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ORWELL'S
SPORTS SEARCHLIGHT
BY VERITAS
PROSPECTS THE U.S. WALKER CUP TEAM
NOT A FLAW IN GUINEAS EFFORT
SOME PROBABLES AND POSSIBLES
MIXTURE OF OLD AND
NEW PLAYERS
TERRY CATCHES UP
ON THE BAMBINO
Four Home Runs Hit at Philadelphia
The keenest critics of racing form carefully watched Orwell's performance in the Two Thousand Guinens for any sign of weakness. They had to confess that they could not find a flaw in the manner of his success. It is true the race
(llyn Special Carrespondent.) was run in slow time, but that is accounted for by the fact that
Contrary to past experience, this heavy rain had fallen overnight, the time in every race being con-year's American Walker Cup team siderably slower than had been the will not virtually pick itself. ense on the preceding day. Some Times and personnel have changed of the interest passed out of the to a degree no less pronounced than is the ense with England, Two Thousand Guinens when Cock-
to appear. While the where players of the stamp of of the season. pen failed race was being run the BeckhampWethered, Tolley, Holderness, and It ton colt was in his box with a tem-lezlet no longer hold sway perature of 103. Twenty-four hours has probably escaped the notice of most golfers that not one of the later, he was back to normal, so he
seven American players who won lives to run another day, and any
in the singles in the last of the years thing that was lost in the Guineas will be gained in the Derby, where, contests at Sandwich two
beago as much as cast the flimsiest all being well, Corkpen will
of shadows over the US. Amateur Orwell's reckoned among
most
Championship at Chicago last au- formidable rivals.
The
furnished another example of Orwell's immensr speed, R. A. Jones rode one of the cleverest races of his carrer, conserving his mount's energies for superb burst in the last three furlongs, Orwell was neatly tucked in behind
race
two others until the moment came
an lt
tumn.
AMATEUR
FOOTBALL
INTERNATIONAL ·
REFORM
this
New York, May 25. The striking success of the Bill Terry, the Glant big-hitter, Liverpool Marine Club, in the
cup competition drew up to Babe Ruth and Jimmy amateur Collins, in the home run race to year, has so greatly inspired the day, hitting his first circuit clout players in the North and Mid- for some time to score his eleventh lands that Stockton, Bishop Auck- land, Yorkshire Amateurs, and He was the first of four players Northern Nomads Are already to achieve the feat at Philadelphia making plans for a big effort to honour won the gain the chief amateur
For the last two to-day when the Giants third match of their series with the next season.
years Northern Nomada have not Philliesí
Klein replied
for the Phillies,been so convincing as they were Koenecke, KoL another for the between 1926 and 1929. This has Glants, and Hurst tried, with an-bean due to the fact that it has to often muke other home run, to avert disaster. been necessary
The No- The Phillies were, however, out-hit changes in the eleven.,
mads next season. It in under- and lost 12-8,
forstood, intend to concentrate on the Hafey hit Pitsburgh."
capture of the amateur cup, in the Same way as they did in 1926. Scores:
when, in the semi-final against Redhill, and in the final against Stockton, they scored fourteou Konts-seven in each match. Yorkshire Amateurs. Bishop Auck- land, and Stockton, will also be strengthened, and as Marine will of the jagain have the services
players that took part in this year's final on the Wesi Hum ground, the North are certain to ¡make a great bid for the amateur
eup in 1933.
Stranger, still, the only player to lose at Sandwich, the man who, it was supposed, had passed into the dusk, won the championship. This mao is Francis Ouimet, who now captains the very tenta in which it Boston was confidently believed he would Philadelphia
All this is Cincinnati bevor appear again. very much like a page from "Alice St. Louis
While the status in Wonderland."
golfers is of American golf and largely based on events in the. Amateur Championship, this is the one occasion on which the US. Walker Cup Selection Committee will ignore the happenings at Chi- eago.
+1
home
201
National League
4 Brooklyn
New York
4 Pittsburgh Chiengo
American League
No Matches played, --Renter,
SOCCER DISPUTE
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT ARRIVED AT
the
2
12
3
Lapse Fired.
for his effort, aul as soum as he was given his head he demonstrated Bat the uncertain hia superority fashion. It remains to be Been whether similar tretics will prevail in the Derby.
Orwell Is In conformation. idual voll for the Epsom course. will be pointed out that this is the only course on which he has ever This rather suggests that the
Unless been beaten, but one cannot count youthful, but praclically unknown,
Ireland, Wales, and his failure in the Great Surrey players, who ousted the men with
Scotland can in future take their Foal Plate against him, as the established reputations will not re
As announcement was made yes matches in the amateur interna- ceive the fullest recognition which terday by the Hon. Mr. . . Kote- tional championship tournament colt was obviously ill at ease the hard going, and it would have their collective achievements would wall to the effect that the dispute
than they have Hongkong Football more seriously been prudent in the circumstances seem to deserve. However, there between
bound to be several Association and the Chinese football done this season, it is probable not to have saddled him that day. are
the competition will be disband- if only
n. clubs has at last been settled. beenuse The ground may again be hard changes
The differences which arose between ed and amateur international mat- Teet T. Jones, Von Elm, and Sweetser the two parties, culminating in the ches arranged only when Ireland, for the Derby, but Urwell's fave grown since, his early two art, for various reasons, no longer resignation en bloc of the Chinese Wales, and Scotland, can get to- Jones and Von Elm, clabs from the Association, are to gather representative elevena. year-old deys, and for that renson available.
to need recapitulation and he is not likely to experience the the self-styled "business man golf-well-known soreness which handicapped him at a designation which Mr. Henry it is indeed pleasing to note that Mr. Without the assistance of Queen's Struttse, president of the Philadel-Kotewall, who was appointed media Park players Scotland cannot Epsom last summer.
phin Golf Association, describes na ter by the two parties, has at last place an amateur side in the fold Task At Epкот. The short odds which have been "sheer bunk," are not eligible for been able to bring about a satisfac- capable of making anything like n good show against either Ireland amateur golf. while Sweetser's tury settlement.
An an interview yesterday Mr.or Wales. Since the tournament offered against for the Derby health does not permit of him play-Kotwall said that a settlement satis ever since betting started will pro-
ing in serious affairs. bably be still further abbreviated but he will, have a much more thut severe task at Epsom than
the which he accomplished in Guinens. The extra half-mile must
factory to both parties was arrived as commenced Ireland and Wales at on Friday last when the agreed have not met onch other, and it not be Voigt A Certain Choice.
terms were signed by the delegates is understood they will There remain Harrison John- the presence of Mr. Kotewall, The able to arrange a fixture for this
Associations are. Hongkong Football Association re-season. The aton, George Voigt. Dr. Willing'
presentatives signed with the full shortly to discuss the future of assuredly mean a great deal to Donald Moe, and Roland Macken- power of the Council whereas the the tournament with a view to n colt of his exceptional speed, andzle, and of these five the only real Chinese representatives signed sube full programme of matches being definitely arranged for next, 808- if he wins the Derby we shall certainty is Voigt, who bent Hold-ject to ratification by the Chinese
won the
have
of
by erness
the overwhelming cluba "admit angrudgingly that he is one
A meeting of the Chinese clubs was Bon. of the greatest colta of the decade, margin of 10 and 8, and recently
It is much regretted by the The splendid endeavour made by defeated Tolley in two separate held last evening at the Chinese matches at Bermuda. Voigt, it Merchants' Club at the invitation of Dastur in the Two Thousand shows will be remembered, was the man (Mr. Kotewall and the terma ratified. F. A, that Scotland has not been Two resolutions were passed, one able to secure the regular sher how lucky he was not to
Free Handicap. On his who, at St. Andrews, came within thanking bir, Kotewall for the invalu-vices of Queen's Park players for breeding the additional distance at an ace of wrecking Jones's dream able servlees he had rendered in con- those international events, and Epsom should not be against th of winning the four world chamnexion with the dispute and the other that Ireland and Wales have been" pionships in one season. Voigt, who thanking Messrs. Wong Kwong-tin, unable to agree on the dates for
ant Hing, the Chinese handsome sun of Solario. Hesperits, was two up with five to play, drove M. K. Lo who caused some surprise by run-
out of bounds, hit another shot delegates, for the services rendered matches in the competition. The F.A., reallaing the value of these ing into third place in the Guineas,
Inst the Newmarket missed a yard patt is engaged in
on the
aro koon on stool, will be published in due course, amateur football, Stakes, but will not run again until
green for, a half.
carrying through enthusiastically the Derby, it must be recorded
tourna- How he ever came to miss thuit
a proper championship in his favour that he was one of
last putt- misa by inches-will, the most backward members
to me, ever remain a mystory, and balance between the players of the ment, and the English governing the field for the Guineas. Orwell, the situation is the more puzzling veteran stage, and those of the body will do everything possible Dastur, Wyvern, and Spenser all because Voigt is one of the finest younger school, will not overlook to help Ireland, Wales, and Scot- had a big advantage over him in bolers-out either in the amateur the sterling rock-like qualities of land to keep the championship This leaves only four alive and run it on the right lines, the matter of condition.
or professional ranks. I think it Willing. A colt of whom Basil Jarvis has will be found that as captain, vacancies to be filled, and there so that there is a real fight for held a good opinion for some time Quinet will give the place of hen are literally dozens of players, all the honour each season. past, he is by Asterus (a great vur in the team to Voigt, a lean, youngsters, from whom to choose. for a Saturday game with Eng- horse up to a mile and a quarter), wiry man who gives the impression Donald Moc, now in his twenty land. all the Scottish amateur in out of Durban, the dam of Tour- that to him, at least, golf is a life-first year, is the Western cham-ternationals could be arranged billon, winner of the French Derby and-death business rather than a plon, and I should think there can mid-week. Thon it would
he little doubt about his selection. necessary for Queen's Park last year. It is clear, therefore, pleasure. that Hesperus is entitled to What will be the fate of Har-Moc, who is another Pacific Coast arrange only one Saturda taken into earnest consideration in rison Johnston? Here is a player golfer, was the young man who, at tish Longue match to b connexion with Derby prospects. who won the American champion- Sandwich, strung together a mar- provide Scotland with Among the unplaced division in ship in 1929, and in the two fol- ellous score of 67, and bent Stout tive clevens. Mid-
by a hole alter being seven down matches in April, the Two Thousand, Clustine signal-lowing
with less than a round to go.
close up against a stone wall, and by then.
The terms of settlement, it is under-games in the development of
be
years
falled aven to
ing of the gates in lahould enable Irelan ly failed to stay. Miracle has come qualify. At the same time, he
Plunge Into Professionalism. into the picture with his recent has played in three Walker Cup
Scotland to successfu smart victory.
contests and has never lost a
This leaves only three vacancies. (pate in the tournamen match. In the last encounter, playing top for America, he de Fay Coleman, from the Los An- the above suggestion, Fested Tolley by 6 and 4, a useful geles districi, would have been an-sidered at the meeting margin considering the nature of other nominee, but, after hovering sociations, is adopted, the opposition. Though Jones has on the brink of professionalism for once be transformed resigned his position as a member some time, he has now taken the championship battle. of the Executive Counell of the plunge, and so le automatically out of consideration. U.S. Golf Association, his wviews ruled
EPSOM DERBY LATEST LOCAL BETTING ·
PRICES
The Intest local betting on Derhy reveals the following odds:
2/1 Orwell
6/1 Miracle 10/1 Coekpen 10/1-Hesperus 12/1 Dastur 16/1 Firdaussi 16/1 Wyvern 20/1 Jiweh 20/1 Celebrator
20/1 Royal Dancer
20/1 Leighton
20/1 Spenser
83/1 Andrea and others.
the
.
DERBY STARTERS. TWENTY-THREE ACCEPTORS
36th hole. I am
2
Except
and advice are not disregarded, Roland Mackenzie, who is in the the and it is not without significance film business at Hollywood, has Howell Is a tail, lanky you that he mentions Harrison John been successful twice, and lost big hands and feet.
It will interest the mom. aton's name as one of the certain- once against Storey at St. An- ties for the team. I should not drews. Mackenzie's record is too the British team to learn than10. wonder if Jones to not right.
The "Human Tortoise."
good to be lightly disregarded, U.S. Golf Association has decided An entirely newcomer may be to abolish the practice of "soeding" found in G. Moreland, a twenty-the draw in the championship, and He also plumps for Dr. Willing, year-old youth, who is the amateur to follow British procedure of Ho attracted drawing indiscriminately from the once described as the "human champion of Texas. tortoise," a description now in-attention in the national champion- hat. While "seoding" makes for appropriate, though none would ship at Chicago, and recently tied a spectacular Anal, it le a method accuse him of being a fast player, with Geno Sarazen for second of favouritism which, from a truly At Sandwich, two years ago, he place in the Texas Open, with a sporting point of view, is undesir
able. The only man out of the. was cautious without being irritat-score of 288 for 72 holes. Those
na excellent in the district qualifying tests to ingly alow. Willing is a dentist performances are such that More thousands of players who compete in the far away State of Oregon, and must have ****FOR EPSOM CLÁSSIC And, for ten years he has been one chance of receiving the coveted receive exemption is the reigning of the leading golfers in the honour of playing for the United champion, in this instance Ouimet. Landon, May 25,
But he must present himself for A plod States. Twenty-three owners have accepted Pacific Coast territory.
Another youth in the running the final eliminating test at the for the English Darby, to be decided ding, acheming golfer, Willing is on June 1. The horses are: another who has played in three for recognition le William Howell, scene of the championship, this Peter Planet, Hesperus, Corey, international contenta and won all a Virginia youth, nineteen years year at Baltimore, for 82 places in Celebrator, Porto Fino, Bunny his matches. He is in his forty of age, who has earned the praies the, match-play stages. It is un
Dancor, borough, Royal
Total fourth year, and if chosen for the of no less a judge of golfing ability derstood that any of the British Summer Planet, Buckle, Bacchus, 1.9. team will be the veteran of than R. T. Jonos. At the first at contingent who desire to play in Dastur, Firdausal, Jiweli,
Wyvern,
tempt Howell reached the semi-the championship will, as an sot Miracle, Andrea, Orwell, Lelghon, the party. Jackdaw, Spenser, April the Fifth, Cockpen-Router.
I daresay that the Selection Com-final of the U.S. championship and of courtesy, go straight into the mittee, in its desire to preserve the was only defeated by Ouímet at final qualifying test.