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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 8, 1937.

GULDAHL'S RECORD IN U.S. GOLF OPEN

ROMANTIC HISTORY

OF WINNER

U.S. RYDER CUP TEAM ANALYSED

RAD

(By George W. Greenwood)

London, June 14.

ALPH GULDAHL, 25, of the Beverley Hills Club, Los Angles, California, won the United States Open Championship with the record low score of 281 at Birmingham, Michigan, on Satur- day.

THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 282 BY TONY MANERO IN LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP. A RECORD OF 283 IN THIS COUNTRY IS HELD BY THREE MEN-GENE SARAZEN, AT PRINCES, IN 1932; HENRY COTTON, AT SANDWICH, IN 1934; AND ALFRED PERRY, AT MUIRFIELD, IN 1935. FOLLOW- ING HIS SUCCESS GULDAHL HAS BEEN CHOSEN A MEM BER OF THE UNITED STATES RYDER CUP TEAM WHICH SAILS FOR ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY.

His victory is one of the romances of golf. Until the economic slump swept America Guldahl, born of Norwegian parents, was a motor salesman in Texas, and played golf in his spare time as an amateur. Compelled by circumstances to earn a livelihood in other directions, he took up professional golf in a free lance capacity.

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Tall, powerful and with dark, curly hair, he quickly made success of his new occupation. Practically unknown, he sprang into fame in the U.S. champion- ship of 1933, when he was run- ner-up to Johnny Goodman, the

well-known amateur. In aland chest tapering down to a thin whirlwind finish he caught Good-waist. It is said of Snead that he man with the last hole to play, may prove to be the man to make but missed a putt of 4 feet to tie. people forget Bobby Jones.

LOWEST AVERAGE LAST YEAR

Tony Manero, one of the victorious members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, is seen above being greeted by his wife after his record breaking round of 67 in the American Open golf championship. ·

U.S. ALL-STAR BASEBALL ENCOUNTER

The

Lou Gehrig's Big Effort

DIMAGGIO IN FINE FORM

RANGER

GETS HER NEW MAST

YANKEE READY

AGAIN

Newport, Rhode Island, Ed Dudley, of Philadelphia, who

June 15. New York, To-day, also comes into the team, is well

Ranger's new mast, taking the annual all-star baseball known in this country, having play-game between the National and ly, was stepped to-day and Mr. place of that lost in a storm recent- ed in the Ryder Cup match at Moor-American Leagues yesterday re- Harold Vanderbilt's candidate for town in 1929, and Southport in sulted in a decisive victory for the 1933.

latter, led by the ponderous bat of Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees' first baseman.

the defence of the America's Cup is expected back at her moorings to-morrow. The hull of Mr. Gerard Lambert's Yankee has now

launched again to-morrow. been polished and she will be

Since then Guldahl has gone from triumph to triumph. Last year he won the Radix Trophy, which goes to the player with the lowest aver-

WON MASTERS: TOURNAMENT age. Over 65 rounds his average Byron Nelson, of New Jersey, was 71.63, the lowest ever recorded. Metropolitan champion and the last

Among his many victories this of the four men to be chosen, won The American League players season was the Augusta Open, which this year's Masters' Tournament at he

scored eight runs on 13 hits. Geh- won with 283, despite a two- Augusta with 283, against the best stroke penalty for playing the wrong American professional and

rig, with a home run off Dizzy ama- Dean, of St. Louis Cardinals, in the at their moorings by bad weather All other Cup yachts were kept ball. Later he won the Miami-Bilt-teurs, as well as Bobby Jones. more Open and first prize of £500

Third to Guldahl and Snead in Mungo in the sixth, was respon- third inning, and a double off Van

to-day. with another score of 283, although the championship was Bobby he had three penalty strokes, one Cruickshank (Richmond, Virginia),

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fusil

sible for half the victors” runs. for inadvertently dropping a club the Scottish-born golfer, who had on the ball and two when he acci-rounds of 73, 73, 67 and 72 for a fourth, but was beaten out of the Carl Hubbell relieved Dean in the dentally grounded his club in a total of 285. bunker.

Johnny Goodman (Omaha, Ne-lade of base hits which was fea-

box in a single inning by a As in most of his successes Gul-braska), winner

in 1933, was the dahl won the championship with a leading amateur.

tured by a triple by Rolfe. He was eighth great final round. In this case it with an aggregate of 290 (70, 78,

72, 75).

National Sarazen (78, 69, 71, 74),

League fought Following the usual practice, Gul- Shute (69, 76, 75, 72), and Picard gamely, hitting 13 times, like their dahl will lead the American team (71, 75, 72, 74) were equal tenth

opponents, but could only tally three. in the Ryder Cup match, his oppon-with 292. ent being Alfred Padgham, the Bri-

was a 69.

tish champion.

SNEAD A LONG HITTER

with 283, also gets one of the last

WOLVES RECORD

Sam Snead, who finished second PROFIT

four places in the American team.

London, June 14.

The

YANKEES SHINE

All but one of the victors' runs were scored by players of the New York Yankees, American League leaders.

The National League tried six

Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith, owner of Endeavour II, Mrs. Sopwith, and motor-yacht Viva II., which acted Mr. Frederick Sigrist, owner of the

the Atlantic, took tests for motor- as convoy to Endeavour 1. across

car drivers' licences, which were promptly issued to them.

Mr. Sopwith has bought a car and intends in his spare time to visit the beautiful country in this part of New England.

Harder pitched the last three in- nings.

of

BRILLIANT FIELDING

There was a brilliant piece Born in the West Virginia hills, and For the second successive year nitchers, Dean, Hubbell, Blanton, fielding for the Americans, when attached to the White Sulphur Wolverhampton Wanderers have Grissom, Mungo and Walters, all in Joe Dimaggio tagged Whitehead at Springs Club. Texas. Snead is one made a record profit. The balance-vain. Five of them came out in the plate in the sixth with a great of this year's discoveries. tall sheet shows a surplus. of income the first six innings. but Dean was [peg, and more than made up for young man of 24, he has the repu-lover expenditure of £21,105.

given the doubtful distinction of Rolfe's two errors at third base. tation of being a mighty hitter, as Transfer fees brought the club losing pitcher. The victory was cra- long and much straighter than Jim- record figure of $26,670. Gate

dited to Lefty Gomez, who held the my Thomson, regarded as the ceipts, which included £14,000 from Nationals scoreless in the first world's longest driver.

the F.A. Cup, amounted to £41,000. three innings. Snead stands 6 feet, weighs Assets now stand at £79,486. 12st, and is built like old Bob For the 10th successive year a Fitzsimmons, with huge shoulders, dividend will be paid.

Bridges relieved Gomez, three runs were scored off

President Roosevelt threw out the first ball and appeared to get a great thrill from Gehrig's home run. There were 31,391 persons and present, who paid $28,475 for tic- him.kets. Reuter.