THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ✅ FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1938.
BUSSON, BURTON & COX LEAD GOLF FIELD
37 Qualify For The Final Stages Of British Open
BREWS SETS A
NEW COURSE RECORD
Brilliant 68 Is Hit By Cyril Tolley
THE DETAILED SCORES
Sandwich, July 7.
Only 37 competitors out of 120 qualified for the final stages of the British open golf championship here to-day. The qualifying score was 148 for 36 boles, and among prominent players who failed to return this, or a better score, were James Bruen, the 17 year-old Walker Cupper, Eddie Whitcombe, who was one of the leaders in the early qualifying rounds, Arthur Havers and James Braid.
J. J. Busson, Richard Burton
of Sale and W. Cox led the field
at the close of to-day's play, each
returning an aggregate of 140
for the two rounds.
were
Colton's score was not ineluð. ed in the early returns.
Records
beaten Tezel equalled during the day. Brews, in shooting a 70 to aggregate 116, did the homeward nine hole in 33 strokes which is a record for the championship! links.
Cyril, Tolley, former British amateur champion and Walker Cup player had a 68 to total 146 and to equal the amateur record for the course.
The following were "some of the duy's scores:
QUALIFIERS
J. J. Bussen
W. Cox
K. Burton
B. Gladd Adams French, West
SUITCY....
Dallemagne Black Alan Dalley C. Tolley
Fallon
A.
A Perry
A. Podgham
Shasklund
71 and 69, 140
70 and 70. 140
71 and 69, 140
71 and 70. 111
70 and 71, 141
72 and 71. 143
70 and 74, 144
72 and 72. 144 73 and 72. 145
77 and 68.
145
70 and 75, 145
71 and 74, 145 74 and 72, 146 74 and 72, 146 146 74 and 72. 24-2. 140 74 and 72. Charles Whitcombe 71 and 75, 146
Haydock Waltt
Lacey
Brews
Hennink
Hallburton Sutton
King
TEST OUTLOOK
IS GLOOMY
Lots Of Rain At Manchester Affect Wicket
Manchester, July 7 The outlook for the Third Test is
gloomy Els ruined intermittently for several days and it ruined al night long on Wednesday and again before the forenom to-day.
These downpours prevented the English and Australian players from practising at the nets.
The Old Trafford wiektet ім natural wicket and has not been "doped" with marl for four years. It is therefore certalu to be very soft. In accordance with the rules the wicket will be covered 11.30 in Police the morning. until the start. will guard the wicket during the
night.
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The majority of the tickets have been sold, and the authorities hope that weather permitting, the crowd will be in the region of 40,000.- Renter.
Rain Stops County Cricket Games
74 and 72, 146
76 and 70, 140
74 and 72, 140
72 and 74, 148
72 and 75, 147
.
73 and 74. 147
London, July 7. affected several of the county cricket matches in England to-day, and prevented play in following gomes:
the
75 and 73. 148
Rain 74 and 73, 147 Earnest Whitcombe 70 and 77. 147 | Bulleik, Sonning
Greeningh, Prest-
wick
Beek, Sherwood
.76 and 72, 148
Forest. ****
Balingal, Balmore 16 and 72, 148 Hasting... 73 and 75, 148 Stopy, Sunningdale 77 and 71, 148
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Eddie Whitecombe 77 and 74, 151 J. Braid ....
74 and 78, 152 78 and 79,- 157 70 and 80, 150.
-Reuler.
A. G. Havers
3. Bruen
25332.
Derbyshire v.
Sussex Kent Glamorgan v
Aldillesex Hampshire v Warwickshire v. Sussex
Yorkshire Worcestershire v. Close of play scores in the other matches were;
Northants 119 and. 147. Lan- cashire 116 and 20 for 0
Notts 452 for 9 declared against Leicestershire,
-Reuter Bulletin
Dear Tommy
Farr-
SHALL be at Southampton
meet and greet you, and to hear from your own lips an explanation of your surprising defeats at the hands of
the two boxing veterans, Jim Braddock and Max Baer.
Those shocks have surely shaken your confidence. They did mine.
People-you know what gossip means-are say- Ing that you are back here for a few weeks because neither America's fight dlatator, "Uncle Mike " Jacobs, nor its hard-boiled fight-loving pubile, is now interested in your future!
Three fights and three defeats don't help bally- hoo. You know this as well as I do. Neither in America nor Britain.
I know there were doubts about the correctness of the official decision when you were declared the loser against 33-year-old Braddock.
As you know, Jim was pugilism's "Cinderella Man" even when he was matched with fleshy Max Barr for the world heavyweight title three years ago.
Yel after the punishment Joe Louis inflicted upon "old man " Bradduck before stopping him in eight rounds, I was confident you had the speed, stamina, ability-- and Youth to account for Steve- dore Jln.
I want to turn back a few leaves of the calendar. When I met you on the queen Mary after you had American temporarily paralysed
boxing writern by lasting 16 rounds with -Brown Bonber" Louis, you confided in me that you were sure of winning the world
It doesn't look that way now. Tommy, does it? Nothing less than
miracle will in you on the championship track again. What Is the more puzzling to me was Baer's decisive victory.
Y
OL hud made hin
# appear
"has good been With your con- vincing win over him in London during the April of 1937.
Yel in the ring at Madison Square Garden. New York, Baer did something that Louis fufled to do- sent you crashing to the can- vas; not unce, but three times!
I'm nut forgetting that he
couldn't keep you down for the full None of your opponents count. has been able to do that.
Which reminds me: Brilish box- ing prestige--there is still some left justly proud that you showed those 100 per cent. Ameri- can sports writers that you were not just another British horizontai heavyweight.
Yea, I am pleased you will be in Britain again.
Mellowed. I feel sure, after the rebuffs and, not in- frequently, adverse criticism that has greeted you in America.
I believe that I know the real reason for your return. You are anxious to fight once more in Lon- don the city that gave you your
f first big chanco.
You want a return, I understand. with
the burly German, Walter Nousel, whom you sensationally
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AN OPEN
LETTER
from
James Butler
"Three fights and three defeats
don't help
defeated in three rounds last June,
I don't know whether this match will make much of an appeal to the cash customers of the ring. For the actual result does not mean a thing.
Then there is another important situation that is sure to affect you. You will be asked to explain to those
the august legislators, stewards of the British Boxing Board of Control, your personal ideas with regard to the defence of your two titles-the British and Empire crowIIS,
:
You will know as soon as you arrive-if you already haven't
the information-that Ben Foord, the South African whom you defeated for those two titles, is matched to oppose Eddic Phillips, In what is known as the final ell- minating championship climt- nator.
This does not sound very excit ing or alluring, docs 11? For who- ever is victor I must confess that I am not nequainted with any pro- moter at the moment who will offer several thousand pounds for the championship proper contest.
1 may be wrong or misinformed, but I seriously doubt whether there is now lots of money in Len- don for heavyweight matches, There was inst year. You can give first-hand evidence confirming my statement.
That was before you snlled away to meet Joe Louis, after you had
ILII turned down
offer of some £5,000 and a few extras to meet the Nazi boxer, Schmeling, at the White City.
A
8 I have written carlier in this letter, dear Tummy, three success- ive defeats in New York haven't increased your drawing powers at the box office: the only genuine register of any boxer's financial valuations.
Had you beaten either Braddock or Baer, it wouldn't have been too bad. You see, it is the general opinion-and public opinion is usually fairly correct-that you have dropped back into the place you occupied before you tackled Louis.
Still, I must admit that you are still the one drawing card in the British heavyweight division. I will go farther, and add that if you decide to have a fight in the im- mediate future, either in Cardiff or Swansea, the
football largest grounds available would not be big enough to accommodate the thou- sands of your countrymen who still
League Tennis Results
Gralgengower lost to Kowloon 3-0 in Jahn and T. All 8-2; lost to M. Hassan the "Division of, the tennis league and D. M. Razack 4-6; boat S. M. Bam- yesterday:
jahn and T. Hamot 6-1,
A. Zitämmern und A. R. H. Esmall lost. T. Tang and T. B. Wang lost to A. to B, Soltau and I. S. Capell 1-8; beat M. Rumishn and All 2-0: lost to Inasan W. M. Gifting, and A Broadbridge 6-3;) and Razack 1-6 ;best S. M. Rumjahn and lost to roadbridge and A. Duncan) Ramet 6-4. 3-0.
Z. T. Les and C. H. Soon drew with G, Winch and H. P. Lim lost to Soltau)A. M. Rumjahn and All 6-6; lost to Hag and Capell 0-0 lost to Gitting and san and Razack 2-6; lost to 3. M. Rum- Brandbridge 1-0 lost to Broadbridge and Jatin and 1lamet 2-0.
Duncan 0-0.
D. lung and W. L. Rapley drew with Soltau nd Capbli 6-3; draw with Cittins and Broadbridge 5-6; beat Broadbridge and Duncan 6-3,
UNIVERSITY v. INDIANS
University lost to Indians 34-53%.
P. C. Yu and ̧Y. W. Xa beat A. M. frum- į
FINISII for the Ascot Gold Cup, won by Flares, from Buckleigh and Senor.
have faith in your ability and who want to see you in the ring in your native Wales.
The purse be fantastic. be told why.
money would not You have not to You yourself have known what it is to feel hungry in the Rhondda mining villages. Do you remember the many quiet talks we ind in a small room h Fleet-street, when you longed for the nights when you might be fighting for a £100 pursel
D
O you remember how you said that often your, only meal before a fight in Wales was one kipper? Since
then you have reached stardom- mainly through your dogged ways, and, shall I say It?-super-con- adence.
You have lasted the luxury that is associated with a successful in- ternational boxer.
am And, I assured, have saved a substantial fortune.
I am glad, and hope that you will have it behind you when the in- evitable timo arrives when you must destroy your fighting kit as being of no further use to you,
That time may not be so far off as you may dream at the moment. For unless new heavyweight talent is quickly discovered and developed. I can tell you that public interest in your class will evaporate.
There is no room in the sport for the veterans. That understand- ing individual, the Man in the Street, demands action, destruc- tive punching. and Youthful Endeavour If he is to continue his patronage.
R
ECENT affairs between various heavyweights have not contributed to an increase in enthusiasm. You can restore this fading interest it you can reproduce that dynamic form you so brightly displayed when battling against Baer and Neusel, at Harringay; Joe Louis, in New York.
If you can do this, then there will be no need for you to return to America seeking matches or long- ing for a fight with the winner of the Louis-Schmeling world cham- pionship battle
You had better destroy this pipe dream, Tommy.
Because 1 Louis retalas his the title--notwithstanding that Nazi knocked him cold in twelve rounds on June 10, 1930-the 'American public will profor Max Baor to you, for they have longer memories than wo have.
B
EFORE" concluding, Tommy, I shall be in- terested
with the inside story of your romance with Miss Elleen Wenzel, the £18,000 Now York showgirl.
Will sho really and truly, as the story books say, become Mrs. Thomas Farr and visit your old friends in Tonypandy-and clac- whore?
Also I nearly forgot... and have you forgotten your faithful trainer, Tom, Evans?" Will be seeing_you.
Yours fraternally,
Jimmy Butler
P.6.-How are you gotting on with talkative. Joo Gould, Brad- dock's, manager--now yours?
BRADMAN IS IN REVOLT
Demands Removal Of "No Wives" Rule
THREATENS TO STOP PLAYING
London, July 7.
Don Bradman, illustrious Aus- tralian Test cricketer and captain of the present team now touring England, is in revolt.
According to a Reuter Special message, Bradman is at logger- heads with the Australian Cricket Board of Control, which refused his application to waive the rules to enable Mrs. Bradman to visit him in England.
The Test cricketers' contracts forbid players contact with their relatives during the tour.
that It is understood
Bradman threatens to refuse to participate in future tours unless the "No Wives" rule is removed.
Neither Bradman, nor Mrs. Bradman will comment on the
situation, but the Australian newspapers are giving headlines to the subject.
The Sydney Sun, dealing with the question, refers to "Our sporting dictators."
Islington Corinthians Count Cost
Lose £750 On World Football Tour
Islington Corinthians, who on the World's tour, travelled 35,000 miles to play ninety-five matches in China, Japan, Canada, India, Italy, Switzer land, Holland, Egypt the Philippines and the U.S.A., have lost £750 en the trip. As the seventeen ama mosily Athenlon and Isthmian gue team players won sixty-eight of The matches, lost only eight, and drew nineteen, they fully deserved the congratulations of the FA President, Mr. W. Pickford, when he met them at Southampton, and sald "You have carried Association foot- ball round the world and we are proud of you."
As throughout the tour, the Isling- ton Corinthians performed excellent Intasionary work, it is expected the FA will make grant towards the club'a loss. One player, J. Sher- wood,
the top scorer, has now signed professional forms for Reading; thirteen of the others have returned to their usual work, but throe, un- fortunately, find themselves out of
employment.