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U.S. RYDER CUP TRIUMPPI

ASSISTANTS WERE HEROES OF THE SINGLES MATCHES

WONDERFUL GOLF BY S. L. KING

REES BRILLIANT RECOVERY

THE

(By GEORGE GREENWOOD)

Southport, July 1

United States beat Great Britain by eight points to four in the Ryder Cup match, which was concluded on the Ainsdale course here to day, They won the foursomes yesterday by two games to one, with one halved, and the singles to-day by five games to two, also with one halved.

Br

bute

med that t

to win the

Bees played

Burton Perry second hole, the Terrace

Lamentably.

INCIDENT AT TH

appointed at the Then came an incident at the

Whitcombe, the 11th which seemed to upset

the

champion, paid a high tri- equanimity of the American, who, the magnificent manner in in a slight fit of annoyance, knock- which Bees had acquitted himself ed his opponent's ball off the green. in his first international match. Nelson was at the far edges of the "It is now our job to find four green and in addressing the ball it youngsters to go to America to returned over cover the cap in two years' time," he said.

recovery crowd went

the

a stroke gone. Failing to hole the putt, he struck Rees ball a more violent blow than is usual in such circumstances. GULDAHL'S GREAT DISPLAY In the leading single between the Still a little unsteady Rees fell respective champions of the two further behind and was three down countries Padgham was completely with 5 to play, not an outplayed by Guldahl after the fifth prospect. Then came a hole, The American continued to s magnificent outdrive his opponent, and with deliricus with scarcely and exception finished near-las five holes the pin with his approach shots piece of fortu Guldahl gave a wonderful display was unexpected. of accurate, golf, despite the ter- THE UNITED STATES THUS KEEP THE CUP, WHICH rible conditions. He was very de- THEY REGAINED FROM BRITAIN AT RIDGEWOOD, NEW liberate, taking care to wipe his JERSEY, TWO YEARS AGO. OF THE SIX CONTESTS AMERI- hands before playing each shot/ The wind and blinding rain did CA HAVE WON FOUR AND BRITAIN TWO. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCASION ON WHICH EITHER COUNTRY HAS WON not prevent the American champion from reeling di par figures one Hagen's belief in the American team being the strongest he after the other in the most impres has ever captained has been thoroughly justified. Even so, he was sive manner. When he did play a not sure of victory until late in the day, for, as he told me: "It was wild tee shot he recovered brilliant not until the last two matches were finished that I was able to smokey. my cigarettes. Before then I was eating them.”

ON THE OTHER'S TERRITORY.

tent won four as welcome as it

SLICED OUT OF BOUNDS It all began at the 14th, when of bounds. After a half in 3 at the Nelson sliced his drive out

short 15th, Rees won the next three holes in 5 44 par figures agamst

the tearing wind and lashing rain.

At the 16th the American was bunkered from his drive, which

bunker on the left. In the end he was swept by the wind into

had a putt of 4ft for the half, but missed

one up.

BRILLIANT PUTTERS best golf

played by Neither player reached the 17th The Aericans were superior, somes by obtaining a glorious vic

the young Knole Park as with his second shot, but Rees, not because they hit the ball tory over Byron Nelson, winner of

sistant, and Shute, the American pitching over a bunker to within Masters Tournament and match-play champion straighter, but because they re-the

Each was three yards, holed the patt covered magnificently from dif- America's Metropolitan champion.

ere all for

4 Obviously rattled, ficult positions and holed the Sa overjoyed were the spectators and in 72, and

square after an

unding exhibi-

the American took three putts from vital putts. In other words, that they carried Rees shoulder-

tion of wonderful putting Putts no more than five yards at the 18th, -they finished the hole better than high from the 17th green to thef of 10 and 15 yards were boled first to lose the hole. Bees gallantly

did the British players.

clubhouse, a quarter of a mile away by one, player, then by the other holed from 5ft for a 4, to finish In today's appalling condi- It can be said of Rees that he Their best ball score was 2 over tions, with a high wind almost is Britain's greatest golf discovery, 3's for the first eight holes, which

Not only did Rees hang on to reaching gale force at times, and if many of the members of and driving rain. Ralph Guldahl, the team, far more experienced, had indicates the high standard of golf. his slender lead, but he gradually

King hit two perfect wooden club increased it, until at "the ninth America's new champion, proved shown the same gallant courage shots to the long second, and holed the second round he was 3 up. himself a golfer of outstanding and played with such skill, the storya six-yard putt for an "eagle" 3. A little worried, the American ability. He beat Alfred Padg of the match might have been dif-He clung on to his precious lead had tried every artifice, but to no ham, the British champion, by Iferent.

and turned one up, out in 34 to purpose. Suddenly Nelson's putter the overwhelming margin of 8

King, hitherto regarded purely Shute's 35.-

put a hand in the game At the and 7, one of the biggest defeats

his After two halves, the game un-10th the American holed from 3yds, the Englishman has ever experi- as a stroke player, proved enced. Padgham is both out of match-playing abilities by squaring derwent many startling changes and he holed out at the next from

Shute, Shute won the 12th and 13th each yds, to win both holes. luck and out of form and dis-his single with Densmore

the American match-playing cham-in a "birdie" 3. At the former he REFS BECOMES DORMIE TWO spirited.

the holed a 25-yard pitch after being With Rees only one up everything The two newcomers to the side, pion Together they played David Rees, the young Welshman, finest golf of the day, each accom- short in 2, and at the 13th he took was thrown back inter the melting and S. L. King, both assistants, plishing the 36 holes in one over the lead by holing from six yards pot. For the next few holes the 4's an amazing performance in King had thoroughly justified his struggle for mastery became fierce were the heroes of the singles.

bad weather conditions. Three selection and proved his fighting and the excitement intense-To the bales down, with mine to play capabilities Both players went relief and joy of the vast crowd King's indomitable spirit sayed the

one under 4's Rees delivered the knock-out blow King had achieved at the notorious 16th, beyond reach eming impossible - won back against the wind in two shots.

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Both players carried the ridge of with full brassie shots, and while Nelson pitched 12yds rom the fag, Rees pitched to within 6ft and holed the putt for a 4- As the bell dropped the crowds massed on the attracted the biggest crowd, and in surrounding hilltops gave vent to

REES HERO OF DAL Rees, the hero of the fom

the matter of dramatic intere

great bursts

of

This

they certainly had their money's was dormie two for the British worth. As the youngest player of the British team it was aa anate coincidence that his oppo

be Byron Nelson, ged-24, the youn

ever

of the Amerz

Faced with this despairing situa on the American went all

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