MORE WONDERFUL GOLF BY COTTON
Leads Field In “Open
With Round Of 68
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 2 Henry Cotton, the holder, led the field by one stroke in the First Round of the British Open Cham- plcnship here, writes a correspond- ent.
He had a round of 68, in spite of a tragic 6 at the last hole, where, driving into a bunker, he attempt-
I
ed a long and extremely hazard- ous shot to reach the green. failed, and two shots were lost.
ormous drive, well over 300 yards. he carried everything and, though it sounds incredible, he hit & No, 7 mashie niblick on to the middle of the green at a hole of 490 yards. This is almost fantaste hitting.
THE HOMEWARD HALF Now we come to the homeward half, in which, for the Arst six holes at any rate, the golt was
just as immaculate as the firs One stroke behind are Macdon- nal. Twenty yards short of the green, with a No. 2 iron shot to ald Smith, an American from Les
the 11th, Cation played a delicate Angeles, a player or vast exper- lence, and A Perry. of Leather-chip. a shot of which he is the head. a dashing, fearless type of master, to within a couple of feet 'player:
Tieing for third place, each with 70, are A. Padgham, of Sundridge
k: E W, H. Kenyon, and Er.. McRuvie, a well-known Scottish amateur from the East Coast. Or the favourites, Charles Whitcombe is 71, and Percy Alllss 72.
Apart from McDonald Smith, the leading Argerican is Henry Picard. with 72. while. Lawson Little is 75.
One American, J. "Kirkwood. tore up his card after a series of alarm- ing adventures.
Cotton's wonder round actually extended over 15 holes, and dur ing that period I have never seen a more perfect and fawless exh)- bition of golf; I do not even ex cept. Bobby Jones' 66 in the quality ing stages at Sunningdale for the championship of 1926 or Cotton's own marvellous round cr 65 at St. George's last year...
Those scores were made in ideal.. weather conditions and on fast
ground. Cotton's round to-day was played in a pitiless down-pour, which made the gripping of clubs and visibility, in the matter of Judging distances, a source of Fonstant anxiety. He overcame 'these difficulties as if they did not exist.
or the hole. At the 12th, a drive and spade mashle shot, he haled a purt of four yards for a three.
The champion was still the gol- Ang machine until he reached the short 16th, where his shot develop- ed a slight hook. Though bunker. ed, be "exploded" · magnificently and holed the putt for a three. This was the first time that Cotton had smiled. As he picked the ball out of the hole 'Cotton turned to his partner and said with a grin, "somewhat fortunate!"
Perhaps it was, but nevertheless it was a superb type of banker shot, seeing that the fag was so close. Having reared its venomous head, the demon hook was not to be denied. Cotton hooked his drive into a bunker at the 17th, and with a good recovery shot hit a lovely No. 2 Iron yards from the pin.
Down went the putt for a four..
NEEDED 4 FOR RECORD
If he had another four Cotton was round in to, one stroke better than Hagen's score in the memor- ablé championship of 1929. But it was not to be Cotton hooked his last drive into a bunker, and, see-. ing the ball lying invitingly, was tempted to go for the green, about 170 yards away. This was his un- deing.
Hatless, and wearing, a' white
He was trapped in another hun- wollen jersey and brown-striped ker further down the course, and, plus-fours, Cotton had no protec as ill-luck would have it, the ball tion against the rain except a big
was so deeply buried that only the multi-coloured umbrella. He wore
top of it could be seen. The first the usual brown leather glove on
attempt at the recovery was un- the left hand to Drevens blistersccessful, and with the next be Ing. Though in serious mood. was 50 yards of the green. The Cotton showed no outward signs question now was: Could he save
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1935.
TENNIS LEAGUE | U. S. BASEBALL
HOME CRICKET
Derbyshire Beaten By Notts
K.C.C. Beat The C.B.A.
London, July 16. In the remaining County cricket matches concluded to-day. Sussex, Leicestershire. Essex and Notts gained decisive victories.
Essex. who beat Northants by 'seven wickets, had a century scorer in each innings. T. N. Pearce making 132 and Cutmore 100 not out.
In a "B" Division tennis match at the G.BA, courts, the home team were beaten by the KO.C. by 2 sets to 7. The visitors played a higher standard of tennis than the home team and also combined better. Of the home team the only pair to make any sort of a show were B. J. Bickford and J. wilson.
The score were:-
Gunn contributed 113 not out for Notts, who beat Derbyshire by N. Whitley and M. Yutskin
(C.B.A.): three wickets.
The following were the score details as cabled by Reuter:-
Sussex beat Worcestershire by B wickets at Hove. Worcester: 262
Sussex: and 223.
350 and 136 for, 1,
Leicestershire beat Warwick- shire by 150 runs at Hinckley. Leicester: 241 and 262. Warwick:
148 (Smith 7 for 49) and 205 (Smith 4 for -52).
Essex beat Northants by 7 wic- kets at Northampton. Northants: 231 (Read 6 for 64) and 285.
sex: 309 (T. N. Pearce 132)| and 209 for 3 (Cutmore 100 not (out)..
Notts beat Derbyshire by 3 wickets at Nottingham. Derby: 353 and 124 for 8 dec, Notts: 187 and 281 for 7 (Gung 113 not out).
.
lost to P. Jack and A L
Oppenheim
3-6
last to G. Burnett and G.
Thomson
..... 3-6 lost to A. Ramsay. and Herre 1-6 F. D. Angus and B. Blythe
(C.B.A):
lost to P. Jack and A. L. Op-
penheim
'lost to G. Burnett and G.
Thomson ...
4-6
3-8
lost to A. Ramsay and Herre 4-8 B. I. Bickford and J. Wilson
(G.B.A.):
beat to P. Jack and A. L. Op-
penheim lost to G. Burnett and G.
Thomson
beat A. Ramsay and Herre
WIN FOR RECREIO
Tigers Beaten By Phillies
New York, July 16. Col. J. Ruppert has signed a contract with Joe McCarthy con- tifing the latter's managership of the New York Yankees through
he years of 1838 and 1837.
The Detroit Tigers" were" again. checked in their challenge to the
New York Yankees in the Ameri-
can Baseball League by being de feated by the Philadelphia Athle- tics by eight runs to two.
The Yankees just got home against the White Sox and in- crease their lead again. The vic- ory of the New York team was due to Johnny Allen who tanned aine Chicago batamen during the match.
In the National League the New York Giants suffered defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds, losing by seven runs to five.
Results Iollow:
124
of to-day's matches
NATIONAL LEAGUE
.... 6-2
;
3-6 7-5
Brooklyn Pitsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
At the King's Park yesterday, the Club de Recreio entertained and defeated the CS.C.C. by 61
links, Smith is well placed for an sets to 2. in a "B" Division tennis attack on the favourite's position.match
Late in the day A. Perry, of Lea-, therhead, a Ryder Cup player, who has a notably fast swing, like the crack of a whip, also returned a sà. Played in intermittent, rain storms it was a particularly fine performance.
With the right hand held well under the shaft, a sogiewhat un- orthodox grip judged by modern standards, Perry punches the ball with venom, as if he hates the sight of it. He had two bad drives, each of which cost him a 5, but in
The Portuguese pairs put in better team work than the visitors. B. Gosano and L, F. V. Ribeiro were the strongest pair, winning all their three sets.
The score were:---
A. Rodrigues and A, E. Xavier
(Recreio):
beat E. L. Shute and J. Bar-
7-6
row
lost to I. Agafuroft and J. A
Bendall
5 he had a stiring of six 4's and B. Gosane and L. F. V. Ribeiro then a couple of 5's.
At the long 17th ́he crashed two wooden club shots to the edge of the green, and then rammed in
the 18th Perry was back in 34. Hts a putt of 20 yards. With a 4 at
figures were: W
Out: 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5—35.. In: ̈4; 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4-34tl.
69
PADGHAM'S GOOD FORM
Though two shots behind, with
a characteristically played round of 70, Padgham is by no means out of the hunt, though a couple of shots are` П lat to concede the
beat E. L. Shute and J. Bar-
DOW
VB-D beat -I. Agafuroff and J. A.
-Bendall
R. H. E
9. 13 0
3 10 4
5 9 1
7 11 2
(Lieber scored for the Glants).
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baston
St. Louts
7 11.0
5. 13 1
1
8
2 7.1
(Jordan scored a home run for
the Braves).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit
Philadelphia
R. H E
2 15 0
8 9 1
(Jimmy Foxx scored a home run
6 11 0 4 11
for the Athletics).
3-6
Chicago
drew with C. 8. Daley and G.
H. Fowler
6-8
2 0
1 New York
2 6 ก (Johnny Allen fanned nine 'bats- men for the Gants).
(Recrelo);
St. Louis
Washington
"Reuter.
6-31
6-2.
L. Carvalho and M. Oliveira
(Recreio):
beat EL..Shute and J. Bar-
του
8-0
lost to I. Agafurott and J. A.
Bendall
6-7
beat C. 8. Daley and G. EL
Fowler
6-1
beat C. S. Daley and G. H
Fowler
"Of Strain or anxiets, a condition. imself from taking a seven? He champion, especially in his pre- GOLFER'S DOZEN
perhaps, not surprising when, with 17 holes played, his score was the phenomenal one of 82--six under
14's.
A NEW COTTON
Up to this point there had been nothing but a cascade of 3's and s. And then came the disaster. Even when slashing the ball, from one bunker to another with a hor- rible 7 staring him in the face. a suspicion of there was never tanger or even of slight annoyance. In this respect the changes has been remarkable. In adopting the philosophy of Walter Hagen that "the ball must be played where it lies and the medicine, however distasteful, has to be taken" Cotton is an entirely new person,
And it is because of this changed "outlook that he is able to play and approach the game as if there were nothing in it. This was the keynote of his matchless round. marred only by the calamity at the last hole Let us glance at the figures to the turn-4, 4, 3, 3, 4. 4, 3, 4, 4-33.
did; a sweetly struck pitch-and- run shot finishing 5ft past the hole. Down went the putt for a six and a round of 68,
The gamble, probably permissible in the circumstances, nad cost him a couple of shots. Viewed from another standpoint, It, may be said that Cotton's six at the 18th had prevented the bottom from being knocked clean out of the championship. It's figures for the Inward half were: 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4. 3, 4, 6-35.
sent raood
hole, he got a 4.
ト
...
A Monstrous Blot
(5ptem Air Mail Service)
LAWN BOWLS OPEN PAIRS GAME
Continuing the game which was left unfinished at the 12th head with the score 16 to 6 shots in favour of the Duncans, L. A. R. and R. Duncan defeated W. K.. Way and A S. Gomes by 25 shots to 12, at the Kowloon Docks yesterday."
The magnificent and consistent bowling of the Duncans which featured the first half of the en- counter was still ta evidence yesterday. The losers made great efforts to keep up with their op- ponents, but the better pair won.
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Padgħam did not have an en- couraging start, "being bunkered twice at the second hole. He can thank his lucky stars that he es- caped with nothing worse than a 5. There was another fortunate escape at the sixth, where his drive was buried in the rough. Heaving
London, July 2 the ball on to the green with a heavy iron, he got h ́s 4 after all.
When a first-class golfer, rolls bunkers are as rooted as the Two yards from the pin with a twelve) strokes to a single hole, beyond the greenkeeping staff to three 4's into one and takes 12 French fortifications It is quite mashle shot at the short seventh,
as happened on Tuesday in the go out during the night and move Padham holed the puts for a 2.,
qualifying round at Muirfield, the one of them a shade to the left MACDONALD SMITH'S EFFORT
FIGHTING FOR THE FIGURES sympathetic nerves of all golfing or push it forward a few yards. There was a display of tremend Of the green with his second people Jangle together, writes a There they sit waiting for custom. ous enthusiasm among the Scot-shot to the ninth. Padgham play, correspondent. James Braid once and one can almost hear a low tish section of the crowd when ed a good pitch to the holeside for took an 8 at the Cardinal and expectant whisper "in" the sand that old campaigner, Macdonald a par 4. That he was fighting went on to win the championship, when two high-handicap players om'th, whose swing and style are
hard for the figures was shown at but while an 8 is waste it is not come over the hill. For that rea a joy to behold, hunted fintton the tenth, where, cutting his drive ruin. On the other hand, a 12 on son we think it would be mear home. In the end there was only deep into the rough, he took the the card or a responsible player and ungenerous to a degree if the a stage between them, Smith hav- big risk of going for the green with is a monstrous blot. It is doubt bunker at the twelfth hole at ing a round of 69. He at any rate, a spoon shot. As was only to be ful if sensitive people who play, the Muirfield, which was responsible will keep the champion guessing.
expected, he was bunkered, but game either for glory or for exer- for six of the strokes of the Smith has been knocking at the playing a wonderful recovery, shot cise will care to examine the de-notorious 12, should be robbed of championship door for so many to within a couple of feet of the talls of a golfer's dozen. Better. Its glory by a conspiracy of allence years that it is reasonable to sup-
they may feel, to throw the thing Bunkers have waited long enough pose that some day it will open.
Padgham's best effort of the into the ditch of forgetfulness for this striking tribute to their There a ballet that the day is
round was at the 17th, where a beside the tawdry 8's and intolerancient worth. As a class they are close at hand."
drive and a mighty brassie shot able 's that have ruined fine cards most deserving. Each has its For 10 holes Smith gave no evid reached the middle of the punch-in the past,
bowl green. ence that his challenge would de-
At last hole he velop into anything very serious, was again in the rough from the He took 38 to reach the turn and drive, but a clever pitch, and a started back with a 5. Then the putt of ten feet, gave him a 4. old aluminium putter, which has It may truthfully be described as a never left his bag for 20 years, fortune round.
looking to the higher interests of began to work magic. In the next Apart from Macdonald Smith
Indeed, we are inclined to argue, eight holes he collected as many as the leading American player is expert observers have been the game and at the risk of exsit- able to detect a growing contempting one hazard above its fellows, a 'a the putts going down from Henry Picard, of Philadelphia, who for makers, am
also had a score of 72, Lawson Late Lathers treat aanywhere and everywhere.
that the bunker singled out by It would not have caused any te, the Varsity studenty from Ban
this episode should be provided with a brass plate which might be greater surprise if he had accom- Francisco still wrestling with a plished six 3's in a row, for at both pronounced hook in his wooden ten
subscribed for by greenkeepers and golf architects together. Such the 14th and 15th the ball hovered club shots, took 75, while J, Ezar,
plate might bear the following tantalisingly on the lip of the hole of Texas, was one stroke more
great shout went up as Smith,
1935, during play with h's long backward sweep of the clubhead and the smooth unhurried follow through, holed a putt of seven yards on the last green for h's eighth 3 of the round His score for the last nine holes was $, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3-93. One of the coolest and most collected zultace who oven stepped on be plained.
PRODIGIOUS HITTING To make these intelligible they require explanation. The "birdie" 3 at the third was obtained by a drive, No. 5 iron and a putt of six ards; the 4 at the long fifth, against the driving rain, was one of his greatest efforts. With the drive, not quite on the correct line, Cotton was faced with the prospect of carrying a guarding bunker close to the green. Eltt'ng beautiful jaboon shot, atraight through the gap, be reached the green and got his 4.-
Another spectacular hole was the eighth. Here his drive was pulled yard into the rough, but with a No. 4 ron be ripped the ball out to the edge of the green. Then he played what is best described as a miniature "steeplechase" shot, with mashie, the ball pitfag the Hole
n the room that go was
The most conspicuous fallure was that or J. Kirkwood, who tore up his card after playing 18 holes, having taken 43 shots to the turn At the short 13th he played a game of ping-pong from one Bunter to another and took six Being 11 shots behind Cotton I saw, no ob feet in continuing, Kirkwood ex«
KINDLY VIEW
character and preserves it faith- fully, whether, it is shaped likes. It is a kindly point of view, but kidney or is round and deep like
the cavity of a 5.8.
While we honour the sentiment We are unable on this occasion to
agree with it. And our reason is creditable. During the past few
into them, they prod
farmyard
vers whose pote with we. They out for by some
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