1937-07-22 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1937.

NEW U.S. RYDER CUP PLAYERS

"BEST WE HAVE

SENT"

—SARÁZEN

STUBBORN HAMMOND- HARDSTAFF STAND

NEW ZEALAND DEFIED

FOLLOWING EARLY

WORLD'S LONGEST H

DRIVER

(By George Greenwood)

Plymouth, June 23.

..

The American Ryder Cup team, described by Gene Sarazen, who has played in all the previous matches, "as the strongest side we have yet sent to England," arrived here in the United States liner Manhattan to-night.

Apart from Sarazen and Ed. Dudley, each of whom is 35, the team of 10 players is a young one, the average age being under

30.

SUCCESSES

HAMMOND'S GRAND INNINGS

London, June 26.

stroke Hardstaff repeated against both bowlers for 28. Cowie did not seem to be pitching with the same accuracy, and then Hardstaff again applied the late cut which sent Cowie to the boundary. This caus- ed the 100 to appear in two and a quarter hours.

Cowie soon gave way to Roberts, but this change brought no notice- able increase in the rate of scoring, the only stroke of note being a leg.

UTTON, the 21-year-old England and York-hit for 3 by-Hardstaff. That-bats- shire batsman, who made his debut in Test man followed with a powerful hit to deep extra cover, and so com- cricket against New Zealand at Lord's to-day, play-pleted his half-century made out of ed a ball into his wicket after batting twenty-three 106 in 24 hours.

J. Parks was bowled by Before adding to his score, Hard- minutes without scoring.

staff was missed by Roberts at slip the same bowler, Cowie, at 31, and thereafter Eng-at Vivian's bowling. land were kept on the defensive.

.

FORCING THÈ PACE HAMMOND AND HARDSTAFF SOON PUT A DIFFERENT

Hammond's first boundary, ON THE GAME, HOWEVER, AND AFTER COMPLEXION LUNCH BEGAN TO FORCE THE PACE WITH A WILL. IT well-timed cover drive, took his COULD NOT BE SAID THAT THE TOURISTS WERE HAVING Score from 43 to 47, thus having MUCH LUCK. PARTICULARLY WAS THIS SO IN VIVIAN'S made the partnership worth 101 in CASE. IN TURN HE HAD THE GALLING EXPERIENCE OF 2 hours 3 minutes. The Glouces- SEEING HARDSTAFF DROPPED IN THE SLIPS AND HAM-tershire player went on to complete MOND GIVEN A “LIFE" WHEN THE WICKET-KEEPER FUM his half-hundred out of 106 in two "We hope to win the cup for BLED WITH THE GLOUCESTER PLAYER OUT OF HIS CREASE. minutes less time than that taken the first time in this country, HAMMOND COMPLETED HIS CENTURY AFTER 3 HOURS 5 by Hardstaff.

S | MINUTES BATTING. though it is a stiff proposition,"

IT WAS HIS~ SEVENTH HUNDRED OF Suddenly Hammond forsook

fence for aggression. In quick said Sarazen. He warned British THE SEASON.

succession he placed brilliantly be- golfers to take seriously three

New Zealand, after all, had A. W. Roberts in their side, but tween cover point and mid-on for men in the team-Ralph Guldhal, the open

W. N. Carson, suffering from a split finger, was unable to play, fours, and with Hardstaff straight champion,

Just after 11.15 a notice driving Roberts to the pavilion, Sam Snead, a mountaineer from This was a big blow for the tourists. the Virginia hills, and Byron board was wheeled. round the ground announcing that Robins had runs for the first time came with “a Nelson.

won the toss for England and would take first innings. Although degree of freedom. Dunning bowl- the sun made a welcome appearance, the attendance numbered no ed a few overs without causing the more than 6,000. J. Parks took the first ball, bowled by Cowie from batsmen any trouble, and when Vi- the pavilion end, with Hutton as his partner.

new

a

Sarazen declared that Snead, shy young man of 25, is the world's longest driver on hard ground.

"HITS BALL MILES”

A stroke to deep third man by "He hits the ball with top spin Parks opened the scoring, and and it goes for miles. He can out- the next ball, played more defen- drive me by 50 yards," said Sarazen.sively, went to the same position The wicket, look- Tony Manero, the ex-champion, is for a single. also enthusiastic about Snead. "Ifing unusually green, was sugges- tive of a certain amount of help you fellows," he said, "think you have seen long hitting then you seen nothing.”

have Snead himself told me that he has

de-

vian was reinstated the field was constantly employed, although now boundary strokes were scarce.

KEEPER'S MISS

Having included seven boundar- ies in his last 33 runs to bring up his score to 76, Hammond at that

for the bowlers. Roberts was the bowling change, Dunning taking number, should have been stumped other bowler, and he had three the place of Roberts. In the next off Vivian's bowling. He went out slips, a backward point, and two over Parks fell to Cowie's quicker to drive, but the ball went wide of no tricks. "I just swing the club-men on the on-side of the wicket. ball, and two wickets were down the wicket-keeper's right hand to regain the Both bowlers made the ball lift for 31. Cowie had taken the first enable Hammond to head and put in the punch at the

soon two wickets at a cost of 17 runs. crease. last second. It is a delayed hit," occasionally, and Parks was

forced into a false stroke, which,

The second ball he received from At 202 Cowie and Roberts bowled fortunately for England, feil -just Cowie caused Hammond trouble. With the new ball, but this made in front of first slip. Hutton, after Hardstaff, however, earned applause no difference to either Hardstaff or 13 minutes, had failed to score, but by some good hits to leg, one of Hammond.

he said.

ROMANTIC--STORY

he nevertheless looked quite com- which came immediately Vivian Hammond, square-cutting to the fortable.

HUTTON OUT

America's new open champion tells a romantic story. “Two years ago I was practically down and out as a tournament player," he said to me. "I signed a contract with a

The first boundary came in the motor-car firm as a travelling sales- men, but I decided to give myself seventh over when Parks, playing forward, edged the ball between one last chance.

“Then suddenly my game return- first and second slip. But Hutton ed and I won five tournaments in was not destined to score, a good- succession, the total

being length ball, which must have swung 7,000 dollars. I never had so much appreciably, being played hard on money in my life. From the hung-to the wicket-13-1-0.

value

can capture

Guldhal, who stands 6ft.

cleverly.

+

PARK OUT 21⁄2in, and weighs 15st, is accompanied Twenty runs had come in 38 min by his wife and their only child, utes when New Zealand made.

a

bowled vice Dunning at 39. With mound stand, completed his seventh the total at 53, Cowie, having bowl- century of the season after 3 hours ed uncommonly well for 65 minutes 5 minutes batting. This was Ham- mond's -128rd century in first-class for figures of 12, 2, 27, 2, heartily cheered when giving way

cricket.

to Roberts at 55.

HAMMOND KEPT QUIET

was

UNSELFISH HAMMOND

At four o'clock 17,500 people had The New Zealanders, who took a paid admission to the ground. The leaf out of the Australians' book by full attendance was estimated at er line I was in the world once again. Hardstaff was quickly off the packing the off side, kept each about 20,000.

"If only I

the mark, but there were times when batsman extremely quiet, and one While Hardstaff went along main- double crown by winning the Bri- he, like Parks, was guilty of mis- or two voices implored the England ly by singles, Hammond put all his tish Open then my wildest dream timing Cowie, who varied his pace players to get a move on. Hard power into his batting. Unfor will be realised.”

staff took 80 minutes to score 22, tunately for Hardstaff his partner and Hammond over an hour for 20 in the third wicket, which had now New Zealand's fielding was certain passed the 200 mark, still received

most raf. the "bowling. ly up to Test match standard.

Yet Ham More than twelve thousand peo mond in an unselfish manner ran Cotton in the £500 challenge match

ple looked on when the game was sharp singles so that the Notts won which will be played in the London resumed, with Cowie bowling to batsman should get as much of the the match-play championship two district after the open champion Hammond. He still employed three bowling as possible before tea. years in succession, had something ship at Carnoustic.

short-leg fieldsmen, and did well to to say about John Montague, the The American players have

stop a hard return made, off the "mystery man of golf," who has a vast number of clubs. Guldhal last ball of the over, which proved entered for the open championship. has 19, including six woods and a

"I have played with him," he steel-bladed .. goose-necked putter | said. “Montague can shoot a 75 which, as he says, has been my

# if necessary, and a 65 if he has to. best pal. I have had it since I was He plays just as well as he has to 15.

a boy of 22.

A "CARGO" OF CLUBS: Densmore Shute, who has

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a maid

100 APPEARS

Vivian also reoper.ed with

late cut Cowie for a single

A lovely cover drive off his back foot brought Hardstaff a boundary, a single to extra-cover took him to 99, and the crowd cheered Ham- mond when he gently played the last ball of the over back to the bowler. With a shot past back- award point Hardstaff made 101 out

do."

Six members of the American maiden over, and then Hammond of 241 after he had been batting 3 Shute says he is anxious to meet team have brought their wives.

thours 50 minutes.