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By Ernie Bushmiller
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ARCHIE
COMPSTON'S BRAVE
NECK-AND-NECK
WITH COTTON FOR
BIG GOLF PRIZE
By CHARLES BUCHAN
BOURNEMOUTH, Apr. 1.
No finer send-off for the big golfing season could have been wished for than the tie for first place between Henry Cotton and Archie_Compston in the "Daily Mail" Tourna ment at Queen's Park.
Cotton, twice Open Champion.
A.
(Porters Park) ....... 76 77 78 74-305 J. Lacey (Berkshire) 70 133 76 70-305 73 02 74 76-305 Derby, WV. D.
though at only 32 years of age, if Ward (Torquay). and Compston, returning to tourns-300-3, 11. Ruud ment play at the age of 48 after two years absence owing to illness, pro-301-A. vided a huge crowd with a succession of thrills. These are likely
to
Smithers (Sunni. T. B. Holibur- ton (Astridge), G. Knight (loxwich).
(Leatherhead), J. Burton J. Cox, (Wimbledon Park), A. G. Harrison (ill Barn). be
300-W, J. Startin (Copt Heath). repeated in the 30-holes replay - 30 Dailey (Wanstead), R. Whit- combe (Meyrick Park), D. A. Shepard (Italett), S. Enslerbrook (Knowle), 0. morrow.
Johnson Bulwell Forest).
5. Tibbles (Tamworth, Drayton 312-E. W. T. Kenyon (Beaconsfield). G. N. Hotte (Longclite Denny (Thorpe A. G. Matthews Rerhampton), C. Hall, J., Bussan (Formby) 313-P. Alias (Ferndown). J. T. Lonch
So closely were the pair interlack- ed that the result depended upon 1. S. Fletu (Dunstable Downs). Compston's 12-yard putt on the lust I stood next to Cotton, who green.
finished half an hour earlier and hud
three putts he said: "I he takes It's all right: if he holes it, it's just too bad."
Compston's putt ended a yard from the hole on a left-handed stope, but
(Glen Garne).
he managed to put the ball down Football safely for the 4 which enabled him to tie with Cotton.
FIVE HOLES IN 16
That was the end of a thrilling struggle which had Insted the whole way round. At the end of the third round the pair were level with 221. Colton, as he admitted to me, hnd thrown away a good chance by taking six at the 18th, where he drove into a whim bush.
the
Bila
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SPLENDID BOUTS SEEN IN ARMY INDIVIDUAL BOXING TOURNAMENT
Both falled to reach the uphill 14it was very bad luck us Strange was: Lushan, of the same Regiment, in prizes won during the evening. in two shots, and eventually, after long due for Interpart honours and
Rifle Shooting
RANGE STAFF AND POLICE TO MEET IN FINAL
Threatening weather and the reaction from the Bisley Meeting nifected the attendance at the Spoon und Practice Shoot on Wednesday, only about 70 members turning out. The weather cleared later, although light was dull and the wind tricky at 000 yards;
The R.N. Staff and the Middlesex Regiment contested their round in the Belilios Shield, the former win- to 406 points ning by 530 points thus putting then into the Final. C/Sgt. Hate recorded a good 98 to take the nett spoon in die S.R. (b) Class, while the only handicap spoon went in Sgt. Rushman of the F.N. Staff.
In the S.R.. (a), Class L/Cpl. Langford won the nett spoon with u
ry One 01, the handicap spoons go-| ing to A. C. Gush, and Sgt. Ogden, j both of the R.A.F.
There wil be no shooting on Sun- day as the Association have given up this day to the Hongkong Volun- Leers for their Annual Meeting.
Members are reminded that the last Wednesday Shoot of the season will be May 3, distances 300, 500 and 600 yards,
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The final shoot will be held on May 14, when the final stage of The Governor's Prize will be shot,
The
official prize list, to-date, is
Sure/Lt. 3. B. Mackle (Ser.)
(3) Capt. R. T. Gustt Sgt. M. Rushman (3) 'Sat: B.-J.-Hemp (Ser.)
ERA., L. G. Keiller (Ser.) Capt. W. Newton (3)
8.11, 1) Ci L/Cpl. Langford (Scr.) Mine. E. Croft (4) PO. J. C, Swan (Ser.) LA.C.. J. Berry (9) AC W. Gash (12) Sgt. H. V. 3. Ogden (13) L/Cp), V. M. Hammond (2)
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Several good bouts were witnessed possible to stage a Boy's Interteam followed by the presentation of the last night at the Nunking Barracks championship. Secondly, he thought prizes for the Bisley Meeting.
n when the finals of the Hongkong the Royal Regiment (Royal Artillery) But when Cotton started tie fast)
The Hongkong Interport football Area Open Individual and Boys' should be able to enter a leam as now being printed and will be sent round with 4, 3, 4, 3, 2 (16 shots for the rst Ave holes) everyone thought team, comprising 14 players and two Champlonships were slaged before a they probably had many boxers and to all concerned as soon as possible i
of the Pro- large gathering. Including Brigadier would probably only need organising together with a copy
He thanked Lt. Col. Newnham, the Arst prize of £500 safely in his officials, left the Colony at 1 a.m.
this morning by the President Cleve A. 1. Thomson and Brigadier J, T.
The following are the leading pocket. Compston had other ideas.
contribution to boxing during the scores of the Wednesday shoot at ite began with 17 shots for the sumend for Manila, where they will W. Reeve art offlcers of the gar- officers and men for their valuable Cramme for May 14.
rison. scrles in a participate
past two years
and wished them Kowloon City Range: holes and then get on terms with a
Three knuckouls and one technical every success at their new station,
8.R. (b) Clam great 4 at the long plateau-greener matches, commencing with the inter- port match against Manila, on Sun-
knockout decision featured the pro- Malta. They would be leaving dur- 7th.
day evening.
C/Sut. P. Hale (Scr.) gramme, and although in several of in the next trooping season, VITAL LAST HOLE
Due to the fuct that Mr. E. J. Ken-
un attack of the fights the contestants went at it un
He also paid a special tribute to
C.P.O., F. J. Davey (2) Taking three puits green, Compston was a shot behind hard had contracted
till the finish, scientiße methods handled the Hongkong Area Sports again,-but he drew level at the next measles shortly after noon yesterday, hammer-and-tongs from the word go Capt. F. 11. B. Nell, who had Cpl. F. Cole (2)
were conspicuous
by their absence...- during the past eighteen months hole with a 4 against Cotton's 5. Mr. E. L. Strange, who works with him in the Colonial Secretariat, was
Probably the finest performer of and who would be leaving the Colony might have gone ahead at the 11th refused permission to travel with the to withdraw
the evening was L/Cpl. Neble, of
next month, where Colton had had another 5, but
Interport team and had
This Middlesex, who knocked out Pte.
Brig. Thomson then distributed the again look three pults from the edge
at practically the last minute. of the green.
the first round. Noble was very con- Open Bantamweight: Ple. Hope Adent and waited his opportunity] (Middlesex) knocked out Pte had on a previous occasion suffered
which came shortly after the first Williams (Middlesex) in the second figures for the Intervening holes, almost a similar disappointment..
minute, when an uppercut floored round. to the 18th with Cotton they came to
Mr. Lee Wal-tong, who is captain
rose but went down Boys' Bantamweight: Tpr. Grinths " by a stroke. After leading
fine of the Hongkong team sald that he Lushan, who
DI hiows.
(0th Hvy, Bde. R.A. ) beat Boy. Me- drive he played a No. 1 iron from was quite confident that the Colony again under performers of Donald (Royal Scots) on points.
One of the hanging lie and the ball fell short
the evening was Boy. Hilkins, of thei Open Featherweight: L/Cpl. Noble run-up ended eleven had a very good chance of of
Ilis the
green.
repeating their former success over
Middlesex, who was outpointed by (Middlesex) knocked out Pte. three yards past the flag and the first Manila, us most of the South Chinn
in the Buy. Stevens, of Royal Scots, the Lusham (Middlesex)
frat putt missed by inches. to make the members of the interport side and
Capt. E. II. B. Beltras had referee,
Neill con- round. V. A. Gosano and N. hole cost 5.
gratulating the former on a very Boys' Featherweight: Boy Stevens CURTIS FINISHES THIRD
played previously under artificial
Scots) (loyal
beat Boy. Hilkens Sgt. Hen Compston's first two shots at this acting Then again, having Mr. R..plucky perfo
Cple. of the pro- (Middlesex) on points. At the hole took his ball 12 yards past the M. Omar in charge of the gume was
Sgt. Rushman Cpl. Open Lightweight:
Ellis told you not a disadvantage.
gramme, Brig. A. B. Thomson said and I have atrendy how he got his 4.
that these championships marked the (Middlesex) beat Pte: Scott (Royal PO. J. C. Swan
boxing
season. Army Scots) on a technical knock-out in His, I thought, the better perform
end of another
second round. ance, for he was the later player.
boxing in Hongkong had suffered the knowing all the time what Cotton
through the absence of the Seaforth Boys Lightweight: Ter. Williamson Highlanders la Shanghat, and as a (H.A.) beat Boy. Rowe (Middlesex) had done, yet never faltering.
Scots on points, were featured in all team
par
He had a sniff of smelling saits at the fourteenth, but showed no signs of perturbation, and throughout his great round played only one really bad shot-a fufted approach at the long twelfth.
The problem of the intermediate the, he said, depended upon Leung Wing-chiu's leg, as he had recently
trained a tendon.
water,
Middlesex
They would not decide upon the incup until shortly before the match,
and plon-i Open Middleweight; Gnr. Franklyn though he said he favoured the inclusion of Courtney in the inter-ship events. He offered his sym-(I.A.) beat Bigm. Emmerson (Royal mediate line in preference to Fresh-pathy to Royal Scots, who found con- Scots) on points.
ditions agulast them for training | Boys' Welterweight: Tpr. Brennan purposes. He had two points to offer (8th Hvy. Bde. R.A) beat Tpr. next year's Committee for considera-Richardson (8h Jivy, Bde. R.A.) on tion. They had seen many line per-points.
the boys and bel Open Light-Heavyweight: Pic, formers among hoped that
Many members of the longkong Don Curtis, the local professional, Football Association Council were and Sam King, played the best golf on board to bid the team bon voyage, of any partnership in the final round among these being the Chairman of each being round in 70. As a result, the Association, Mr. W. Pryde. Curtis ran into third place (£100) Travelling with the team as mascot with a total of 290, while King tied is A. V. Gosuno's youngest sister.
with (£75) for the fourth prize
Charles Whitcombe.
LEADING RCORES
11. Cotton (Ashrideo) 60 75 77 71-2 Golf
A. Compston (Coombe
XX
**************. 74 75 73 71-292
D. Curtis (Queen's Park) 78
A. Whitcombe (Crews
L. King (Knola Park)
D. J. Rees (tindhead
R. A. Whitcombe
(Parkalone) ..***
Adams (Liverpool)
Burton (Sale)
70 70--290
72 76 76 73m
75 72 70 70-200
W. J. Branch (Leicester) 75
A. IL. Padgham
(Bundridge Park)
A. Lees (Dore and
Tolley)
E. E. Whitcombe
70 75 7 70-303
78 77 77 75--305
HOLDER LOSES TO
YOUNG PLAYER. IN ENGLISH AMATEUR
Southport, Apr. 27.
On the Birkdale links in the British amateur golf championship, J. J. Pennink, winner of the last two years,
Thousand Guineas was benter in the fourth round by
Probables
London, Apr. 27.
international. the 18-year-old boy Ronald White, who is a local player, at the 18th. While was one up and In turn was three up and five to play. Romulea and Dulle de Savon aro Pennink squared at the 17th, losing omitted from the list of probablonn.extra hole by misjudging a third starters and jockeys for the One shot. Thousand Guineas to be run at New-Another market to-mor÷ww.
have following minor amendments) 1935. by
been made in the riders:
Her Slipper (Crouch), Amy Rob-
unexpected
defeat was that of Harry Bentley, winner of E. Nugenthead, London golfer, at the 19th.
The major match of this round be- nart (Cliff Richards), Galaten Itween the former winners, Leonard (Jones), Titbit (Richardson), Sta Crawley and Stanley Lunt, resulted (Simpson) Arsoni (Sam) In wh for Crawley after being one Way Wragg), Infra Red (Stephenson), down at the ninth, Crawley Curtain Call (Pat Beasley), Quite avenged his defent be. Lent at the
37th in the 1894 final-Reuter. Contrary (Sibbritt)-Reuter.
thus
F5, F. Tollison (0) Spr. P. Canning (12)
the
"Handicap
denotes winner of the "Nett" Spoon. tdenoten winner of Spoon.
*N.B. Winner of (N) or (10) spoon, has His handicap reduced by one point.
BELILIOS SHIELD MATCH 1019 R.N. Banke staff 9.12. (b)
(a)
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Mne. S. Croft
Capt. Carless
183 178
Middlesex Regiment
8.R. (1)
Lt. Dawson
C/Set Diale Sgt. Cooper B/M. Kifford
/Cpt. Langford Ple. Scary
The Hongkong Police v. H.K. Naval
Talkoo on April 2. The scores were:
JL.K. Folien
2:00 500
Sgt. Perkins Sgt. O|| Insp. Hopkins
BR
(a)
178 150 150
next year it would be Foakes (Middlesex) beat L/Cpl. Betts Volunteers match was fired off at
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Cpl. Maghar Singh ........
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Mr. Ford Surp/Lt Mackie Pay Sub. Ll. Bateman
HJt. (a)
Sub. Lt. Moralian
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"not present to Are at 200 yards.
(Middlesex) on points.
Open Welterweight: Pte, McReady (Royal Scots) knocked out L/Cpl. Harris (Middlesex) in the second
round.
Open Heavyweight; Pte. Moron (Middlesex) conceded a walk-over as he WDS the only entrant in this division..
In the Open Competition, bouts were of three rounds of two minutes each, while the Boys' Competition were three 'rounds of one minute ench,
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