpetuated, ting every drive off the heel to the with some slight modification, at club and with the face closed, the the Londom Conference in 1930. ball made a feeble dive to square- (2) The known reluctance of leg after horrid adventures at France and Italy to enter to any the eleventh and twelfth holes he pret for the restriction of sub- picked up at each Ittle won by marine and light surface constrac
A notable hole was the third, where McLean, mishitting his sec-2 ond shot, was under the sleepers in the great Cardinal bunker. He Adug the ball out, pitched his fourth to the back of the green, and holed the putt for a half in 5, to the de- lirious cheering of the vast crowd, McLean, who, was putting beauti- fully and with courage, holed one of five yards at the Himalayas for a 2 to become 2 up and he held on to his gains until the tum, which he reached in 33 to Fischer's 35.
McLean may count himself lucky at the tenth, where, missing a putt of 4ft, he laid his opponent a dead stymie. Failing to lift over, Fischer had to be content with a half in 5. He won the inext; However, in 2.
6. L. McKinlay, another Walker Cup player, was also "beaten, but in a totally different way. He lost 2 and 1 to J. Cameron Conn, of the R. and A. Club, a player with a weird putting style. Conn, how ever, holes the putte and nothing else matters.
McKinlay, who ploughed a way through six bunkers in the course of playing three holes, was out in 4's and 1 down. Two down at the fifteenth, he drove the next green, The desperate nature of the en- 288 yards, but took three putts. counter may be gathered from the Cutting his second shot into the fact that at this point McLean Alps bunker, his last chance had had played eleven holes in 41 shots gone. I think the last has been was only up. Evidently heard of McKinlay as a Walker Fischer could not stand the ter- Cup player.
and
6 and 3.
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J. J. Remedios and, L. A. Car-
valho (Recreio)
beat Y. K. Ng and P. P. Bo 6-1 beat S. M. Lee and P, C, Lee ̈6-4 beat Mahan Singh and
M. LO.....
As will be seen, these difficultles are formidable. Ini British naval circles hopes are entertained that Japan, in the course of friendly talks with British and American spokesmen.
A may be induced 10 moderate her demands before the Conference meets.
Far East Bases
This she is the more likely to
A. Remedios and W.. Ẩn
Reed (Recreio)
do the reported decision of the 8. A Ribeiro and A. M. Bilva U.S. to scrap its Far Eastern bases and withdraw all naval forces from those waters e implemented.
France is understood to be ad- amant in ber refusal to accept any tonnage quota of submarines and light craft which could be con- ceded by the "Big Three," and Italy will certainly decline to re- strict her naval development in
hand. any way if France retains a free
Of great importance from the British point of view is the tol- lowing programme, which, it is understood, forms the basis of our plan for the 1935 Conference:
Restriction of capital ships to 25.000 tons and 12in guns, or if imited to 7.000 cruisers can be
tons to 22,000 tons and 11m guns.
Cruiser maxima reduced to 7.000 tons and Sin guns.
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Submarines.--Total abolition or alternatively their restriction to less than 300 tons, which would confine them to coastal defence functions.
Japan, France and Italy are fav- these sug- ourably disposed to gestion except in regard to sub- marines, but the United States wishes to retain the existing stan- dards of 35,000 tons and 16in guns for capital ships and 10,000 tons and 8in or ein guns for cruisers.
+1.3.0: T. KC.0. Playing on the home ground, the Indian R.C. lost to the Kowloon C.C. by 3 seta to 8.
The following were the scores:...........
A. Bumad and 8. A. Ismall
(I.R.C.)
Senators Win Twice
New York, June 14. The following are the results of major league, baseball yesterday; "National League
I.
Brooklyn Pittsburgh.
Philadelphis.....
R. E E 29 3
15 17 0
E. T. Hanallen homered. Chicago
New York Cincinnati
7
1
6.13
1
4 13
9 "13
1
* 4 5
Fred Frankhouse pitched.
6-4
Bestoniu St. Louis
lost to Ng and So
beat Lee and Lee
7-1
beat Mahan. 'Singh and K
M. L
6-2
American League
(Recreio)
lost to Ng and So
1-6
Chicago
Washington
"3 8.1 11 11
..
drew with Lee and Lee ... drew with Mahan Singh
and K. M. Lo
6-6
6-6
New York
4 10
Lou Gehrig homered.
·St. Louis..........
2 5
Lofty Gomes pitched.
2 5 Cleveland ......... Philadelphia 11 14 Bob Johnson homered.
0
2-8
Detroit Boston
13 22 ......... 15 14
0-8
4-8
Chicago
Shimmons and Bonura homered.
Washington
11 15 77
...... 18. 15
0
last to G. C. Burnett and R
B. Levis lost to L. Oppenheim and
S. A. Gray. loat to Stapleton and R.
8. Capell
Orenin homered.,
3-6
-Renter.
3-8
5-7
beat G. C. Burnett and R.
B. Lewis beat L. Oppenheim
Gray beat. I Stapleton and R. 8.
Capell
was curtailed to 6 sets, the Gradu- ates Association winning the match by St-sets tö a set. Scores fol- low:-
6-1
and
8-3
F. Y. Kung and 8. K."Lien
(Graduates Association) beat H. Chang and F K.
Mang ....
8-3
8-2
beat Y. F. Chow and Y. 8.
Buk
lost to G. C. Burnett and R,
B. Lewis lost to L. Oppenheim and
8. A. Gray lost to L-Stapleton and R.
8. Capell. M. Rumjahn and A. K
Ismail (LR,C.).
F. D. Pereira and MO. Hoosen
(IR.C.).
· GRADUATES ASSOCIATION
SOUTH CHINA ** Owing to the, fast falling light Japan will formally propose the and the rain which arrived just on abolition of aircraft carriers, and 6 o'clock, yesterday evening, the it is indicated that she may be "B" Division Lawn Tennis en prepared to consider some further counter between the Graduates China of submarines
and South restriction
as a Association "quid pro qùo."
which was played at King's Park
Ung ........
H. N. Chang and T. L Pao
(Graduates Association? beat Chow and Ung drew with N. C. Yeung, and
N. K. Ma ...
D. K. Samy and 8. A M Sepher (Graduates Assoc.) beat Chang and Llang beat Yeung and Ma
Capstan
for
2\FTUOY JANOZAHR.
Quality!
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