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PRIVATE CADDIE

BAN

REJ TYRS

R. AND

DECISION PROFESSIONALS VIEWS

St. Andrew's March 12. The proposed ban on the em- ployment of private caddies by golfers in championships - and major tournaments, and the pay-|| ment to the caddies of any big fee the player feels inclined to offer, has been rejected by the Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrews.

Because of the unfairness, and the many abuses of the present system, the Professional Golfers'

A. P..Sours, abote, gave a fine display for Portugal against Eng, land in the Final of thể heal In- tournament ternatiönál⠀⠀ hockey which resulted in a win for the latter by 4. goals to 2 last Sünday.

Association put forward a sug: CORINTHIANS

gestion that caddies should be allocated by lot, the fee, inclu- sive of tips, to be fixed at 10s. per day.

I

BUSINESS OF CLUB

In deciding that such a scheme is impracticable St. Andrews states

CASUALS

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 6, 1937.-

H.K. FAREWELLS

TO LT.

DA COSTA

Hockey Match And Cocktail Party

STRONG TEAM FOR THURSDAY

FOR AMATEUR MECHANICS.

In view of Lieutenant Da Costa's early departure from these parts and of the part he has played in the development of the game of hockey a farewell match has been When you start tinkering with your arranged in his honour between car or some other piece of machinery, look out for trouble! It only needs & |Portugal and Mr. Dand's XI.

The

slip of the spanner, screw-driver, or match will be played off on the whatever tool you happen to be using, Club ground at 5.15 p.m. on Thurs-and you find yourself with a nasty cut, day.

to

Lt. Da Costa will be asked captain the Portugal XI which will play in colours. Mr. Dand's XI, playing in white, will consist of the following who are asked to turn out for the occasion or if unable to play to advise the Hon. Secretary

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

Tinstructions to sell by civic

Säpper Howlett (Army); A. E. P.

and Guest (Radio).

Lt. Stileman London, March 11. that the allocation of caddies is the Although Tuesday's meeting

of (Navy); Sapper Brown (Army), W. and Lt. Davies business of the club on whose course the Corinthian F.C. to discuss the A. Reed (Club),

the (Navy); S. Fowler (Club), Lt. the championship is being played. suggested amalgamation with Therefore the existing practice of Casuals F.C. ended in a deadlock, Wright (Navy), Pyara Singh (K.I. every man for himself will remain. Mr. J. G. Stevenson, the Corin-IT.C.), Narain Singh (Army), and

The proposal was greeted with a thians' secretary, denied that the Partab (Army).

Reserves-Kishen Singh (Army),' storm of protest by golfers on the proposal was now dead. ground that it constituted unwar- "It certainly is not finished," he M. H. Hassan (Radio), Lt. Garth-

and (Army)

Lt. Wraith rantable interference with the free-said. “The committee are meeting waite dom of the player. There are many next Tuesday to discuss the matter, (Navy).

cocktail On Friday, the 9th, amateurs and professionals who em-and they will decide when the next ploy the same caddies, taking them general meeting will be called." party in honour of Lt. Da Costa

will be held in the Peninsula Hotel: to all parts of the country, and even to the Continent.

at 6.45 p.m. to which all players Walter Hagen brought his own cad-

and hockey enthusiasts are invited. die to England from America

As so many players and clubs have at luxury costing £200,

accepted Lt. Da Costa's hospitality in Macau, a large attendance is re- quested and as many as can do so are asked to turn up.

On one occasion

“WILL BE OUR OWN CADDIES”

Both Padgham, the open cham- pion, and Henry Cotton have de- clared that "if deprived of our per-

HOME RUGGER Three Drawn Games Yesterday

London, To-day.

--

sonal caddies, we will either stay Of the four major Club Rugby BRENTFORD

away from tournaments or take a fixtures played yesterday, three of

light bag and carry the clubs our-them ended in draws. Cross Keys SELL

selves."

and Llanelly each scored 6 points,

DELAY IN RYDER CUP

Welsh International

For Birmingham

Cmdr. Roe, the secretary of the while Pontypool and Swansea scor- RICHARDS Professional Golfers' Association, led 3 points each. Redruth and St. told me yesterday that the matter Bartholomew's Hospital shared had not ended.

points. In the remaining game, "We shall consider other means," Abertillery lost at home to Bridgend he said, "to prevent golfers being by 8 points to 6.-Reuter. victimised by unscrupulous caddies

London, March 11. who demand exorbitant fees and

One of the biggest transfer deals refuse to carry for players not like-

of the season was completed yester- ly to survive the qualifying stages

day, when Richards, the Welsh in- of a championship." Some caddies No move towards Great Britain's ternational left-half, went to Bir demand $1 per day and a tip. preparations for the Ryder Cup pro- mingham from Brentford.

For the £2,000 tournament at fessional golf match against Richards joined Brentford from Woodcote Park, Coulsdon, next America is likely to be made until Wolverhampton Wanderers in Nov- week, and for the finals at Little | April-only two months before the ember, 1985. He has been "capped" Aston, Birmingham, the Association, contest is to be played at South-15 times, and is in the Wales team has fixed the caddie fee at 78 6d port on June 29 and 30. This delay against Ireland at Wrexham next for one round and 103 for two means that little time will be avail-

Wednesday. able for the chosen men to undergo to the necessary. training and pre-

paration.

rounds.

"No golfer should be asked pay more,” said Cmdr. Roe.

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Originally with Merthyr Tydfil, Richards went to Wolverhampton in 1927, and played over 200 times. in the first team. He will turn out for Birmingham against Brentford St. Andrews on Saturday.

TROUBLESOME HORSE RACE STARTERS

at

An attempt is.being made by the New York Racing Commission to deal with horses which are trouble- some at the post.

* Any horse holding up the start for three minutes is to go outside the starting stalls, stand back a his couple of lengths to prevent |gaining the advantage of a

in

third starting offence is to re- sult in the suspension of the ani-

mal.

HE Undersigned have received

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